As amended December 12, 1981; October 20, 1988; November 22, 1992; and October 29 2005.
There shall be six classes of membership; Family Active, Intermediate Active, Junior, Contributing, Honorary, and Special.
Family Active membership shall include one single or two adults, one of whom shall be over the age of 26 years living together. A family will have one voting privilege. Only one member of the family can hold office at a given time.
Family Active membership shall include all Junior members residing in the same household.
Family membership shall also include a single active member with one voting privilege.
Family Active membership requires a Sponsor.
Intermediate Active membership is limited to those who have reached their 22nd birthday but not their 26th birthday. Privileges are to be the same as Family Active Membership to encourage persons in this age category to enjoy affordable membership and activities.
Intermediate Active membership requires a Sponsor.
Junior Membership shall be individual persons who have not reached their 22nd birthday in the year of admission. Individuals under age 22 residing in the same household as one or more Family Active members shall be Junior members. They do not have voting privileges and cannot be officers of the Club or have any right, title to or interest in the property or assets of the Club.
Contributing Membership shall be extended to any person desiring to foster the aims of the Club but who is not actively interested in its operation and is not the owner or co-owner of a boat operated from or stored at the Club. This class of membership does not have voting privileges and conveys only limited use of Club facilities.
The Board of Directors may award Honorary Membership to a long term active member who has provided consistent and exceptional service and or brought distinguished recognition to the Club and its aims.
The Board of Directors is authorized to create categories of Special Membership from time to time as deemed appropriate. Privileges for Special Membership shall be defined by the Board of Directors.
Any person who is the parent, child, or spouse of an Active Member and who is not the owner of a boat at the Club has auxiliary privileges. These privileges include the use of the float, pier, or other Club facilities. Privileges other than these may be extended by the Board of Directors, but such privileges shall not include the right to vote nor any right, title to, or interest in the property or assets of the Club.
Annual dues and fees shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.
Every application for membership must be in writing. The application shall include the following: The applicant’s name, name of spouse or other adult as applicable, name(s) and age(s) of all children (date of birth for Juniors), address, occupation of the candidate, the class of membership for which applicant is applying, a complete description of applicant’s boat, if any, and the signature of applicant’s sponsor(s).
The Membership Committee shall meet with each applicant. Upon preliminary approval of the application, they shall circulate the name of the applicant among the Active members of the Club by mail. Dissenting letters must be received by the Membership committee within two weeks from the date of mailing. After this period the Membership Committee may, at its discretion, decide to propose the applicant for membership at the next meeting of the Board of Directors. An affirmative vote of three-fourths of the Board of Directors present shall be necessary for final acceptance of each applicant.
Unless otherwise provided, membership transfers from one class or status to another must be approved by the Board of Directors. Request for such approval for transfer shall be submitted in writing.
Membership in the Club may be terminated by action of the Board of Directors;
Any person charged with conduct injurious to the good order, peace or interest of the Club, or at variance with its By-Laws or rules shall be cited in writing giving that member five days notice to appear before the Board of Directors, should the Board determine to investigate the matter. Should the Board, after full investigation, determine that the conduct in question of such member is prejudicial to the best interest of the Club, it may, by resolution duly passed, either censure said member or temporarily suspend said member from the privileges of the Club. Or it may, if in its judgment the interest of the Club demands such action, ask that member to resign or it may expel the member. An affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors shall be necessary for the suspension or expulsion of a member.
Any person having resigned his membership or defaulted in payment of dues and wishing again to become a member must be regularly proposed, as when first elected, unless the Board of Directors, upon investigation, shall deem it proper to reinstate him. An affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors shall be necessary for such reinstatement.