Approved Sept. 03, 1981
Amended Sept. 14, 1982
Amended Aug. 20, 1987
Amended Sept. 21, 1989
Amended March 16, 1995
Amended June 20, 1996
Amended Nov. 16, 2000
Amended May 22, 2003
Amended Aug. 19, 2004
Amended April 17, 2008
Amended March 05, 2012
Section 1 CONSTITUTION
Article I
Name:
The name by which this
organization shall be known is the "Connestee Falls Fishing Club".
Article II
Objectives:
1. To promote good
fellowship.
2. To promote the sport of fishing
by:
a. Educating
b. Promoting
fishing rules and regulations.
3. To offer assistance the Connestee
Falls Property Owners Association (CFPOA) in improving the ecology of our
multi-purpose
lakes and their fishery, and related amenities.
4. To offer assistance in
establishing water safety programs.
5. To sponsor fishing programs.
Article III
Membership:
1. There shall be four types
of membership. Those listed in a through c below are limited to Connestee Falls
Property
Owners
Association members.
a. Family
membership - for one or two adults in a household who are over eighteen years
old and any resident
children under
eighteen years old. Additional persons over 18 years old in the household must
obtain
single-person memberships.
b.
Single-person membership - for one person over eighteen years of age.
c. Lifetime
membership - for Club members who have provided exceptional service to the Club
for at least ten years
and
are selected by the Executive Committee.
d. Honorary
membership - Granted to persons who are not members of the Club or the CFPOA but have
consistently provided exceptional service to the Club. Granting honorary
membership must be recommended
by the Executive Committee and requires approval of a majority of members
present at a regular meeting.
2. Dues for a basic family membership
shall be as recommended by the Executive Committee, established within
the annual
budget and approved by members as a part of the annual budget approval.
a. Dues
for of a single-person membership shall be 50% of family membership.
b.
Lifetime and Honorary members shall not pay either family or single-person dues.
3. Applications for new and renewed
memberships will be distributed each year in March. Previous year's memberships
expire May1.
Membership accepted after November 1 will be valid for the remainder of that
membership year and throughout
the following
year.
Article IV
Officers and Committees:
1. Executive functions of
this Club shall be vested in the elected officers, namely: President, Vice
President,
Secretary and
Treasurer. All officers are limited to two one-year terms in the
same position, from October 1 to September 30.
New and
re-elected officers shall be
installed at the Annual Meeting.
2. There shall be an Executive
Committee consisting of the four officers of the current term and the immediate
past president.
Previous past
presidents are welcome to participate in an advisory role but will not have
voting privileges.
3. There shall be the following
standing committees:
a. Awards
Committee
b Membership
Committee
c. Fishery
Management Committee
d. Outreach
Committee
e. Fish Fry
Committee
f. Nominating
Committee
4. Appointments of Chairpersons or
Co-chairpersons of these committees are at the discretion of the Executive
Committee.
Chairpersons shall
appoint the other members of their committees.
5. There shall be no limit to the
number of members on any committee, with the exception of the Fishery Management
Committee, which shall consist of a minimum of five members, including the chair
person or co-chair persons.
Article V
Bylaws:
This Club shall adopt Bylaws
consistent with the CFPOA Restrictive Covenants and Rules and Regulations
and Policies
as may periodically be adopted
by the CFPOA.
Article VI
Amendments to the Constitution:
The Constitution may be
amended at any regular meeting of the Club by a majority vote of the members
present,
provided the proposed amendment has
been submitted to the membership in writing at a previous regular meeting and
distributed by email or other electronic
means in order to inform and solicit comments.
Section 2 BYLAWS
Article I
Meetings :
1. Regular - The third
Thursday of each month at a time and place determined by the President, excluding
September
and December.
2. Special - As deemed necessary by
the Executive Committee, provided five days' written or oral notice be given
to all
members in residence.
3. Annual - The date for the Annual
Meeting shall be determined by the Executive Committee.
4. Executive Committee - Monthly at a
time and place determined by the President, provided at least five days'
written or oral notice is given to all members of the Committee.
