St. Cloud Disc Golf Club Bylaws
St. Cloud, Minnesota & The Tri County Area
[Benton, Sherburne, & Stearns]
April, 12, 2001
Last amended January 19, 2002

Name

The name of this organization is the _"St. Cloud Disc Golf Club" hereafter referred to as SCDG_ [amended January 19, 2002]  Central Minnesota Disc Golf Club as voted by the board in the December 2000 meeting, hereafter referred to as the CMDG. The name may be changed in an All Member Meeting [see All Member Meeting].

Purpose

The purpose of SCDG is to promote the development of Disc Golf and other disc activities through organization, cooperation and competition. Organize and coordinate the efforts of member volunteers to increase the quality and quantity of disc activities in Central Minnesota. Educate its members and the community on the benefits and joy of "disc-ing". And to provide information on Disc Golf and disc related activities.

Membership

Any person who wish to be a part of the Central Minnesota Disc Golf Community and agrees to support and uphold the SCDG may join. An active membership requires that the member has paid the current annual dues. All active members has the right to vote at an All Member Meeting, has the right to hold office and discounts and other benefits. All former members who are not current with the club dues will regain their Active Status, with all rights, by paying the current dues. The yearly membership is from January 1st to December 31st of each year. Anyone joining on or after the Fall Meeting but before December 31st for next year's membership will be given full membership privileges for the remainder of that year and the next year [16 months] and be listed as "member since XXXX [the year he joined]. For example: If someone would join in October 2001, they would pay the 2002 membership fee. They would receive a 2002 membership card but will have full membership benefits for the remainder of October, November and December. Their membership would be listed as member since 2001 even though they never receive a 2001 membership card.

Any person who joins before June 1st 2001 shall forever be known as a "Charter Member" [one of the original members]. Any person who joins on or after June 1st 2001 and on or before December 31st 2001 will be known as "Member since 2001". Thereafter the member will be known as "Member since XXXX" where XXXX is the year they joined. If a member becomes inactive for one or more years and reactivates their membership, they will be known as "Member since XXXX" where XXXX is the year they first joined.

Officers

Officers are elected at the annual fall meeting by an All Members secret ballet vote. Write-in vote will not be counted; only votes on a nominated candidate will be counted. Members, who must be active to run for office, can only nominate themselves for an office. A member may suggest another player for a nomination but must be accepted by that member to be considered valid. Current Officers will be automatically included unless they request to be deleted. The term limit for an elected office is 3 years. After serving 3 years as an elected officer, that person must take 1 year off before running for office. The former officer is free to attend the officer meetings [as all members may] but is not able to vote.

Officers include:
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Public Relations Spokesperson

The President and Vice President will be elected in a single vote where the candidate with the most votes will be President and the candidate with the second most votes will be Vice President.

The Treasure and Secretary will each be elected independently

Ties will be decided by a run off election vote to be done immediately and if any office then remains tied will be decided by a CTP.

The new board will appoint the Public Relations Spokesperson. This will be done at the Fall Meeting or at the first officer meeting. In that the Public Relation position is not an elected office and to be able to keep continuity in our relations with the outside community there is no term limits on that office. The Public Relations Officers is the voice to the outside community [the president is the voice inside the Disc Golf community]; therefore the board is free to appoint a new spokesman at anytime if needed. The Public Relations Spokesperson will have all voting rights except for voting on an appointment of an officer

Any officers who resigns will have a replacement appointed by the board for the remainder of the term. If needed, the board may appoint "Officers at Large".

Meetings and Duties of Officers

Board Meetings are to be held monthly or as directed by the President. Votes at regular scheduled board meetings are decided by a simple majority of those officers in attendance at the time of the vote. Specially called meeting are decided by a simple majority of ALL officers [those in attendance and absent]. In either case an officer may vote by proxy or absentee for all known votes.

All Member Meetings will be held each fall and when directed by the President. The board may also vote to hold an All Member Meeting. All Member Meetings must be publicly posted for at least 7 days in advance. A public posting must be clearly posted at any or all of the following: Riverside Park, Calvary Park, Mill Stream Park, Other Local Disc Golf Courses, Midtown Disc Golf Shop, Other Disc Golf Shops, www.midtowncoffee.com and/or http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StCloudDiscGolf.

Only items listed on public posting may be voted on. Votes at All member meetings are decided by a simple majority of attending active members except bylaws changes which needs a 2/3 majority vote of attending members.

Most day to day decisions will be decided by a vote of the officers but they may choose to put decisions to an All Members vote. Any additions or changes in the SCDG bylaws, SCDG name change and elections of Officers MUST be put to an All Members vote.

Absentee and proxy votes will be allowed at both Board and All Member Meetings.

All Members Meetings are open to all but only active members may vote. Board meetings are open to all active members and other invited guests but only officers are allowed to vote. Visitors planning on attending board meetings are highly encouraged to call the meeting host beforehand.

Disband

Should the SCDG be dissolved, all material possessions of the organization must be sold and the moneys obtained from the sale divided equally among all active members after all bills have been paid. The board, if still intact, may otherwise choose to donate any or all possessions to another Disc Golf club, organization, park or worthy group.

This document is signed and attested to by:

Rick Rentz; President

Travis Mick; Vice President

Shawn Habiger; Treasurer

Ken Wiggins; Secretary

Tim Mackey; Public Relations