4. |
The newly
elected members shall meet within two weeks and select from their number a
Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and a Program Chair. The
present Chairman will attend this meeting in an advisory
capacity.
|
5. |
The new
Management committee shall take office May first and supervise the affairs of
the Section for the ensuing year.
|
6. |
Should a
vacancy occur on the Management Committee, the remaining members shall, within
thirty days, elect a member of the Section to fill the vacancy.
|
ARTICLE VI: FUNDS
|
1. |
The Section
may receive funds from the Chapter, in a manner specified by the Chapter
Executive Committee, but the Section itself may not assess or collect dues from
its members. The Section may receive contributions directly, but since the
Section is an entity of the Club, its expenditure of such contributions shall
be consistent with any policy and instructions of the Board of Directors.
Voluntary contributions may be accepted, however, to pay for supplies,
equipment, decorations, prizes, refreshments, and to meet other incidental
expenses.
|
2. |
The funds
acquired by the Section shall be placed in Section accounts to be established
by the Treasurer. Access to this account shall be by the Treasurer and the
Chairman.
|
3. |
The
Management Committee may delegate financial authority, subject to these By-Laws
and Club By-Laws, to Section entities but it retains responsibility and
control. Any such entity must provide regular and satisfactory accounting to
the Section Treasurer and the Section Management Committee.
|
4. |
Neither the
Section nor any entity thereof shall have authority to borrow money or own real
estate.
|
5. |
At the end
of the Section's fiscal year, the Treasurer shall submit to the Executive
Committee a financial report of the activities of the
Section.
|
6. |
The fiscal
year of the Section shall end September 30.
|
ARTICLE VII: EMBLEMS AND PEAK
LIST
|
1. |
The Section
shall establish and maintain an official Peak List which shall identify the
qualifying peaks and the emblem peaks. The emblem peaks are: Rabbit Peak of the
Santa Rosa Range, Mt. Montgomery of the White Mountain Range, Mt. Inyo of the
Inyo Range, Telescope Peak of the Panamint Range, Kofa Peak of the Kofa Range,
Charleston Peak of the Spring Mountain Range, and Cerro de la Encantada of the
Sierra San Pedro Martir. The Peak List shall be published annually in the
Section newsletter.
|
2. |
The Section
shall award emblem status to a regular member of the Section
who:
|
|
(a) |
Has been a member for
at least one year.
|
|
(b) |
Has climbed fifteen
peaks on the Peak List, including at least five emblem
peaks.
|
|
(c) |
Applies to the
Secretary in writing listing the peaks climbed and dates of
ascent.
|
3. |
The
Section shall establish an emblem pin which shall be available to emblem
members upon payment therefor. |