EAST
KENT RADIO SOCIETY CONSTITUTION
1.
The club
shall be known as the EAST KENT RADIO SOCIETY.
2.
The aims
and object of the Society shall be to further the well-being of all aspects of
amateur radio and associated electronics.
3.
Membership shall be open, at the discretion of the committee, to all persons
interested. The committee shall have the power to grant Honorary
Membership.
4.
The annual subscription shall be determined by the committee and is payable on
or before 1st November each year. An
Extraordinary General Meeting or Annual General Meeting will be required to
approve any increase in excess of 50% or a second increase within the same
membership year (1st August to 31st July).
5.
The Society's
affairs shall be administered by a committee elected at the Annual General
Meeting. The committee, in whom the Society's property shall be vested, shall
consist of the following
5.1 A Chairman who will be responsible for conducting committee
meetings,
A.G.M.s and E.G.M.s, and shall have a casting vote.
5.2
A Secretary who will be responsible for all Society correspondence and ensuring
minutes of all committee meetings are recorded.
5.3
A Treasurer who shall present an audited balance sheet at the A.G.M. and shall
be responsible for collection of membership subscriptions.
5.4 No more than seven ordinary members (excluding co-opted
members).
6.
The quorum
for committee meetings shall be five.
7.
The committee shall have the power to co-opt up to two members with full voting
rights. Non-voting members may be co-opted at the committee's discretion.
8.
The Annual
General Meeting shall be held on the first meeting in October each year.
Any change shall be notified to members at least four weeks prior to the A.G.M.
The
main business of the A.G.M. shall be
8.1
Election of committee.
8.2
Presentation of balance sheet and appointment of auditors.
8.3
Presentation of the minutes of the previous A.G.M.
8.4 Any other business.
All
paid-up members attending the A.G.M. shall be allowed to vote. The quorum for an
A.G.M. shall be 20% of paid-up members.
9.
An Extraordinary General Meeting to agree changes to the constitution or the
officers of the Society, may be called by the committee or 20% of paid-up
members. Notice of an E.G.M. shall be given in writing at least 4 weeks prior to
the meeting. Motions shall be carried by a majority of at least two thirds of
paid-up members present. The quorum for an E.G.M. shall be 25% of paid-up
members.
10.
Winding up of the Society shall be decided at an E.G.M. The assets of the Society,
after settlement of all outstanding debts, shall be distributed equally among
paid-up members, or handed over to a
11.
Disputes. In any dispute as
to the interpretation of this constitution or any other matter appertaining