BY-LAWS of BIRMINGHAM RADIO CONTROL ASSOCIATION, INC.
OFFICES
The principal office of the corporation in the State of Alabama shall be located in the City of Birmingham, County of Jefferson. The corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the State of Alabama, as the Board of Directors may determine or as the affairs of the corporation may require from time to time.
The corporation shall have and continuously maintain in the State of Alabama a registered office, and a registered agent whose office is identical with such registered office as required by the Alabama NON-Profit Corporation Act. The registered office may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office in the State of Alabama, and the address of the registered office may be changed from time to time by the Board of Directors.
The ‘Board of Directors’ shall be defined as “the Elected Officers of the Club’, and ‘The Immediate Past President’.
MEMBERS
SECTION 1. Class of Membership
There shall be but one class of membership, and any citizen of the United States may become a member of this organization upon a showing of an interest of the activities of the organization, and as further provided in these by-laws.
SECTION 2. Election of Members
Any person desiring to become a member of this organization shall make application either orally or in writing to any member, officer, or director of the organization. The first meeting after receiving such application, the majority of members present shall confer membership on these applicants.
SECTION 3. Membership of Members
All members must be a member of the “Academy of Model Aeronautics”
SECTION 4. Withdrawal of Members
Any member of the organization may withdraw at any time. However, any member who withdraws and has not paid the current year’s fees and assessments remains, liable, therefore. Furthermore, the withdrawal of a member does not entitle him to any refund of the current year’s fees which have been paid by he/her. Any member that withdraws must return any keys or property to the Secretary.
SECTION 5. Expulsion and Suspension of Members
Any member may be suspended for any cause deemed sufficient by the Board of Directors by a majority affirmative vote of the members present at any regular or special meeting. Provided, however, that no vote on suspension or expulsion may be taken unless at least fifteen(15) day’s notice shall be given in writing to the member of the charges preferred and of the time and place of the meeting at which such charges will be considered. At such meeting the member under charges will be accorded a full and fair hearing. If an affirmative vote is had as aforesaid the Board of Directors shall fix the terms of the suspension or expulsion as in their opinion is necessary.
SECTION 6. Liability of Members
Any property of the organization which is damaged by a member or his guest shall be promptly paid for by such a member on the same basis as damages would be measured under the laws of the State of Alabama.
SECTION 7. Reinstatement
Reinstatement of a former member shall be considered a new application and must follow the course prescribed for new members. Prorata for one year.
SECTION 8. Transfer of Membership
Membership in this organization is not transferable or assignable.
SECTION 9. Life Membership
Any member in good standing who has maintained membership for not less than one year and desiring to become a life member of this organization shall make application either orally or in writing to any officer, or director of the organization. The first meeting after receiving such application, the majority of members present shall confer life membership on these members.
MEETINGS
SECTION 1. Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the organization shall be held on the third Tuesday of January at 7:00PM Central Standard Time at such place as the Board of Directors may determine. The location of this meeting must be made known to the membership at least thirty (30) days prior to the meeting. This meeting shall be for the purpose of installation of officers and the transaction of any other business which may be indicated, necessary, or called from the floor. No vote on officers or any other general business of the organization taken at such meeting shall be valid unless supported by majority of the membership present and voting.
SECTION 2. Special Meetings
Special meetings may be called by any three(3) Directors of the board of Directors. All members shall be given at least fifteen(15) days notice of such meetings. No vote taken at such meeting shall be valid unless supported by majority of the membership present and voting.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SECTION 1. Powers
As is otherwise consistent with these by-laws the Board of Directors shall:
(A)Direct organization business. (B) Make and amend rules for the regulation of the use of organization property.
SECTION 2. Banking
The Board of Directors shall designate the bank in which the funds of the organization shall be deposited.
SECTION 3. Audit
The Board of Directors shall cause the books of the organization to be audited annually by auditors who shall neither be directors nor officers of the organization. The report of the auditors shall be available to any member at any time upon a request.
SECTION 4. Business Transaction
The Board of Directors may not transact any business at any time unless a majority of its members is present. A quorum of the Board of Directors shall be deemed present when at least three (3) members of the Board are present at any meeting.
Section 5. Credit
The Board of Directors may not borrow or otherwise pledge the credit of the organization without the specific approval of the membership at a meeting of the organization.
SECTION 6. Removal of Directors
Any member of the Board may be removed from office by a majority vote of the memberships any annual or special meeting.
SECTION 7. Other Duties
Other than the specific powers herein enumerated the Board of Directors shall have the power to perform any duties otherwise required of them by the charter or these by-laws.
SECTION 8. Selling Club Property or Assets
No action regarding selling any property or assets of the club may take place without a formal vote of the total, current membership. Any such action will require a majority approval of fifty one percent (51%) or greater. This requirement would also be met for any action regarding borrowing against the club assets. Future it is proposed that this stipulation be made a part of the club bylaws and duly recorded along with our deed. Any such vote would be by a show of hands at a regularly scheduled meetings before taking place and posted on the front page of any club publication, newsletter or website.
