ARTICLE I - NAME
The name of this organization shall be: LOS VERDES MEN’S GOLF and
COUNTRY CLUB.
ARTICLE II - PURPOSES
To create an atmosphere wherein members can share their enthusiasm
for the game of golf through competition, camaraderie, etc.
To establish and maintain honest handicaps for members of the Club.
To conduct Golf Tournaments and other events.
To cooperate with the County of Los Angeles and the American Golf Corporation in maintaining the Los Verdes Golf Course and Facilities.
To establish and maintain membership in and to cooperate with the rules and regulations of the Southern California Golf Association.
To conduct any and all other events from time to time, which, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, shall be deemed proper.
ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Section 1. Regular members: Any male person over the age of
18 years, as of January 1 for the year of initial membership,
regardless of race, creed or color, shall be eligible for membership in
the Los Verdes Men’s Golf and Country Club, Inc.
Section 2. Applications for membership shall be filed with the Membership
Chairman of the Club upon a written form approved by the Board of Directors and
Department of Parks and Recreation of the County of Los Angeles. After
qualification by the Membership Chairman and after paying assessments and dues,
the applicant shall become a member of the Club on January 1st of the following
year.
Section 3. The Membership Chairman of the Club, upon receipt of a
properly completed application form, shall record all applications in numerical
order as received, and date same. Membership applications shall be considered in
numerical order as received and shall be publicly posted at Los Verdes Golf
Course.
Section 4. Total regular membership in the Los Verdes Men’s Golf and
Country Club, Inc. shall be limited to 600 members.
In the event the limit shall be reached, a waiting list shall be established.
Applications for membership shall thereafter be accepted as openings occur from
those on the waiting list, in numerical order as received.
Section 5. Honorary Members: Any person who has performed some
distinguished public service or meritorious service in the interest of the game
of golf or to the Los Verdes Men’s Golf and Country Club, Inc., may be
designated an honorary member of the club at the pleasure of the Board of
Directors. Honorary members shall not be considered in the totals set forth
under Article III, Section 4, hereof.
Section 6. Only members in good standing may participate in Club
activities.
Section 7. Associate Members: Those prospective members within that
group, currently specified by the Board of Directors, on the official LVMC
waiting list who elect to exercise this option.
Upon payment of a prescribed annual dues by the date of the January General
meeting, such Associate Members would have an official handicap maintained and
certified by SCGA. In addition, they would be placed on the regular mailing list
to receive the Club publication and other official mailings. Associate Members
would be eligible to attend all general meetings and social events. Associate
Members would not be eligible to vote or participate in any LVMC tournament
activities. No other privileges are implied or intended.
Section 8. Emeritus Member: This category of membership will be made
available, by their own election, to those individuals who have been regular
members, in good standing, of the Los Verdes Men’s Club for at least eight (8)
years prior to the year they elect to become an emeritus member. Emeritus
members will be required to resign their regular membership and will not be
allowed to participate in the regularly scheduled monthly tournaments, or in the
annual satellite tournaments. Emeritus members will be able to participate in
away events (bus trips) provided they meet all deadlines announced by the bus
trip chairman. Emeritus members will receive all regular LVMC publications. The
fee for emeritus membership shall be set annually by the Board of Directors at a
level sufficient to cover cost of printing and mailing materials. In addition,
those emeritus members who wish to maintain an SCGA handicap will be billed for
the cost of this service.
ARTICLE IV - OBLIGATIONS
AND DISCIPLINE
Section 1. The acceptance of membership in this Club shall
bind each member to abide by all the conditions, rules and regulations of the
Club.
Section 2. Refusing or neglecting a strict and honorable compliance with
the rules and regulations of the Club or with its decisions shall render any
member liable to suspension or expulsion. Suspension or expulsion shall be by
two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors in attendance at any regular or
special meeting, a quorum being present.
Section 3. Specific grounds for disciplinary action shall include, but
are not limited to: (a) Conduct and activities at the Los Verdes Golf Course or
other golf courses or in the community generally that are unethical or
dishonest: (b) Conduct that reflects negatively on the integrity of the Los
Verdes Men’s Club or its members: (c) Conduct deemed to be unethical or
dishonest in connection with playing the game of golf or the recording of golf
scores, at home or away.
