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1.
Name
The
club will be named "Manchester Concord"
2.
Objects
The
objects of the club shall be :
a)
To provide social and support facilities for the transgendered,
their partners and guests, in the
Manchester area.
b) To hold a regular
weekly meeting at a venue in the Manchester Gay Village, or
such other venue
as the Club's Committee may decide.
c) To support any
transgender-related activity that may be deemed appropriate
by the Club's Committee.
3.
Admission of Members
Only
transgendered people are eligible to be full members of the
club. The term'Transgendered' shall be interpreted
in its widest possible sense in relation to this provision
and shall include 'cross dressers'. The Committee,
at its absolute discretion, may from time to time admit others
on an individual basis.
Full
Membership is obtained by application, supplying 'femme name',
'femme mode' photograph and e-mail address, together
with the appropriate membership fee for the year during which
the application is made. Full Membership becomes effective
when a reply is sent by the applicant to an e-mail addressed
by the club to the applicant.
4.
Management
Management
of the club shall be entrusted to a Committee consisting of
a Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and up to 5 other
members, to be elected annually at an Annual General Meeting,
the first such meeting and election to be held not later
than March 2009.
Nominations
for membership of the Committee shall be proposed and seconded
by Ordinary members, and shall be made in writing to
the Secretary not later than four full weeks before the date
of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. The prior
consent of the nominee must have been obtained and evidenced
in writing.
Only
full members who attend the club meetings at least 6 times
per year are eligible to be on the club Committee.
The
quorum for Committee meetings will be 4, which shall include
any one of the Chairperson, Secretary or Treasurer.
The
Committee shall have the power at any time to fill any casual
vacancies among the officers and the Committee. Any co-opted
members shall only hold such office until the date of the
next Annual General Meeting, when they shall be eligible
for election.
5.
Membership and Entrance Fees
Every full member shall pay an annual membership fee, to be
determined from time to time by the Committee. In addition,
an entrance fee, to be determined by the Committee, will be
payable for all regular weekly meetings.
Members'
spouses and partners and direct family members will be admitted
free of charge to such events at the discretion of any Committee
member.
Non-members will be required to pay the entrance fee applicable
to non-members, to be determined by Committee. This fee will
include temporary membership for that day but will not confer
any voting or other full rights of membership in connection
with the Annual General Meeting or be eligible for membership
of the Committee
6.
Application of Profits etc
No money or property of the club shall be applied otherwise
than for the benefit of the club as a whole. No member may
make any profit or take any form of remuneration from the
club's funds.
7.
Accounts
Full accounts of the financial affairs of the club will be
prepared on an annual basis and shall be made available to
all full members who request them when notice of an Annual
General Meeting is given.
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8. Subscription in Arrears & Resignations
If any member fails to pay their annual membership fee within
by 31st January in every year, then their full membership
shall be deemed to have ceased.
Any full member may resign at any time ; however they will
not be eligible for any refund of membership fees already
paid.
9.
Annual General Meetings
An Annual General Meeting (AGM) is to held not later than
March in every year, the first such meeting to be held in
March 2009. At the AGM, the following business is to be conducted
:
i.
The presentation and, if approved,
the accounts of the previous financial year ending on the
31st December prior to the meeting.
ii. The election of officers and the Committee.
iii. Such other business as shall have been communicated
to the Secretary.
The quorum for AGMs will be not less than 15 full members.
10.
Extraordinary Meetings
An Extraordinary Meeting may be convened at any time of requested
in writing to the Secretary by not less than one fifth of
the club's full members, stating the reason for which the
meeting is requested.
11.
Notice of Meetings
AGM's and Extraordinary Meetings shall be notified to the
membership by giving not less than one months' notification
through publication on the club's website.
12.
Expulsion of Members
The Committee shall have the power to terminate the full membership
status of any member who has offended against the rules of
the club or whose conduct, in the opinion of the Committee,
has rendered them unfit for continued club membership. Such
expulsion shall become effective on being given one week's
notice in writing via e-mail by the Secretary.
13.
Modification of Club Constitution.
No alteration or addition to the club's constitution shall
be made except by a resolution carried by a majority of at
least two thirds of full members present at an AGM.
14. Dissolution of the Club
If at any AGM or Extraordinary meeting called for the purpose
a resolution is passed by a majority representing at least
51% of the full club membership, calling for the dissolution
of the club, then the Committee shall arrange to cease all
further club activities within one month, and shall discharge
all liabilities of the club, paying any residue of club funds
to another charity or group supporting the transgendered as
may be decided by the Committee. On completion of such activities,
the club shall be deemed to have been dissolved.
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