CONSTITUTION of the
PUNXSUTAWNEY ROAD RUNNERS CLUB
I. TITLE
The name of the Association shall be "The Punxsutawney Road Runners
Club", hereafter referred to as "the PRRC".
II. PURPOSE
The primary purpose of the PRRC shall be the promotion of running
and the education of the community to its benefits. In furtherance
of the first objective above, the PRRC may hold competitive events,
meetings, print and publish newsletters or an Internet web site,
and all such things as may be conducive to the encouragement of
running. Other objectives are to engage in community activities,
to publicize by appropriate means the benefits of running and
jogging, and to coordinate with other entities advocating running
as a means of physical fitness.
III. MANAGEMENT
A. The management of the PRRC shall be vested in a Board of
Directors consisting of a president, vice-president, secretary,
and treasurer.
B. The duties of the officers include:
1 President - to preside over meetings, represent the PRRC
as chief executive officer, to call any special meetings, and
to appoint committees and chairpersons thereof.
2 Vice-President - to assume the powers of the president in his/
her absence, and to take on special assignments as requested
by the president.
3 Secretary - to record minutes at meetings, to keep file of
such minutes, and when requested by the president to accept
assignments involving correspondence and the keeping of
records.
4 Treasurer - to administer all financial dues and to have
authority to sign or disburse necessary appropriations, as
directed.
C. Eligibility:
Officers may be elected to succeed themselves.
D. Term of Office:
1 The term of office shall be for one year, beginning with or at
the close of the first meeting held within the calendar year,
in no case beginning later than March 31.
2 Offices filled upon resignation shall also expire at the time
of the first meeting of the calendar year.
E. Elections:
Officers shall be elected by majority vote by those present at
the meeting.
F. Procedural Requirements:
1 Parlamentary procedure shall me carried on at meetings, and
every effort will be made to discuss any motion coming before
the group.
2 A majority vote of the members present is necessary to pass
ordinary measures. All measures shall be deemed ordinary
except those proposing a constitutional amendment which would
require a two-thirds majority of those present to pass.
3 A quorum shall consist of those members present if equal to or
greater than the number of elected officials plus one. No
official meeting shall be held unless a quorum is present.
4 Constitutional Amendment
a. A constitutional amendment may be accomplished by a two-
thirds vote of the members present at the meeting.
b. Only those who have been members of the PRRC for 30 days
prior to the proposal of an amendment may vote upon such.
c. All members must be notified at least 2 days prior to
voting that consitutional amendments will be discussed
and voted upon.
5 Meetings will be held at least once each quarter and more
frequently if called by the president.
IV. FINANCES
A. Dues shall be determined by a majority vote of the members
present at a business meeting and shall not be voted on more
often than once a year.
B. The PRRC is a non-profit organization. Dues, entry fees, and
other monies received by the PRRC will be used for carrying
out the stated purpose of the PRRC. None of the net earnings
of the PRRC shall inure to the benefit of individuals.
C. Members using PRRC funds for any purpose shall give a full
record of expenditures to the treasurer.
V. DISSOLUTION
In the event of dissolution of the PRRC, the funds in the treasury,
after all creditors have been paid, go to a non-profit running
organization chosen by the remaining members.