Article II
Elections:
At the June meeting, the
President shall appoint a Nominating Committee of three members, designating a
Chairperson.
The nominating Committee shall submit
its slate at the regular July meeting and accept nominations from the floor.
The slate shall remain open to nominations up to the election at the August
meeting. The election shall be by a
show of
hands. If there are more than two candidates for an office, the
candidate with the most votes shall win.
Article III
Duties of Officers:
1. President - The president
shall preside at all meetings and shall have general charge of and control over
the
affairs of
the Club. Should
the office of the President become
vacant, the order of succession for the remainder
of the term shall be
Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Should a vacancy occur in any other
office, a replacement
shall be
appointed by the Executive Committee, until the next
election.
The
President, or the President's designee, shall be the sole spokesperson for the
Club.
2. Vice-President - In case of the
absence of the president, the Vice President shall be vested with all powers to
perform
the duties of
the President. The Vice-President shall perform such other duties as may from
time to time be assigned
by the
President.
3. Secretary - The Secretary shall
keep a record of the minutes of all meetings of the members, shall give notice
of
meetings as
provided by the By-Laws, shall have custody of all documents except those in the custody
of the
Treasurer, and may from time to time perform such other duties as may be
assigned by the President.
4. Treasurer - The Treasurer shall be
responsible for the receipt and disbursement of all Club funds and shall
keep an
accurate and detailed record of all such transactions. Such records shall at all
times be subject to inspection
by any member
of the Executive Committee. The Treasurer shall give a financial report at each
regular meeting of the Club.
Article IV
Amendments to the Bylaws:
The Bylaws may be amended at
any regular meeting of the Club by a majority vote of the members present,
provided the proposed amendment has
been submitted to the membership in writing at a previous regular meeting
distributed
by email or other electronic means in
order to inform and solicit comments.
Article V
Rules of procedure:
1. Roberts Rules of Order,
Revised, shall govern all actions of the Fishing Club meetings.
2. The Chair shall decide all points
of order. Those decisions shall be final.
3. Twenty members shall
constitute a quorum of any meeting of the members. A majority of voting members
of
the Executive
Committee shall constitute a quorum of any meeting of the Executive Committee.
Article V
Finances
1. The Fiscal Year shall be from January 1 through December 31.
2. The annual budget shall be prepared by the Executive Committee,
introduced and made available to members at the
regular meeting in October
and approved by a majority of members present at the regular meeting in
November.
3. Each January, the President shall appoint an ad-hoc Audit Committee of
two members, designating a chairperson.
The Audit Committee shall audit the
fiscal records of the Club, for the period of January 1 through December 31
of the
prior year. The Audit Committee shall be empowered to inspect any
records, past or present, they deem necessary to
complete the audit. The
Audit Committee shall present its report to the President at the March
meeting. After review by
the Executive Committee, the report will be
presented to the membership at a subsequent regular meeting
4. The funds contained within
the Fishing Club treasury shall not be used for purposes other than to enhance
or otherwise
promote
the objectives stated in Article II of the Constitution.
5. In order to facilitate normal
business functions and activities, the Executive Committee shall have
discretionary use of
Fishing Club
funds for non-budgeted items in an amount up to $300. Any proposed non budget
expenses in excess of
$300 shall
require a prior vote by a majority of members present at a regular meeting of the Club.
Appendix A
Fishing Club Documents controlled by the Executive Committee
1. Hand -- out sheets (4 pages) provided with the purchase of a CFPOA fishing license:
THE IMPORTANCE OF OBSERVING FISHING REGULATIONS
CATCH AND RELEASE
Watercraft Safety Rules and Regulations
Watercraft Safety Tips
2. Outreach Program Operational Guidelines
3. Boat Donation / Sale Program
4. Lunker Award Program
5. Tagged Fish Award Program
Appendix B
Other Committees and Functions
1. Boat Donation / Sales
2. Clothing Sales
3. Sunshine
4. Website
5. Financial Audit
6. Publicity and Public Relations
7. Programs
8. Fish-A-Rama
9. Lunker Award Program
10. Tagged Fish Award Program
11. Storage Building Organization
12. Annual Meeting Event
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