CONSTITUTION
Article I Name
Section 1. The organization shall be known as the York Ski Club, Inc., a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation, chartered June 1, 1976.
Section 1. The objectives of the club shall be:
Section 1. Membership in this club is open to those persons interested in skiing and other club sponsored activities.
Section 2. Every applicant for membership shall complete the required application for membership form provided by the membership chairman and submit with the application all fees and dues currently prescribed by the By-Laws.
Section 3. The application must also satisfy requirements as set forth in the By-Laws.
Section 1. The club shall be governed by a Board of Directors consisting of the following elected officers: President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, immediate Past President, and three (3) additional elected members.
Section 2. Roberts Rules of Order shall govern procedure at all meetings except as otherwise provided in the By-Laws.
Section 1. The following regular meetings shall be held as specified in the By-Laws.
Section 1. Any proposed amendment to this constitution must be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors for presentation and reading at the next regularly scheduled membership meeting.
Section 2. The complete membership must be notified in writing prior to the next regular meeting that a proposed amendment will be voted on at that meeting.
Section 3. Such amendment shall be read and voted on at the next regularly scheduled meeting and shall be approved by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the senior members in good standing present at the meeting, providing a quorum is present.
Section 1. By-Laws consistent with this constitution shall be established.
Section 2. The provisions of any section of the By-Laws may be suspended for a single meeting by a 2/3 vote of the senior members present at the meeting, providing a quorum is present.
BY LAWS
Section 1. The classification of members within the club shall be as follows:
Section 2. Dues
Section 3. The membership year will be from July 1st to June 30th of the following year.
Section 4. Admission, Suspension, and Reinstatement.
Section 5. Rights and Privileges of Members.
Section 6. The Board of Directors may regulate participation of Associate members in such Club sponsored activities as may be deemed incompatible with their ability, experience or legal responsibility.
Section 1. General membership meetings of the Club shall normally be held the 2nd week of each month from September 1 until April 30th.
Section 2. The Board of Directors shall meet once each month or at the call of the President or any three members thereof.
Section 3. Any meeting dates other than those provided for in Article II, Section 1 deemed necessary by the Board of Directors will be announced 30 days prior to that date by a written notice to the membership.
Section 1. A Nominating Committee of five Senior members, including not more than one (1) member of the Board of Directors shall be appointed at the February meeting of the Board of Directors.
Section 2. The Chairman of the Nominating Committee shall be designated by the Board of Directors.
Section 3. The Nominating Committee shall select not less than two (2) nominees for each elected office. These nominations shall be announced at the regular membership meeting in March. The nominations shall also be reported
Section 4. Elections shall be conducted once a year at the membership meeting in April. At the election meeting, the President shall read the nominations and then proceed to conduct the annual election. A majority of votes cast shall be required to elect. In the event no nominee receives a majority on the first ballot, the Single Transferable Vote System shall be used to determine the person elected. Absentee ballots and proxy votes are not permitted.
Section 5. Nothing in this Article shall be construed as precluding nominations from the floor. These nominations may be made for each office at the regular membership meeting in March.
Section 6. All officers shall assume the responsibilities of the respective office by July 1.
Section 1. All officers shall hold office for the administrative year of July I to July 30, or until their successors are duly elected or appointed as provided by these By Laws. In the event of any office becoming vacant for any reason whatsoever, the vacancy shall be filled forthwith by the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Offices
a. The President shall serve as the executive officer of the Club, preside at all meetings of the membership and Board of Directors, be an ex-officio member of all committees, call special meetings, exercise general supervision over affairs of the Club and perform such other duties as are ordinarily incumbent upon a President.
b. The First Vice President shall: 1. act for the President in his absence, 2. serve as activities coordinator and shall supervise activities of the membership.
c. The Second Vice President shall: 1. act for the President in the absence of the President and the First Vice President, 2. serve as administrative coordinator and shall supervise all business activities of the Club.
