CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS

The International Constitution and By-Laws were adopted unanimously by the membership on January 8, 1934 to be the official guideline for the Sun Prairie Lions Club A copy of the Lions International Constitution and By-Laws shall be provided to each member of the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Constitution and By-Laws Committee, and the Chairperson of the Membership Committee .

BY-LAW CHANGES

Any changes to the Club By-Laws require written notification ten days prior to a vote by the general membership

Privileged Member

Any member who has been an active Lion for 15 or more years, who, because of illness, infirmities, advanced age or other legitimate reason, as determined by the Board of Directors of this club, must relinquish his/her active status

A privileged member shall pay such dues as the local club may charge Privileged members shall have the right to vote and be entitled to all other privileges of the membership except the right to hold club, district or international office . Privileged members are expected to participate in club and fundraising activities where and/ or when able to do so .

Life Member

Any member of the Sun Prairie Lions Club who has maintained such continuous active membership for 15 or more years, and is at least 70 years of age .

Or, any member of the Sun Prairie Lions Club who has maintained continuous active membership as a Lion for 20 or more years, and has rendered outstanding service to their Club, their Community, or their Association may apply for Life Membership

LIFE MEMBER APPLICANT SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING:

1 Recommendation of the Sun Prairie Board of Directors .

2 . Payment to Lions International of $500 (by the Sun Prairie Lions Club) Note that the Sun Prairie Lions Club shall charge the Life member the $500 dues (one lifetime International dues) .

3 Approval by the International Board of Directors

MEMBER-AT-LARGE GUIDELINES:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1 Member-at-Large status will be granted for a six month period normally .

2 . Only two successive periods will be granted to any member .

3 Special consideration for extension beyond the two six-month periods may be given for a member with a health problem .

4 . At the end of the six-month period, the Board of Directors shall notify the member of their decision regarding their status .

5 . Members-at-Large may be granted for three month periods to correspond with the billing periods

6 Requests for Member-at-Large status should be made in writing to the Club Secretary who will bring the request to the Board of Directors for consideration

7 A member may request permission to meet with the Board at a regular meeting .

8 . It will be the member’s responsibility to request consideration of Member-at-Large status at the end of the period for which the special status was granted .

MEMBER-AT-LARGE GUIDELINES: INTERNATIONAL CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS

A member of this club who has moved from the community, or because of health or other legitimate reasons, is unable to regularly attend club meetings and desires to retain membership in the club, and upon whom the Board of Directors of this club desire to confer this status This status shall be reviewed each six months by the Board of Directors of this club . A Member-atLarge shall not be eligible to hold office or to vote in District or International meetings or conventions, but shall pay such dues as the local club may charge, which dues shall include District and International dues

Spending Limit

Board of Directors is limited to $1,000 expenditure on any one project without full club approval .

Quorum

The presence in person or via Zoom of a majority of its members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board of Directors

Elections

A nomination meeting shall be held in February of each year with the date and place of meeting set . An election meeting shall be held no later than April 15 of each year Two weeks prior written notice of the election shall be given to each member of the club by mail or personal delivery .

Deposit Interest

Interest accrued on the project account must be credited to that account only . Interest accrued on the operating account may be used for any purpose

Fines

Tail Twister fines are $1 .

Item Of Interest

The Sun Prairie Historical Museum has the Charter and other display materials of the Sun Prairie Lions Club