Constitution of the Rotary Club of Centennial Hills - Las Vegas
*Constitution of the Rotary Club of
Centennial Hills – Las Vegas,
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Article 1 Definitions
As used in this constitution,
unless the context otherwise clearly requires, the words in this article shall
have the following meanings:
1. Board: The Board of
Directors of this club.
2. Bylaws: The bylaws of this
club.
3. Director: A member of this
club's Board of Directors.
4. Member: A member, other than
an honorary member, of this club.
5. RI: Rotary International.
6. Year: The twelve-month
period which begins on 1 July.
Article 2 Name
The name of this organization
shall be Rotary Club of Centennial Hills – Las Vegas,
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
(Member of Rotary International).
Article 3 Locality of the Club
The locality of this club is as
follows: Clark County Nevada with a focus in the North
West valley
of Las Vegas.
Article 4 Object
The Object of Rotary is to
encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and,
in particular, to encourage and foster:
First. The development of acquaintance as an
opportunity for service;
Second. High ethical standards in business
and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations;
and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve
society;
Third. The application of the ideal of
service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;
Fourth. The advancement of international
understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and
professional persons united in the ideal of service.
Article 5 Four Avenues of Service
Rotary’s Four Avenues of
Service are the philosophical and practical framework for the work of this
Rotary club.
1. Club Service, the first Avenue of
Service, involves action a member should take within this club to help it
function successfully.
2. Vocational Service, the
second Avenue of Service, has the purpose of promoting high ethical standards
in businesses and professions, recognizing the worthiness of all
* The
bylaws of Rotary International provide that each club admitted to membership in
RI shall adopt this
prescribed standard club
constitution.
dignified
occupations, and fostering the ideal of service in the pursuit of all
vocations. The role of members includes conducting themselves and their
businesses in accordance with Rotary’s principles.
3. Community Service, the third Avenue of
Service, comprises varied efforts that members make, sometimes in conjunction
with others, to improve the quality of life of those who live within this
club’s locality or municipality.
4. International Service, the fourth Avenue of
Service, comprises those activities that members do to advance international
understanding, goodwill, and peace by fostering acquaintance with people of other
countries, their cultures, customs, accomplishments, aspirations, and problems,
through reading and correspondence and through cooperation in all club
activities and projects designed to help people in other lands.
Article 6 Meetings
Section
1 Regular Meetings.
(a) Day
and Time. This club shall hold a regular meeting once each week on the day
and at the time provided in the bylaws.
(b) Change
of Meeting. For good cause, the board may change a regular meeting to any
day during the period commencing with the day following the preceding regular
meeting and ending with the day preceding the next regular meeting, or to a
different hour of the regular day, or to a different place.
(c) Cancellation. The board may cancel a regular meeting if it falls on a legal holiday,
including a commonly recognized holiday, or in case of the death of a club
member, or of an epidemic or of a disaster affecting the whole community, or of
an armed conflict in the community which endangers the lives of the club
members. The board may cancel not more than four regular meetings in a year for
causes not otherwise specified herein provided that this club does not fail to
meet for more than three consecutive meetings.
Section 2 Annual Meeting. An annual meeting for the election of
officers shall be held not later than 31 December as provided in the bylaws.
Article 7 Membership
Section 1 General Qualifications. This club shall be composed of adult persons of good
character and good business, professional and/or community reputation.
Section 2 Kinds. This
club shall have two kinds of membership, namely: active and honorary.
Section 3 Active Membership. A person possessing the qualifications set forth in article
5, section 2 of the RI constitution may be elected to active membership in this
club.
Section 4 Transferring or Former Rotarian. A member may propose to active
membership a transferring member or former member of a club, if the proposed
member is terminating or has terminated such membership in the former club due
to no longer being engaged in the formerly assigned classification of business
or profession within the locality of the former club or the surrounding area.
The transferring or former member of a club being proposed to active membership
under this section may also be proposed by the former club. The classification
of a transferring or former member of a club shall not preclude election to
active membership even if the election results in club membership temporarily
exceeding the classification limits.
Section 5 Dual Membership. No person shall simultaneously hold active membership in this
and another club. No person shall simultaneously be a member and an honorary
member in this club. No person shall simultaneously hold active membership in
this club and membership in a Rotaract club.
