Constitution
CLUB CONSTITUTION – 2006 EDITION
27 July 2006
1. TITLE
The Club shall be known as Bridgend United Football Club and from herein called “the Club”.
2. OBJECTIVES
To provide League & Cup football for all teams, made up of properly registered players within such Leagues & Cups as shall be decided by the Management Committee at the commencement of the Season.
To promote participation in sport, especially football, within Bridgend and the surrounding area.
To encourage and foster player development and high standards of performance.
To provide the village of Bridgend with a Club that they can support, be proud of and feel a part of.
3. COLOURS
The Club Colours shall be those approved by the Management Committee.
4. MEMBERSHIP
Membership shall be open to all, irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, ethnic origin, creed, colour, social status or sexual orientation.
5. MANAGEMENT
The Management of Bridgend United Football Club will be vested in the Club Management Committee, herein after called “the Committee”, who shall have power to co-opt Members, Sub-Committees, makes rules subject to approval of Members and whose authority shall be permanent.
6. OFFICERS
The Officers of the Committee shall consist of the:
President
Secretary
Treasurer
These Officers shall hold office for one year and be eligible for re-election at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). These persons shall form the General Committee of the Club.
7. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
The Management Committee will comprise the General Committee of the Club and the following members:
a) Any co-opted Member properly elected at the AGM or any co-opted Member appointed by the Committee during the course of the season with the proviso that the co-opted Member must serve only for a specific purpose, e.g. Fundraising or Liasing with the Community Council.
b) Each Team Manager, with the proviso that such Team Manager shall have been appointed by the General Committee after having been proposed and seconded at the AGM, In the event that there are more than one proposed candidate for the position of Team Manager at the AGM, the General Committee shall decide who will be appointed and serve on the Management Committee.
8. VOTING
All Members of the Committee shall have full voting rights, except in any case where a complaint against a Committee Member is being considered, when such Member should absent himself from that part of the proceedings. A Committee Member shall have the right to proxy if he wishes.
9. PRESIDENT
The elected President shall preside as Chairman at all meetings of the Committee, but in the President’s absence a Chairman shall be elected from among those present who, in the case of equal votes, shall have a casting vote.
10. SECRETARY
The Secretary shall convene all meetings, shall keep regular Minutes, and communicate such matters as are relevant to other Members of the Committee. He shall also be responsible keeping a register of players and their details and keeping a record of all matches played by the Club, the players who have taken part and all details of results.
11. TREASURER
The Treasurer shall keep a written record of all transactions made by the Club; produce an Income & Expenditure Account together with a Balance Sheet as at 30 June, which is to be audited and presented in time for the AGM.
12. POWERS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
The Management Committee or any duly appointed Sub-Committee shall conduct the business of the Club. They shall have the power to deal with any differing Member and shall deal with any matters arising connected with the Club. It shall have the powers to hear complaints, or arbitrate in any disputes, receive and discuss suggestions from any Member, and co-opt Members for specific purposes at any time during its term in office, or fill any vacancy on the Committee itself caused by absence or resignation.
13. GENERAL MEETINGS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
A Committee Meeting shall be convened within fourteen days by the Secretary at the request of the President, or by written notice from two or more Members of the Committee, or by written notice from eight Club Members. In any event, the Committee is to meet at intervals not exceeding five weeks. Three at Management Committee meetings and eight at Annual General Meetings shall constitute a quorum.
14. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)
The AGM shall be held not later than the 31st July each year and it shall receive reports from the President and Secretary, together with the Financial Statements for the past season, consider the rules and amendments and transact any other business admissible.
At the meeting the Officers, co-opted Members and Auditor shall be proposed, seconded and elected and propositions for the appointment of Team Managers will be received. At least fourteen days notice of the meeting shall be given and all registered members shall be entitled to attend with full voting rights. The method of voting shall be by show of hands or by ballot, as the President directs. Each Member present shall be entitled to one vote. An application in writing, signed by eight Members, will be sufficient to cause the Secretary to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM).
