THE NEW ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL KEY CLUB
CLUB RULES AND BYLAWS

CONDUCT
  1. Homework is not to be completed during club meetings.
  2. Side-conversations and other distractions while advisors, officers, Kiwanians, guest speakers, or other meeting leaders are talking is prohibited.
  3. All members are to be treated with the utmost respect.
  4. All members are expected to participate in meeting activities and discussions.
  5. All members are to follow rules 1-4 and those stated on the Code of Conduct which they signed upon joining the New Albany High School Key Club.
    1. Failure to comply with these rules and the Code of Conduct will result in a warning, followed by a request to leave the meeting if necessary.
      1. In the case that a member leaves the meeting due to misconduct, this will be counted as an unexcused absence.
    2. Repeated failure (3 or more instances) to comply with these rules and the Code of Conduct will result in loss of membership to the New Albany High School Key Club.
ATTENDANCE
  1. No member may sign up for a service project and fail to show up and/or participate.
    1. No-show’s are excused in the following instances only:
      1. If there is a valid reason for not being able to attend AND all of the officers and the project and/or committee chairman is notified of the absence and reason a minimum of 24 hours ahead of time
      2. If a parental/family situation inhibits attendance as long as officers are notified as soon as possible
      3. In the case of an emergency
    2. Repeated failure (more than 1 instance) to comply with this rule will result in loss of membership to the New Albany High School Key Club.

​COMMITMENT TO SERVICE
  1. Every member must complete a minimum of (10) service hours per semester in order to maintain their membership
    1. Members who join the club late (past the due date for charter fees) will have a pro-rated service hour requirement according to the amount of school quarters that have passed at the time that they join:
    2. For every quarter that has passed since a new member joins, their semester service hour requirement will be reduced by (5) hours.
      1. A quarter does not count as passing until after interim periods, so if a new member joins mid-quarter, prior to interims, their service hour requirement will not be reduced
    3. Failing to complete the (10) hour semesterly service requirement will result in loss of membership to the New Albany High School Key Club.
  2. The Vice President of the New Albany High School Key Club is responsible for giving progress reports to each member (4-5) weeks prior to the end of the semester

OFFICERS
  1. The Board of Directors is comprised of the President(s), Vice President(s), Secretary, Treasurer, Bulletin Editor, Historian, and (1) class representative from each grade.
  2. The Executive Board is comprised of the President(s), Vice President(s), Secretary, Treasurer, and club advisor.
  3. For matters concerning the entire club, the issue must be voted upon by the entire Board of Directors. Each director is entitled to one vote.
    1. In the case of a tie, an advisor or Kiwanian may act as a tiebreaker
  4. All officers are required to fulfill their duties as assigned to them and defined by Key Club International and the New Albany High School Key Club
    1. Failure to do so or inadequate performance may result in impeachment with a majority vote by the Board of Directors
  5. The Executive Board reserves the right to call an emergency Executive meeting or Board of Directors meeting at any time per majority vote by the Executive Board
  6. The club advisor reserves the right to override any decision made by the Board of Directors per discussion with the Executive Board.
  7. Board of Directors meetings are mandatory by the entire Board of Directors.
    1. Officers are allowed to miss at most (3) meetings, unexcused, per semester.
      1. Absences will not be counted in the case of emergency.
      2. Failure to comply with this rule will result further action by the remaining members of the Board of Directors.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION
  1. Distinguished Graduate: Recognition at Celebration of Excellence; golden Key Club medallion to wear at graduation; photograph in the New Albany High School Key Club annual scrapbook
    1. Available to seniors only
    2. Senior must complete a minimum of 30 hours of service in their senior year
      1. All 30 hours must be completed during the member's senior year
      2. All 30 hours must be completed and logged with the New Albany High School Key Club
      3. Service hours that were not logged during New Albany High School Key Club service projects and volunteer opportunities will not be counted towards Distinguished Graduate status
  2. Distinguished Member: Recognition at the annual end-of-year banquet; certificate of recognition; photograph in the New Albany High School Key Club annual scrapbook.
    1. Available to freshmen, sophomores, and juniors
    2. Member must complete a minimum of 30 hours of service during the given school year
      1. All 30 hours must be completed during the given school year
      2. All 30 hours must be completed and logged with the New Albany High School Key Club
      3. Service hours that were not logged during New Albany High School Key Club service projects and volunteer opportunities will not be counted towards Distinguished Member status
    3. Member must attend a minimum of (1) Kiwanis Club meeting
      1. Proof of attendance can be provided by brining an official agenda from the meeting attended
    4. Member must attend a minimum of (1) Ohio Division 10 East Divisional meeting.
      1. Proof of attendance can be provided by brining an official agenda from the meeting attended
  3. Other awards or forms of recognition may be awarded per approval by the Executive Board, advisor, and/or Kiwanians.
MEMBERSHIP
  1. In order to be an official chartered member of Key Club, you must abide by all the rules listed in the above bylaws.
  2. These bylaws are agreed to upon entering the New Albany High School chapter of Key Club and signing the Code of Conduct agreement.
  3. All members must complete the required ten hours of service per semester (unless modified on a case by case basis) in order to remain a member of the New Albany High School Key Club.
  4. All members of Key Club must abide by the expected conduct mentioned above or else membership to the club will be revoked.

AMENDING THE BYLAWS
  1. Any concerns about the bylaws by any members of the Board of Directors or any Kiwanians must be brought before the Board of Directors to be addressed.
    1. Changes can be made to the bylaws with a two/thirds majority vote for the change among the Board of Directors.
  2. Changes to the bylaws cannot be arbitrary, and must only be brought before the board because of a legitimate concern regarding their effectiveness.
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