CENTRAL COAST MUSCLE
CARS AND CLASSICS
CENTRAL COAST MUSCLE CARS AND CLASSICS
(CCMCC)
Bylaws
Central Coast Muscle Cars and Classics herein referred to as CCMCC, is a car club that honors classic generations of American automotive history spanning manufacturing years prior to 1979. This club is a congregation of individuals brought together to positively impact our local communities, charitable foundations and youth organizations.
Central Coast Muscle Cars and Classics (CCMCC) will meet at least once per month. All CCMCC club members are encouraged to attend. Meeting dates and locations will be announced on the website.
The CCMCC Board of Directors shall consist of seven (7) members. Those members will each hold a position or chair at the meeting table for the Board.
President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, three Committee Chair Persons (North/South/Merchandise).
Nominations will be made in October. Voting will be in November. President will be presented in December. Board of Directors will take over in January.
All members of the Board of Directors are required to attend all monthly meetings. A Board of Director who misses three consecutive meetings in a term of one year without a valid physical or employment reason shall forfeit his/her position on the Board.
Each board meeting must consist of a quorum in order to be considered a meeting. In this case a quorum will consist of five (5) Board members. Two –thirds of the votes are needed for all decisions. (4.6 votes?) (a majority)
No profanity will be allowed during the monthly meetings and/or Board meetings. If a member has the floor, no interruptions will be allowed until discussion is opened to the floor by the President.
The CCMCC does not endorse the consumption of alcoholic beverages at any club events, functions or meetings.
Any member at any time may be voted out of the membership if his/her actions are offensive or not in the best interest of the club. A club member that is up for a vote of ejection from the club shall be voted on by the Board of Directors. Said member is required to be present to defend his/her actions at said meeting or submit a written explanation prior to meeting. Failure to appear or provide written explanation of said incident will result in the Board of Directors decision being the final decision for said member’s membership status.
All primary members in good standing (who have paid dues/have submitted at least one sponsor to the club for that year), may be nominated to the Board of Directors. The term for members of the Board of Directors is two years.
A Board of Directors candidate he/she must have been a club member in good standing for at least one year.
A Presidential candidate he/she must have been a Board of Directors member for at least one year.
A quorum will consist of five Board members. Two thirds of the votes are needed for all decisions. Dues must be current for any voting rights.
All Board of Directors or Committee Chair Persons shall report to and request from the Vice-President approval of amounts not exceeding $100.00. If the Vice-President disapproves then the President can be called upon to make a decision overriding the Vice-President if necessary. If the President does not override, then it must be brought before the Board for approval. Amounts above $100.00 must be approved by the Board.
Any Board member who leaves the meeting unexcused prior to the adjournment called by the President may be considered derelict in his/her obligation to that office and his/her membership on the Board will be reviewed by the entire club.
In the event of a vacancy on the board of Directors, the vacancy will be filled by the nominee receiving the highest number of votes by the Board of Directors in the January election or by poling of the membership by the President if only six original nominations were received. If the vacancy is an Officer’s position, the President must obtain Board approval for a proposed replacement candidate.
MEMBERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES
All members are to be considered in good standing who have paid their annual dues for current club calendar year, unless they are under disciplinary action.
Dues – Initial membership dues are to be $100.00 per year and shall include a membership shirt. Dues for the proceeding years shall be $75.00 on each club calendar year.
Referral: If a member refers an individual who then joins the club the referring member will receive a $25.00 discount on the following year’s dues.
CCMCC, is understanding of the fact that this is a club for adults (21+ of age): however it does not condone the use of profanity, or alcohol consumption at any club events, functions or meetings. Any member showing consistent abuse of this law is under his/her own risk and is eligible for fines and/or an ejection vote from the club.
Penalties & Fines
Any member at any time may be voted out of the membership if his/her actions are offensive or not in the best interest of the club. A Club member that is up for a vote of ejection from the club, shall be voted on by the Board of Directors. Said member is required to be present to defend his/her actions at said meeting or submit a written explanation prior to meeting. Failure to appear or provide written explanation of said incident will result in the Board of Directors decision being the final decision for said member’s membership status.
Fines will be assessed by the Sergeant at Arms when deemed necessary for incidents arising during a meeting, causing the meeting to be out of order. Fines will start at $1.00 and be in increments up to a maximum of $5.00 per individual, per meeting.
Any Board member who leaves the meeting unexcused prior to the adjournment called by the President may be considered derelict in his/her obligation to that office and his/her membership on the Board will be reviewed by the entire club.
BOARD MEMBER DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
PRESIDENT - shall be the chief officer of this association and shall preside at all the meetings of its membership. The President shall supervise all affairs of the association and meetings of its membership.
Vice-President- shall act in the President’s stead of this association when the president is not present. The Vice-President shall supervise all committees and report of their progress.
Secretary – shall record all proceedings of this association and shall present minutes of the previous meetings to the Board for their approval. The Secretary shall also handle all correspondence and maintain an attendance for said association.
Treasurer-shall have custody of all association funds and securities and shall keep in books belonging to the association full and accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursement; he/she shall deposit all monies, securities and other valuable effects in the name of the association in such depositaries as may be designated for that purpose by the Board. The Treasurer shall obtain all officer’s signatures on all checks prior to disbursing funds of the association. All reimbursements or disbursements require a business receipt detailing the expenditure. The Treasurer will prepare a monthly financial report from the general ledger and present it at each monthly Board of Directors meeting. Financial reports will be made available upon written request by any member on the current roster. The President will appoint two Board members each year to perform a quarterly audit on the association’s financial records. The result of these audits will be presented to the Board of Directors at the next scheduled meeting following each audit.
Representatives-shall have custody of…
All Board of Directors or Committee Chair Person are authorized to make purchases utilizing the club account. All purchase requests shall be submitted to the treasurer for approval. Authorization of a purchase request requires 2 board members approval. Any Purchase request submitted that exceeds $100.00 shall be brought to attention at the next board meeting to be reviewed on as a group.