RULES OF THE CORK GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
CUMANN GEOLAÍOCHTA CHORCAÍ
1.The name of the Association shall be:
THE CORK GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
CUMANN GEOLAÍOCHTA CHORCAÍ
2.The objects of the Association shall be: to promote all aspects of geology and all matters of geological interest.
3.The Association shall be governed by an Honorary President and an Executive Committee comprising a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and seven members. Members of the executive committee shall hold office for one year. The executive may delegate responsibilities to sub-committees, the members of which need not be part of the executive. All such committees will report back to the executive Committee.
4.The Honorary President shall be elected by the executive committee and shall hold office for three consecutive years.
5.In the event of a vacancy occurring in any office the executive committee may co-opt any member of the Association, willing to serve, to fill the vacancy until the next Annual General Meeting.
6.All positions on the executive committee shall be filled by way of a simple majority at an Annual General Meeting except in circumstances arising from Rule 5.
7.The association membership shall comprise: Individual members, Family members, Life members, Honorary Life members, Corporate members and Student members.
The use of the term 'member' in these rules shall mean a fully paid up Member of any of these categories or an Honorary Life member.
8.Membership subscription shall be as determined from time to time at an Annual General Meeting.
9.The association shall hold an Annual General Meeting each year at such time as the executive committee shall determine. A minimum of two weeks written notice to be given to the members
10. Each Annual General Meeting shall:
Receive a Secretary's Report,
Receive a Chairperson's report,
Consider a full financial report signed by the Treasurer and both internal auditors,
Elect an executive committee,
Consider duly proposed amendments to the rules,
Consider duly proposed motions,
Appoint two internal auditors,
11. Amendments to the rules shall require a two-thirds majority and all other matters shall require a simple majority in order to be passed at an Annual General Meeting or an Extraordinary General Meeting.
An Extraordinary General Meeting may be summoned within fourteen days of receipt by the Secretary of a written request for such a meeting, signed by at least five members. Notice of such an Extraordinary General Meeting, including an agenda for the meeting, shall be sent to each member at least seven days before the date of the meeting.
12.Only members in accordance with Rule 7 may be nominated to the executive committee, may propose or second any motion or may vote or attend at any Annual or Extraordinary General Meeting. Each family shall be entitled to two votes and each corporate member shall be entitled to two votes.
14. The executive committee shall meet at least six times between any two successive Annual General Meetings. A quorum of five members shall be required at any executive committee meeting. The proceedings of all meetings of the executive shall be recorded. At every executive meeting a secretary's report (incorporating a summary of all the decisions at the previous meeting) shall be read.
15.The executive committee may elect as an Honorary Life Member any person whom the executive deems to have given outstanding service to it or to Geology in general. An Honorary Life Member shall have the same privileges as those enjoyed by other members of the Association.
