Title
The club will be called “The Falkirk Probus Club”Aims and Objectives
The purpose is to provide a regular meeting place for people who appreciate and value, in their retirement, increased social contacts and opportunities to meet others in similar circumstances.Constitution
There will be a Chair, Vice-Chair, Programme Secretary and Hon. Treasurer and the affairs of the Club will be managed by a Committee, consisting of these officers and two others, all to be elected at the Annual General meeting of the Club. The Chair will retire from office on completion of two years in the chair when they will then become an ex-officio member of the Committee. The Vice-Chair will succeed the Chair. The Secretary and Treasurer will be eligible for re-election annually. Ordinary Committee members can be re-elected annually. Three members of the Committee will constitute a quorum and the Committee will have power to co-opt and appoint one or more Sub-Committees.
Membership
Membership will be open to all retired people over the age of 50. Applications for membership will be sponsored by two existing members and will be approved by the Committee. The Committee will decide on the total membership at any one time.
Meetings
Regular meetings will take place, at such venue as may be decided, fortnightly on Tuesdays at 10.30am or such other day and time as the Committee may decide An Annual General Meeting will be held in February of each year at such place and time as determined by the Committee. At least two weeks notice will be given to members. The Honorary Secretary will call a special General Meeting on the written request of at least seven members and at least two weeks notice will be givenfor such a meeting to take place.
Subscription
The subscription will be as determined at the Annual General Meeting and will be due at that time.
Accounts
An Income and Expenditure Account for the year to 31st December will be prepared and presented for approval at the A.G.M. after audit by a member appointed at the previous A.G.M
Winding Up
In the event of the Club being wound up for any reason, any assts will be vested in the President of the Rotary Club of Falkirk for distribution to charity at their discretion.
Visitors
Members may introduce visitors at any ordinary meeting.