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1. Membership shall be open to any person who subscribes to the puposes and aims of the Constitution and By-Laws, and upon joining shall be considered to have undertaken and agreed to promote and carry out the objects of the club.

2. Membership shall be limited to All Terrain Vehicles with one (1) membership per bike. Membership fee will be $20.00 to be divided as follows: $10.00 to the NBATV Federation, $10.00 to the Petty Trail Blazers ATV Club. Associate family members who wish to be a voting member, will pay $10.00 to the club, which will be for club membership ONLY, not the Federation. Anyone over the age of 18 must purchase a membership.

3. The fiscal year will run from April 1st to March 31st.

4. Dues for members shall be set by resolution of the Board of Directors and approved at an Executive meeting. Payment of membership dues are due on or before December 31st of each year.

5. The name of any member may be removed from the club register upon passing of a resolution by at least two-thirds (65%) of the votes cast at a special meeting: removal caused by non-payment of dues or misconduct.

6. At all meetings each member shall be entitled to one (1) vote, and may not vote by proxy. Each question shall be decided by a "yea" or "nay" vote, unless a secret ballot is requested by a member.

1. Executive officers must be paid members in good standing with the Petty Trailblazers ATV Club and one (1) person cannot hold two (2) offices at the same time.

2. The term of office shall be for a one (1) year period.

3. The club shall be managed by a Board of Directors consisting of the Executive Officers and eight (8) Directors; Executive Officers being  1) President, 2) Vice-President, 3) Secretary and 4) Treasurer.

4. In the event of a vacancy in any of the offices of the Executive, new officers shall be elected by majority vote at the next general meeting. The same applies to a vacancy of a director.

5. In the event of inability or unwillingness of any of the officers of the club to perform their duties, then a special election may be called to replace them.

6. Any member of the Board of Directors shall not miss any more than four (4) meetings in one year.

7. Officers or representatives of the club shall not voice a personal opinion about the club to the media, unless such an opinion has been approved by the Board of Directors.

8. The President shall supervise the affairs of the club in general and when present preside at all meetings of the club. The President shall be an ex-officio officer of all standing committees.

9. The Vice-President shall be vested with all the powers of and shall perform all the duties of the President in the absence , inability or refusal to act of the President. In the absence of either Officer, a chairperson shall be elected, by the members present at the meeting, to preside over the meeting.

10. The Secretary shall by virtue of his or her office, attend all meetings of the club and of the Board of Directors and record all facts and minutes of all proceedings in the books kept for this purpose. He or she shall be custodian of all records of the club.

11. The treasurer shall receive all monies for the club, deposit same in a chartered bank, pay by cheque, all bills payable in the way provided by the Board of Directors. At a general meeting the Treasurer, by virtue of his or her office, shall assist the Secretary and shall perform all the duties of the Secretary in the absence of the Secretary. If the Treasurer needs assistance with this task a member present may be accepted, by vote, to be an assistant to the Treasurer. The Treasurer shall maintain the club's banking and financial business and prepare appropriate financial statements for presentation at the monthly meetings. 

Meetings

1. The club shall meet once a month, at a time and place determined by the Board of Directors.

2. Executive meetings shall be held as needed and determined by the Board of Directors.

3. The annual meeting of the club shall be held once a year to review club business.

4. Questions arising at any meeting of the Board of Directors shall be decided by a majority of votes. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum. In the event of an equality of votes, the chairperson shall have the deciding vote.

5. Meetings shall be convened at the call of the President or a majority of members.

6. A quorum at a general/ annual/ or special meeting shall be 20% of the paid members of the club which shall include four (4) members of the Board of Directors. (Example--"60 members"....quorum=8 members + 4 executive)

Elections

1. Elections should be held once every year at the Annual club meeting, which will be in November, due to the fact there is no December meeting. This will enable the new Executive to be in place for the January meeting.

2. If any of the membership wish to call an election to change any of the Executive members before their term is up, then two-thirds (65%) of the paid members present must vote on this motion. Majority vote will rule.

3. If any member of the Executive / Directors resign for any reason, then a special election shall be called to replace that person. Any member of the club may be nominated. They must be a paid member in good standing with the club.

Financial Matters

1. All cheques and other formal documents shall be signed by the Treasurer and either the President or Vice-President.

2. Directors and Officers shall serve without remuneration, but may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them, on behalf of the club, from time to time.

3. In the event of the dissolution of the Petty Trail Blazers ATV Club, all monies belonging to the club will be distributed to local charities and non-profit organizations as decided and voted on by the club members.

Committees

1. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, appoint any standing committee as it deems necessary to carry out the business of the club. Such a committee may include: Ways and Means Committee, Telephone Committee, Public Relations Committee, Trail Committee.

2. The term of office for such a committee shall be at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

3. An Audit Committee for the current year shall be nominated by the Board of Directors and approved by the membership at the May meeting. The fiscal year shall end March 31st.

4. Committee chairpersons shall submit a written report of their year's activities to the President at the March meeting.

Amendments

1. Additional resolutions as required for the proper and efficient conduct of the club may be enacted by the Board of Directors once approved by the membership.

2. These By-Laws shall be amended at the Annual and/or General meeting of the club on approval of two-thirds (65%) majority. This is provided Written Notice of Motion has been filed with the Secretary thirty (30) days in advance of the meeting.