Proposed Intermediate Bylaw Change

 

The Board of Trustees of Queen City Yacht Club has approved amendments to the bylaws for a vote by the general membership.  Commodore Bob Myers has called for this vote at the first meeting of the month on May 14, 2014.  Per Article VI of the Queen City Yacht Club Bylaws, this vote requires two-thirds majority for passage.  Please read these proposals carefully.

 

The proposed bylaws changes amend Article III, Section 2.  Intermediate Membership is inserted between Active Membership and Senior Life Membership.  The Senior Life Membership, Life Membership, and Active Social Membership sections are renumbered but unaltered.   

 

Article III, Sections 4 and 5 are modified to reflect dues and initiation changes for Intermediate members.  These bylaws changes are presented as a package vote and shall be voted as one measure.  Changes are noted in red highlight.

 

The Board of Trustees also approved for vote modifications to Article III, Section 1, Subsections C & D, regarding eligibility for membership.  Those changes are highlighted in red and will be voted upon separately.

 

 

Section 2:  Classes of Membership.  There shall be three (3) classes of membership: Active, Honorary, and Service.

 

A. Active Membership: Active members shall be entitled to all privileges and participate in all activities of the Club, except as defined by the categories of this class. If an applicant is granted membership as a single person then subsequently marries, the spouse may join the membership of the member, or join as an individual member. Membership granted to a married couple shall be limited to the persons of that marriage. In the event of divorce, death, resignation, withdrawal or expulsion of either member, the right of survival of membership may not transfer. If a member remarries, the new spouse shall be recognized as a member without survival of membership privileges, but may upon the death of the member be granted Social membership. Upon divorce, the membership shall become a single person membership and ownership shall be determined by the legal settlement. If a determination is not reached by the settlement, the Board of Trustees, in its sole discretion, shall determine ownership of the membership.

 

 

1.  ActiveMembership is granted to applicantsapproved and inducted into the Club as required by Article III, Section 3.  A married couple sharing one Active Membership shall have one vote.  Married couples may join as separate, individual members.  Married couples may not serve concurrently as Club officers or as Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
 

 

 

Upon the death of an Active member, a surviving spouse may elect to convert their ActiveMembership to Social Membership. The Board of Trustees, in its discretion, may waive the ten year Active Membership requirement for that spouse.

 

The number of memberships in this subsection shall not exceed four hundred (400), except when Intermediate members transferring to this category cause that number to be exceeded.

 

 

An Intermediate membership shall convert to Active membership upon attainment of age 40 by a single member, or by either spouse of a married couple.  An Intermediate membership may be converted to Active membership after three years from approval of the application. Once converted to Active membership, a member may not return to Intermediate membership. The years of Intermediate Membership shall count toward Life Membership qualifications.

 

 

3. Life Membership may be granted at the discretion of the Board of Trustees to an Active member who joined the Club after September 30, 1986 and has individually completed 25 years of dues paying membership (whether consecutive or not), but only if there are qualified applicants on the waiting list for membership to keep the Active member roster at the maximum allowed. Life Membership shall reduce the dues of the Active Membership to the amount of fifty percent (50%) of that stated in Article III, Section 5.

4. Senior Life Membership Shall be granted to an Active member who joined the club prior to October 1, 1986 and has individually completed 25 years of dues paying membership (whether consecutive or not); except that any member who joined the club after March 1, 1978 must be at least 65 years of age to qualify for this status. Senior Life status shall excuse the dues of the Active Membership as required in Article III, Section 5. In case of any taxation being due on the membership, same shall be borne by the member as a prerequisite to continuing said membership.

 

5. Active Social Membership may be granted upon approval by the Board of Trustees to an active member in good standing who has completed at least ten (10) years of Active Membership and does not own a boat.  Upon approval, Social Membership shall take effect at the beginning of the fiscal year following the member's application and approval.  Social members may not own a boat.  Social members shall pay one half of the current regular annual dues and shall have all privileges of Active membership except voting, holding office, proposing and seconding proposals for membership, temporarily mooring or having permanent moorage at the Club facilities, chairing standing committees, utilizing reciprocal moorage, and flying the Club burgee.  If a Social member wishes to return to Active membership, the member shall pay a new initiation fee, Active dues and shall receive a new initiation date and member number.

 

Section 4: Initiation Fee. The initiation fee, plus taxes if any, must be paid to the Treasurer in cash or in a manner acceptable to the Board of Trustees before the application can be acted upon as provided in Section 3. In the event the enrollment of Active Membership and Intermediate Membership combined is not at Active capacity as defined in Article III, Section 2(A)(1), the Board of Trustees shall have the discretion to modify the initiation fee, the manner of payment, or take other initiation fee measures it sees fit to return Active Membership to Active capacity.

 
The initiation fee for Active Membership shall be $3,000.  The initiation fee for Intermediate Membership shall be as follows: 
 
a. Ages 21 through 25       $250
b. Ages 26 through 30       $500
c. Ages 31 through 35       $1000
d. Ages 36 through 39      $2,000
 
Modify Article III, Section 5, Dues
 
Section 5:  Dues.  The annual dues for Active Membership shall be the sum of $750 per year.The annual dues for Intermediate Membership shall be the following sums:
a. Ages 21 through 25      $150
b. Ages 26 through 30      $300 
c. Ages 31 through 35       $450 
d. Ages 36 through 39      $600
 
Modify Article III, Section 1, C, Eligibility:

C.  Boat Ownership:  The owner of a boat not less than 17 feet in length, with proof of ownership and current registration with the State of Washington.

 

 

D.  Residence:  Resides within a distance that is determined by the Board of Trustees to be reasonable to permit participation in Club activities.