1. The Name of the Club shall be the ‘Taunton Camera Club”.

 

2. The Object of the Club shall be to promote the interest of photography, for all levels of skills, over the range of equipment used.  It shall be conducted by means of presentations, competitions, outings, and such other means as may be decided upon by the committee.

 

3. The Affairs of the Club shall be managed by a committee to be elected at each Annual General Meeting for office in the next Club season (commencing in the following September).

 

4. The Annual General Meeting shall ideally be held on the last meeting of the season of each year, where the Chair will advise members of the state of the Club regarding activities and outline any proposals for the future.

 

5. Voting. Only paid-up members are eligible to vote at business meetings and to enter Taunton Camera Club competitions.

 

6. The Committee shall consist of: Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Competition Secretary, Programme Secretary and WCPF Representative. In the absence of a committee member any officer can cover for the other. The committee may co-opt additional members to the committee as required. At committee meetings four members shall form a quorum, (of whom two must be officers). Committee members shall be elected at the AGM and may be elected en bloc. Other roles in support are not committee members but all members are welcome to attend any committee meeting.

 

7. The Committee will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the Club. The committee shall appoint all support functions.

 

8. The Committee shall be the sole authority for the interpretation of the Rules and the decision of the Committee upon any question of interpretation and upon any matter affecting the Club and not provided for those Rules shall be final.

 

9. Quorum. At committee meetings four members shall form a quorum, (of whom two must be officers). Committee members shall be elected at the AGM and may be elected en bloc.

 

10. The Committee may appoint a President, at their discretion, as an honour for services rendered to the Club. This office shall be held for one year only at a time.

 

11. The Secretary shall keep a record of all business transacted at general and committee meetings and distribute Minutes as required.

 

12. The Treasurer shall be responsible for all subscriptions and other monies and shall make all necessary payments. The Treasurer shall lay before the committee a statement of accounts for the previous Club season. If required, the accounts will be audited by a person appointed for the purpose by the committee. These accounts shall be available for inspection at the AGM.

 

13. Special General Meeting. The Committee may at any time call a Special General Meeting by giving seven days’ notice. Such a meeting may also be called on the written requisition of one third of members of the club provided fourteen days’ notice is given.

 

14. Dissolution. The club may be dissolved only by the consent of three quarters of the members present at a Special general meeting called for that purpose. Such a meeting shall appoint a liquidator for the disposal of club funds and assets. All funds and proceeds from the sale of assets shall be donated to St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice.

 

15. Amendment to Rules. No new rules shall be made, rescinded, or amended without the consent of two thirds of the members present at a general meeting.

 

16. Termination of Membership. The Committee shall have the power to terminate or suspend the membership of any member. No membership shall be terminated except by a majority of all the members of the Committee.

 

17. Unforeseen circumstances. In the event of anything occurring not provided for or not clear in the foregoing rules, the Committee shall have power to deal with the same at their discretion.

 

 

Approved by the AGM 20th May 2024