Association Rules
1. Name and registered office of the association
The name of the association is Amigos Del Tango ry. The association's registered office is the City of Helsinki.
2. Purpose and description of activities
The purpose of the association is to promote and maintain Argentine tango culture. Tango culture refers to all Argentine tango music and ways of dancing tango, as well as forms of entertainment related to the subject. The association strives to familiarize itself with this as widely as possible and to maintain traditional and newer music and dance styles in their original form. To achieve its purpose, the association organizes the following activities: Tango dances in public spaces such as restaurants, exhibitions, schools, etc. Tango teaching for its members. Presentation of tango culture in the form of films, videos, presentations, etc. Contact with other similar domestic and foreign organizations. Trips for its members to suitable tango culture destinations. To support its activities, the association charges membership and membership fees, organizes paid entertainment and party events, and collects participation fees for dance courses. The association sells theme nights for corporate and private parties and makes sponsorship agreements. The association can accept grants and donations.
3. Membership
A person who accepts the purpose of the association may be accepted as a full member of the association. A private person or a legally capable entity that wishes to support the purpose and activities of the association may be accepted as a supporting member. Full members and supporting members are approved by the association's board upon application. A person who has significantly promoted and supported the activities of the association may be invited to become an honorary chairman or honorary member at the association's meeting upon the board's proposal.
4. Resignation and expulsion of a member
A member has the right to resign from the association by notifying the board or its chairman in writing or by notifying the resignation at a meeting of the association to be recorded in the minutes. The board may dismiss a member from the association if the member has failed to pay his or her due membership fee or otherwise failed to fulfill the obligations to which he or she has committed himself or herself by joining the association, or if his or her conduct within or outside the association has significantly damaged the association, or if he or she no longer meets the conditions of membership specified in the law or the association's rules.
5. Joining and membership fee
The annual meeting decides on the amount of the joining fee and annual membership fee charged to full members and supporting members separately for each member group. The Honorary Chairman and honorary members do not pay membership fees.
6. Board
The affairs of the association are managed by the board, which includes the chairman elected at the annual meeting and 3-5 other full members and 2 deputy members. The term of office of the board is the period between annual meetings. The board elects a vice-chairman from among its members and appoints a secretary, treasurer and other necessary officials from among its members or from outside. Only members of the association may be elected as members of the board. The board convenes at the invitation of the chairman or, in his absence, the vice-chairman, when they consider that there is a reason to do so or when at least half of the board members demand it. The board has a quorum when half of its members and the chairman or vice-chairman are present. Voting is decided by a simple majority. In the event of a tie, the chairman's vote is decisive, but in elections, the lot is drawn. Board meetings are open to the membership. However, the board may deny members access to the meeting if the matter under discussion requires privacy or confidentiality.
7. Signing the name of the association
The name of the association is signed by the chairman of the board, the vice chairman, the secretary or the treasurer, two together.
8. Financial period and audit
The association's fiscal year is the calendar year. The financial statements with the necessary signatures and the annual report of the board of directors must be submitted to the auditors no later than three weeks before the spring meeting. The auditors must submit their written statement to the board of directors no later than two weeks before the spring meeting.
9. Association meetings
The association holds two regular meetings annually. The spring meeting of the association is held in January-May and the autumn meeting in September-December on a date determined by the board. An extraordinary meeting is held when the association meeting so decides or when the board deems it necessary or when at least one tenth (1/10) of the association's voting members request it in writing for a matter specifically notified to the board. The meeting must be held within thirty days of the request for it being submitted to the board. At the meetings of the association, each regular member, honorary chairman and honorary member has one vote. A supporting member has the right to be present and speak at the meeting. The decision of the association shall be, unless otherwise provided in the rules, the opinion supported by more than half of the votes cast. In the event of a tie, the vote of the chairman of the meeting shall be decisive, however, in elections, the vote of the chairman of the meeting shall be decisive.
10. Convening of meetings of the association
The board must convene the association's meetings at least seven days before the meeting by mailed letters to members, by email when a member has indicated that they want to receive announcements by email, or in a newspaper published in the association's home town.
11. Regular meetings
The following matters shall be discussed at the spring meeting of the association:
1. Opening of the meeting
2. The chairman, secretary, two minutes examiners and, if necessary, two tellers of the votes shall be elected.
3. The legality and quorum of the meeting shall be established.
4. The legality and quorum of the meeting shall be approved.
5. The financial statements, annual report and auditors' statement shall be presented.
6. The decision shall be made to confirm the financial statements and to discharge the board of directors and other responsible persons from liability.
7. Other matters mentioned in the notice of the meeting shall be discussed.
The following matters shall be discussed at the autumn meeting of the association:
1. Opening of the meeting
2. The chairman, secretary, two minutes examiners and, if necessary, two tellers of the votes shall be elected.
3. The legality and quorum of the meeting shall be established.
4. The agenda of the meeting shall be approved.
5. The action plan, income and expenditure budget and membership shall be confirmed. and the amounts of membership fees for the following calendar year.
6. The chairman of the board and other members are elected.
7. One or two auditors are elected and their deputy auditors.
8. Other matters mentioned in the notice of the meeting are discussed.
If a member of the association wishes to have a matter discussed at the spring or autumn meeting of the association, he or she must notify the board in writing in good time so that the matter can be included in the notice of the meeting.
12. Amendment of the rules and dissolution of the association
The decision to amend the rules and dissolve the association must be made at a meeting of the association by a majority of at least three-quarters (3/4) of the votes cast. The notice of the meeting must mention the amendment of the rules or the dissolution of the association. In the event of the dissolution of the association, the association's funds shall be used to promote the association's purpose in the manner determined by the meeting deciding on the dissolution. In the event of the dissolution of the association, its funds shall be used for the same purpose.