4-H teams: Chartering and bylaws examples?

[Billfred]

Because I clearly didn’t have enough to do (ha), I’m working to start a 4-H club to help spread FLL here in the Columbia area. (Before anyone asks: No, Los Pollos Locos is not changing from its school-affiliated structure. But since we’ll be using many of the same USC mentors, the name Los Huevos Locos has come up…)

I’ve met with our county agent, and she’s sending the papers and sample bylaws from another local club so that we can get chartered. In the interest of due diligence, do any 4-H clubs with FIRST programs have their bylaws posted somewhere, or is is more or less boilerplate? I searched CD and checked the websites of the 4-H teams I could think of (78, 1501, 1902, 4452) and came up dry.

[Chris_Elston]

@Billfred

Because I clearly didn’t have enough to do (ha), I’m working to start a 4-H club to help spread FLL here in the Columbia area. (Before anyone asks: No, Los Pollos Locos is not changing from its school-affiliated structure. But since we’ll be using many of the same USC mentors, the name Los Huevos Locos has come up…)

I’ve met with our county agent, and she’s sending the papers and sample bylaws from another local club so that we can get chartered. In the interest of due diligence, do any 4-H clubs with FIRST programs have their bylaws posted somewhere, or is is more or less boilerplate? I searched CD and checked the websites of the 4-H teams I could think of (78, 1501, 1902, 4452) and came up dry.

We did not need by-laws. I think every state is different.

All of our 4-H documents are here:
http://huntingtonrobotics.org/downloads/4-h-connections/

But no by-laws listed. We do have a business plan, I dunno if that passed for us in Indiana or not. I can’t remember what happened 10 years ago…lol…

[wendymom]

This is a version of them:

Exploding Bacon Club By-Laws

Article I
-The name of this club is 4-H Exploding Bacon Robotics Club

Article II
-Official club meetings are held once a month on the first Monday of every month at 7 pm.
-Meetings will be held at the 4-H Building during off season and at the build location during build season.

Article III
-Club meetings include a business meeting and an activity
-Major decisions will be voted on; must have 51% approval and the president must be in favor.

Article IV
-A child must be no younger than 9 years by September 1st of the current year and have not passed their 19th birthday or graduated from high school.
-There is no person limit to the club.

Article V
-The club will operate under the basic principles using Robert Rules of Order.

Article VI
-All club members will be enrolled in at least one project of their choice.

Article VII
-Elections for officers will take place during the last meeting of May.
-If a vacancy occurs during the year, members will vote on a replacement.
-Members who wish to run for an office must be present at election meeting or send a proxy in their place
-All members running for office must present their election speech one meeting prior to voting.
-Voting will be done by ballot.

Article VIII
-Standing committees will be: 1) FRC 2) FTC 3) FLL 4) NEMO 5) Financing

Article IX
-If this club disbands, all assets will be turned over to the County 4-H Foundation or Extension Office. Any club materials will be returned to the County Extension Office/ 4-H Agent.

I think we have since amended article IV to include 6 year olds since we now have a Jr. FLL team

We also have an adult board that has their own set of By-laws