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TSE Constitution and By-Laws Article
I Section I: Name
1.
To promote
vehicle safety, driver skill, and courtesy. 2.
To plan and
regulate functions and/ or activities designed to further the Team's purpose.
This may include, but not be limited to, technical sessions, assistance in
dealing with repair and automotive service establishments, car shows and other
events. 3.
To develop a
forum for both sharing information relevant to the promotion of Scion, and
socializing with others who share our interest.
Section I: Membership 1.
The term
'Member' applies to any person owning, holding title to, or possessing a Scion,
or any person who has a sincere interest in the Scion line and plans to own a
Scion within the next 6 months who has attended 3 TSE Meetings.
1.
Team Scion Eyed
no longer charges membership dues; we do however take donation at every
meeting. TSE also will participate in
fundraisers at least once a year to add to our team funds.
1.
All Members are
eligible to cast one vote each.
1.
Writing a Letter
of Resignation to the Secretary and enclosing their Membership Card (if
applicable). 1.
Resignations
become effective when received by the Secretary, providing the Member resigning
has no indebtedness to the Team.
1.
A Member of the
Team may be expelled from the Team for: 1.
Breaking any
Team By- Laws and/ or rules and/ or; 2.
Bringing
unwanted negative publicity to bear on the Team. 2.
No Member may be
expelled from the Team unless the following procedure is strictly adhered to by
both the Member and the Team: o
A recommendation
to expel the Member must be submitted, in writing, to a Team Officer outlining the
specific reason(s) for the expulsion recommendation. o
A special
meeting of the officers will be called to review the expulsion recommendation
with both the initiator and the member recommended for expulsion. o
The Officers
will review the recommendation, try to obtain independent additional
information, and vote on whether to accept or reject the expulsion
recommendation. o
If the Officer's
vote to reject the expulsion recommendation, both the initiator and the Member
recommended for expulsion will be contacted by a Counsel Member to explain the
Officer's decision. o
If the Officer's
vote to accept the expulsion recommendation, the Member recommended for
expulsion will be offered the option of either resigning from the Team or
participating at the next regularly scheduled Team meeting, when the subject of
the recommended expulsion will be presented for a vote by all the Members
present. o
If a Member opts
to resign, the resignation will be in accordance with the By- Laws covering
resignations. o
If the Member refuses
to resign, the recommended expulsion will be presented at the next regularly
scheduled Team meeting for a vote by the Members present. Article
Section I: Officers 1.
The Officers of
the Club shall be made up of: 5 Counsel members (or less depending on size of
that TSE Chapter), 1 Secretary and 1 Treasurer 2.
Officers will be
elected by majority vote of all members.
1.
Any member of
TSE is welcome to nominate themselves or any other member of TSE at any time. 2.
Only current
Members are eligible for nomination. 3.
If any Counsel
Member wishes to step down at that time, they may do so and surrender their
position to the newly nominated member. 4.
If no Counsel
Member wishes to step down, a tally vote will be taken for all 5 members of the
counsel and the new nominee. All members must vote. 5.
The new nominee
must have at least 50% more votes than the Counsel Member with the least amount
of votes in order to become an Officer.
1.
The Officers of
the Team have the following responsibilities: 1.
Ensure the Team
operates within the parameters established by the Team's Constitution and By-
Laws; 2.
Conduct regular
quarterly meetings; 3.
Call and conduct
any special meetings; 4.
Represent the
Team at various functions as required; 5.
Appoint
committees as required. 2.
The Secretary
shall be responsible for: 1.
Recording the
minutes of all Team meetings; 2.
Maintaining a
current roll of all members; 3.
Giving notice of
meetings as required; 4.
Recording
attendance at Team meetings and functions; 3.
The Historian
shall be responsible for: 1.
Keeping the
historical Team records and summaries. 4.
The Treasurer
shall be responsible for: 1.
Maintaining the
Team's financial records; 2.
Keeping the
Team's historical financial records; 3.
Receiving funds
for the Team; 4.
Disbursing Team
funds as authorized by the Counsel; 5.
Maintaining a
checking account for the Team, with the provision that there be a second
account holder (the team Secretary). ARTICLE
IV
1.
Regular evaluation
meetings will be held every three months on the 21st or nearest
available date @ 2.
In the event of
rescheduling the meeting, all members will be notified as soon as possible by
e-mail. 3.
As specified in
the Team's By- Laws, all voting at the monthly meetings shall be by simple
majority.
1.
The Counsel
Members or other Officers may call special meetings. 2.
All Officers
must be informed of any Special Meeting as soon before such meeting as
feasible. 3.
The purpose and
results of any Special Meeting must be communicated to the Members at the next
regularly scheduled Monthly Meeting. ARTICLE
V
1.
The Counsel
Members shall appoint such committees as required to conduct Team activities.
The responsibilities of each committee must be clearly defined. 2.
Each committee
will be comprised of an odd number of Members. 3.
All committee
votes will be by simple majority.
1.
Amendments may
be proposed by either a majority of the Officers or any 20% of the current
Members. 2.
All amendments
must be submitted to the Secretary in writing. 3.
The exact
amendment will be presented in the next Re-Cap Memo to inform all Members of
the proposed change(s). 4.
Voting on the
amendment shall follow the same procedure as the voting to elect Officers,
excluding the specific time references therein.
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