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ARTICLE V: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ARTICLE V: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section A: Composition and Term Limits
1. The Board of Directors, hereafter called the Board, shall consist of no more than twelve (12) members who have been elected. by the Membership at the annual meeting.
2. The term for each member of the Board shall be two (2) years and/or until their successors are elected.  A Director shall be elected to no not serve more than two consecutive terms.
The term of office for each member of the Board shall be two (2) years.  Board members elected to serve a two-year term may succeed themselves once if renominated and thereafter may not stand for reelection without an absence of at least one (1) year.  Board members elected in 2015 to one (1) year or two (2) year terms must leave the Board for at least one year after such designated term expires.  
3. Vacancies because of illness or resignations may be filled by appointment election from the Board.  Any appointment term of less than 1 and 1/2 years shall not count against the term limit.
4. Terms will begin at the date of the next Board meeting immediately following the election. OKAY
Section B: Duties
1. Elect, from among the Board members, a President, a Vice President/President-Elect and a Recording Secretary.  These officers shall constitute the Executive Committee of the Board.  A Treasurer may be appointed from either the members of the Board or from the Membership.  All Officers of the Club will are elected to serve a one year term.  A Corresponding Secretary also will be elected either from the members of the Board or from the Membership.          
2. Appoint Directors to fill vacancies on the Board.
2. If an Officer resigns from the Board, or the position, elect from among the Board members an Officer to fulfill the position.  If the President is removed from office or resigns, the Vice-President shall succeed to the office for the unexpired term. The Board shall fill vacancies in all other elected offices for the unexpired term. OKAY
3. Govern and manage the Club, including, but not limited to, hiring and firing; entering into contracts, leases and agreements; recommending budgets and financial plans; engaging and terminating independent contractors and approving non-budgeted expenses in excess of $500.00.
4. Appoint Committee Chairs.
5. Suspend, expel and reinstate suspended or expelled Club Members.
6. Establish long range objectives, goals and plans for the Club and present these to the Membership at the Annual Meeting.
7. Hire a Club manager, if needed, to manage the Club’s daily activities and to work with the Board according to the Club manager’s job description. OKAY

Section C: Eligibility
ARTICLE IV: MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

Section A: Annual Meeting

1. An annual meeting of Members shall be held during January of each year at the Club or such other place as determined necessary.

2. Notice of the Annual meeting shall be posted at the Club and on the Club’s website at least 15 days prior to the date of the meeting.

3. Roberts Rules of Order shall be used to conduct all meetings.

Section B: Purposes of the annual meeting

1. Elect a Board of Directors to serve as representative of the Membership in the administration of the Club.                

                        2. Receive reports from Officers and Committee Chairs.

3. Approve an annual budget.

4. Consider other business which may be properly brought before the meeting.

Section C: Special Meetings

1. Special meetings may be called at any time by the President, the Vice President or by any three members of the Board of Directors.

2. The President or Vice-President shall call a special meeting upon the written petition of at least 10% of the Membership.

(.delete)3. Notice of any special meeting, including time, place and purpose thereof, shall be posted at the Club and on the website at least seven days prior.

4. Any expenditure for more than $15,000.00, not included in the current budget or not anticipated in the Club’s reserve funding, requires approval of a majority of Members at a duly called meeting at which a quorum is present.  The only exception is an emergency situation when funds are needed in order to protect the building structure.

Section D: Quorum

1. At any meeting of the Membership, the presence of 5% of the Members, in person, by teleconference, videoconference, and combinations thereof, shall constitute a quorum. OKAY

2. At any meeting of the Membership at which a quorum is present, a plurality vote is sufficient to conduct business.

3. Absent a quorum, the Board of Directors is authorized to act until a quorum can be achieved.

Section E: Voting Rights

1. Each Member shall have one vote.

2. Proxies are not allowed.  Voting by proxy will be allowed. OKAY

Proxy Voting

Proxy voting is a form of voting whereby a member of a decision-making body may delegate his or her voting power to a representative, to enable a vote in absence. The representative may be another member of the same body, or external. A person so designated is called a "proxy" and the person designating him or her is called a "principal".   Is the Proxy Voting a Special Ballot

4. Allowable formats include, but are not limited to: face to face, teleconference, videoconference and combinations thereof.
ARTICLE II: PURPOSE

ARTICLE II: PURPOSE

The purposes of the Club are:

 1. To conduct games and promote interest in duplicate bridge under the sanction, rules and  programs offered by the ACBL which will give Members and the general public the skills, experience and training to further their bridge objectives
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