Club
Constitution
1. Title. The name of the Club shall be “MR2
Roadster Owners Club” (“MR2ROC”), hereafter referred to as “The Club”.
2. Objectives.
a) To further interest in MR2 Roadster motoring
for owners and enthusiasts.
b) To provide members with information, advice and
assistance on matters connected with MR2 roadsters and motoring.
c) To arrange events, social gatherings and other
meetings.
d) To afford members such benefits and privileges
as it may be possible to arrange.
e) To maintain an internet forum to aid such
objectives being met.
3. Membership shall be open to Ladies and
Gentlemen of not less than 17 years of age, with an interest in the objectives
of the Club. The membership shall consist of (a) Club Members, (b) Affiliate Members.
4. Management. The authority and responsibility
for the transaction of the business of the Club for its management shall be
vested in a Committee, who, in addition to the powers and authorities by these
rules expressly conferred on them, may exercise all powers and do all acts in
furtherance of the objects for which the Club is established or done by the
Club.
5. Election of Committee members. The Chairman,
Secretary/Treasurer and Affiliate & Moderation Manager, along with other
committee members of the Club, shall be elected in forum voting once every 24
months. Candidates are required to own and run an MR2 Roadster on the public
roads regularly. Any committee member shall be elected as part of the election
process and, subject to termination of office by resignation, at the next Vote
following their appointment. The Committee shall have the power to co-opt other
members, as they deem necessary. The retiring officers and other members of the
Committee shall be eligible for re-election.
6. Committee.
a) The Committee shall consist of an uneven number
of members not less than three. Nominations of Candidates for election to the
Committee must be received by the Secretary not less than seven days before the
Voting period, with an intimation by each Club member nominated that he or she
is willing to serve. The Committee shall have the power to appoint a
Sub-Committee to meet on its behalf in respect of any matter, which is
specially referred to such a Sub-Committee.
b) The Committee will periodically review and
amend where necessary The Club Constitution, The Terms and Conditions of Use
and The Board Rules. Any changes will be brought to the attention of members.
c) The Committee is representative of the club in
official meetings with other organisations.
7. Meetings of the Committee. The Secretary,
either of his/her own accord or by the direction of the Chairman, shall unless
otherwise agreed by all the Committee give at least 7 days notice of a meeting.
8. Absence from meeting. Any member of the Committee
who shall, without sufficient reasons, absent himself from three consecutive
board meetings may be called upon to resign his position upon the Committee.
9. The minutes of all meetings of the Committee,
howsoever held, shall be recorded and held in the appropriate section of the
club forum.
10. Banking. The club shall hold at least one bank
account in which all funds shall be held. No payments shall be made without the
authority of the Committee. Two Committee members must sign all cheques.
11. Voting of Committee. Each member present at a
meeting of the Committee shall be entitled to exercise one vote. The Committee
shall vote by ballot if any member present so demands.
12. Subscription. The Club have an optional Club
Affiliate membership fee negotiable per annum. The club however, will remain
free to join for all those who want to.
13. Copies of Rules. Every member shall be
furnished with a copy of the Club rules and regulations on registering for the
Club and may be required to reaffirm agreement from time to time.
14. Dissolution. The Club may be dissolved by a
Special General Meeting convened by direction of the Committee, or on the
requisition of the majority of the Club Members. If the resolution of
dissolution be duly passed, the Committee shall forthwith liquidate the affairs
of the Club, and if there be any surplus assets on realisation, these shall be
disposed of to a like-minded motoring association or club as confirmed by a
majority vote at the Special General Meeting.