15. ALTERATIONS TO THE CONSTITUTION
Any proposed alteration to the Club Constitution may only be considered at the AGM or EGM convened with the required written notice of the proposal. Any alteration or amendment must be proposed by a full Member of the Club and seconded by another full Member. Such alterations shall be passed if supported by not less than two thirds of those Members present at the meeting, assuming that a quorum has been achieved.
16. FIXING OF FEES
The Committee shall decide at their last meeting preceding the AGM what recommendations they shall put to Members at the AGM in respect of membership fees, match subscriptions and any other fees for the following season. All Members shall then be entitled to vote at the AGM on such proposals, or make other proposals as they see fit.
17. DISCIPLINE
Club discipline is to be vested in the Team Managers who have absolute discretion to take what course of action would seem fit to maintain the standard of conduct expected of Club Members both on and off the field of play, provided that notice of the discipline and the reason for it is given to such Member. Notwithstanding the responsibility of the Team Manager, the Management Committee may at any time take disciplinary action against a member.
18. COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
If any member has cause for complaint against any other Member he may communicate such, preferably in writing, to a Member of the Management Committee for that complaint to be heard at the next General Meeting of the Committee. If it should involve a Committee Member, he should be absent while the matter is dealt with; providing that the Committee may require one or both parties to be present to give evidence at such hearing. The findings of such a hearing are to be communicated in writing to both parties.
19. DISSOLUTION
If at any General Meeting of the Club a resolution be passed calling for the dissolution of the Club, the Secretary shall immediately convene an EGM, to be held not less than one month thereafter to discuss and vote on the resolution. If at that EGM the resolution is carried by at least two thirds of Members present at the meeting, the General Committee shall thereupon, or at such date as shall have been specified in the resolution, proceed to realise the assets of the Club and discharge all debts and liabilities of the Club. After discharging all debts and liabilities of the Club, the remaining assets shall not be paid or distributed amongst the members of the Club, but shall be given or transferred to some other voluntary organisation having objectives similar to those of Bridgend United Football Club.
20. INTERPRETATION
Any question arising on the construction of this constitution or of any matter not herein provide for shall be referred to the Committee whose decision shall be final.
27 July 2006
1. TITLE
The Club shall be known as Bridgend United Football Club and from herein called “the Club”.
2. OBJECTIVES
To provide League & Cup football for all teams, made up of properly registered players within such Leagues & Cups as shall be decided by the Management Committee at the commencement of the Season.
To promote participation in sport, especially football, within Bridgend and the surrounding area.
To encourage and foster player development and high standards of performance.
To provide the village of Bridgend with a Club that they can support, be proud of and feel a part of.
3. COLOURS
The Club Colours shall be those approved by the Management Committee.
4. MEMBERSHIP
Membership shall be open to all, irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, ethnic origin, creed, colour, social status or sexual orientation.
5. MANAGEMENT
The Management of Bridgend United Football Club will be vested in the Club Management Committee, herein after called “the Committee”, who shall have power to co-opt Members, Sub-Committees, makes rules subject to approval of Members and whose authority shall be permanent.
6. OFFICERS
The Officers of the Committee shall consist of the:
President
Secretary
Treasurer
These Officers shall hold office for one year and be eligible for re-election at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). These persons shall form the General Committee of the Club.
7. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
The Management Committee will comprise the General Committee of the Club and the following members:
a) Any co-opted Member properly elected at the AGM or any co-opted Member appointed by the Committee during the course of the season with the proviso that the co-opted Member must serve only for a specific purpose, e.g. Fundraising or Liasing with the Community Council.
b) Each Team Manager, with the proviso that such Team Manager shall have been appointed by the General Committee after having been proposed and seconded at the AGM, In the event that there are more than one proposed candidate for the position of Team Manager at the AGM, the General Committee shall decide who will be appointed and serve on the Management Committee.
8. VOTING
All Members of the Committee shall have full voting rights, except in any case where a complaint against a Committee Member is being considered, when such Member should absent himself from that part of the proceedings. A Committee Member shall have the right to proxy if he wishes.
9. PRESIDENT
The elected President shall preside as Chairman at all meetings of the Committee, but in the President’s absence a Chairman shall be elected from among those present who, in the case of equal votes, shall have a casting vote.
