Brunswick Bridge Club
Constitution
 
 
  BRUNSWICK BRIDGE CLUB

1  The name of the Club shall be " Brunswick Bridge Club" hereinafter called "The Club".

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2 The club shall provide facilities for the playing of Contract Bridge. It may run open bridge competitions, may provide appropriate tuition, and may provide other recreational activities. It shall be affiliated to the Northern Ireland Bridge Union and may affiliate to other bridge organisations.

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3  The overall authority in the club shall be the members in a General Meeting. The Officers of the Club shall be the President and the members of the Committee.

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4  The President shall be elected at an Annual General Meeting for a period of 3 years and shall be eligble for re-election for one further period of 3 years. A nomination for the office of President may be made to the Annual General Meeting by the Committee. The President  shall act as the guardian of all interests of members and shall seek to ensure that members act in harmony at all times. Although not a member of the Committee, the President shall have the right to attend its meetings and the Committee shall take the Presidents's views into consideration.

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5  The Committee shall consist of the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, Master Points Secretary, Immediate past Chairperson and three other members. The Vive Chairperson, elected at the Annual General Meeting, will become the Chairperson for the following year and will remain on the Committee for a further year after relinquishing the office of Chairperson. A nomination for the office of Vice Chairperson may be made to the Annual General Meeting by the Committee.The Secretary, Treasurer, Master Points Secretary and three other members of the Committee shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting. They shall hold office for one year and shall be eligible for re-elelection.

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6  The Committee shav full powers to manage the Club between General Meetings including authorityto  : -

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   (i) make rules for the management of the Club.

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   (ii) control and manage the finances of the Club.

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   (iii) elect new members who must be nominated by two existing members.

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   (iv) fill, by co-option, any vacancy among the Officers. Such co-opted Officers shall hold office until the next Annual General Meeting.

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   (v) caution, suspend or expel a member whose conduct is deemed to be predjudicial to the interests of the Club. The member concerned shall have the right of appeal to a General Meeting.

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7  The Committee shall hold at least four meetings a year at regular intervals and five members shall form a quorum. The Committee shall keep correct accounts showing the records showing the receipts, expenditure and financial affairs of the Club. It shall make an audited Financial Report and a report on its work during the year to the Annual General Meeting.

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8   Life Membership may be bastowed on a member by a General Meeting upon recommendation of the Committee. Members ( except for life members ) shall pay an annual subscription by a date set by the committee. Any member, whose subscription remains unpaid two months after the due date, shall cease to be a member but may be reinstated by the committee up to the date of the next Annual General Meeting.

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9  The Annual General Meeting shall be held during May. Motions, duly proposed and seconded by at least two members, must be submitted in writing to the Secretary not later than twenty-one days before the date of the Annual General Meeting. An Extrodinary General Meeting may be called at any time by the Committee. Upon the written request of at least fifteen percent of the members, the Committee shall call an Extrodinary General Meeting within one month. Members shall be given at least seven days notice in writing of the date, time and venue for a General Meeting together with the agenda for the meeting.

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10  The quorum for a General Meeting shall be at least one-third of the membership.The Annual General Meeting shall recieve reports from the Committee, shall conduct elections for the Officers and the honary Auditor, and shall deal with the other business included in the Notice of the Meeting. An Extrodinary General Meeting shall deal only with the business included in the Notice of the Meeting

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11  Voting at a General Meeting shall be by a show of hands unless decided otherwise by the Meeting. Proxy voting shall not be allowed. Decisions shall be by a simple majority except as provided for in paragraphs 12 and 13 below. The Chairperson shall have a casting vote in a tie.

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12  The Club may be dissolved only by a majority of two-thirds of the total membersof the Club voting at a General Meeting. The net assets shall be then devided evenly among all members.

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13  This Constitution shall be amended only by a majority of two- thirds of those members voting at a General Meeting.

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  Objects
The objects of "The Club" shall be to provide facilities for the playing of Contract Bridge.
   Table Money
Members shall pay an annual fee. The level of the annual fee to be determined at the AGM.

Members shall pay a table fee per session of such amount as the general committee determines subject to ratification at the AGM.

Visitors shall pay an additional fee to the general table fee. The level of the additional fee to be determined at the AGM.
  General Meeting
The AGM will be held in the month of April or such other month as the general committee determine provided always that no more than 15 months shall elapse between the holding of one AGM and the next.

The AGM shall be convened and notice shall be deemed to be given to all members of "The Club", the final announcement to be made not more than 14 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting. Extraordinary General Meetings (EGM) may be called in a similar manner but 2 announcements shall suffice the last being not more than 7 days prior to the meeting.

The secretary shall convene an EGM on written demand signed by 5 members giving 28 days notice to the secretary of the date of the meeting. The demand and notice of the meeting must state the business for which the meeting is called, and only that business shall be transacted.

Proceedings at any general meeting of "The Club" shall not be invalidated by failure of any member to receive notice of the meeting, notice having been duly given in accordance with the rules set out above.

Voting on any matter raised at general meetings, including the election of members of the general committee shall be by a simple majority of those present and voting on a show of hands. The chairman’s declaration of the result of such a vote shall be conclusive. However, any 5 members may demand that a secret ballot is taken the result by simple majority of those present and voting, shall supersede the outcome of a show of hands.

The quorum of any general meeting shall be 20 members of "The Club".
  General Rules
Competitions shall be held at such times and under such conditions as the general committee or any sub-committee shall determine.

Any suggestions or complaints regarding the arrangements of "The Club" shall be submitted in writing and handed to the secretary or any member of the general committee and shall be considered at the next committee meeting.

"The Club" accepts no responsibility whatever for the property or belongings of any member or visitor whilst on the premises of "The Club".

Any matter not provided for in these regulations and all questions arising regarding their construction or implication shall be decided by the general committee.

The Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary and members of the general committee shall not be responsible, either individually or jointly, for any liabilities incurred by "The Club". All members shall be equally responsible for any liabilities incurred during their time of membership.

Alterations, additions or amendments to these regulations and constitution cannot be made except by a resolution at a general meeting.

These regulations and constitution were adopted at the Annual General Meeting held on 1st of January 2000.
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