Jerusalem Rotary Club Bylaws

JERUSALEM ROTARY CLUB
BY-LAWS

AS APPROVED BY THE CLUB ON MAY 9, 2007
Preamble

Below are the approved by-laws of the Jerusalem Rotary Club. These bylaws
are the result of 75 years of accumulated experience and the
development of various Club customs and are to be understood as guidelines
only and subject to change as the Club may at any time decide.
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Article I Definitions
1. Board: The Board of Directors of this Club. 2. Director: A member of this
Club's Board of Directors. 3. Member: A member, other than an honorary
member, of this Club. 4. RI: Rotary International. 5. Year: The twelvemonth
period that begins on 1 July.

Article 2 Board

The governing body of this Club shall be the Board consisting of eleven(11)
members of this Club, namely the president, nine(9) directors elected in
accordance with article 3 of these bylaws, and the immediate past president
as ex-officio.

Article 3 Election of Directors, the President and Officers

Section 1 – The Board of Directors shall determine a date in the month of
December for the election of the nine (9) directors of the Board of Directors.
Ballots shall be distributed to all Club members (not including hononary
members) three (3) Club meetings prior to the election date so that for
example if the elections are to be set for Wed., the 21st of the month, the
ballots are to be distributed on Wed., the 7th assuming there will be a
meeting on the following Wednesday.

Section 2 – The ballots shall list all the members of the Club in one of two
categories – past-presidents or members. Each member shall vote for four(4)
from the past-presidents’ list and five(5) from the members’ list. A pastpresident
or member may ask to have his name deleted from the list for good
reason. The names of these members requesting to have their names deleted
from the list of candidates shall be noted on the ballot-sheet. In the event
that during the year a board member shall for any reason cease to serve on
the board, the member with the next highest number of votes in the same
category shall take the place of the resigning board member.

Section 3 – The four past-presidents and the five members with the highest
number of votes shall become members of the Board of Directors for the
following Rotary Year beginning in July.

Section 4 - The nine directors so chosen, together with the current President,
will then choose the President-Elect for the following Rotary Year.

Section 5 – The incoming President shall appoint the Treasurer and
Secretary for the coming Rotary year of the newly elected Board of
Directors. If the Treasurer or Secretary were not elected as Board members,
they shall have no vote but they should attend all the Board meetings.

Article 4 Duties of Officers

Section 1 – President. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at
meetings of the Club and the Board and to perform other duties as ordinarily
pertain to the office of President.

Section 2– Secretary. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep
membership records; ; send out notices of Club, Board and committee
meetings; record and preserve the minutes of such meetings; report as
required to RI, including the semiannual reports of membership on 1
January and 1 July of each year, of each active member who has been
elected to membership in the Club since the start of the July or January
semiannual reporting period, and perform other duties as usually pertain
to the office of Secretary.

Section 3– Treasurer. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to have custody of
all funds, accounting for it to the Board no less than quarterly and at any
other time upon demand by the Board, and to perform other duties as
pertain to the office of Treasurer. Upon retirement from office, the
Treasurer shall turn over to the incoming Treasurer or President all funds,
books of accounts, and any other club property.

Article 5 Meetings

Section 1– The regular weekly meetings of this Club shall be held on
Wednesdays at 1:00 PM.

Due notice of any changes in or canceling of the regular meeting shall be
given to all members of the Club.


Meetings may be cancelled only due to force majeure or Holidays.
Section 2– One-half of the membership shall constitute a quorum for voting
purposes at a business meeting of this Club.

Section 3– Six (6) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum of the
Board.

Article 6 Fees and Dues

Section 1 – The amount of annual membership dues shall be determined
annually by the Board with approval by the Club membership. Each
member can decide to subscribe to and pay for the RI official magazine at
their own expense, but new members are obligated to subscribe for one
year.

