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Cambridge University
Ceilidh Band |
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- The Name of the Society:
The Cambridge University Ceilidh Band.
- The Aims of the Society:
- To promote the playing of traditional music in
Cambridge.
- To provide live music for ceilidhs and other events
in and around Cambridge.
- To provide a focal point for musicians of all
standards to play traditional music in a convivial
atmosphere.
- Membership of the Society:
A member of the band shall be defined as someone who regularly
attends Cambridge University Ceilidh Band events, and is
registered on the band's mailing list. Contested and borderline
decisions on membership shall be decided by a majority committee
vote. The President shall have the casting vote. The committee
shall have the right to offer life membership to any person as
it sees fit. It shall not refuse an application for membership
on the grounds of race, sex, sexuality, religion or political
views. Membership may be revoked at the discretion of the
committee.
- Meetings of the Society:
- The Annual General Meeting
of the society will take place in the Lent Term. The
time and venue will be determined and publicised by the
committee at least five Full Term days in advance.
- Ordinary meetings
shall be held for the organisation of events and other
matters arising from the business of the society.
- The Committee
shall consist of the President, Secretary, Treasurer, Equipment
Officer, Social Secretary, Webmaster, Tour Organiser, and any
other posts that the committee may create as stated in Section
6.
- Election of the Committee:
- The committee shall be elected by majority vote of
all members present at the AGM. The elections shall be
conducted in the order laid down in Section 5.
Candidates may be nominated in advance of the meeting
in writing, to the Secretary. Such nominations must
bear the name of the candidate, the office for which he
is nominated, the names of the proposer and seconder and
be countersigned by the candidate. This may be done by
means of an email to the Secretary from each person
concerned. Alternatively, a candidate may be nominated
verbally at the meeting up to the beginning of the
election in which he is to be a candidate. A proposer
and a seconder and the candidate's consent are required.
- Any member of the society may be nominated for any
committee post, and each candidate must be nominated by
two other members of the society. There may be hustings
at the AGM.
- Votes shall be counted by two persons chosen at the
AGM, who are not candidates for committee posts. Only
members of the Cambridge University Ceilidh Band may
vote at the AGM. The President shall have the casting
vote.
- The new committee shall take over on a date
specified by the retiring committee, which shall be no
later than the end of the Lent Term during which they
were elected. They shall be assisted by the retiring
committee where necessary.
- The committee may, at its discretion, co-opt
additional committee members where it perceives the
need, or to fill any vacancies that may arise. Should a
post not be filled at the AGM, it will be treated as
vacant.
- A Senior Treasurer
shall be appointed each year to audit the Society's books.
- The Format of the AGM:
- Reports from the retiring committee members, to
include the presentation of audited accounts by the
treasurer.
- Election of new committee members.
- Appointment of the Senior Treasurer for the coming
year.
- Any other business.
- Constitutional Amendments
may be proposed by any five members of the society, and must be
submitted to the Secretary in writing. This constitution may
only be amended at an AGM, or at a meeting specially called for
that purpose. No vote on a constitutional amendment shall be
valid unless at least one quarter of the membership or ten
people, whichever is the lesser, is present at the meeting.
- The Removal of Any Member of the Committee
must be by unanimous vote by the other members of the committee.
- In Committee Meetings
decisions shall be made by majority vote of those present. The
President shall chair the meetings. At least three members of
the committee, or the entire committee (whichever is the lesser)
must be present. In the event of a tie, the President shall have
the casting vote.
- Payment for Performances:
The Committee shall keep a written policy setting out how money
received from performances is to be used. This policy shall be
approved by majority vote at each AGM. Changes to the policy
may only be made by majority vote at an AGM, or at a meeting
specially called for that purpose. No vote on a proposed change
to this policy shall be valid unless at least one quarter of the
membership or ten people, whichever is the lesser, is present at
the meeting.
- Dissolution of the Society
shall be treated as an amendment to the constitution and as such
the rules in section 9 apply, with the proviso that the
committee must first agree unanimously to the motion to dissolve
the society. On dissolution, all assets shall be donated to a
registered charity, voted for at the meeting.
Revised March 2010
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