Notice of Motion/Pending Rule Changes
Feb 24, 2020 Posted at the request of the VMC Secretary Meaghan Symes
This is the current wording (the highlighted areas are the wordings for which a change is proposed).
I C - ADMISSION Section 1. Application for Active, Junior and Senior membership in the Club shall be made in person at a general meeting, with application form completed with all contact information including address, phone number, e-mail, and signed by the applicant. A sponsor is required. The applicant shall then attend a future meeting, at which time the membership will consider the application and vote on it. No volunteer activity prior to making application is needed. New members are strongly encouraged to volunteer as soon as an opportunity arises. Section 2. Life and Honorary membership in the Club shall be by invitation. Section 3. Application for membership shall be accompanied by the initiation fee and (pro-rated) annual dues for the current year. Section 4. Applications shall be voted on at a meeting subsequent to the meeting at which the application was presented. Section 5. Applicants whose application receives not less than a three quarters majority vote shall be deemed to be elected to membership in the Club. Applicants who receive less than a three quarters majority shall be deemed to be not elected to membership, and the treasurer shall forthwith advise the applicant and refund the initiation fees and annual dues paid by the applicant. Section 6. Applications for Active or Junior membership from anyone under 19 years of age must be signed by the applicant’s parent or guardian
This is the proposed wording change (basically, the previous wording, but with the requirement to attend in person, and to have a sponsor retained)
The change proposed to the bylaws would be as follows:
Qualifications:
Under Sections 3, 4, & 5, They shall:
a) Make application in person
C. Admission
Section 1 Application for Active, Junior and Senior membership in the Club shall be made in person, complete with all contact information including address, phone number, email, and signed by the applicant. A sponsor is required. No volunteer activity prior to making application is needed. New members are strongly encouraged to volunteer as soon as an opportunity arises.
Section 4 Applications shall be voted on at the same meeting they apply.
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