d. The 'Treasurer shall be bonded and shall serve as the financial officer of the Club and will be responsible for the receipt, deposit and disbursement of all Club monies, as well as the maintenance of all financial records in the form and manner prescribed by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall submit a tentative budget covering the current fiscal year at the call of the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall be responsible for having the Club financial records complete for audit as of June 30th. The audit shall be conducted by a committee appointed by the Board. of Directors. The treasurer is authorized to make disbursements from the operating accounts for any expense up to $150. Any single expense in excess of $150 must be approved by the Board of Directors.
e. The Secretary shall keep minutes of all regular membership meetings and Board of Director meetings in the manner and form prescribed by the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall inform the President of any necessary business which must be attended to at ensuing meetings and shall maintain all records of the Board and Committees of the President as well as the inventory of Club-owned equipment. The Secretary shall conduct such correspondence as may be required by the Board of Directors and shall maintain files of said correspondence. The Secretary shall notify each board member in writing of upcoming board meetings.
f. In addition to the duties defined above, each officer@8hall be responsible for the preparation and maintenance of any records deemed necessary for that office, financial and general, in the form, manner and frequency prescribed by the Board of Directors.
Section 1. Resignation shall be tendered in writing to the Secretary. It shall be read and acted upon at the next Board of Directors Meeting.
Section 2. Any officer or director shall be subject to removal from office at any time, if his work is deemed to be unsatisfactory, or if he works in any way against or loses interest in the Club. Such a charge shall be read and discussed at a meeting of the Board of Directors. If it be established that an officer be removed, the charge shall be presented in the form of a motion and receiving a second shall lie over until the next Board of Directors meeting where it shall be discussed and voted. Dismissal from office shall require a majority vote by the Board of Directors in attendance, providing a quorum is present. The officer or director subject to the charge shall not be eligible to vote.
Section 3. Any board member who misses three (3) meetings in a row, or who has four (4) non-consecutive absences during a year of office, shall be dismissed from the Board at its next meeting following the offense.
Section 1. Each Club Officer, upon assuming office shall accept and be responsible for any property physically received from his predecessor. This property must be accompanied by an inventory from the out going officer with copies thereof embodies in the minute book. Discrepancies between physical and book inventory are to be brought to the attention to the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Ownership of all assets is, and shall remain, vested in the cooperation.
Section 1. There shall be a Board of Directors which shall consist of the elected officers and the immediate Past President and three (3) elected members at large. In the event of a vacancy for any reason whatsoever, such vacancy shall be filled by action of the Board of Directors, providing a quorum is present.
Section 2. The Board of Directors shall control and manage the Club's activities, determine all policies, review all membership applications, discipline members, and generally supervise all affairs of the Club with the following limitations:
a. With the exception of any self-supporting function, any single expenditure from the general operating account in excess of $500 must have prior approval by the membership at a duly called membership meeting following written notice to the membership.
Section 3. The May and June Board of Directors' Meeting shall be attended jointly by the present Board of Directors and the newly elected Board of Directors.
Section 1. Standing Committees
a. Chairman of standing committees shall be appointed by the President subject to approval of the Board of Directors at the June meeting of the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Standing Activities Committees directly responsible to the First Vice President shall be as follows:
a. Membership meetings.
b. Recreation
Section 3. Standing Administrative Committees directly responsible to the Second Vice President shall be as follows:
a. Finance
b. Fund Raising
c. Membership
d. Newsletter
e. Publicity
Section 4. The Board of Directors shall determine the number and purpose of all other committees deemed necessary to the achievement of the objectives and purposes of this Club. Chairman of these committees shall be appointed by the President subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.
Section 1. A quorum at a membership meeting shall consist of at least 25% of the voting members in addition to at least six (6) members of the Board of Directors.
Section 2. A quorum at a Board of Directors meeting shall consist of' at least six (6) members of the Board of Directors.
Section 1. Any member may be reimbursed for actual expenses in-accured in behalf of the Club upon approval of the Board of Directors, provided that no member shall receive compensation beyond expenses for any service or act rendered in behalf of the Club. All expenses shall be submitted and verified to the Board in writing.