Section 6 Honorary Membership.
(a) Eligibility
for Honorary Membership. Persons who have distinguished themselves by
meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals and those persons
considered friends of Rotary for their permanent support of Rotary’s cause may
be elected to honorary membership in this club. The term of such membership
shall be as determined by the board. Persons may hold honorary membership in
more than one club.
(b) Rights
and Privileges. Honorary members shall be exempt from the payment of
admission fees and dues, shall have no vote, and shall not be eligible to hold
any office in this club. Such members shall not hold classifications, but shall
be entitled to attend all meetings and enjoy all the other privileges of this
club. No honorary member of this club is entitled to any rights and privileges
in any other club, except for the right to visit other clubs without being the
guest of a Rotarian.
Section 7 Holders of Public Office. Persons elected or appointed to
public office for a specified time shall not be eligible to active membership
in this club under the classification of such office. This restriction shall
not apply to persons holding positions or offices in schools, colleges, or
other institutions of learning or to persons who are elected or appointed to
the judiciary. Members who are elected or appointed to public office for a
specified period may continue as such members in their existing classifications
during the period in which they hold such office.
Section 8 Rotary International Employment. This club may retain in its
membership any member employed by RI.
Article 8 Classifications
Section 1 General Provisions.
(a) Principal Activity. Each member shall be
classified in accordance with the member's business, profession, or type of
community service. The classification shall be that which describes the
principal and recognized activity of the firm, company, or institution with
which the member is connected or that which describes the member's principal
and recognized business or professional activity or that which describes the
nature of the member’s community service activity.
(b) Correction or Adjustment. If the circumstances
warrant, the board may correct or adjust the classification of any member.
Notice of a proposed correction or adjustment shall be provided to the member
and the member shall be allowed a hearing thereon.
Section 2 Limitations. This club shall not elect a person to active membership from
a classification if the club already has five or more members from that
classification, unless the club has more than 50 members, in which case, the
club may elect a person to active membership in a classification so long as it
will not result in the classification making up more than 10 percent of the
club's active membership. Members who are retired shall not be included in the
total number of members in a classification. The classification of a
transferring or former member of a club, or a Rotary Foundation
alumnus as defined by the board of directors of RI, shall not
preclude election to active membership even if the election results in club
membership temporarily exceeding the above limitations. If a member changes
classification, the club may continue the member's membership under the new
classification notwithstanding these limitations.
Article 9 Attendance
Section 1 General Provisions. Each member should attend this club's regular meetings. A
member shall be counted as attending a regular meeting if the member is present
for at least 60 percent of the meeting, or is present and is called away
unexpectedly and subsequently produces evidence to the satisfaction of the
board that such action was reasonable, or makes up for an absence in any of the
following ways:
(a) 14 Days
Before or After the Meeting. If, within fourteen (14) days before or after
the regular time for that meeting, the member
(1) attends at least 60 percent of the regular meeting of
another club or of a provisional club; or
(2) attends a regular meeting of a Rotaract or Interact club,
Rotary Community Corps, or Rotary Fellowship or of a provisional Rotaract or
Interact club, Rotary Community Corps, or Rotary Fellowship; or
(3) attends a convention of RI, a council on legislation, an
international assembly, a Rotary institute for past and present officers of RI,
a Rotary institute for past, present, and incoming officers of RI, or any other
meeting convened with the approval of the board of directors of RI or the
president of RI acting on behalf of the board of directors of RI, a Rotary
multizone conference, a meeting of a committee of RI, a Rotary district
conference, a Rotary district assembly, any district meeting held by direction
of the board of directors of RI, any district committee meeting held by direction
of the district governor, or a regularly announced intercity meeting of Rotary
clubs; or
(4) is present at the usual time and place of a regular
meeting of another club for the purpose of attending such meeting, but that
club is not meeting at that time or place; or
(5) attends and participates in a club service project or a
club-sponsored community event or meeting authorized by the board; or
(6) attends a board meeting or, if authorized by the board, a
meeting of a service committee to which the member is assigned; or
(7) participates through a club web site in an interactive
activity requiring an average of 30 minutes of participation.
