A: Any person of any age being acceptable to the general membership and having completed a membership application.

B: A person in good standing must have paid up dues and have attended at least one alley meeting or participated in one alley event per year.

C: Only those members in good standing and are the age of sixteen and over will have voting rights as pertain to alley policy and elections.

D: All members in good standing, regardless of age, have the right to be heard on any issue concerning alley policy.

E. A person who has paid their dues but is unable to for-fill article 3 – section B, will be considered a friend of the alley.  

A: Dues shall be $15.00 a year, with the exception of a one-time application fee of $5.00 collected at the time of application.

B: A due’s fee of one half the standard will be charged to each additional family member in the same residence.  The $5.00 application fee still applies to all seeking membership in the alley.

C: Dues are due as of January 1 each year with the exception of those joining the alley after the first of October.  They shall be granted a full year’s membership as of January the following year.  This amendment was adopted at the December 1993 meeting.

A: Meetings shall be conducted monthly at a time and place acceptable to the general membership, as determined by the executive board. 

This person is the chief officer of the alley and shall preside at all meetings when in attendance, and shall oversee and help all other officers as needed.  The term of the office shall be one year, not to exceed two terms.  A person may be reelected to office after being out of office for at least one term.

The vice-president shall act as the Boss clown in the absence of the President.  The VP is responsible along with the secretary for the annual report to the World Clown Association.  The VP will also be held responsible for other duties as deemed necessary by the President. This includes being in charge of our annual birthday party. There shall be the same term limitations as apply to the President.

The secretary shall be responsible for the taking of minutes of all meetings or appointing someone in their absence.  The secretary will handle all correspondence for the alley, and will work with the VP on the annual report to the WCA. The term of office is unlimited. 

The treasurer shall handle all moneys of the alley with a monthly report of income and other expenses.  The treasurer is also responsible for the collection of all dues and fees and the distribution of membership cards.  This officer will keep the President and Sergeant at Arms appraised of a member’s status. Any checks written by the treasurer must be approved by the President.  Any entertainment or funds over $100.00 must have club approval.  The term of office is unlimited.

The Sergeant at Arms shall have all members and guests register at all meetings and functions.  They shall also check the status of any member in question.  They shall help maintain order at all alley functions.  They will perform other duties as required by the President or executive board.  The Sergeant at Arms is in charge of counting all ballots with another member appointed by the President. The term of office is unlimited.

Members at large is composed of two elected members.  Their responsibility is to be part of the executive board and to fill in for any missing officer.  They are also responsible for meeting refreshments.  The term of office is unlimited.

The executive board shall comprise of two elected members and all elected officers and the immediate past President.  It will be their responsibility to set policy for the alley in concurrence with the general membership.

An officer may be removed for not doing their job.  Members shall first offer help and if no improvement occurs, a 2/3 majority of voting members at a general meeting will then be required to remove this officer.

This is an appointed position.  The only requirement being that the individual must be a member in good standing.  The librarian shall have charge of alley books, periodicals, and videos, etc. The librarian is responsible for the check in and check out of said materials.  The librarian shall be responsible for the collection of fees and fines as imposed by the alley.  These funds shall be used for the care of said materials and the procurement of additional materials.

B: Historian

This is an appointed position.  The sunshine person’s job is to inform the general membership of any illnesses or concerns of other members.  They also will send out cards or flowers as needed.

This is an appointed position.  The web master is in charge of updating and maintaining the alley website.

          Any member in good standing (see article 3) will have the right to be included in our website.  

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