Constitution - Articles V and VII

Article V Meetings

Section 1 - Regular Meetings.

(a)       Day and Time. This club shall hold a regular meeting once each week on the day and at the time provided in the bylaws.

(b)       Change of Meeting. For good cause, the board may change a regular meeting to any day during the period commencing with the day following the preceding

regular meeting and ending with the day preceding the next regular meeting, or to a different hour of the regular day, or to a different place.

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  The bylaws of Rotary International provide that each club admitted to membership in RI shall adopt this prescribed standard club constitution.

(c)       Cancellation. The board may cancel a regular meeting if it falls on a legal holiday or in case of the death of a club member, or of an epidemic or of a disaster affecting the whole community, or of an armed conflict in the community which endangers the lives of the club members. The board may cancel not more than four regular meetings in a year for causes not otherwise specified herein provided that this club does not fail to meet for more than three consecutive meetings.

Section 2 - Annual Meeting. An annual meeting for the election of officers shall be held not later than 31 December as provided in the bylaws.

Article VI Membership

Section 1 - General Qualifications. This club shall be composed of adult persons of good character and good business and professional reputation.

Section 2 - Kinds. This club shall have two kinds of membership, namely: active and honorary.

** Interim Provision Relating to Section 2 --- Notwithstanding the provisions of article VI, section 2, no one who was a member of a Rotary club as of 1 July 2001 shall lose membership by reason of enactment 01-148 adopted by the 2001 Council on Legislation.

Section 3 - Active Membership. A person possessing the qualifications set forth in article V, section 2 of the RI constitution may be elected to active membership in this club.

Section 4 - Transferring or Former Rotarian. A member may propose to active membership a transferring member or former member of a club, if the proposed member is terminating or has terminated such membership in the former club due to no longer being engaged in the formerly assigned classification of business or profession within the locality of the former club or the surrounding area. The transferring or former member of a club being proposed to active membership under this section may also be proposed by the former club.

Section 5 - Dual Membership. No person shall simultaneously hold active membership in this and another club. No person shall simultaneously be a member and an honorary member in this club. No person shall simultaneously hold active membership in this club and membership in a Rotaract club.

Section 6 - Honorary Membership.

(a)       Eligibility for Honorary Membership. Persons who have distinguished themselves by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals may be elected to honorary membership in this club. The term of such membership shall be as determined by the board. Persons may hold honorary membership in more than one club.

** The 2001 Council on Legislation adopted an enactment which eliminated types of membership (senior active, past service and additional active) and revised the classification principle. However, no one who is a member of a Rotary club as of 1 July 2001 will lose membership by reason of the new provisions. All such persons will be considered active members.

(b)       Rights and Privileges. Honorary members shall be exempt from the payment of admission fees and dues, shall have no vote and shall not be eligible to hold any office in this club. Such members shall not hold classifications, but shall be entitled to attend all meetings and enjoy all the other privileges of this club. No honorary member of this club is entitled to any rights and privileges in any other club, except for the right to visit other clubs without being the guest of a Rotarian.

Section 7 - Holders of Public Offic e. Persons elected or appointed to public office for a specified time shall not be eligible to active membership in this club under the classification of such office. This restriction shall not apply to persons holding positions or offices in schools, colleges or other institutions of learning or to persons who are elected or appointed to the judiciary. Members who are elected or appointed to public office for a specified period may continue as such members in their existing classifications during the period in which they hold such office.

Section 8 -Rotary International Employment. This club may retain in its membership any member employed by RI.

Article VII Classifications

Section 1 - General Provisions.

(a)     Principal Activity. Each member shall be classified in accordance with the member's business or profession. The classification shall be that which describes the principal and recognized activity of the firm, company or institution with which the member is connected or that which describes the member's principal and recognized business or professional activity.

(b)    Correction or Adjustment. If the circumstances warrant, the board may correct or adjust the classification of any member. Notice of a proposed correction or adjustment shall be provided to the member and the member shall be allowed a hearing thereon.

Section 2 - Limitations. This club shall not elect a person to active membership from a classification if the club already has five or more members from that classification, unless the club has more than 50 members, in which case, the club may elect a person to active membership in a classification so long as it will not result in the classification making up more than 10% of the club's active membership. Members who are retired shall not be included in the total number of members from a classification. If a member changes classification, the club may continue the member's membership under the new classification notwithstanding these limitations.

** Interim Provision Relating to Section 2 --- Notwithstanding the provisions of article VII, section 2, no one who was a member of a Rotary club as of 1 July 2001 shall lose membership by reason of enactment 01-148 adopted by the 2001 Council on Legislation.

(See footnote for Interim Provision to Article VI, section 2 of this constitution.)