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Website Links below: American Dog Owners Association
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Membership Contact: Urszula Janicki limitlesslabs@aol.com Membership Eligibility: There shall be four types of membership open to all persons 18 years or older who are in good standing with The American Kennel Club and who subscribe to the purposes of this Club. A Junior membership is available for persons under 18 years of age.
(a) Regular membership. A regular member enjoys all privileges of the club, including voting and holding office. (b) Household/Family Membership – In a family membership, all members over the age of 18 are entitled to vote; a member under the age of 18 shall be considered to be a junior. (c) Honorary membership shall consist of persons who, for outstanding service and loyalty to pure-bred dogs, shall be nominated for this honor at a meeting of the Board of Directors, and approved by a majority vote of the members at a regular meeting. Honorary members pay no dues and are not eligible to vote. However, if an honorary member maintains either regular or household membership and pays dues, they may vote. (d) Junior membership shall consist of persons under 18 years of age, who are approved for membership according to Section 3 of this Article. They are entitled to all Club privileges except the right to vote and hold office. (e) Associate Membership - An associate member enjoys all privileges of the club, excluding voting and holding office. Dues Dues: Dues are payable on or before the first day of January of each year: During the month of November, the Treasurer or the Membership Chairperson shall send to each member or household, a statement of his dues for the ensuing year. If a member joins the Club in the last quarter of the fiscal year, his dues shall be considered paid through the next year. No member may vote whose dues are not paid for the current year. Annual Active Membership Dues; Family Membership: $9.00 per person of the same household; Single Membership: $12.00 per person; Junior Membership (Under 18 years old): $5.00 per person; Associate Membership: $9 per person. The Board of Directors may at its discretion, increase dues for the following year, but no more than 10%. The notice of increase will be mailed in the November dues statement. The amount of dues will never be more than $25.00 per person. Election to Membership Election to Membership. Each applicant for membership shall apply on a form as approved by the Board of Directors and which shall provide that the applicant agrees to abide by this constitution and by-laws and the rules of the American Kennel Club. Applications for membership may only be obtained in person at a meeting by the prospective applicant. The application shall state the name, address, and occupation of the applicant and it shall carry the endorsement of two members who are in good standing. Accompanying the application, the prospective member shall submit dues payment for the current year. All applications are to be filed with the Secretary or the Membership Chairperson. All applications shall be read at two meetings of the club and shall be included in the newsletter the following month. The application shall not be read unless the applicant is present at those two meetings. All applications on file by the first of each month will be read to the membership at the regular meeting for that month and the following month if the perspective applicant is present. The application will be published in the newsletter as well. Any objections to the applicant as a member must be written and addressed to the President and the Board by the 30th of the month that the application was published and read. In the case of an objection, the sponsors of the new applicant and the applicant will be notified. The applicant will then have the option to present their case. If no objections are received, a secret ballot vote of not less than two-thirds of the members present shall be required. Recommendations by a committee of the Board of Directors may be made. The Membership Chairperson will then notify applicant of acceptance prior to the following meeting. Applicants for membership who have been rejected by the Club may not re-apply within six (6) months after such rejection.
Termination of Membership Termination of Membership. Memberships may be terminated: (a) by resignation. Any member in good standing may resign from the Club upon written notice to the Secretary; but no member may resign when in debt to the Club and they become incurred on the first day of each fiscal year. (b) by lapsing. A membership will be considered as lapsed and automatically terminated if such member’s dues remain unpaid after the first day of the fiscal year; however, upon written request to the club’s secretary, the Board may grant an additional thirty (30) days of grace to such delinquent members in meritorious cases. In no case may a person be entitled to vote at any club meeting whose dues are unpaid as of the date of that meeting. (c) by expulsion. A membership may be terminated by expulsion as provided in Article VI of the by-laws. |
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