Constitution -

1. NAME
The Club shall be called "Up A Mountain MC" (hereinafter referred to as the Club).

2. OBJECTS
The objects of the Club shall be to arrange and promote mountaineering activities for the benefit of its members.

3. MEMBERSHIP
• Any prospective members shall be expected to attend at least 2 events held by the club prior to acceptance of membership. This will allow the person too determine if he/she wishes to join prior to making any commitment and for the office bearers to decide upon competencies and suitability.
• Membership fees shall be agreed by the committee prior to each Annual General Meeting.
• All members joining the Club shall be deemed to accept the terms of this Constitution and any amendments made from time to time by the Club.

4. OFFICE BEARERS
• The Officers of the Club shall consist of a Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and Meets Secretary who shall be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting.
• In the event of an office bearer resigning prior to the next AGM, the remaining office bearers will offer the post out to any member by a certain closing date. In the event of more than 1 member wishing to take up a post, the remaining office bearers will open up the vacancy to a vote by all members.

5. GENERAL MEETINGS
The Club shall hold an Annual General Meeting in the month of October to:
• Approve the minutes of the previous A.G.M.
• Receive reports from the Chairperson and Secretary & Meets Secretary
• Receive a report from the Treasurer and approve the Accounts
• Elect Office Bearers
• Consider changes to the Constitution
• Deal with any other relevant business
• Voting. Where a proposal and a counter-proposal have been submitted, each member of the Club shall be entitled to one vote. In the event of a tie, the Chairperson shall be entitled to a casting vote.
• Proposals to be brought up at the AGM should be submitted to the Secretary in writing, to be received fourteen clear days before said AGM, so that the Secretary will be able to notify each member in advance prior to that meeting.
All proposers at the AGM must have a seconder in attendance.

6. FINANCES AND ACCOUNTS
The financial year shall run from the AGM till next year's AGM. The Treasurer and any one of the other three nominated Office-bearers shall sign all withdrawals against the Club funds.

7. BYE LAWS
The Committee shall have the power to publish and enforce such Byelaws, as the membership feels necessary to govern the activities of the Club.

8. DISPUTES
In the event of a dispute concerning a member(s), all evidence will be considered by the office bearers in a fair and just manner.
If it reaches the point were disciplinary action needs to be taken the following steps will come into play.
1. With the majority of the office bearers agreeing, a verbal warning will be issued to the member(s).
2. In the event of this not resolving the issue, a written warning will issued to the member(s).
3. If the issue still isn’t resolved, consideration will be given by the office bearers to expulsion of the member(s).

All evidence will be kept and offered out to the membership if required.

9. DISSOLUTION
In the event of the dissolution of the Club, any assets thereof shall not be distributed amongst the members of the Club in any way whatsoever, but shall be given to an organisation(s) related to our pastime.

3rd July 2008

Note:
The basis of the club is that all members must have the right clothing and equipment including first aid, maps, compass, survival/bivvy bag, headtorch, whistle etc... and be responsible for their own safety. As a club, we encourage all members to improve their skills in navigation, first aid, winter skills etc.

We make it very clear, especially to new members, that they are under no illusion that anyone is there to guide them, apply first aid and that, yes, we will help each other to gain the necessary skills to enjoy the hills safely as others have done for us. It should be on the basis that he/she is only helping by sharing their experience, is not in any way quailified, is not regarded as 'technical experts' but as amateur walkers/climbers with some experience which they are prepared to share.