President

• Create agendas & preside over club meetings & events
• Should be familiar with applicable sections of Robert's Rules of Order
  (Parliamentary procedures & rules for conducting effective & fair meetings)
• Public-relations representative for the club (or designated alternate)
• Assign or delegate additional club items/issues requiring attention to committee
  (annual dinner, awards, picnic, fund raising, recruitment, etc.  Default chair = Vice President)
• Follows up with subordinate officers as necessary to verify things are being done

Vice President

• Acting President when pres. is unavailable
• Assists President with whatever is requested
• Chair (or member of) most committees

Word Steward

• Take minutes at each meeting & event
• Documents the meetings & events in the monthly newsletter
• Maintains the current newsletter subscriber information
• Mails newsletters to all current, dues-paying club members
• Email newsletter document file to the Web Steward

Treasurer

• Maintain club checking account
• Collect dues & event registration fees
• Maintain written records of dues & event registration fees paid
• Pay all club bills & costs
• Give treasury report at each meeting

Ride Steward

• Schedule, announce, & preside at ride-planning meeting(s)
  (open to ALL members with input and/or interest in leading rides)
• Define & coordinate the street-ride schedule with the Dirt Steward
• Plan at least one street ride per month; two if one is a weekend ride
• Solicit & mentor "Ride Leaders" for as many rides as possible

Dirt Steward

• Define & coordinate the dirt-ride schedule with the Ride Steward
• Plan one dirt ride per month
• Solicit & mentor "Ride Leaders" for as many rides as possible

Sergeant at Arms

• Maintains order, as directed by the President, at all meetings
• Collects FINES (used to be a quarter) from everyone talking out of turn.

Web Steward

• Maintain the SFNorthstars <http://www.micapeak.com/sfnorthstars/> web site
• Publish Word Steward's newsletter online each month
• Create online club calendar from approved Ride Schedule
• Publish new ride-announcement and event details in online club calendar each month
• Publish all received club photos online each month

Newsletters

• Minutes of the last club meeting
• Next 3-4 months' events listed in the calendar
• Location & time details for rides/events for the next 2 months
• Ride reports from the meetings or email-list postings
• A few teaser photos if possible

Ride Schedule

• Drafted at Ride-Planning Meeting(s)
• Reviewed & approved (vote) at next regular club meeting

Meeting Agenda (example)

• Open meeting
• Welcome & introduce guests
• Word Steward reads minutes of last meeting
• Vote to approve minutes as read or amend any corrections
• Old business (old, on-going, or un-resolved stuff)
• New business (upcoming rides & events)
• Ride Reports
• New Motorcycle Reports
• Treasurer's Report
• Close meeting

Ride Leaders & Club Rides

• Announce meeting place & time for rides early enough to be included in the last newsletter before the ride
• Pre-ride route to check/verify for closures, timing, fuel stops, & meal locations
• Create ride map and/or route instructions
• At Rider Meeting at beginning of ride;
      Distribute & discuss ride map/route information
      Discuss ride etiquette, the Pace, & Rules of the Road
• Take pictures of ride/event (or designate alternate)
• Write or give oral ride report at next meeting (or designate alternate)

Membership Requirements

• Prior to February 2007
       Attend 3 club meetings
       Attend 3 club rides
       Pass the membership vote!
• After February 2007
       Attend 5 club events
       Minimum 1 meeting
       Minimum 2 rides
       Pass the membership vote!

Annual Officers Election & Dinner

• The October & November club meetings are OPEN to Officer Nominations for the following year.
• Any active (current year's dues paid) Northstar may nominate any other active Northstar for any officer position.
• Nominations require a "second" to be recorded and both must occur during an official club meeting.
• The Nominee does not have to be present at the meeting to be nominated, but the Nominee must accept the nomination for their name to placed on the official ballot.
• The Election Ballots are prepared & delivered with the December Newsletter.
• Completed Ballots are DUE at the December meeting and counted.
• Simple majority wins, coil toss in case of tie.
• The Annual Dinner in January is to thank & roast the previous officers, and install the new officers.

Traditional Rides

• 2-Mountain Ride
• Delta Ride
• Wine Country Ride
• Salinas BBQ Ride
• Eureka Ride
• Dardanelles Camping Ride
• Tahoe Camping Ride
• Skaggs-Springs International Raceway Ride
• Feather River Ride
• Stonyford Dirt Ride
• Cow Mountain Dirt Ride
• Virginia City Grand Prix
• ...

The Northstars Salute! (or Hymn) # 1

     Why was he born so beautiful?
     Why was he born at all?

     He's no fucking use to anyone,
     He's no fucking use at all.

     He may be a joy to his mother,
     But he's a pain in the ass to me.
     (raise your glass)

     Hymn — Hymn — FUCK HIM!

The Northstars Salute! (or Hymn) # 2

     HURRAY for <insert Name>!
     HURRAY at last!

     HURRAY for <insert Name here>!
     He's a horse's ASS!

     Hymn — Hymn — FUCK HIM!