The Athletic Club of Columbus OFFICIAL HOUSE RULES
FOREWORD
It is the specific intent of these House Rules to conform to local, state and federal laws. In the event of conflict, such laws will at all times take precedence.
The purpose of Rules is to establish a standard for the use of the facilities of the Club to the end that all members may more fully enjoy the privileges of the Club.
It shall be mandatory upon Club management to enforce these House Rules unless otherwise directed by the House Committee.
I. GENERAL
1. The House Committee shall have the power, and it shall be its duty, to make rules and regulations governing the use of the Club and its property, and shall perform such other duties as may properly come within its province, subject to the direction and approval of the Board of Directors.
2. The House Committee or the General Manager (Or the General Manager Designee designated in his absence) shall have the authority to suspend temporarily any member from the Club or eject any member or guest from the premises of the Club House for any conduct which, in its judgment, is prejudicial to the welfare of the Club, and such member or the guest shall have his case fully presented at the next meeting of the Board of Directors, at which meeting he may present his case in writing.
3. The General Manager shall have complete charge of the management of the departments and employees of the Club, including but not limited to full responsibility of the operation of all departments and the engagement and discharge of all employees. The General Manager shall report to and take direction from the House Committee and the Board of Directors.
4. It is forbidden for a member to sign another’s name or number or to permit another to sign another’s name or number, or to sign a ticket after having been notified that the account is in arrears. Doing so may result in a member being suspended or expelled. Only the spouse of a member may use a membership card or number with the member’s approval.
5. Access into the Club House for members and guests shall be on a twenty-four hour, seven-day week, twelve-month basis, unless otherwise determined by the House Committee. Departmental house of operation shall be established by the House Committee and posted upon the bulletin board or otherwise made available to the members. All food and beverage served on the premises must be supplied by the Club.
6. Coat rooms are available for the convenience of the member and the member’s guest. The Club shall not be held responsible for lost or damaged items.
7. Valuables may be checked at the front desk. Safety deposit boxes are available at no cost on a first-come, first-served basis but may not be held for any period longer than twenty-four hours. Members or guests registered in sleeping rooms may occupy such boxes only for the duration of their stay. However, the Club assumes no responsibility for items so checked.
8. No member, guest or visitor shall remove any article belonging to the Club from the Club House. Except for functions outside of the premises catered by the Club, no articles belonging to the Club shall be loaned or rented to a member.
9. Personal check cashing for members shall be limited to such sums and frequency as may be determined by the House Committee. A guest of a member may, in an emergency, cash a check not to exceed the limit established for a member, providing the member approves such check on the face of the check. The member shall be held responsible for the check’s proper clearance. Any member or guest whose check shall be returned from the bank for any reason may have privileges revoked permanently. Any check so returned and not made negotiable within seven days shall be brought before the Board of Directors for strict censure. The Club will not cash third party checks. Except in an emergency, checks will not be cashed during normal banking hours.
10. The Club staff is instructed not to serve alcoholic beverages to any minor, and no member or guest shall offer such minor any alcoholic beverages. The Club reserves the right not to sell alcoholic beverages to any person deemed by the server or management to be intoxicated or unruly.
11. Employees shall not perform any errand outside of the Club House without the approval of management. Non-staff messengers will be admitted only to the concierge desk in the front lobby.
12. Employees shall not be reprimanded, embarrassed or in any way punished by a member or guest. Any complaint regarding inattention to duty or lack of courtesy on the part of a Club employee is properly reported immediately to the General Manager or the Chairman of the House Committee in writing.
13. Automobiles may not park in front of the main entrance except to pick up or discharge passengers as allowed by the law. Violators may be subject to tow-away by the police department.
14. Gratuities to employees are on a voluntary basis and may be charged to your account.
15. No subscription paper or petition, of any kind, shall be circulated, no advertisement shall be displayed, no article exposed for sale and no notice shall be posted in the Club House, except those pertaining to the affairs of the Club, without the approval of the House Committee.
16. Animals shall not be allowed in the Club House except those that will be utilized in private entertainment or to aid the handicapped or impaired in such rooms as may be determined and for social purposes only. Such animals shall remain under complete control at all times. The host member shall be held responsible for any damage or injury sustained by any action of the animal on Club premises.
17. Members, family members, and guests will be required to sign their name and number to club checks for all supplies or services rendered in any department of the Club, same to be charged to their House accounts.
18. Spouses of members shall be accorded the same Club House privileges as the member or as determined by the House Committee.
19. C.O.D. packages will be received only upon prior arrangement with the office, but the Club shall assume no responsibilities whatsoever in case of damage or loss.
20. All members shall immediately notify the Membership Secretary in writing of any change of address. Failure to do so shall be deemed to be a waiver of any notice provided for under the House Rules or Code of Regulations of the Club.
