RAUSI membership application guidelines(from 2004 Bylaws)
CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP
1. There shall be the following classes of membership in the Institute namely:
(a) Ordinary Membership
(b) Garrison Member
(c) Honorary Member
(d) Life Member
ORDINARY MEMBERS
2. (a) Any Commissioned or retired officer of
(i) The Sovereign's regular, reserve or auxiliary armed forces;
(ii) The Royal Canadian Mounted Police;
(iii) The Canadian Coast Guard; or
(iv) Regular, reserve or auxiliary armed forces other than those of the Sovereign, and
(b) Any person who:
(i) is a member of the Parliament of Canada;
(ii) is a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta;
(iii) is the Mayor or an Alderman of the City of Calgary;
(iv) is the consul or other representative of a foreign power;
(v) is a member in good standing of a society or institute affiliated with the Institute, or
(vi) is such other person of whom the Board approves
may make application to the Board for membership in the Institute and upon such application being approved as herein provided such person shall be an Ordinary Member of the Institute.
GARRISON MEMBERS
3. Any Commissioned Officer serving in military units or sub units and any
officer in organizations affiliated to such units or sub units (e.g. members of the Cadet Instructor's Cadre) in the Calgary area may upon application request to become a Garrison Member of the
Institute.
4. (a) Subject to sub-article (b), a Garrison Member shall have all the rights, powers and
privileges of an Ordinary Member, including the obligation to pay dues.
(b) A Garrison Member shall:
(i) not be entitled to hold office as President or Vice-President of the Institute;
(ii) not be entitled to represent the Institute on the Mewata Officers' Mess Operating Committee.
6. Nothing in Article 5 shall prevent a Garrison Member from becoming an Ordinary Member upon approval of the Board of Directors and upon payment of the appropriate dues.
HONORARY MEMBERS
5. The President of the Institute may apply for honorary membership in the Institute on behalf of any person who has rendered some special service to the Institute or to Canada, or to or for one or more of the Provinces of Canada, and upon such application being duly approved as hereinafter provided, such person shall be an Honorary Member of the Institute which membership will expire at the end of the Institute's fiscal year, or, in the case of a person so honored by reason of his Office, at the end of his term of office.
8. An Honorary Member shall have all the rights, powers and privileges of an Ordinary Member except the right to vote on any matter or hold office in the Institute, but shall be subject to all the other duties, liabilities and obligations of an Ordinary Member except the obligation to pay annual dues.
LIFE MEMBERS
6. (a) The President of the Institute may apply for life membership in the Institute on behalf of any Ordinary Member of the Institute who has rendered long and meritorious service to the
Institute, and upon such application being approved as hereafter provided such person shall be a Life Member of the Institute.
(b) Subject to sub-article (c), a Life Member shall have, for the remainder of his or her life,
all the rights, powers and privileges and be subject to all the other duties, liabilities and obligations of an Ordinary Member.
(c) A Life Member shall not:
(i) have the right to vote on money matters;
(ii) have the right to hold office in the Institute;
(iii) be required to pay annual fees or other dues.
ELECTION TO MEMBERSHIP
7. Application for membership in the Institute shall be made on the form prescribed from time to time by the Board. Such form shall be signed by the applicant and
shall:
(a) be signed by a proposer and a seconder , each of whom is a Member in good standing and who knows the applicant personally; and
(b) A Member who fails to pay the applicable dues or fees in any year, shall cease to be a member and the provisions of sub-article (a) above shall apply to any re-instatement of such member.
8. Every application for honorary membership or life membership shall be signed by the President of the Institute and be consented to by the person concerned.
9. (a) Every application for membership in the Institute shall be posted on the notice board of the Institute premises for a minimum of fourteen (14) days prior to being referred to the Board for
approval.
(b) Prior to the meeting of the Board at which such approval is to be voted upon, any Member may file with the HONORARY SECRETARY-TREASURER a notice objecting to the applicant's admission as a member and stating the reasons therefor.
10. (a) At the first meeting of the Board following the expiration of the fourteen day period set out above, the application for membership shall be voted upon. If the application receives the affirmative vote of fifty percent of the members of the Board present and voting, the application shall be deemed to be approved. The applicant, the proposer and the seconder shall be promptly notified if the application is not approved.
(b) A person whose application has not been approved may not be proposed for membership again during the next twelve months.
(c) The Board may, at its discretion, approve an application during the 14-day posting period subject to there being no notice of objection under sub-article 10 (b) filed subsequent to the Board Meeting and before the end of the 14-day posting period.
DUES
11. (a) After election to membership, each member shall pay fees or dues at such time and in such amount as is prescribed by the Board for the classes of membership to which the member belongs. In fixing the dues of Garrison Members, the Board shall take into account that the Garrison Member is also paying dues to the Mess in which he is a regular member;
(b) The Board shall not increase the dues payable by the Members set out in sub-article (a) by more than twenty (20%) percent over those payable in the previous year.
(c) The Board shall review dues for the forthcoming year no later that 30 September annually.