When a member is outside the member's country of residence
for more than fourteen (14) days, the time restriction shall not be imposed so
that the member may attend meetings in another country at any time during the
travel period, and each such attendance shall count as a valid make-up for any
regular meeting missed during the member's time abroad.
(b) At the
Time of the Meeting. If, at the time of the meeting, the member is
(1) traveling with reasonable directness to or from one of
the meetings specified in sub-subsection (a) (3) of this section; or
(2) serving as an officer or member of a committee of RI, or
a trustee of The Rotary Foundation; or
(3) serving as the special representative of the district
governor in the formation of a new club; or
(4) on Rotary business in the employ of RI; or
(5) directly and actively engaged in a district-sponsored or RI- or Rotary
Foundation-sponsored service project in a remote area where making up
attendance is impossible; or
(6) engaged in Rotary business duly authorized by the board
which precludes attendance at the meeting.
Section 2 Extended Absence on Outposted Assignment. If a member will be working on an
outposted assignment for an extended period of time, attendance at the meetings
of a designated club at the site of the assignment will replace attendance at
the regular meetings of the member’s club, provided there is a mutual agreement
between the two clubs.
Section 3 Excused Absences. A member's absence shall be excused if
(a) the absence complies with the conditions and under
circumstances approved by the board. The board may excuse a member's absence
for reasons which it considers to be good and sufficient.
(b) the aggregate of the member's years of age and years of
membership in one or more clubs is 85 years or more and the member has notified
the club secretary in writing of the member's desire to be excused from
attendance and the board has approved.
Section 4 RI Officers' Absences. A member's absence shall be excused if the member is a
current officer of RI.
Section 5 Attendance Records. Any member whose absences are excused under the provisions of
subsection 3(b) or section 4 of this article shall not be included in the
membership figure used to compute this club's attendance.
Article 10 Directors and Officers
Section 1 Governing Body. The governing body of this club shall be the board
constituted as the bylaws may provide.
Section 2 Authority. The board shall have general control over all officers and
committees and, for good cause, may declare any office vacant.
Section 3 Board Action Final. The decision of the board in all club matters is final, subject
only to an appeal to the club. However, as to a decision to terminate
membership, a member, pursuant to article 12, section 6, may appeal to the
club, request mediation, or request arbitration. If appealed, a decision of the
board shall be reversed only by a two-thirds vote of the members present, at a
regular meeting specified by the board, provided a quorum is present and notice
of the appeal has been given by the secretary to each member at least five (5)
days prior to the meeting. If an appeal is taken, the action taken by the club
shall be final.
Section 4 Officers. The club officers shall be a president, a president-elect,
and one or more vice-presidents, all of whom shall be members of the board, and
a secretary, a treasurer, and a sergeant-at-arms, who may or may not be members
of the board as the bylaws shall provide.
Section 5 Election of Officers.
(a) Terms of Officers other than President. Each officer shall be elected as provided in the bylaws. Except for the
president, each officer shall take office on 1 July immediately following
election and shall serve for the term of office or until a successor has been
duly elected and qualified.
(b) Term of President. The president shall be elected
as provided in the bylaws, not more than two (2) years but not less than
eighteen (18) months prior to the day of taking office and shall serve as
president-nominee upon election. The nominee shall take the title of
president-elect on 1 July in the year prior to taking office as president. The
president shall take office on 1 July and shall serve a period of one (1) year
or until a successor has been duly elected and qualified.
(c) Qualifications. Each officer and director shall be
a member in good standing of this club. The president-elect shall attend the
district presidents-elect training seminar and the district assembly unless
excused by the governor-elect. If so excused, the president-elect shall send a
designated club representative who shall report back to the president-elect. If
the president-elect does not attend the presidents-elect training seminar and
the district assembly and has not been excused by the governor-elect or, if so
excused, does not send a designated club representative to such meetings, the
president-elect shall not be able to serve as club president. In such event,
the current president shall continue to serve until a successor who has
attended a presidents-elect training seminar and district assembly or training
deemed sufficient by the governor-elect has been duly elected.
Article 11 Admission Fees and Dues
Every member
shall pay an admission fee and annual dues as prescribed in the bylaws, except
that any transferring or former member of another club who is accepted into
membership of this club pur
Hobie Hellerstein
