Readable summaries of the official Hartford Ski Club bylaws, with the governing text preserved by the Club as the authority.
Current source: amendments through the April 2022 Annual Meeting; website update noted July 18, 2022.
The name of this Club shall be THE HARTFORD SKI CLUB, INCORPORATED.
The object of this Club shall be generally to foster family and individual interest in recreational and competitive skiing and particularly to promote the development and improvement of skiing techniques among its members. An additional objective shall be to support organized skiing.
The Club shall not discriminate on the bases listed in the official bylaws and shall encourage equality and inclusion.
Categories: Senior 22+, Adult 18–21, Junior 13–17, Child 5–12, Infant under 5. Additional subcategories include Family, Life, Honorary and Military, plus Inactive status.
Active Senior and Adult membership is limited to 350, excluding Life, Honorary and Military members.
Applicants must support the ideals of the Club and be willing to participate. The bylaws define the Greater Hartford area and require sponsorship by one member for new applicants. Election is by two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors.
The Annual Meeting is held in April or May, with a business meeting in January. Ten active Senior and/or Adult members constitute a quorum. Each active Senior and Adult member has one vote.
The Board sets dues and applicable initiation, reinstatement and late-payment fees. Annual dues are billed on or about July 15 and payable August 15. Members unpaid by September 15 may be dropped from membership.
The Nominating Committee submits a slate to the membership with notice of the Annual Meeting, and nominations may also be made from the floor.
Officers are President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer. The official bylaws define each office's duties.
The Board consists of officers, the immediate past President and four elected directors serving two-year terms, with authority to add up to two additional members for the current year. Five Board members constitute a quorum.
The President appoints committees except as otherwise provided. Standing provisions include Nominating, Audit and Long Range Planning committees.
The fiscal year is the twelve months ending April 30.
Robert's Rules of Order governs procedural matters not otherwise covered.
The bylaws describe limits on Club liability for member actions, personal property loss and certain good-faith acts of uncompensated directors, officers or trustees.
The source bylaws contain a second Article XIII covering private inurement, loans, nonprofit operation, legal compliance and qualification under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(7). The duplicate numbering is preserved here because that is how the supplied official text is written.
Proposed amendments are submitted to members for expression of opinion before Board action. Amendments require two-thirds of those present and voting at a properly noticed Board meeting.