Section 1. Duties of activity leaders.
a. All activity leaders must be willing to devote sufficient time and energies to their activity.
b. Tentative activity and budget financial figures must be presented to the Board for approval one month prior to the date on which deposits are due.
c. All monies and/or expense vouchers must be filed with the Treasurer within two (2) weeks of receipt.
Section 2. Deposits
a. All persons on activities requiring deposits must be members of the Club.
b. Only deposits received will reserve a space for an activity.
c. The deposit must cover all fixed nonrefundable cost of the activity.
d. Deposits for activities shall come from the particular activity fund and not from the general treasury whenever possible. Deposits shall be due prior to the date upon which an activity deposit submitted by the Club could be lost through individual cancellation.
Section 3. Individual Cancellations
a. If the activity has all vacancies filled at the time of the event, then all those who may have cancelled will have full refunds made to them. If there are vacancies on the trip, refunds will made only for that portion of the deposit not required to cover fixed non-refundable expenses incurred by that vacancy. if a vacancy is filled after cancellation, that new reservation is assumed to fill the vacancy caused by the first person to cancel. A second reservation will fill the second cancellation, etc. This filling of vacancies for cancellations can occur only if the total of people on the trip plus all cancellations exceeds the total capacity of the trip.
Section 4. General
a. Any profit in excess of $3 per individual on an activity shall be refunded to those individuals or shall be used for their benefit.
b. An activity can be cancelled by the Club only upon the recommendation of the activity leader and a majority vote of the Board.
c. All associate members must be sponsored by an adult member on an activity.
Section 1. The Club may be dissolved by appropriate court proceedings taken, upon affirmative vote of 3/4 of all voting members.
Section 2. Upon dissolution, the property of the Club both real and personal after payment of all debts, shall be divided equally among the Senior members in good standing.
Section 1. Amendments to these By-Laws may be made only upon submission of a motion in writing at a regular meeting, properly signed by the mover and seconder. it shall be read. to the membership by the President. The membership must be furnished with a copy of any proposed amendments at least one (1) week in advance of the duly called membership meeting at which the proposed Amendment(s) will be voted upon.
Section 2. A majority of votes cast shall be required for Amendment approval, providing a quorum is present. Absentee and proxy ballots are not permitted
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
Section 4 - The purpose or purposes of the corporation shall be for pleasure, recreation and other non-profit purposes as they shall pertain to the encouragement of the sport of snow skiing.
Section 1 - The objectives of the York Ski Club, Inc. shall be for pleasure, recreation and other non-profit purposes as they shall pertain to the encouragement of the sport of snow skiing.
Section 2 - Ownership of all assets is, and shall remain, vested in the corporation and shall not inure to the benefit of any member or other individual.
Section 4
a. Any activity can be cancelled by the Club only upon recommendation of the activity leader and a majority vote of the Board.
b. All associate members must be sponsored by and accompanied by an adult member on all activities, and be it further resolved that upon approval of the proposed amendments, the president or other designated officer of the corporation, shall be authorized to execute Articles of Amendment which shall be filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth in the manner prescribed by law and that a copy of this resolution be provided to the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to the Club's application for exemption pursuant to Section 501 (c) (7) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Passed and Adopted by the York Ski Club, Inc. at a meeting held this 15th day of June, 1977.
Upon motion made by Bob Knox and seconded by Craig Miller, the following Amendment to the By-Laws of the York Ski Club was unanimously approved:
Section 2. Dues: There will be a July 31 deadline for renewals. Dues will be as follows:
1. $7 for renewals
2. $9 for new memberships
3. $16 for new family membership
4. $12 for family renewal
5. $3 for each additional child. Any child under age 6 will be free.
This Amendment was reported to and approved by the general membership at the meeting held on October 16, 1978.
