2. The aims of the society shall be:
3. Membership of the society shall be available to all musicians in the
University and to any other persons at the discretion of the committee.
There shall be no auditions to play in the orchestra but the committee
may choose to audition conductors.
The committee shall have the right to fix a termly non-refundable fee
for membership.
The committee shall also have the right to offer honorary membership
(free) to any person it sees fit.
If a membership fee is levied, members shall be those people who have
paid the fee.
Should the committee choose not to levy a membership fee for the term,
then in order to be counted as a member, a person must attend a minimum
of three rehearsals in that term or, prior to a meeting, three out of
the previous five rehearsals.
Attendance of a rehearsal shall be defined as playing at least one half
of that rehearsal.
The committee shall not refuse an application for membership on the
grounds of race, sex, sexuality, religion or political views.
The committee may revoke the membership of any member whose conduct puts
the reputation of the society at risk.
4. Meetings of the society:
Regular rehearsals are to be held during the university Full Term and to
be publicised by the committee. Additional rehearsals may be held at
other times as decided by the committee and publicised appropriately.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the society will take place each
year during university Full Term. The AGM is to be held no earlier than
the first week of Lent Term and no later than the second rehearsal of
the following academic year. The time and venue of the AGM is to be
publicised by the committee at least seven full term days in advance.
The AGM shall consist of the treasurer's report and the election of
committee members. Voting at the AGM will take place by means of the
single transferable vote system. Only members of the society may vote
and the Chairman shall have the casting vote. Membership of the society
shall be defined by the conditions in paragraph 3. If any of the
committee posts are contested, voting will be by means of a secret
ballot.
Committee meetings will be held for the organisation of events and other
matters arising from the business of the society.
Extraordinary General Meetings of the society may be called during full
term by the committee or by application to the committee by any six
members of the society. The meeting to be publicised by the committee
at least seven full term days in advance.
5. The committee of the society shall include the posts of Chairman,
Membership Secretary, Music Officer, Treasurer and any other posts that
the committee may create as it sees fit. Members of the committee may
hold more than one post but the committee must consist of at least three
people including the conductor. The committee may at its discretion,
co-opt additional committee members to itself where it perceives the
need, or to fill any vacancies that arise. The conductor shall be
co-opted onto the committee. Only members of the society may be on the
committee.
6. Any member of the committee may be removed by a unanimous vote of
all the other members of the committee.
7. At committee meetings, decisions shall be made by the majority vote
of those present. In the event that the votes cast each way are equal,
the Chairman shall have the casting vote. If the committee has between
three and six members the size of the quorum shall be three. If the
committee has seven or more members, the size of the quorum shall be
half the number of the committee members or six, whichever is the
lesser. The quorum shall include the Chairman.
8. Amendments to this constitution may be proposed by any six members
of the society and must be submitted to the Chairman in writing. The
constitution may only be amended at a General Meeting of the society by
simple majority.
9. Dissolution of the society shall be treated as an amendment to the
constitution and the rules in paragraph 8 shall apply, with the proviso
that the committee must agree unanimously to the motion to dissolve the
society. On dissolution all assets shall be donated to a registered
charity, to be decided at the meeting by means of the single
transferable vote system.