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Stevens Point Woman's Club

GFWC Stevens Point Woman�s Club Bylaws
Revised April 2006

ARTICLE I. NAME AND AFFILIATION

Section 1. This Club shall be known as the GFWC STEVENS POINT WOMAN�S CLUB.

Section 2. This Club shall be affiliated with a district, GFWC-Wisconsin,
and the General Federation of Women�s Clubs.

ARTICLE II. MISSION

The mission of this Club shall be intellectual and social culture, and civic betterment.

ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. The membership of this Club shall not be restricted nor limited on the basis
of race, creed, national origin, nor political affiliation.

ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS

             Section 1.       The elected officers of this club shall be President, First Vice-President,
                                       Second Vice-President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary,
                                        and Treasurer.

             Section 2.        The term of office shall be for two years. No officer who has served a full
                                       two-year term shall be eligible to serve in the same office for a second term
                                       unless a successor cannot be found but may not exceed two consecutive terms.

Section 3. Duties of the Officers shall be as follows:

                                    a)        The President shall preside at all meetings of the Club and the Board of
                                                 Managers and shall have general supervision of the work of the Club. She
                                                 shall serve as the official representative of the Club, and serve ex-officio on
                                                 all committees with the exception of the nominating committee.

b) The Vice-Presidents in the order of their election shall preside in absence
of the President. The First Vice-President shall become President-Elect in January of the election year and shall also serve as Membership Chairman.

c) The Second Vice-President shall also serve as Dean of Departments.

d) The Recording Secretary shall be responsible for the recording of the minutes of each business meeting of the Club and the meetings of the Board of Managers.

e) The Corresponding Secretary shall conduct all correspondence of the Club upon direction of the President and/or the Board of Managers.

f) The Treasurer shall be custodian of the funds of the Club and pay them out only on order of the President in accordance with the approved budget or by special vote of the Club membership. She shall receive dues and contact members for dues payment by October 1. She shall file all financial reports required by the Federation and by the appropriate governmental agencies.

Section 4. Vacancies in Elected Offices shall be filled by the Board of Managers.

ARTICLE V. MEETINGS

Section 1. The Regular meetings shall be held on the second Tuesday of each month
from September through May except as otherwise designated in the Calendar.

Section 2. The Annual Meeting

a) The Annual Meeting shall be the April meeting of each year.

b) Election of officers shall be held at the Annual meeting in even-numbered years.

            Section 3.        Special meetings may be called by the President and must be called on written
                                      request of five members, provided each club member is notified. The business
                                      for which said meeting is called shall be specified in the notice.

ARTICLE VI. BOARD OF MANAGERS

Section 1. The Board of Managers shall consist of the elected officers, the immediate
past-president, and the department chairs.

            Section 2.        The Board of Managers shall have the power to transact between meetings of
                                      the Club the routine business of the organization, and to act in all emergencies
                                      which do not affect the policies of the Club, nor entail large expenditures of monies.

Section 3. The Board of Managers shall meet once each month during the club year.

Section 4. Special meetings may be called by the President or at the request of three
members of the Board.

ARTICLE VII. COMMITTEES AND DUTIES

Section 1. STANDING COMMITTEES shall be as follows:

                                    a)        Budget Committee is chaired by the Treasurer. This committee shall
                                                prepare the budget prior to each Club year and present same to the Club
                                                for approval at the September meeting.

                                    b)        Membership Committee is chaired by the First Vice-President. This
                                                committee shall promote membership in the organization and introduce/
                                                initiate all new members to the Club.

            Section 2.        Appointments to the Standing Committees shall be made by the President with
                                     the approval of the Board of Managers and vacancies shall be filled in the
                                     same manner.

Section 3. APPOINTED COMMITTEES shall be as follows:

a) Parliamentary Advisor who is knowledgeable about parliamentary
procedure and advises the President upon request.

                                    b)        Nominating Committee who shall prepare and present the official slate
                                                of nominees for office at the Annual meeting in the election year. They shall
                                                be appointed by the October meeting of the odd numbered year and shall
                                                consist of three members of which no more than two may be current members
                                                of the Board of Managers.

                                    c)        Auditing Committee will consist of two members who are in good standing
                                                who shall audit the books of the Treasurer immediately at the end of the
                                                administrative term of the Treasurer.

d) Departments: These departments shall correspond to GFWC and GFWC-Wisconsin departments.

Section 4. Other such committees as shall be deemed necessary to carry out the work of
the organization may be appointed by the President.

ARTICLE VIII DUES AND FINANCES

Section 1. The fiscal year of the Club shall be from July through June.

Section 2. Annual dues shall be paid prior to the beginning of the club year (July 1^st) and shall
be considered in arrears after the October general meeting.

Section 3. When the GFWC, GFWC-Clubwoman, GFWC-Wisconsin, and District dues are
more than 50% of the overall amount of payable dues, a dues increase will
be forthcoming.

ARTICLE IX. QUORUM

Section 1. At membership meetings, one-third of the membership shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business.

Section 2. At Board of Managers meetings, one-third of the Board shall constitute a quorum.

ARTICLE X. PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

ROBERT�S RULES OF ORDER, Revised, shall govern all meetings except in

cases covered by the Bylaws.

ARTICLE XI. AMENDMENTS

Amendments to the Bylaws may be made by a two-thirds vote of the members present. Notice of said amendments must be given at a previous meeting and must be presented in writing.

ARTICLE XII. DISSOLUTION

If this organization should be dissolved, its assets shall be distributed in accordance with Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. No assets may be distributed to individual members.