a. Article I, Sec 1 Club Name. The name of the club shall
be know as the:
a. Kiwanis Club of Bledsoe County
b. Kiwanis Club of Pikeville
c. Other ________________________________
Decision: ______________________________________________________
b. Article IV, Sec 1 Proposals for Membership shall be:
a. Submitted to the Board for consideration, or
b. Referred to the Board, who shall inform club members of the
new members' decision for membership, which will be acted upon
by the Board after a 2-week period.
Decision: ______________________________________________________
c. Article VI, Sec 1 Club Officers shall be President, President-elect,
Vice-president(s), Treasurer, Secretary, and Immediate past President
(6). The number of Vice Presidents shall be determined.
Propose: Specify one vice president.
Decision: _____________________________________________________
Section 2 specifies that only the President elect and Vice president positions or the Secretary and Treasurer positions may be combined. If desired, other officers such as assistant secretary and assistant treasurer may be elected.
Propose: No officer positions shall be combined or additional officer positions authorized.
Decision: ____________________________________________________
d. Article VI, Sec 5 In the absence of the President, the President-elect or Vice President shall preside at all meeting of the club and Board.
Decision: ____________________________________________________
e. Article VI, Sec 9g May give bonding in such form and amount
for the Secretary.
Article VI, Sec 10j May give bonding in such form and amount
for the Treasurer.
Propose: Require no Bonding for either the Secretary or Treasurer
Decision: ______________________________________________
f. Article VII, Sec 1 The Board shall consist of the officers and a minimum of 5 directors.
Guidance: 5 directors with 25 to 29 members; 6 if more than 30 members
Propose: 6 Directors
Decision: _____________________________________________________
g. Article VII, Sec 3 Board of Directors shall serve for a:
a. 2-year term with members serving 1- and 2-year terms in the
initial election to ensure continuity, or
b. 1-year term.
c. 3-year term with members serving 1-, 2- and 3-year
terms in the initial election to ensure continuity.
Propose: Option c.
Decision: ______________________________________________________
h. Article XI, Sec 1 The club shall hold:
a. Weekly meeting, or
b. Regularly scheduled meeting twice per month.
Note: . Most Kiwanis clubs meet weekly. Some members may have
trouble keeping up with the meeting times or just lose interest
if they meet only twice a month. Also, it could take over twice
as long compared to meeting weekly to become organized and productive
in the community.
Propose: Weekly meetings
Decision: ______________________________________________________
i. Article XI, Sec 5
Note only: The annual meeting of the club shall be held at a
regular meeting no earlier than the first meeting in April and
no later than the second week in May to elect club officers
and directors.
j. Article XII, Sec 1 Election of officers and directors:
a. except Secretary, shall be held at the annual meeting., or
b. including the Secretary, shall be held at the annual meeting.
Propose: Elect Secretary rather than appoint.
Decision: ______________________________________________________
k. Article XIII, Sec.1 In the case of a vacancy in the office
of President, either the:
a. President elect, or
b. First Vice President shall succeed to the office.
Propose: President elect
Decision: _____________________________________
l. Article XVIII, Sec 1 The initial approval of the membership induction fee and dues and billing cycle are determined and approved by the club membership during the organizational meeting.
The Board will determine when and if future changes are needed and make recommendations to the club membership for approval per Article XVIII, Section 1. A 2/3 vote of members present at a regular meeting is required for approval.
Note: Members should consider the following in setting their club dues and billing frequency.
1. Set New Member Induction Fee: Propose $35.00 (a one-time fee for current billing cycle)
Decision: ___________________
2. Set Annual Dues:
Annual KI Fee: $ 48.90
Annual District Dues $ 20.00
Club Administration $ ______ (Club members to decide)
Total Annual Dues $ ______
Note: Club dues tend to cluster in the $80 to $120 per year range
Propose: Collect dues annually to save administrative time.
Proposed Exception: At the request of a member, Treasurer
may collect dues over a different time interval as long as the
member has remitted a sufficient amount of dues to cover the member's
Kiwanis International and K-T District dues for the semi annual
Kiwanis International invoice due.
The Board should determine the best timing to initiate
the collection of member dues.
Note: It is important to ensure that sufficient funds will be
available to cover the club invoice for the next Kiwanis International
billing cycle. In other words, it will be good business practice
to start collecting dues relatively soon if other than the Semi
Annual cycle ( September and March) is selected.
Decision: $ per year from October 1, 2002 to September 30, 2003
m. Club Incorporation:
Proposal: The club affirms its intent to complete the incorporation
of said club within one year from the date of which this
club receives its official charter from Kiwanis International.
Motion Carried ____________
n. Sponsored Youth Faculty Advisors: (Optional)
Proposal: Recognize the dedicated service and commitment of the city and county school systems' Sponsored Youth Faculty Advisors to oversee the organization and operations of the Key Clubs, Builders Clubs, and K-Kids Programs sponsored by the club by paying their Kiwanis International and Tennessee-Tennessee semi annual dues. The annual cost per faculty advisor is $64.80. Faculty Advisors receive Club attendance credit for attending sponsored youth meetings and participating in service projects.
Motion Carried _____________
o. Club Administrative Software Package: (Optional)
The club approves the purchase of the Kiwanis Administrative
Software Package at a cost of $150 plus shipping.
Motion Carried ___________
p. Club Bylaws:
The Club bylaws and optional motions (Items n & o), as submitted
and as amended by the preceding motions, be adopted as the bylaws
and policy of this club:
Motion Carried _____________