ARTICLE V - DIRECTORS
Section 1. The control and management of the affairs, funds
and property of the Club shall be vested in the Board of Directors, which Board
shall be compose of not less than nine (9) members at all times.
Section 2. The term of office of the members of the Board of Directors
shall be for one year, and shall correspond with the calendar year of the Club,
namely, January 1 through December 31.
Section 3. The Board shall include, among the nine members, a President,
First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and such other
designated offices or categories as the Board shall from time to time deem
necessarily included therein. Members of the Board, and holders of offices
designated shall be determined in the manner hereinafter set forth. Progression
in office shall not be implied by or governed by previously held positions.
Section 4. Vacancies on the Board of Directors, other than by annual
election as hereinafter set forth, shall be filed by the Board, and such
appointment shall continue for the duration of the term of the Director
replaced.
Section 5. The Board of Directors shall be elected annually by the
members of the Club as follows:
Section 6. The immediate Past President shall be a
member of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VI - OFFICERS
Section 1. It shall be the duty of the President to preside
at all meetings of the Club and of the Board of Directors and to see that all
the By-Laws and such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Club are
enforced; to supervise generally all affairs of the Club, and at the Annual
Meeting, held in December of each year, to make a report of the activities and
general business of the Club during the year just past. He shall appoint all
committees, and shall be ex-officio a member of same. In the absence or
inability of the President to act, the First Vice President, in that order,
shall perform all the duties of the President. If the President and the Vice
Presidents shall be absent from any meeting, the Secretary shall call the
meeting to order and a temporary Chairman shall be chosen.
Section 2. The First Vice President shall be appointed Chairman of the
Tournament Committee. The Second Vice President shall be appointed Chairman of
the Handicap Committee.
Section 3. The Secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings at all
Club meetings and maintain a file for that purpose, and he shall cooperate with
the Treasurer in keeping matters of accounts of the Club. He shall conduct the
official correspondence of the Club. He shall send all notices required and
attend to such other business as may belong to the duties of his office, or as
may be directed by the President.
Section 4. The Treasurer shall be Custodian of the funds of the Club. He
shall deposit them in some depository or depositories. He shall disburse the
same upon warrants or checks, signed by proper officers of the Club in
settlement of Accounts Payable. The Treasurer shall keep the books of the
accounts of the Club with the cooperation of the Secretary. The Treasurer shall
render an actual account prior to each Annual Meeting and report on the
financial affairs of the Club at the Annual Meeting. He shall perform such other
duties as may properly belong to his office as he may be directed by the
President. The Treasurer’s books and accounts shall be audited in March of each
year by the Attorney-Auditor, and at such other times as directed by the Board
of Directors.
Section 5. All checks, bonds, contracts or other instruments and writing
necessary for the regular conduct of Club business shall be signed by not less
than two officers of the corporation. For the purposes of this section, such
signatories shall be any two from the President, First Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer. The Tournament Chairman shall be authorized to set up and operate
a separate account on a single signature system.
ARTICLE VII - MEETINGS
Section 1. Meetings of the Club shall be held at such place
as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. Notice of all
meetings of the Club shall be given all members not less than five (5) days
prior to the meetings, by posting on the LVMC Information Board.
Section 2. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held
monthly at such place and at such time as shall be designated by the President.
Section 3. Special meeting of the Club may be called at any time by the
Secretary upon the order of the President, or upon the written request of any
five (5) members of the Board of Directors or ten percent of the total members.
ARTICLE VIII - QUORUM
Section 1. Official business of and by the Club at any
regular or special meeting may not be transacted unless at least fifteen (15)
percent of the regular members in good standing are present.
Section 2. Official business of and by the Board of Directors of the Club
may not be transacted at any meeting of the Board of Directors unless at least
five (5) members of the Board are present.