21. Cash advances will not be permitted.
22. All complaints should be submitted in writing to the Chairman of the House Committee or the General Manager.
23. Members are responsible for the deportment of family and guests at all times while on the premises, as well as their financial obligations and any damage caused by them.
24. Any clarification of these House Rules is vested in the House Committee.
II. DINING ROOMS & BARS
1. The Dining Rooms and Bars shall be open during such days and hours as may be determined by the House Committee.
2. Room service for food and beverage shall be available only in case of illness in which case a room service charge of no less than $5.00 per person will be charged.
3. Food or beverage will be served only in areas designated by the House committee.
4. Private dining or meeting rooms may be reserved in advance. Sponsors of any function shall be held responsible for the payment of any indebtedness incurred and are required to complete such forms as may be required.
III. BOWLING
1. The bowling alleys will be open during such hours and days as may be determined by the House Committee.
2. Alleys may be reserved for match or league games at the discretion of the Bowling Committee.
3. All eating and drinking must be confined to the rear of the bowlers’ benches.
IV. BUCKEYE ROOM
The Buckeye Room shall be open during such hours and days as may be determined by the House Committee. Games for money or other illegal activities will not be
permitted.
V. ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
A. GENERAL INFORMATION
1. For purposes of clarification, the Athletic Director or designee, in the director’s absence, shall be in complete charge of the Athletic Department, its personnel and activities, shall have the right to expel any person whose conduct is detrimental to the operation of a private club.
The Athletic Department comprises the gymnasium, exercise room, locker rooms, lounge, steam and sauna room, treatment and massage room, track, courts, swimming pool and any other ancillary area.
2. While exercising, members are required to wear clean and proper athletic attire at all times. Bathing suits are required in Pool Area including pool, whirlpool and sauna.
3. Members or their guests who are unacquainted with the use of the athletic apparatus shall consult the Athletic Director or other qualified instructor for instruction and permission before using.
4. All apparatus and equipment must be used carefully and properly, and movable apparatus returned to its place immediately after use. Any member, member’s family or guest damaging apparatus shall immediately report same to the Athletic Director or designee and shall be liable to the full extent of such damage.
5. Specific Rules and Regulations governing use and hours of Handball, Squash, Racquet Ball, Gym, Pool etc. shall be under the direction of the Athletic Committee. Such Rules and Regulations shall be posted.
6. Gymnasium lockers may be rented upon application to the Athletic Director.
7. Smoking will not be permitted in the Athletic Department, or any hallways connecting any areas of the department.
8. Members in athletic attire will not be permitted in any area other than in the Athletic Department area, except as may be determined by the House Committee.
9. Showers must be taken before entering the swimming pool or whirlpool.
B. ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT RULES
1. The use of the department is restricted to members, their guests who accompany them, reciprocal members holding guest cards, and the spouses and children at their allotted times. Members shall have priority in all areas except as provided for elsewhere in these rules.
2. Members, guests and members’ children between sixteen and twenty-three are required to show their membership cards or guest cards when requested by the Athletic Director or his assistants.
3. No more than one person shall make use of the same locker, except in the case of a father-minor son or mother-minor daughter.
4. Lockers may not be sub-leased.
5. Athletic attire and supplies may be purchased upon application to the Athletic Director or designee.
6. Running in the swimming pool area or diving from the balcony is not permitted. Pushing or throwing persons into the pool is prohibited.
7. The services of the Athletic Director, instructors and attendants and all privileges of the department are free, except as may be determined.
8. Entertainment and meets held in the department shall be for members only, unless otherwise directed by the Athletic Committee.
9. The department or any part of it may be temporarily closed on special occasions by order of the House Committee.
10. Athletic apparel must be rinsed in clear water before using dryers.
11. The Club assumes no responsibility for any personal articles.
12. Members shall not be allowed to remove Club towels or any other Club owned items from the Club premises.
13. The Club has the right to inspect all lockers and, if necessary, have soiled clothing or equipment laundered at the member’s expense.
14. The Pool, Gym or Bowling Alley may be rented for special occasion upon approval of the General Manager.
VI. SLEEPING ROOMS
1. Reservations for sleeping rooms must be made by application to the front desk, and rooms assigned must be paid for until surrendered by notice of the room clerk.
2. Sub-leasing of any sleeping room or suite is expressly prohibited.
3. Persons leasing a room on a month-to-month basis are required to give at least two weeks’ notice before surrendering their quarters. In any event, rates will not be pro-rated for less than a full month’s rental.
4. Gambling or any illegal activity will not be permitted.
5. TV or radio must be turned down to a low level after 10:00 P.M.
6. Each person occupying a room must register at the front desk.
VII. GUESTS
1. A guest who resides outside of the forty-mile limit may be granted guest privileges for a period of two weeks on application by a member to the General Manager and with the approval of the House Committee. Renewal of guest privileges is at the Discretion of the General Manager and with the approval of the House Committee.
