Policies and Procedures of the Austin Polymer Clay Guild

Updated April 2004

To promote meetings that are more orderly and establish privileges and responsibilities of APCG members, the following rules, regulations and procedures have been adopted.

Meetings will now be held in this order:

Meet and greet; library returns:

Please submit you previous month’s rental/check out to the appropriate officer – Betty Riggle for books and videos – Karen Omodt for cutters and texturing tools.

Show and tell

Business

Demonstration

Check out for library and material library items

Demonstrators are to be reimbursed for clay and other products used in a demo. He or she must contact the stock keeper, treasurer or president prior to the meeting so that the clay or other product is available.

Members who want to order supplies; books or videos for the guild must propose the purchase at meetings. All purchases must be approved in advance.

Only members in good standing, i.e. who are up to date in their membership fee and who do not have library materials overdue will be allowed to borrow books or rent videos, cutters and texturing tools.

Members can rent up to two videos.

• Rental fee is $1.00 per video
• Videos may be checked out for a second month for another $1.00 with notification given to the librarian, president, or vice president. If a member keeps a video without notification or longer than the two month limit, a fine of $5.00 per video per month will be imposed.

Members can rent up to three items from the materials library.

• Rental fee is $0.50 per item
• Materials my be checked out a second month for an additional $0.50
• If a member keeps a materials library item with out notification or longer than the two month limit, a fine of $3.00 per item per month will be imposed

Member can check out three books at no charge

• If a member wishes to check out a book for a second month, there will be no charge with notification.
• If a member keeps a book with no notification or longer that 2 months, a fee of $2.00 per book per month will be imposed.

Members in good standing who plan to take classes in polymer clay techniques are eligible for a stipend of up to $50.00 per year. To qualify, a member must notify the guild treasurer or president before the class date and show proof of having attended the class.