Red Knights International Firefighters Motorcycle Club

 

Ontario Chapter 7 Inc.

 

 

 

 

Standard Operating Guidelines

 

 

 

 

Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following document conforms to the Red Knights International Firefighters Motorcycle® Club Incorporation Constitution, By-Laws and Rules and Regulations of the most current edition accepted by the International Executive Board and Members of the Corporation. August 18 2007. They also conform to the RKIFMC Ontario 7 Chapter Constitution and By-laws. They may be changed or altered at any time to comply with Internationals By-Laws with the approval of the Chapters Executive Board and Chapter Memberships. If a challenge exists in this document, Questions will revert back to the International By-Laws Committee then to the International Executive Board for interpretation and approval.

 

 

THE ARTICLES AND SECTIONS IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE NOT IN THE SAME NUMERICAL ORDER AS THE INTERNATIONAL OR CHAPTER CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS. HOWEVER, IF ANY ITEMS ARE MISSING FROM THIS DOCUMENT, IT WAS DONE INTENTIONALLY AND SHOULD ALWAYS REVERT BACK TO THE  ITERNATIONAL CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS.

 

 

The Following “Guidelines” have been drafted to cover the internal affairs of the Red Knights International Firefighters Motorcycle Club Ontario Chapter 7 Belleville.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

Section 1: Officers                                                                                                     4

           

Section 2: Executive meetings                                                                                  4

 

Section 3: Membership Dues, and new member kits                                              4

 

Section 4: Charities                                                                                                   5

 

Section 5; Disbursement of chapter funds.                                                               5

 

Section 6: Chapter Meeting                                                                                      5

 

Section 7: Motions                                                                                                     5

 

Section 8 Chapter Rides                                                                                            6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1: Officers

 

 The Executive Board of the chapter shall consist of the Following:

 

President

Vice-President

Secretary

Treasurer

Ride Capt

 

 

Section 2: Executive meetings

 

The Executive Board shall call meetings of the Executive Board as required and at such Time and location as agreed upon by the Executive members.

 

 

Section 3: Membership Dues, and new member kits

 

Membership period shall be from January 1  - December 31st of each year. Dues shall be pro-rated for new members on initial dues but not the initiation fee paid, at the rate of 50% in the third and fourth quarter. These pro-rated dues shall not apply to members that are renewing late after the January Meeting.

 

Dues:   

Initiation Fee $5.00

Active or Associated member $25.00

            Social or Honorary member $15.00

            Family Offspring or Brother, Sister, Mother, father, shall be at the rate of $7.00

 

Membership Kit:           The kit provided New members shall contain the following:

(a)    Active and Associate Member

-         Constitution

-         By-laws

-         Road Rules

-         Membership Card

-         Six Business cards

-         Thank you Letter

(b)   Social Member

-         Social membership card

(C) Family Social member

-         Social membership Card    

 

 

Section 4: Charities

 

The Ontario 7 chapter has adopted the South Eastern Ontario Burns Units Located at the Kingston General Hospital part of the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation as its charity of choice. This is the only charity that the Chapter has adopted and will endeavor to do a minimum of one fund raising event for each year. The donation to this charity shall be made in the fall of each year.

 

 

Section 5; Disbursement of chapter funds.

 

(A)       No Motion shall be accepted for disbursement at any regular meeting in excess of $25.00. The motion shall be forwarded to the next regular meeting as a notice of motion for the chapter membership to consider.

 

(B)              The Chapter Treasurer shall not make any disbursement of chapter funds in excess of (100.) one hundred dollars without the prior approval of the Executive board.

 

(C)              The Chapter Executive can approve an disbursement up to $200.00 in chapter funds except in the case of a charity donation, The membership shall be given a full report on any such disbursement at the next regular meeting.

 

Section 6: Chapter Meetings

 

The monthly meetings of the chapter shall be on the second Tuesday or Sunday of each month at a time and location selected by the Executive and notice of such meeting shall be published in the minutes of the chapter meetings. General monthly meeting dates would be determined by the executive and approved by the membership at the annual general meeting for the year

 Those members that do not have an Email address shall have those minutes of meetings mailed to them at their civic address of record.

 

Section 7: Motions

 

The Chapter secretary shall maintain a motions ledger which will contain by date and assigned number any and all motions duly moved, seconded and approved by the membership.

 

Any motions passed by the executive board at their meetings shall be brought forward to the membership as an Executive recommendation for ratification by the membership at the next regular meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 8 Chapter Rides

 

With prior approval of the membership any chapter ride that has a cost factor such as an entrance fee or parking fee shall be paid for by the chapter. The Ride captain shall obtain funds for this prior to the ride from the chapter treasurer or shall submit an invoice of costs for reimbursement.