- The club meets in the St Fagans Village Hall at times to be agreed by the members. The membership year runs from 1 November, with annual fees and table fees to be agreed by the membership at the AGM on the advice of the Bridge Committee.
- The Bridge Committee shall consist of 7 club members. The officers are the Chair, the Vice Chair, the Treasurer, the Secretary and the Club Director.
- Nominations for membership of the Committee will be sought by the Secretary not less than 3 weeks before the election. Nominations will close 1 week before the election. This will be held in time for the new committee members to be appointed at the AGM and to assume duties on 1 November. In the event of there being more nominees than there are vacancies the Club Secretary will organise an election to the Committee which shall be by secret ballot of the club members.
- Committee members will serve staggered terms in order to maintain continuity.
- In the first instance 2 elected members will serve for 2 years, 3 for 3 years and 2 for 4 years. Thereafter the terms of elected members will be 3 years.
- Once the Committee has been established its members will select the Officers from amongst themselves. The process by which this is done will be determined by the Committee.
- If a vacancy occurs in the Committee membership the Committee may co-opt a club member to serve until the next regular election at which time the co-opted member will need to stand for election along with other members whose terms expire and any other club members nominated under section 3 above.
- The Chair will arrange an AGM in October each year. The agenda for the AGM will be circulated to members not less than one week before the meeting. If members wish to suggest agenda items for the AGM they should do so via the Secretary at least 2 weeks before the meeting.
- The Chair, with the consent of a majority of the Committee, may call an extraordinary general meeting of the club for a specific purpose. The Committee may also seek the views of the club on any issue via e-mail or discussions at the regular meetings of the club.
- If at least 25% of the members petition the Chair to call an extraordinary general meeting to consider a specific issue the Chair will do so within 4 weeks after the receipt of the request.
- The Treasurer will provide a financial statement to the Committee at each meeting. Once the Committee has agreed the statement it shall be published on the club web site with access being available only to bona fide club members.
- The approved minutes of the Committee will be published on the Club website, but they will only available to bona fide club members.
- In the event of a dispute regarding scoring the Club director’s decision will be final.
- Should the committee obtain the agreement of a two-thirds majority of members to close the club the Club’s assets will be disposed of by the Committee after consulting the members.
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