Mount Roland

Membership

Reason for policy

Mount Roland Rivercare Catchment Incorporated (MRRCI) relies for its long-term sustainability on support from other organisations, from the community as a whole, and especially from its members. Consequently, it is in the group's interests to maintain and increase membership levels.

Currently there are only two types of member recognised under the constitution -individuals and life members (who are also individuals). We already have our first institutional member (Sheffield District High School), and there is potential to recruit members in other categories.
Membership fee for all member categories is determined on an annual basis by the Committee.

Adoption of this policy will require amendments to the Constitution, which must be ratified at a General Meeting (Annual or Special)

Relationship to constitution

Section 4 - Membership

Policy statement

Mount Roland Rivercare Catchment Incorporated welcomes all interested individuals and organisations as members. To make membership of the organisation flexible and appealing, a number of membership categories have been created.

Categories of member (all on payment of the appropriate membership fee)

• Individual member

  Any resident or land manager in the catchment area. Individual members can nominate for positions on the Committee, vote in elections for Committee members, have first priority for support with work in the riparian zone and have full access to MRRCI's resources.
  Family member

  As for individual members, but the annual fee will offer Family members a discount on the individual membership fee.
  

• Associate member

  Any individual with an interest in the objectives of the organisation. Need not live or work in the catchment area. Does not have voting rights, support for work in the riparian zone, or access to other resources of the organisation.
  

• Life member

  Any member whom the Association may desire to honour (enjoys the same membership privileges as an individual member).
  

• Institutional member

  Any organisation with an interest in the objectives of the organisation. Institutional members with a property in the catchment area enjoy the privileges of a full member; others have the privileges of an associate member.