Submitted to Camera Club Membership for Ratification.
Approved February 13, 1995

Article I (name)

The name of this organization shall be the Morningside Gardens Camera Club. The Club is an affiliate of the Morningside Gardens workshop.

Article II (membership)

All adult residents of Morningside Gardens and all Morningside Gardens regular employees, who are 16 years of age and over, who are current members of the Morningside Gardens workshop, are eligible to become members of the Morningside Gardens Camera Club. No person is to be refused membership because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. A member is one who has paid Camera Club dues for the current membership year (October to October).

Article III (purpose)

The purpose of this club is to provide expanded opportunities for participation by Morningside Gardens residents in the enjoyment of photography.

Article IV (meetings)

Section 1: Club meetings will be held periodically (at least quarterly) as proposed by the Chairperson and the Executive Committee.

Section 2: The Executive committee shall meet before each membership meeting and as requested by the Chairperson.

Section 3: The annual Meeting of the Club shall take place on or about the fourth Thursday of each April.

Article V (officers)

The elected officers shall consist of a chairperson, a Vice-Chairperson, a Secretary and a Treasurer.

Section 1: The Chairperson shall preside at all general meetings of the club and of the Executive Committee. In his or her absence, the Vice-Chairperson will preside. In the absence of both the chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson, any officer may preside in the following order: Secretary, Treasurer.

Section 3: Secretary- The Secretary shall record minutes of each Executive Committee Meeting, which shall be read at the beginning of each subsequent Executive committee meeting. At each General club Meeting the Secretary shall give an oral summary of the program any issues raised at the prior General Meeting.

Section 4: Treasurer - the Treasurer shall be responsible for any income received by the Club and shall pay all bills for expenses approved by the Executive committee. The Treasurer shall maintain financial records and present regular reports to the Executive committee and to the general membership.

Section 5: The term of each elected officer shall be one year from the date of election, and shall end on the date of the next annual Meeting. When an interim officer is appointed by the Executive committee to fill a vacancy, that officer's term shall expire at the next annual meeting.

Article VI (committees)

Section 1: The Executive committee shall consist of the elected officers and of no more than four members-at-large.

Section 2: The Chairperson shall select members-at-large with the approval of the other elected officers.

Section 3: The Executive Committee shall create committees as they are needed, for example, Membership Committee, Dark room Committee, Exhibits Committee, Nominating Committee, audit Committee, etc.

Section 4: Committee Chairpersons will be appointed by the Club chairperson with the approval of the Executive Committee.

Article VI (finances)

The fiscal year of the Club will be from October 1 through the following September 30. The financial accounts of the club shall be reviewed by the Executive Committee at every meeting. There shall be annual club membership dues and additional fees for the use of the Darkroom and for rental of lockers, as determined by the Executive Committee.

Article VIII (nomination and election of officers)

Section 1: The Nominating Committee shall prepare a slate of officers and present it at a general meeting at approximately one month before the Annual Meeting of the Club. This list shall be presented again at the Annual Meeting of the general membership

Section 2: At the Annual Meeting members may nominate additional candidates for any office.

Section 3: The names of any additional nominees shall be added to the ballot after these nominations have been seconded and the person so nominated has agreed to have his or her name put on the ballot.

Section 4: Election of officers for the following year shall be held at the annual Meeting of the general membership. Officers shall be elected by a majority vote of the membership present.

Article IV (amendments)

Section 1: These by-laws may be changed in either of the following two manners:

(1) The Executive committee may propose a change in the by-laws. One month prior notice of the specific proposed changes must be given to the membership before the meeting in which the proposed changes are voted upon.

(2) By petition of a majority of members a special meeting may be called to consider changes in these by-laws. One month prior notice of the specific proposed changes must be given to the membership.

In either case 30 percent of the Club members must be present, and two-thirds of the members present must vote to approve the proposed changes.