10. SECRETARY
The Secretary shall convene all meetings, shall keep regular Minutes, and communicate such matters as are relevant to other Members of the Committee. He shall also be responsible keeping a register of players and their details and keeping a record of all matches played by the Club, the players who have taken part and all details of results.
11. TREASURER
The Treasurer shall keep a written record of all transactions made by the Club; produce an Income & Expenditure Account together with a Balance Sheet as at 30 June, which is to be audited and presented in time for the AGM.
12. POWERS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
The Management Committee or any duly appointed Sub-Committee shall conduct the business of the Club. They shall have the power to deal with any differing Member and shall deal with any matters arising connected with the Club. It shall have the powers to hear complaints, or arbitrate in any disputes, receive and discuss suggestions from any Member, and co-opt Members for specific purposes at any time during its term in office, or fill any vacancy on the Committee itself caused by absence or resignation.
13. GENERAL MEETINGS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
A Committee Meeting shall be convened within fourteen days by the Secretary at the request of the President, or by written notice from two or more Members of the Committee, or by written notice from eight Club Members. In any event, the Committee is to meet at intervals not exceeding five weeks. Three at Management Committee meetings and eight at Annual General Meetings shall constitute a quorum.
14. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)
The AGM shall be held not later than the 31st July each year and it shall receive reports from the President and Secretary, together with the Financial Statements for the past season, consider the rules and amendments and transact any other business admissible.
At the meeting the Officers, co-opted Members and Auditor shall be proposed, seconded and elected and propositions for the appointment of Team Managers will be received. At least fourteen days notice of the meeting shall be given and all registered members shall be entitled to attend with full voting rights. The method of voting shall be by show of hands or by ballot, as the President directs. Each Member present shall be entitled to one vote. An application in writing, signed by eight Members, will be sufficient to cause the Secretary to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM).
15. ALTERATIONS TO THE CONSTITUTION
Any proposed alteration to the Club Constitution may only be considered at the AGM or EGM convened with the required written notice of the proposal. Any alteration or amendment must be proposed by a full Member of the Club and seconded by another full Member. Such alterations shall be passed if supported by not less than two thirds of those Members present at the meeting, assuming that a quorum has been achieved.
16. FIXING OF FEES
The Committee shall decide at their last meeting preceding the AGM what recommendations they shall put to Members at the AGM in respect of membership fees, match subscriptions and any other fees for the following season. All Members shall then be entitled to vote at the AGM on such proposals, or make other proposals as they see fit.
17. DISCIPLINE
Club discipline is to be vested in the Team Managers who have absolute discretion to take what course of action would seem fit to maintain the standard of conduct expected of Club Members both on and off the field of play, provided that notice of the discipline and the reason for it is given to such Member. Notwithstanding the responsibility of the Team Manager, the Management Committee may at any time take disciplinary action against a member.
18. COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
If any member has cause for complaint against any other Member he may communicate such, preferably in writing, to a Member of the Management Committee for that complaint to be heard at the next General Meeting of the Committee. If it should involve a Committee Member, he should be absent while the matter is dealt with; providing that the Committee may require one or both parties to be present to give evidence at such hearing. The findings of such a hearing are to be communicated in writing to both parties.
19. DISSOLUTION
If at any General Meeting of the Club a resolution be passed calling for the dissolution of the Club, the Secretary shall immediately convene an EGM, to be held not less than one month thereafter to discuss and vote on the resolution. If at that EGM the resolution is carried by at least two thirds of Members present at the meeting, the General Committee shall thereupon, or at such date as shall have been specified in the resolution, proceed to realise the assets of the Club and discharge all debts and liabilities of the Club. After discharging all debts and liabilities of the Club, the remaining assets shall not be paid or distributed amongst the members of the Club, but shall be given or transferred to some other voluntary organisation having objectives similar to those of Bridgend United Football Club.
20. INTERPRETATION
Any question arising on the construction of this constitution or of any matter not herein provide for shall be referred to the Committee whose decision shall be final.
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