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Celtic American Cultural Club Constitution
(CACC)
Name
This organization will be officially known and referred to as the Celtic
American Cultural Club.
Purpose/Mission
The club’s goal is to encourage and promote the understanding and expression of celtic cultural through any people interested in celtic culture.
Membership
Membership is open to any person who is interested in celtic culture. A person is not required to be of celtic descent, rather; only an interest in the culture is required.
Elections
Officers will be elected/reelected during the first meeting of the Spring semester. If a new officer is being elected, the officer leaving will train and turn over their knowledge and any paperwork to the person taking the new position. Voting will be held by ballot and simple majority. General voting will be done via a show of hands based on members present and e-mail voting from members who could not attend. Members who vote via e-mail have a grace period of three days after receiving the minute notes in order to have their votes be noted as valid.
Officer Positions
The officer positions will consist of President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Additional positions will be created as they are needed.
President
Call and preside over all meetings. To be a representative for the organization in dealings with other schools and institutions. The President may appoint a representative in his or her stead if necessary for dealings with other schools or institutions. The President must be able to perform any of the other member’s duties. To perform miscellaneous duties associated with the office.
Vice-President
To act in the absence of the President. To aid the President in appropriate ways. To succeed to the Presidency, should the President become unable to perform the duties associated to the office. To perform miscellaneous duties associated with the office.
Treasurer
To maintain finances. This may include (but is not limited to): collecting dues, dispersing money, and maintaining any necessary accounts. Submit the account information to the Secretary to be entered into the meeting minutes. To perform miscellaneous duties associated with the office.
Secretary
To record and handle minutes of meetings. To handle correspondence for the organization, type and duplicate work for the organization, the secretary is allowed to have two assistances if he or she deems necessary. To perform miscellaneous duties associated with the office.
Officer’s terms
The term of office is one year. Vacancies will be filled by appointment until the election. Officers will be removed if their presence is a detriment to the group’s ability to function properly. A majority vote will establish this. The said officer will be then warned, charges will be discussed at the next meeting; giving said officer a chance to reply. When chargers have been discussed, (as agreed upon by the person who is running the meeting, and the said officer) a vote will be taken. A 2/3 majority of present members will be needed for removal.
Meetings
Meetings are to be held not less than once per semester. Meeting will be held during the fall and spring semesters, and as needed during the summer. Meetings can be called by any members of the executive board, and will be announced by e-mail. Decisions are made by a simple majority of members present. A vote of 2/3 majority will be needed for removal of officers. This majority will be of present members. A special meeting can be called consisting of the officers only. The meeting’s minutes of the officers will be addressed to the whole group via a group meeting and e-mail.
Finance
Dues will be the responsibility of the treasurer. The executive committee will authorize expenditures. If the organization dissolves, funds will go the beneficiary organization.
Dues
All club members will pay $5.00 a semester for dues starting November 1, 2002.
A discount on a certain event may be voted against with a 2/3 vote from all the members if the club members want to save account money and pay for an event individually.
All items bought via the club’s bank account must be approved via 2/3 consent. Members that do not pay dues will not receive any discounts on events that were paid for via dues. However, any events that are funded by USG in any way, members who do not pay will receive a discount, depending on the ratio of USG money and due money used to sponsor any given event.
Club Performers
Club Performers are required to submit their regular club dues. The exception is that half of their dues go towards general club activities; the other half goes towards their needs as performers. These needs may require anything from transportation, equipment, and other necessities. Expenditures of the performers will be ratified via a 2/3 vote of the performers. These votes and/or transactions must be brought forth at each club meeting, but the general club members do not vote on the performers’ holdings.
One-month rule
Club members and/or performers who pay their dues can only recollect their semester dues within a one-month timeframe of paying their dues if they did not attend an event during the one-month time frame.
Dues and their association with members leaving the club
If performers and/or club members leave the club, they cannot collect their dues over a one-semester period and must meet the one-month timeframe from the day the person paid their dues. Any club performers, one or more, that dissolve will forfeit their earnings to the general club. Individual performers can only collect what is specified under the one-month rule. Any performers that wish to leave the club to start their own club cannot transfer any moneys except that mentioned in the one-moth rule.
Dues and their documentation.
The Treasurer will keep a record of names, dates, and semester standing of all dues and submit the information at each meeting to the Secretary. The Secretary will add this information to the minutes and inform all members through the Secretaries’ report. Any club member can bring any expenditure that are of question as to their necessity, forth during a meeting.
Faculty Advisor
The Faculty Advisor must be a member of the UCONN teaching or professional staff. The Advisor is selected by the officers, serves a term as long as the officers and will be removed/elected in the same manner as the officers.
Amendments
Amendments must be brought before membership and officers. Amendments will be proposed in writing. Members will be notified of the proposal at the next meeting. Voting will take place at the following meeting. A 2/3 majority is required for passage of the amendment.
Constitution Ratification
The constitution will be ratified by a unanimous vote from the officers, and take effect immediately.
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