OFFICERS
SECTION 1. Terms of Office
*The officers of the organization shall be President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Safety Officer. They shall be nominated in APRIL and MAY at the general club meetings. The officers will then be elected to office in JUNE and shall hold office until the next annual meeting. *Updated from a passed motion July 17, 2021.
SECTION 2. Powers of the President
The President shall preside at all meetings of the organization. He shall appoint, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, all committees. However, when in the President’s discretion he deems an investigatory committee necessary to investigate the activities of the Board of Directors, he shall appoint such committee without the approval of the Board of Directors. He shall also be an ex officio member of all committees.
SECTION 3. Powers of the Vice President
The Vice President shall act as President of the organization in the absence or disability of the President, and in the event of resignation, removal, or death of the President shall succeed to that office until the next annual meeting for the organization.
SECTION 4. Powers of the Secretary
The Secretary shall maintain a true record of all meetings of the organization including, but not limited to, the minutes of each meeting. He shall also have the responsibility for all official correspondence and applications for membership.
SECTION 5. Powers of the Treasurer
The Treasurer shall keep a record of the accounts of the organization. He shall have the sole responsibility of the collection of all revenues and for the payment of all obligations. He shall have supervisory power over all revenues for the payment of the obligations. He shall have supervisory power over all the funds of the organization deposited in the authorized institution. He shall, within a reasonable time after receiving funds, deposit same in the aforesaid depository.
SECTION 6. Powers of the Safety Officer
The Safety Officer shall appoint the safety committee for the organization and shall enforce all of the safety rules.
FEES, ASSESSMENT & INITIATION
SECTION 1. Establishment
The Board of Directors at its first meeting after the annual meeting of members shall establish fees for the coming year. These fees shall be a sufficient amount to provide funds sufficient for the expenses of the organization and proper maintenance of the organization’s property. All such fees shall be payable no later than June 1st of each year, and if not paid by July 1, 1996 and July 1st every year thereafter a late fee of fifteen dollars be assessed. The amount of fees starting June 1, 1996 will be fifty (50) dollars.
SECTION 2. Refund of Fees
In no event and for no reason shall any fee or part thereof be refunded.
SECTION 3. Assessments
When operation of the organization so requires additional funds, assessment for the amount may be levied by a majority vote of the membership at any regular or special meeting. Any such assessments shall be mandatory on all members of the organization, and failure to contribute by a member shall result in immediate action by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4. Suspension of Members
Any member if the organization who has not paid his fees by July 15 shall be suspended by the Board of Directors provided, however, that any person thus suspended shall have ten (10) days in which to remit the amount due to the organization. If he/she does the foregoing he/she shall not be suspended.
SECTION 5. Initiation Fee
Initiation fee (buy-in) shall be set at one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125). The initiation fee is due in full upon confirmation of membership unless arrangements are made with the Board of Directors.
SECTION 6. PAYMENT
Each member shall pay membership dues($60). Only one initiation fee shall be paid by immediate family, (Spouses, parents, siblings, grandchildren, brothers, or sisters), no matter where they reside or what their age
SECTION 7. Life membership Fee
Each member confirmed as meeting Life Membership qualification as stated in Article II, Section 9 shall be assessed a one time fee. The fee shall be set at five hundred dollars ($500) and is due in full upon confirmation.
SECTION 8. Minors under 18 years of age
Minors under 18 years of age, sponsored by dues paying adult club member, may belong to the club for $30.00 annual dues. *Motion to reduce membership dues 18 and under to $30.00 June 20, 2020
NOMINATIONS
SECTION 1.
Nomination for the officers of the organization may be made by any member of the organization at the APRIL meeting of the organization or may be submitted by a nomination committee as provided below.
SECTION 2.
The President shall appoint a nominating committee of five (5) members of the organization whose responsibility will be to submit a slate of candidates for the various offices of the organization.
ARTICLE VIII
Interpretation of By-Laws
The Board of Directors shall have administrative powers to interpret the provisions of these by-laws subject to the Robert’s Rules of Order.
INTERPRETATION OF BY-LAWS
The Board of Directors shall have administrative powers to interpret the provisions of these by-laws subject to the Robert’s Rules of Order.
Amendment of the By-Laws
The by-laws may be amended by a majority vote of the members present at the meeting directly proceeded by three(3) consecutive meetings at which the proposed changes were read.
In the event that it should become necessary to dissolve the club (Birmingham R. C. Association), after all liabilities and obligations of the club have been paid and discharged, the remainder of the liquidated assets shall be distributed equally to all the members who have been members in good standing for one year prior to the date of dissolution. A statement of intent to dissolve shall be executed for the club by the board of directors. No dissolution may take place without a formal vote of the total, current membership. Any such action will require a majority approval of fifty one percent (51%) or greater. Any such dissolution would have to be announced at three regularly scheduled meetings before taking place, and posted on the front page of any publication regularly mailed to the membership. Upon the filing of a statement of intent to dissolve, the club shall cease to conduct its affairs except insofar as may be necessary for the winding up thereof. This article does not pertain in any way to the relocation of the club.
