LCV Constitution

1. Name
   The name of the organisation shall be Lothians Conservation Volunteers, hereafter referred to as LCV. LCV herein is also taken to mean its successor.
2. Aims
   LCV shall:
   1. do work of a practical nature to further wildlife and countryside conservation in the Lothians and elsewhere.
   2. co-operate with any other body (with similar aims) to achieve this.
   3. promote its own work at meetings, outings, lectures, classes, seminars, workshops or similar events.
   4. provide details of work programmes and other events in a published form.
   5. accept subscriptions, donations and grants and employ them to further its aims.
   6. invest or deposit with a bank, building society or other reputable financial institution the receipts from subscriptions, donations and grants until required for the purpose for which they were given.
   7. act as a charitable body without making a profit.
   8. cause or do any other such lawful act conducive to the attainment of any of the foregoing.
3. Membership
   1. Membership of LCV shall be free and open to anyone between the ages of 16 and 70. Membership shall mean a person who has attended a task or outing in the past twelve months and whose name is entered in the task record sheets. Membership may also be obtained by subscription to the newsletter 'Puggled Mucker'; which membership shall continue from year to year as the subscription is renewed.
   2. In the event of misconduct, a member may be asked to refrain from participating in any group activities. A decision to do this may not be taken until the matter has been discussed at a Meeting and the member in question has been given the right to reply. The decision of the Meeting shall be final.
   3. The Membership Secretary shall keep a record of subscriptions to the Puggled Mucker. The Co-ordinator shall keep the task record sheets.
4. Subscriptions
   1. Subscriptions shall be for the Puggled Mucker only, and the rate of subscription shall be fixed by a Meeting.
5. Committee
   1. The Committee shall be made up from the Membership of LCV. The size of the Committee shall be governed by needs, which shall also govern the kinds of Committee posts to be operated.
   2. Committee posts shall be filled when necessary, and by election if a post is contested. In the event of a contested post, a secret ballot at a meeting shall be held to elect the successful nominee. The ballot shall be chaired by a Member who is not a nominee for the post, and in the event of a tied vote, he or she shall have the casting vote. All Committee posts shall be reviewed at the Annual General Meeting.
   3. A Committee member must retire after one year in office. He or she may be re-elected to office, automatically, if the post is not contested, or by a successful ballot.
6. Meetings
   1. A Meeting shall be held each month and the AGM will coincide with the May Meeting. Dates will be advertised in the Puggled Mucker. In the event of a contested motion any decision shall be reached, if possible, by a vote of members either at a Meeting or at the AGM.
   2. Minutes shall not be kept, except for the AGM, and these shall be presented to the following monthly Meeting for approval.
   3. The AGM shall be chaired by the Co-ordinator, who shall present an Annual Report in draft form. The Treasurer shall present Annual Accounts for approval. The Annual Report and Annual Accounts shall cover the period 1st April to 31st March, and shall be published. The AGM shall review the past year and make recommendations for the forthcoming year.
   4. The quorum of a Meeting or AGM shall be five, but for the purposes of essential business any Meeting or AGM shall not be considered inquorate.
7. Amendments
   1. This Constitution may be amended after the proposed amendment has been agreed by a Meeting and has subsequently appeared in the Puggled Mucker with the date of the Meeting at which the proposed amendment is to be discussed. The majority of this second Meeting shall decide whether or not such an amendment shall take effect. On taking effect, the Constitution shall be so amended and notice published in the Puggled Mucker.
8. Termination
   1. LCV may be brought to an end by agreement of the majority of the membership. In the absence of any directions to the contrary after a decision has been made to bring LCV to an end, the assets and property of LCV shall be transferred to the Lothians Branch of the Scottish Wildlife Trust or its successor.

(c) Lothians Conservation Volunteers 2008

Lothians Conservation Volunteers is a charity registered in Scotland, No: SC020384

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