1. Title

The Club shall be called the Second Macclesfield Probus Club.

2. Objectives

To provide regular meetings for its members and to promote good fellowship by stimulating discussion and other such activities as will ensure the success of the Club. It shall be non-political and non-sectarian.

3. Membership

(a) Membership shall be open to retired or semi-retired business and professional men as determined by the Executive.
(b) The maximum membership shall be 70, not including Life Members. This may be altered by vote at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) or an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM).
(c) Application for membership shall be made, in writing, to the Secretary. Applicants shall be proposed and seconded by members and approved by the Committee. When an applicant has been so approved, his name shall be placed on a waiting list to be held by the Secretary.
When a vacancy arises, applicants shall be admitted to membership in the order that their names appear on the waiting list unless the Committee decides that there is a good reason for departing from this principle. The waiting list shall not contain more than ten names.
(d) During the time that an applicant's name appears on the waiting list he may attend up to three ordinary club meetings in any calendar year, on payment of the prescribed fee for each meeting.
(e) During such time as there exists a waiting list for prospective Members, a Club Member who is absent from more than three consecutive monthly meetings, or from a total of six monthly meetings in a calendar year, without reasons considered adequate by the Executive Committee, may be asked to resign his Membership. This rule shall not apply to Life Members.
(f) On achieving the age of 90 years, and having been a member of Probus for 10 years or more, a member shall be granted Life Membership, retaining full member's rights, but paying no fees or subscriptions. Further, the committee may, at its discretion, grant such membership in other circumstances which it considers appropriate.

4. Management

The Club shall be managed by an Executive Committee elected annually at the AGM by members attending and shall consist of:
President: who shall hold office for one year only.
Vice President: who shall be approved by the existing committee and shall act as deputy and assist the President. The Vice President shall also be President Elect.
Immediate Past President
Secretary
Treasurer
Almoner
Speaker Secretary
Social Secretaries
Bowls Secretary
Webmaster
and up to 3 Ordinary Members. The ordinary members shall retire every two years.

A quorum for an Executive Committee is 4; for an AGM or EGM it shall be 10 ordinary members.

The Executive Committee may co-opt members and form sub-committees for specific purposes.

An Honorary Auditor shall be elected at the AGM.

The Executive Committee may call an EGM at any time and they shall do so forthwith upon the request, in writing, to the Secretary, of any 5 ordinary members who must state the purpose for which the meeting is required.
Notice of an AGM or EGM shall be given in writing at the regular monthly meeting held prior to that AGM or EGM. No other notice is necessary. The notice must state the purpose of the meeting and in the case of the AGM it shall include the names of the Members standing for election to the Executive Committee.

5. Finances

(a) There shall be an annual subscription fee and an attendance fee for visitors and for those applicants whose names appear on the waiting list. These fees are to be reviewed annually by the EC and approved at the AGM for implementation in the following calendar year. Fees for new members admitted during the course of the year will be adjusted proportionately.
(b) The subscription fee shall be due on the 1st January and should be paid by 31st March. Membership shall be terminated if a member has not paid his subscription by the end of April.
(c) The Treasurer will keep a written record of all transactions.
(d) The financial year shall end on the 31st October of each year.
(e) All specialist sections e.g. bowling, visits, lunches etc, are to be self-supporting without subsidy from the Club.

6. Meetings

(a) The Club shall meet on the 3rd Wednesday in each month at 10.00 am, subject to alteration by the EC.
(b) The AGM shall be held on a Wednesday in December.
(c) Visitors may be invited to meetings but there shall be a maximum of 3 visits by the same person. The member bringing the visitor shall be responsible for the visitor's fee.
(d) Voting at all meetings shall be by a show of hands.

7. Amendments to The Rules

Amendments can only be made at the AGM or EGM.

8. Dissolution

In the event of dissolution, assets will be donated to local charities decided by the EC.