2. A guest residing within a forty-mile radius of the Club House, not a member of the Club, shall have such Club privileges and under such conditions as may be determined by the House Committee.
3. Guests shall not be introduced upon nights when Club entertainments or functions are held, except when given especially for members and their guests as specified in the notice of the entertainment or function.
4. A member shall provide such information and upon such forms as may be required when introducing guests by the House Committee.
5. Guests’ privileges may be terminated at the discretion of the General Manager with the approval of the House Committee.
6. Neither a guest nor a member of a reciprocal club may act as sponsor of a guest.
7. The frequency of introducing guests to any department of the Club shall be governed by the House Committee. Members are cautioned to use discretion in entertaining a local guest beyond reasonable limits.
8. Guests shall abide by the House Rules and Code of Regulations. It is the responsibility of the member to apprise each guest of such Rules, as infractions will be considered the same as if such infractions were committed by the member.
9. Guests must be accompanied by a member at all times, except those holding overnight guest cards or reciprocal Club members holding a valid and current guest card.
10. Members are responsible for the conduct of their guests, and all indebtedness incurred by a guest is considered and treated as the indebtedness of the host/member.
11. Guest fees: The House Committee may establish a guest fee for visitors upon such conditions as they may deem appropriate.
VIII. DRESS CODE
1. Members shall be responsible for adherence to the Dress Code as determined by the House Committee, for themselves, their family and guests. Such Dress Code shall be posted on the bulletin board and otherwise made known.
2. Athletic attire shall be worn only in the Athletic Department and the Buckeye Room.
IX. SMOKING CODE
Smoking is not permitted in the Athletic Department or any areas designated as “Non-Smoking” by the House Committee.
X. RECIPROCAL CLUBS
1. A card of introduction to a Reciprocal Club may be obtained at the front desk.
2. Only members in good standing shall be issued a card of introduction.
3. A member shall be governed by the Rules and Regulations of the host club and shall be responsible for any indebtedness which may incur.
4. By prior arrangement with the host Club, a member may have charges incurred at a reciprocal club billed to the member’s Athletic Club account.
XI. SPOUSES’ PRIVILEGES
1. A married adult (“spouse”) or unmarried adult who is in a committed relationship with a member and permanently resides with the member (“household adult”) shall enjoy the privileged of the Club House during such hours and days and under such conditions as determined by the House Committee.
2. A spouse or household adult may sign for any service using the member’s membership number, unless this privilege is rescinded in writing by the member. The member shall be responsible for any charges incurred by the spouse or household adult.
3. Upon the death of the member, the spouse or household adult shall be granted membership privileges for one year without payment of fees.
4. If a member becomes divorced or separated from his/her spouse, or no longer permanently resides with his/her household adult, the non-member relinquishes all rights of access to the Club except as a guest until such time he or she may be granted membership in accordance with the then-existing admission procedures.
5. Spouses and household adults shall be governed by the same Rules and Regulations as Members.
6. Members of the member’s household shall have only such privileges as may be provided elsewhere in the Club’s Rules and Regulations.
7. Guests introduced by a spouse or household adult shall be subject to and governed by the Club’s Rules and Regulations.
XII. CHILDREN’S PRIVILEGES
1. Children over twenty-three years of age, or who are married, or who no longer enjoy the financial support of the member-parent before reaching twenty-three years of age, shall have no privileges except those of a guest.
2. Children between sixteen years of age and twenty-three years of age, who are unmarried, and reside at home, or who are full-time students or who are members of the armed forces, may enjoy such privileges as may be determined by the House and Athletic committees.
3. All eligible children must have an Athletic Club of Columbus identification card on their person at all times while they are in the Club House and must produce such card on request from any authorized Club employee.
4. Children under the age of sixteen must be directly supervised by a member at all times while in the Club House, except when attending such functions as may be announced from time to time.
5. A member shall be responsible for the deportment of family and guests at all times while on the premises, as well as their financial obligations and any damage cause by them.
6. The Club administration has the right to revoke any or all privileges for any infraction of the Rules, and such infraction shall be reported to the member-parent and the House Committee.
7. Children not of legal age are not permitted to consume or purchase any alcoholic beverages in the Club House.
8. Children are restricted only to those areas of the Club House specifically set aside for them, except as stated elsewhere.
9. Children may have charge privileges upon application to and approval of the General Manager by the member-parent.
10. Children are additionally governed by such other Rules and Codes as may apply. The member shall be responsible for the proper instruction of their child in these matters.
11. Children may not introduce more than one guest per visit without approval of the Athletic Director, and shall be charged the guest fee of any other guest.
12. Members have priority over children on the use of athletic facilities.
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