Article 7 Method of Voting

The business of this club shall be transacted by open voice vote except the
election of officers and directors, which shall be by ballot. The Board may
determine that a specific resolution be considered by ballot rather than by
voice vote.

Article 8 Four Avenues of Service

The four Avenues of Service are the philosophical and practical framework
for the work of this Rotary club. They are Club Service, Vocational Service,
Community Service and International Service. This club will be active in
each of the four Avenues of Service.

Article 9 Committees

The President shall in consultation with the Board of Directors appoint the
following standing committees:

1. Club Service (Administrative coordination)
2. Community Service Committee
3. International Service Committee
4. Membership Committee
5. Program Committee
6. Vocational Committee

1. The Club Service will coordinate the Club activities.
2. The Community Service Committee shall plan and carry out projects
proposed by the Board for the good of the greater community in Jerusalem
and other projects the Board may decide upon.
3. The International Service Committee shall be responsible concerning
contacts with other Rotary Clubs and Rotarians outside of Israel, for contacts
with visiting Rotarians in Israel and Youth Exchange, Group Study and
visiting Scholars.
4. The Membership Committee shall interview all prospective Candidates
for membership and report to the Board on those Candidates recommended
for membership.
5 The Program Committee shall be responsible for the weekly Lecturers at
the Rotary meetings, Special Events including outings.
6. The Vocational Committee shall promote activities for the youth.
The President may also appoint ad hoc committees in consultation with the
Board and he/she shall be an ex-officio member on all committees.
Article 10 Leave of Absence
Upon written application to the Board, setting forth good and sufficient
cause, leave of absence may be granted by the Board excusing a member
from attending the meetings of the Club for a specified length of time within
the current year. This is on the condition that the member’s dues are paid in
full.

Article 11 Finances

Section 1 – Prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the incoming
President shall prepare a budget of estimated income and expenditures for
the year to be approved by his/her Board.

Section 2 – The treasurer shall deposit all Club funds in a bank account. The
bank account shall have three (3) authorized signatories who shall be
Board members, one of them being the Treasurer.

Section 3 – All bills shall be paid by checks drawn on the Club bank
account with at least two (2) signatures of the authorized signatories.
Section 4 – A thorough review of all financial transactions by a qualified
person shall be made once each year.

Article 12 Procedure for Accepting New Members

Section 1 – The name of a prospective member shall be submitted to the
chairperson of the Membership Committee. The Membership Committee
shall meet the prospective candidate without his/her sponsor and decide to
recommend or not to recommend for membership the candidate to the
Board.

Section 2 – Discussions of the possible membership of any candidate shall
be held at the Board without a written protocol and shall be only open to
Board members. Special consideration shall be given to any objection made
by a member to a candidate in the same general classification.

Section 3 – Following the Board's approval it shall circulate the candidate's
name to the members of the Club and request their response within
fourteen(14) days. If there is no objection the new member's admission shall
be announced to the Club. If there is objection it shall be referred back to the
Membership Committee and to the Board.

Section 4 – Once the decision of the Board and Club is favorable to the
candidacy of a member the sponsor shall be notified and a date set for the
candidate's induction.

Section 5 – Simultaneously with induction the new member shall pay the
appropriate membership dues in addition to a $25 contribution to the
Jerusalem Rotary Foundation and a one year subscription of the Rotary
Journal.

Article 13 Resolutions

The Club shall not consider any resolution or motion to commit the Club on
any matter until the Board has considered and approved it. Any new motion,
proposed at a Club meeting shall be referred to the Board for final decision.

Article 14 Amendments

These bylaws may be amended following Board approval at any specially
called business meeting, a quorum of two thirds of the active members being
present, by a two-thirds vote of all members present, provided that notice of
such proposed amendment shall have been mailed or sent by fax or e-mail to
each member at least twenty (20) days before such meeting. No amendment
or addition to these bylaws can be made which is not in harmony with the
standard Rotary club constitution and with the constitution and bylaws of RI.