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History of Our Club
It was a dark and stormy night, the tired jeepers held each other close in hungry desperation...
Actually,
to the best of our knowledge, it was decided upon over a couple of cheese-burgers at Juicy Lucy's.
February
of 1998 Caloosa Jeepers was founded in order that the world could be a better place. A place where round and square head-lights alike
could play together safely and share in the wonderful world of Jeep.
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Your 2008 Caloosa Jeepers Club Officers are:
PRESIDENT:
Andy Reites
VICE PRESIDENT: Alex Perez
SECRETARY: Valerie
Nipper
TREASURER: Teresa Harraden
Our Charter and By-Laws
ARTICLE - I
NAME:
A. This organization shall be known as CALOOSA JEEPERS
ARTICLE - II
OBJECTIVES:
A. The CALOOSA JEEPERS is organized as a non-profit organization for
the purpose of:
1. Providing social, educational, and recreational activities for it's members.
2. Participating in and supporting civic activities for the betterment of the community.
3. To enjoy and protect all local, state and federal resources, and to assist various government agencies in
development of off-road trails and areas.
4. To adhere to the priciples and practices of the
Tread Lightly program and the United 4WD and Florida 4WD Associations.
ARTICLE - III
MEMBERSHIP
and DUES:
A. To be a member of CALOOSA JEEPERS you must have a jeep.
B. Each membership includes the
immediate family; however, voting power is restricted to those over 16 years of age.
C. All members must conduct
themselves in a respectable and orderly fashion at club activities.
D. Applicants for membership must be at least
16 years of age and have a valid drivers license, and must show that they have the state required insurance coverage on their
jeep.
E. Dues for this organization shall be $35.00 per year, per family.
1. Monies collected
go to operating costs of the web-site and event bulk purchases.
F. Membership dues are good thru February of the
following year.
G. All personal expenses, such as tickets, fines. t-shirts etc. Shall be bore by each individual.
CALOOSA JEEPERS are not responisible for these expenses.
ARTICLE - IV
VEHICLE APPROVAL and SAFETY:
A. All vehicles must be four wheel drive and must have safety equipment adequate for legal operation.
B.
All vehicles must have integral metal top or roll bar (if applicable to year and model).
C. Seat belts for all
occupants.
D. Federal, State and Local laws will govern alcohal, illegal substances, and firearms.
ARTICLE
- V
MEETINGS:
A. Meetings of the membership of the CALOOSA JEEPERS shall be held on the second and
fourth Saturday of each month at 7:00pm at the designated location.
ARTICLE - VI
ADMINISTRATION and
OFFICERS:
A. The officers of the CALOOSA JEEPERS shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
B. No officer shall be added to the club except by vote of the majority of membership.
ARTICLE - VII
DUTIES and POWERS of OFFICERS:
A. The President shall preside over all membership meetings and be present
at all events when possible. He/She shall be the executive officer and shall have the duty to carry out the policies and decisions
of the members. He/She shall sign all checks with the Treasurer, unless both are members of the same family.
B.
The Vice-President shall, in the absence of the President, serve in that capacity.
C. The Secretary shall keep
and preserve all records and minutes of the meetings of the regular membership and determine the number of voting members
present. He/She shall sign checks with the Treasurer in the event the President and Treasurer are mebers of the same family.
D. The Treasurer shall keep accurate and complete records of the funds and accounts of this organization as are directed
by the membership.
ARTICLE - VIII
EXPENDITURES and FINANCE:
A. All monies received from
all sources shall immediately be turned over to the Treasurer to be deposited in the cheking account of CALOOSA JEEPERS.
B. No withdrawals from funds shall be made without the approval of the membership and a receipt must be turned in
to the Treasurer to be kept on file.
ARTICLE - IX
ELECTION of OFFICERS:
A. The membership
shall meet and elect officers each fiscal year, at the regular February meeting. The newly elected officers shall take office
March 1st. Voting shall be in person not by proxy of mail. To be eligible to vote, or be nominated to run for office, you
must attend no less than six bussiness meetings a year. Bussiness meetings are the first meeting of each month (second
Saturday).
B. Balloting for each officer shall be in separate successive sequence and will be held by secret ballot.
All ballots for offices must be counted and checked by three members other than the nominees.
C. Majority of baloots
rules the seat.
D. In the event of a vacancy of an officer, there will be a special election held to fill
the vacancy.
ARTICLE - X
RECALL:
A. Any officer of CALOOSA JEEPERS shall be recalled by
majority vote of membership.
ARTICLE - XI
RULE and PROCEDURES:
A. Unless otherwise specified
in these by-laws, CALOOSA JEEPERS is governed by Parliamentary Procedure.
ARTICLE - XII
AMENDMENTS:
A. These by-laws may be amended by majority vote of at least 2/3rds of the membership.
B. Any amendments
to the by-laws must be presented to the membership at the regular meeting preceding that in which the vote is taken.
revised 11-10-07
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