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Sheffield Rangers JFC -Club Constitution and Rules 1. Name The club shall be called Sheffield Rangers JFC and its playing colours shall be red/navy. 2. Objects The objects of the Club shall be to promote organised football and social activities for its members. 3. Rules and Regulations (a) The Club shall be affiliated to the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Football Association. The Rules and Regulations of the Football Association Limited and parent County Association (Sheffield & Hallamshire) and any League or Competition to which the Club is affiliated for the time being shall be deemed to be incorporated into the Club Rules. (b) No alteration to the Club Rules shall be effective without prior written approval by the parent Association. (c) The Club will abide and promote the Football Association’s Child Protection Policies and Procedures, Codes of Conduct and the Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination Policy. 4. Club Membership (a) The Club shall consist of 11 sections namely Under 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s, 11s, 12s, 13s, 14s, 15s, 16s and 18s on the 1st September each year. The Club shall also include a number of girls sections who shall be separately affiliated to the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Football Association. (b) The members of the Club from time to time shall be those persons listed in the register of members (the Membership Register) which shall be maintained by the Club Secretary. (c) The Football Association and parent County Association shall be given access to the Membership Register on demand. 5. Annual Membership Fee (a) An annual fee payable by each member shall be determined from time to time by the Club Committee and is not refundable. (b) The Club Committee shall have the authority to levy further subscriptions from the members as are reasonably necessary to fulfil the objects of the Club. 6. Resignation and Expulsion (a) A member whose annual membership fee or further subscription is more than 2 months in arrears shall be deemed to have resigned. (b) The Club Committee shall have the power to expel a member when, in their opinion, it would not be in the interests of the Club for them to remain a member. (c) A member who resigns or is expelled shall not be entitled to claim any, or a share of any, of the Club Property. 7. Club Committee (a) The Club Committee shall consist of the following Club Officers: Chairman, Secretary, President, Treasurer, Club Welfare Officer and Girls Development Officer. (b) The Club Committee shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting and each Club Officer shall hold office until the next Annual General Meeting. (c) The Club Committee shall be responsible for the management and affairs of the Club. Decisions of the Club Committee shall be made by a simple majority of those attending the Club Committee meeting. The Chairman shall have a casting vote in the event of a tie. Meetings of the Club Committee shall be chaired by the General Manager or in his/her absence the Secretary. The quorum for the transaction of business of the Club shall be four. (d) Club Committee meetings will be held at the discretion of the Club Committee as and when deemed necessary. Decisions of the Club Committee of Club Committee meetings shall be entered into the Minute Book of the Club to be maintained by the Club Secretary. (e) If any Club Officer resigns during the term of their office, The Club Committee shall have the power to appoint a replacement for the remaining term of office. (f) All Club Officers shall serve without remuneration save for such allowances as shall be approved at the Annual General Meeting or reimbursement of expenses properly incurred on Club Business. (g) Save as provided for in the Rules and Regulations of The Football Association and the parent County Association to which the Club is affiliated, the Club Committee shall have the power to decide all questions and disputes arising in respect of any issue concerning the Club Rules. (h) The decisions of the Club Committee shall be final and binding on all members. 8. Annual and Special General Meeting (a) An Annual General Meeting shall be held in July of each year to: · receive a report of the activities of the Club over the previous year · receive a report of the Club’s finances over the previous year · elect the members of the Club Committee · consider any other business (b) 28 days written notice is to be provided to all members as to the time and venue of the Annual General Meeting and anyone may put forward any alteration, amendment or addition to the Club Constitution and Rules providing it is received in writing by the Club Secretary at least 14 days prior to the Annual General Meeting. (c) A Special General Meeting may be called at any time by the Club Committee and shall be called within 21 days of the receipt by the Club Secretary of a requisition in writing signed by not less than five members stating the purpose for which the meeting is required and the resolutions proposed. Business at any Special General Meeting may be any business that may be transacted at an Annual General Meeting. (d) The Club Secretary, or in his/her absence a member of the Club Committee, shall enter Minutes of Annual and Special General Meetings into the Minute Book of the Club. 9. Club Finances and Accounts (a) The Club shall maintain a Bank Account in the name of the Club (the Club Account). Designated account signatories shall be the Club Chairman, the Club Secretary and the Club Treasurer. No sum shall be drawn from the Club Account except by cheque signed by two of the three designated signatories. All monies payable to the Club shall be received by the Treasurer and deposited in the Club Account. (b) The income and assets of the Club (the Club Property) shall be applied only in furtherance of the objects of the Club. (c) The Club Treasurer shall be permitted to provide cash floats to Club Officers who incur regular expenditure on behalf of the Club but must ensure this is properly controlled. (d) The Club shall prepare an Annual Financial Statement in such form as shall be published by the Football Association from time to time. 10. Club Teams (a) At its first meeting following each Annual General Meeting the Club Committee shall appoint a Club member to be responsible for each of the Club’s football teams. (b) The appointed members shall be responsible for managing the affairs of the team and shall ensure that the team is administered within the guidelines set by the Club and contained within the Club Constitution and Rules. (c) The appointed members must attend or be suitably represented at the Clubs Monthly Manager’s meetings or face disciplinary action. (d) The appointed members shall ensure that copies of Birth Certificate, Medical Card or Passport are produced to confirm each player’s eligibility before the Club Secretary will register any player with the league. (e) All playing kit shall remain the property of the Club even if is sponsored. (f) The appointed members shall present to the Club Committee at its last meeting prior to the Annual General Meeting a written report and financial statement of the activities of the team. 11. Discipline The Club Committee shall also serve as the Club’s Disciplinary Committee and shall mediate on any matter relating to Club or League Rules being broken. 12. Public Liability Insurance The Club shall hold adequate and valid Public Liability Insurance to cover the range of activities it promotes and undertakes. 13. Dissolution (a) A resolution to dissolve the Club shall only be proposed at an Annual or Special General Meeting and shall be carried by a majority of at least three-quarters of the members present. (b) The dissolution shall take effect from the date of the resolution and the members of the Club Committee shall be responsible for the winding up of the assets and liabilities of the Club. (c) Any surplus assets remaining after the discharge of the debts and liabilities of the Club shall be transferred to the parent Association who shall determine how the assets shall be utilised for the benefit of the game. Alternatively, such assets may be disposed of in such other manner as the members of the Club with the consent of the parent Association shall determine. These Club Constitution and Rules approved at the Annual General Meeting held on 21 July 2008 replace all other Club Constitution and Rules prior to this date.
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