Vernon Youth Soccer: VYS News: Executive Board Elections (click for positions up for election and info)
Executive Board Elections (click for positions up for election and info)
At The Vernon PAL 7pmNominations should be in writing and received by VYS no later than 12/7/09
Positions Up for Election
Vice President: Also known as the Director of In-town.The Vice President shall attend all meetings and, in the absence of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President. The Vice President shall coordinate all matters dealing with VYS In-town soccer duties. The Vice President will be responsible for overseeing all in-town coaches regarding licensing and training capabilities. The Vice President shall have such ever other responsibilities as the Board may assign.
Registrar:The Registrar shall be responsible to keep a complete record of all teams, players, coaches and volunteers for in-town and travel for the purpose of player registration and insurance records. The registrar shall provide reports of all players as required to all board members at the beginning of each season. Registrar shall attend all necessary VYS events.
Secretary:The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the members and Directors and shall keep, or cause to be kept, a true and complete record of the proceedings of those meetings. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the members or Directors and shall perform whatever additional duties the Board may from time to time prescribe.
§ Terms of the Executive Board shall be for a period of (2) years. The positions of President, Second Vice President and Treasurer will be elected in even years and the Vice President, Registrar and Secretary will be elected in odd years at the December General Membership Meeting.
§ No person or family may hold two or more elected offices simultaneously.
§ Officers may be re-elected to consecutive terms.
§ Executive Board members shall attend all Executive and Board of Directors meetings.
§ Only members in good standing who have met the requirements of a voting member may be elected to the Executive Board of VYS.
§ Only voting Members in good standing shall have the right to one vote per registered family at elections and on other matters, which may be submitted for consideration by the voting membership. Voting by proxy will not be allowed.
ARTICLE VI – ELECTIONS
1) Eligibilitya) Only members who have been active for 2 years prior to their nomination will be considered to be candidates for elected positions.b) Candidates must have attended a minimum of two (2) General Membership Meetings annually.2) Nomination Processa) Prior to each election, the Board of Directors shall make an effort to find appropriate candidates for Executive Board positions. The President may appoint a nominating committee.b) The candidate selection effort should make an attempt to represent the membership's diversity.c) Nominations may be submitted in writing or from the floor at the October General Membership Meeting.d) Nomination deadlines, notification of elections and candidates shall be made available to the general membership in writing two weeks prior to annual elections.3) Votinga) Only Voting Members will be eligible to vote in elections. (The meeting in which the vote takes place will count as (1) of the (2) required regular meetings.) [Voting Member: A voting member is a regular or honorary member in good standing that has attended a minimum of two (2) General Membership Meetings annually.]b) The Secretary will maintain a record of eligible voting members and distribute ballots accordingly.c) Absentee or Write in vote shall not be permitted at any election.4) Electionsa) Officers shall be elected at the December General Membership meeting for a 2-year term as provided in Article III (1) (b) (iii).b) Candidates for Board elections will be presented to the membership at the annual meetings held for this purpose.c) A member nominated for elective office need not be present at the election meeting.d) Elections will be by secret ballot unless uncontested.e) In the event of more than one candidate for the same office, the candidate with the plurality of votes cast shall be declared the winner.f) Ballots will be tallied by a minimum of three members of the Board.g) In the event of a tie, additional ballots are cast (secret) until the tie is broken.
Vernon Youth soccer is still seeking volunteers to fill many positions. If you would like to be considered please submit your name, position of interest and contact information to vernonsoccer@hotmail.com.