ARTICLE IX - DUES AND
FEES
Section 1. The annual Dues, if any, of each class of
membership, shall be designated by the Board of Directors and shall be for a
period from January 1 to December 31. The Membership Chairman shall mail notice
of annual dues to all members on or before the September meeting each year. Dues
not paid by the October meeting of each year shall be considered delinquent and
any delinquent member shall be presumed not to be desirous of reinstating his
membership for the following year. Any regular member who comes within the
foregoing provisions and subsequent to the October meeting deadline shall seek
membership by way of presentation of the delinquent dues, or otherwise, shall be
referred to the Board of Directors in accordance with Article III, Sections 2, 3
and 4 shall be deemed to be a renewal of application for membership.
Section 2. An initiation fee shall be determined by the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE X - COMMITTEES
Section 1. Standing Committees: The following standing
committees shall be approved and governed by the Board of Directors.
· Tournament: The duties of the Tournament Committee shall be to arrange and conduct tournaments.
· Handicap: The duties of the Handicap Committee shall be to determine the proper handicap for each playing member of the Club in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Southern California Golf Association. Handicap records shall be kept up to date and shall be kept in a place readily accessible to members.
· Membership: To collect dues, promote new memberships and investigate all applications for membership and to report to the Board of Directors recommendations thereon.
· Entertainment: To encourage and arrange general meetings and social events for the Club.
· Rules and Eligibility: To be thoroughly familiar with the rules of golf and have authority to settle disputes arising out of play under the rules of the game. To be prepared to discuss the rules of golf before the assembled members upon the request of the membership and permission of the President.
· Green: To be the liaison between the Club and the Management of the Los Verdes Golf Course in matters pertaining to the upkeep and conditions of play at the course.
Section 2. Special Committees: The President may
appoint, from time to time, such other committees as may be necessary and/or
advisable to carry out the purposes of the Club.
ARTICLE XI - AMENDMENTS
Section 1. These By-Laws shall not be changed or amended
except by a two-thirds majority of regular members in good standing, present at
a regular or special meeting that may be held for that purpose.
Section 2. All proposed changes of the Constitution, By-Laws and
membership application forms shall be submitted to the Parks and Recreation
Department of the County of Los Angeles for review and approval prior to the
effectiveness thereof.
Section 3. Any change or amendment proposed by the Board or the members
shall be distributed by first class mail to the membership not less than ten
(10) days nor more than ninety (90) days prior to a regular meeting of the
membership at which it shall be considered. Approval by a two-thirds majority of
the members present at such a meeting shall constitute adoption.
ARTICLE XII -
DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS UPON DISSOLUTION
Section 1. In the event of the dissolution of the
corporation, or in the event it shall cease to carry out the objectives and
purposes herein set forth, all the business, property and assets of the
corporation shall go and be distributed to such non-profit charitable
corporation, municipal corporation, or corporations, as may be selected by the
Board of Directors of this corporation so that the business properties and
assets of this corporation shall in that event be used for, and devoted to, the
purposes of carrying on a non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian activity, and
in no event shall any of the assets or property, in the event of dissolution
thereof, go or be distributed to members, either for the reimbursement of any
sum prescribed, donated, or contributed by such members, or for any other such
purpose, it being the intent that in the event of the dissolution of this
corporation, or upon its ceasing to carry out the objectives and purposes herein
set forth, the property and assets then owned by the corporation shall be
devoted to the carrying on of the function and purposes of such non-profit,
non-political, non-sectarian activity as the Board of Directors shall determine
and direct.
ARTICLE XIII - PROCEDURE
Section 1. Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern procedure
at all meetings, except as other wise herein provided.
I, the undersigned, being the Secretary of the Los Verdes Men’s Golf and Country
Club, Inc., do hereby certify the foregoing to be the By-Laws of said
Corporation as adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on the 15th
day of November, 2006 by vote of all Directors, and as amended and approved by
the General Membership after full reading before the members of said Corporation
on the 6th day of December, 2006 and approved by Director, Department of Parks
and Recreation of the County of Los Angeles, California.
Tom Gibson
Los Verdes Men’s Golf and Country Club