House Rules

This is the BCD House Rules section. The "House Rules" are flexible, and the Club's President has authority to make a decision on a "House Rule" when a situation arises that makes an immediate decision necessary.

MEMBER

1.) Members are requested to have their B.C.D. membership card with them at all the time when attending the B.C.D. Club House
2.) Former local member or local non-member who is deaf is allowed to visit the club house on members' night. There is a mandatory visitor's fee of $3.00. This fee is good for a one (1) day visit.
3.) The visitor fee can be waived for hearing children of members of the Club on members' night. Limit two (2) visit per month.
4.) Member must observe (follow) the rules of the B.C.D. Dues Collector, to avoid any penalties (see B.C.D. Dues Collector rules)
5.) Out of town visitor to the Club can play cards only if he/she can get reference from a bonafide member of the club and pay the card fee on the top of the visitor's fee on members' night or admission on social nights.
6.) The membership dues of any member must be paid in full before working as Committees, Bartenders, and Coaches and as Janitors. The dues also must be paid in full before playing any sports or card games.
7.) All children under 18 years of age cannot enter Clubhouse only on members' Friday nights at anytime. All children under 18 years of age must leave the Clubhouse at 12 A.M. (mid-night) on other nights.
8.) High School students are not permitted in the club unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.

BAR

9.) Use of bar stools are for B.C.D. Member patrons who are ordering and being served alcohol; beverage for consumption (drinking).
10.) No purses or any other items than the served beverages are to be on top of the bar. Hooks have been provided for such other items.
11.) No drinks are to be taken into either the ladies' or men's' restrooms.
12.) Auditors on duty behind the bar are not to be auditing the bar sales for the same month that they duty.
13.) No cashing of personal checks is to be made through the Club bartenders.
14.) Only the bartenders on duty are to be behind the bar during any function. Everyone else is to stay out.
15.) Bartender is to accommodate requests by customer to play their tapes on the sound systems.
16.) Only alcoholic and carbonated beverages purchased at the Club are to be consumed within the Club. Anything brought in from the outside will be taken away.
17.) Once there are less than five (5) persons in the Club on Members' night, the bartenders may request closing earlier than normal closing hours but no earlier than 12 A.M.. (mid-night) on other nights.
18.) The bar shall not be closed on a Friday night without the permission of the members. If any bartender is unable to work on that night, someone should be asked to fill in for him/her for that night. The bar can be closed on a Saturday night if there is a special event elsewhere that the Club Member should be encouraged to attend.
19.) Bartenders, that hold a fund - raising event, are prohibited to lend monies to anyone. It is bartender's loss if he/she lends bar monies to anyone from the cashier.
20.) B.C.D. requested to have two or more estimates prior to repaired or purchased also must be approved by Board of Directions.
21.) A bad check must be charge double at bank's penalty cost!

BCD's RULES

22.) All the regular meetings of the B.C.D. membership will start at 7:00 P.M. Anyone who arrives thirty (30) minutes after the start of the meeting shall not entitled to the use of the floor (voice).
23.) The B.C.D. Board of Directors' reports: Extreme attentions should be made towards this report, which is presented to the B.C.D. Members at large during the regular meeting. Once this report, which has been accepted as, read, seconded and approved, it will be recorded that all actions, which have been made by the Board of Directors are accepted and put into effect.
24.) Any member who wishes to have a B.C.D. Constitution or By-Law changed or implemented must make the recommendation in writing and give it to the B.C.D. By-Law Chairperson.
25.) Club private parties and socials are to be scheduled only through the Entertainment Coordinator of the B.C.D. Board of Directors. (see Club rental Rules).
26.) Smoking is banned inside the B.C.D.
27.) No flyers or memos are to be placed on the B.C.D. Bulletin Board without permission or either the Club's Secretary or the Entertainment Coordinator.
28.) Cars are to be parked within yellow lines in the Club's parking lot. The spaces behind the Clubhouse are reserved for fire trucks or other emergency vehicles during any club event. These fire lanes can be used temporarily as a loading zone.
29.) Any claim for services to the Club must be announced before the service is carried out otherwise the claim will be honored.
30.) Any claims should have prior approval of the Board of Directors before doing the work or make any purchases. If the Board of Directors does not approve, the person making the claim can then go to the members at the regular meeting.
31.) In the event of the death of a B.C.D. Member in good standing, the Club will make a contribution in remembrance of this deceased member only to the spouse surving the member.
32.) No hats or caps are to be worn in the Club during regular meetings.
33.) No pets are allowed in the Clubhouse unless certified as a hearing or visually impaired working dog.
34.) The thermostats are to be regulated only by a B.C.D. Officer.
35.) Anyone who is responsible for a false alarm at the Club will be fined. It is the responsibility of the person who sets the alarm at the close of an event to make sure that all the doors of the clubhouse are secured.
36.) Hall for a private party on any evening of the week, on Saturday and Sunday will be charged a feel (see Hall rental fee schedule). The Club is available for rent on Saturday evenings only when a "TBA" (To Be Announced) is posted.
37.) No card playing is allowed during the B.C.D. regular meeting.
38.) The minumum age for playing cards is 18. Must be a member or pay the visitor's fee.
39.) Any member in debt to the Club cannot be involving in any activities and cannot enter Club at anytime until the debtures are paid in full.
40.) Any member owing the Club money will become a debtor and have his or her names announced at each regular meeting after thirty (30) days repayment period has passed. If necessary the Club's lawyer will be contacted for payment of the debt.
41.) B.C.D. Vice-President is responsible for all bar activities. The includes scheduling of bartenders, ordering of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, liquors, mixer and snacks will be sold and consumed during the Club functions and signed contracts for private parties.
42.) All local former members as well as non-members must leave the meeting room when a regular meeting of the Club is held. Those who have never been member of the Club can watch the meeting one time only. Next time must be a member or leave the meeting room until the meeting is over.
43.) Person's responsibility on damage B.C.D.'s property. person has to pay for his/her damage in B.C.D. Clubhouse and outside.
44.) Any member who receives fraudulent raffles that used our B.C.D. name, bring it to our attention.

SOCIAL

45.) Flyers announcing the scheduled social must be handed out to the members at least thirty (30) days before the schedule social. If no flyers are handed out, it will be assumed that social event has been canceled and the date becomes a TBA (To Be Announced) or goes to the next person with a request for that date.
46.)Each social event will require a $50.00 deposit and be confirmed.
47.) In the event that the social has been canceled for any other reason than bad weather within a sixty (60) day period of the schedule date, a fifty ($50.00) dollars penalty will be assessed against the organization, which scheduled the event. The penalty will be imposed the flyers have been handed out and a last minute cancellation is announced.
48.) All social and drawing events at the end of each social event must be audited on same day. Two signatures an auditors are required.
49.) Any group that hold a fundraising event and the group that will benefit from it does not have at least five (5) members of that group paying admission will have the fund turned over to B.C.D.
50.) Before any flyers for events by and for B.C.D. are printed and distributed, approval must be given by the B.C.D. Board of Directors.

KITCHEN

51.) Sanitary conditions: At all times wear plastic disposable gloves when working in the kitchen and serving food.
52.) After each social or private party the kitchen must be put into order and cleaned up. All foods from event are to be removed from the Club's kitchen refrigerator. There will be charge $25 if is not done.
53.) Anyone who use the kitchen must tied and put the garbage bags into outside garbage bin.
54.) Anyone who wants to borrow any kitchen equipment or anything must pay a $100.00 deposit.

SPORT

55.) Uniforms for sport teams will be purchased only once a four (4) year period.












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