Vickie A Schardt, Secretary
Upon motion made by Bob Stambaugh and seconded by Gary Amsbaugh, the following Amendment to the By-Laws of the York Ski Club has been approved:
Section 2. Dues: There will be a July 31 deadline for renewals. Dues will be as follows:
1. $10 for renewals
2. $12 for new membership
3. $15 for family renewal (husband and wife)
4. $19 for new family membership (husband and wife)
5. $6 for associate members (8-17) years
6. No charge for children 7 and under
This proposed amendment was reported to the general membership by newsletter and at a prior general meeting before being voted upon. At the general membership meeting in April, 1982, Donna Matte motioned that we approve this proposal. Deb Smith seconded this motion, and. the general membership indicated by written vote that they favored acceptance of the proposal. Therefore the proposal was approved.
Ann M Miller, Secretary
Upon the proposal made by Jane Little, President, the following Amendment to the By-Laws of the York Ski Club was unanimously approved.
Section 1. A Nominating Committee of five senior members, including not more than one (1) member of the Board of Directors shall be appointed at the January meeting of the Board of Directors.
This Amendment was reported to and approved by the general membership at the meeting held on June 15, 1984.
Teri Roberts, Secretary
Upon motion by Mary Amsbaugh, seconded by Darrell Williams to amend the Constitution and By-Laws as follows:
Section 1.
a. Any profits in excess of $5 per individual on an activity shall be refunded to those individuals or shall be used for their benefit.
This proposed amendment was voted and approved at the May 14, 1987 general membership meeting.
Sue Gladfelter, Secretary
Section 4. General
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d. All activities sponsored by the Club where alcoholic beverages are consumed will be either caterer-licensed by the LCB (who will dispense all alcohol under its control) or the membership will be notified that they may provide their own beverages for personal consumption. Members will be responsible for their own actions where they have provided their own beverages.
March 21, 1990
On a motion by Tim Stambaugh and seconded by Mary Amsbaugh, the following Amendment to the By-Laws of the York Ski Club was proposed:
Article I - Membership
Section 2. Dues: Dues will be as follows:
1. $12 for renewals
2. $14 for new membership
3. $8 for associate members (7 - 17) years
This Amendment was reported to and approved by the general membership at the meeting held on September 13, 1988.
On a notion by Tim Stambaugh and seconded by Charles Stuhre, the following Amendment to the By-Laws of the York Ski Club was proposed:
Section 2. Dues
1. $16 for renewals
2. $18 for new membership
3. $8 for associate members (7- 17) years
This Amendment was reported to and approved by the general membership at the meeting held on April 13, 1993.
The following amendments to the YSC bylaws will be presented for adoption at the Oct. 94 membership meeting. All senior members in good standing are eligible to vote. Please plan to attend to vote on this matter.
Section 3 Such amendment shall be read and voted on at the next regularly scheduled meeting and shall be approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the senior members in good standing present at the meeting.
Section 4 If the next regular scheduled meeting is more than one month from the time of the proposed amendment, the Board of Directors may enact the amendment by a majority vote as an emergency procedure but it must be approved as outlined in section 3 as soon as is practical.
Section 2 Dues
a. Annual dues are to be established by the Board of Directors as necessary to carry out club activities. The rate is to be established by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
Section 1. General membership meetings of the club shall normally be held the third week of each month from September 1st until- March 31st .
Section 1. A nominating committee of five senior members, including not more than one (1) member of the board of directors shall be appointed at the November meeting of the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Elections shall.. Be- conducted once a year at the membership meeting in February. At the election meeting, the President shall read the nominations and then proceed to conduct the annual election. A majority of votes cast shall be required to elect. In the event no nominee receives a majority on the first ballot, the single transferable vote system shall be used to determine the person elected. Absentee ballots and proxy votes are not permitted. In the event of cancellation of the February meeting, the election shall be held at the March meeting.
Section 1. A quorum at a membership meeting shall consist of the membership present at that meeting.
Section 2. A quorum at a board of directors meeting shall consist of at least five (5) members of the Board of Directors.
Section 1
d. A final activity and financial statement- is to be presented to the Board of Directors within four (4) weeks of the end of the activity. This report shall be submitted on a standard activity form.