Rules of the Friends of Clevedon Town
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2. Rules of the Friends of Clevedon Town


1. The organisation will be called Friends of Clevedon Town AFC.

2. The aim of the organisation will be to raise money for the benefit of the players of Clevedon Town AFC.

3. The Friends of Clevedon Town AFC will be run by a Committee elected annually (see Rule 5 below) from the membership who have duly signed up to become members.

4. A member will be considered as anyone who has committed to pay an agreed sum in to the approved bank account for a period of one year, the year to be determined by the Committee.

5. The Officers of the Committee shall consist of Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer (known as The Management Committee) plus two other members. The Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer will be elected for a term of three years on a rotational basis, the remaining Committee Members will be elected annually.

6. If, for any reason, one or more of the Committee Members resigns, the remaining Committee Members have the power to co-opt a volunteer member(s) to serve on the Committee until the next Annual General Meeting.

7. During the playing season (normally August to April inclusive) the Committee will meet on a monthly basis. Outside of the playing season in addition to the Annual General Meeting, the Committee will meet if and when required.

8. The amount required for membership will be determined by the Committee on an annual basis and put before the whole membership at an AGM for approval.

9. The Organisation Year will run from May 1st to April 30th the following year for the purposes of determining membership and when any new payments are to commence.

10. Before any money is paid from the group fund, the Football Club Manager will be required to put forward his case for requesting funds.

11. If the Football Manager approaches any one of the Management Committee (Chairman, Secretary or Treasurer) and an urgent answer is required by him, the three Members of the Management Committee shall have the power to discuss the request between them in a telephone conversation(s) or a meeting between themselves and take a decision. This decision must be ratified by the whole Committee at the earliest possible time.

12. The monies in the Friends of Clevedon Town AFC bank account are not to be considered as belonging to the Football Club, it will be for the Committee to discuss any request for assistance and, if required, the whole of the Friends of Clevedon Town are to be consulted before any payment over £250 is made.

13. As a Member of the Friends of Clevedon Town AFC, each person will be given a Membership Card complete with a photograph of the member, this card will entitle the bearer to receive discounts at the Club. These discounts will be agreed on an annual basis with the Chairman of the Football Club and notified to all members and potential members at the Annual General Meeting of the organisation.

14. In order to maintain funds, the group will organise various fund raising events, these to be undertaken in consultation with the Junior Section of the Football Club to avoid any clashes. It will be expected of members that they will support any fund raising events organised by Friends of Clevedon Town AFC and to support any such events run by the Junior Section of the Football Club.

15. The Annual General Meeting will be held as soon after the end of the playing season as possible but no later than the end of May in any given year.

16. Any proposed amendments to the Rules of Friends of Clevedon Town AFC must be submitted, in writing, to the Secretary fourteen days prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting. The members present at the Annual General Meeting will then discuss and vote on these proposed amendments when a two thirds majority of the votes in favour must be obtained before adoption or changes can be made.

17. In the event of the demise of Friends of Clevedon Town AFC, it will be for an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members called to wind up Friends of Clevedon Town AFC to decide on what is to happen to any remaining funds in the organisations bank account.