Club Constitution and Bi-Laws

Wyoming Valley R.C. Flyers

Constitution

Article I: Name

Section I: The name of this club shall be "Wyoming Valley R.C. Flyers".

Article II: Purpose

Section I: The objective of this club shall be to promote model building and flying
in the Wyoming Valley and its general locality, and to aid in the national
program of The Academy of Model Aeronautics (A.M.A.) and other A.M.A.
activities looking towards the continual advancement of model aviation
in all its phases in the United States.
Section II: All special or local enterprises of the Wyoming Valley R.C. Flyers shall
conform to the policies of the A.M.A. and to the regulations of those
organizations governing model aircraft.

Article III -Membership
Section I: All persons living in the Wyoming Valley, or having connections in its vicinity,
shall be eligible to membership in the Wyoming Valley R. C. Flyers provided
they meet the qualifications prescribed by this club and the A.M.A., and are
willing to hold an individual flyer’s license issued by the A.M.A..
Section II: The club membership shall be composed of Junior Members, Senior Members,
and Honorary Members.
(a) Junior Members shall be all those 16 years of age and under.
(b) Senior Members shall be all those 17 years of age and over.
(c) Honorary Members shall be those individuals who are voted into the club by a
majority of the members present at a regular meeting. Honorary members are
generally non flying members, but have been helpful to the club in various ways.


Wyoming Valley R. C. Flyers
BY-LAWS
Article I: Officers
Section I: The officer of this club shall be as follows:
(a) President -The President shall preside al all meetings of the club and shall
act as spokesman for the club in all matters pertaining to it.
(b) Vice-President -The Vice-President shall act for the President when he is
unable to serve.
(c) Secretary -The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings and shall
take care of all correspondence pertaining to the club activities
and business.
(d) Treasurer -The Treasurer shall keep the role and shall account for all the
club money.
(e) The spending of any club money must be endorsed by the club President
and the club Treasurer, should one of the above mentioned be absent, the
club Secretary may be substituted.
Section II: The term of Office shall be for one (1) year.
(a) Nominations for officers shall be submitted at the second to last regular
meeting of the year.
(b) Elections of officers shall be held at the last regular meeting of the year.
(c) Vacancies shall be filled by a vote of the membership present at a regular
meeting.

Article II -Membership

Section I: Members shall be accepted by a vote of the majority of the members at
a regular meeting of the club.
Section II: Upon receipt of application for membership and presentation of A.M.A.
license, all privileges of membership except voting shall be extended to
the applicant until the next regular meeting of the club, at which time the
application shall be acted upon in accordance with Article II, Section I, above.

Article III -Meetings

Section I: Regular meetings shall be held on the second Wednesday of each
month at 7:30 P.M. except as follows.

(a) If the second Wednesday of the month falls on a holiday, the meeting
will be held at the same time on the following Wednesday.
(b) Special meetings may be called at any time by the President of the club
or a majority of the membership provided at least three (3) days notice
is given.

Article IV -Regular Business

Section I: Business conducted at the meetings shall be directed by the President.
Section II: At any meeting, a quorum shall be half of the voting membership
present at that meeting.

Article V -Dues

Section I: Dues are payable at regular monthly meetings, except if paid annually,
they are due by the second regular meeting of the year.
(a) Junior Members-Dues shall be $ 1.00 per month and the initiation fee
of $ 2.00.
(b) Senior Members-Dues shall be set annually according to budgetary needs.
(c) Initiation fee for new senior members shall be $5.00.
(d) Honorary Members-There are no dues required for these members.



Article VI -Committees

Section I: Committees shall be appointed by the President.

Article VII -Rules and Regulations

Section I: Each member of the club shall be given a copy of this Constitution
and By-Laws as well as the rules governing the use of the facilities
provided by the club.
Section II: Initiation fee will be due no later than one (1) month after acceptance
into the club.
Section III: A member who owes the club four (4) months dues shall be notified
of such delinquency and must pay all dues owed to date within three (3)
months or they will lose their rights as a club member.
Section IV: Fines of $ 1.00 shall be levied for each violation of any of the rules
of this club.
Section V: Four violations of any club rules in a one (1) month period will result in
suspension of membership.
Section VI: The club upon unanimous vote reserves the right to suspend any member,
for what the club terms bad behavior, for three (3) months, during which the
suspended member must pay dues.
Section VII: The reinstatement of a suspended member will be accomplished by a
2/3 rds vote of the club at a regular monthly meeting.



Article VIII -Amendments

Section I: Amendments to this Constitution and By-Laws may be made at any time
by a vote of 2/3 rds of the voting membership, provided that at least three
(3) days notice has been given of the action to be taken.
Section II: This Constitution and By-Laws have been amended this day Of November
9, 2003 and posted to the web site on November 13, 2003.