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BCBSCA By-Laws

I. NAME

The name of the association shall be The Bergen County Boys Soccer Coaches Association.

II. PURPOSE

The following are the purposes for which this organization has been organized:
A. To educate the public, soccer players, and soccer coaches about the sport of soccer and to promote the common interest of its members in the game of soccer in Bergen County.
B. To promote, foster, and spread the playing of soccer in Bergen County.
C. To assist in the development of the Bergen County youth, promoting in them the proper respect and competitive habits, both on and off the field, and to assist in building their character and educating them in good sportsmanship.
D. To promote better coaching, refereeing, and playing of soccer in Bergen County.
E. To promote good will among people who are connected, or have been connected, with soccer in Bergen County.
F. To meet and exchange ideas regarding the expansion of soccer. G. To enjoy the camaraderie of people connected with the sport of soccer in Bergen County.
H. To recognize outstanding contributions to the game of soccer in Bergen County.
I. To recognize the outstanding soccer players and coaches in Bergen County.

III. MEMBERSHIP

A. Any person employed as a coach or assistant coach of a Bergen County High School or Junior High School, public, parochial, or private, who is coaching a recognized boys soccer team representing such school shall be eligible for membership and shall have one vote.

B. Any person formerly employed as a coach or assistant coach of a Bergen County High School or Junior High School, public, parochial, or private, who formerly coached a recognized boys soccer team representing such school, shall be eligible for membership and shall have one vote.

IV. DUES

Annual dues shall be assessed as determined by a vote of the membership at the last meeting of the school year. Said dues shall remain unchanged during the school year immediately following its passage and all ensuing school years until reconsidered and approved by the membership.

V. ADMINISTRATION

A. Executive Board

The Executive Board of the Association shall consist of nine (9) members as follows:
President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Each of these officers shall be elected for a term of two (2) school years. The slate of officers shall be presented to the membership prior to the last meeting of the school year, when the election will take place. In addition to these elected officers, each one of the five (5) leagues (BCSL American, BCSL National/Olympic, BPSL, NBIL, and NNJIL) shall appoint one of its members to the Executive Board. The term of office for these appointed Executive Board members shall be one school year, and each of these members will be a chairman on one of the five (5) Standing Committees

B. Duties of Executive Board Officers

President. Presiding officer at Association meetings and all Association affairs and activities.

Vice-President. Presiding officer in the absence of the President. Will, upon request or appointment of the President, head any "ad hoc" committees necessary to the proper running of the Association.

Secretary. To keep accurate accounts of all Association meetings, the minutes of which shall be given to all Association members. Shall also furnish an agenda for each meeting.

Treasurer. Shall collect all Association monies and deposit same into Association bank accounts promptly. Shall keep a detailed record of the financial status of the Association and make a report at each meeting. Shall cosign approved checks with the President or any duly-authorized person.

Appointed Members. Each shall preside over one of the Standing Committees.

C. Responsibilities of the Executive Board

1). Shall be responsible and have sole authority for enforcing the Constitution Bylaws, and rules and regulations of the Association.
2). Shall decide on the interpretations of the Bylaws. Shall have the power to make decisions on matters that may not be addressed herein.
3). Be empowered to take necessary steps, anytime the best interests of the Association appear endangered by actions of Association members.
4). Have the right to suspend any member whose actions are determined to be detrimental to the best interests of the Association, by a three-quarter majority vote of the Executive Board. A suspended member may request a hearing at a special meeting within four (4) weeks from the date of notification of suspension.
5). Shall propose to the members new programs, Association activities, Bylaw changes and all it shall consider appropriate for membership consideration.
6). Should an Executive Board member resign before the end of his term, the President shall have the power to fill the vacancy with the approval of the general membership. Any Executive Board member absent from three (3) consecutive meetings, without an excuse, shall be relieved of duties.

VI COMMITTEES

A). Standing Committees. Standing Committees shall be:

Each of these committees shall have one of the League- appointed Executive Board Officers as its chairman.

B). Special Committees. The general membership may request any committee deemed necessary during the school year, but their committee membership shall terminate at the dose of that school year.

C). The four (4) elected Executive Board Officers shall be considered members of all committees.

VII. MEETINGS

A). The time and place of all meetings shall be decided by the Executive Board and proper notification shall be given to all members.

B). Quorum. A quorum shall consist of one-fifth of the membership. However should a quorum not be present at a regularly-scheduled meeting, the President may call for a special meeting at his discretion. Members at this meeting shall be considered a quorum.

C). Voting shall be by voice or ballot.

D). The order of business is as follows:

VIII. AMENDMENTS

A). Proposed amendments may be submitted in writing to the Executive Board by any member of the Association.

B). The Executive Board may then pass a resolution declaring that such amendment, change, or alteration is advisable, and shall present such amendment at the next regular meeting of the general membership. If such amendment shall be presented at other than a regular meeting as provided herein, ten (10) days notice of such meeting shall be given to all members having a right to vote. Such notice may be given personally or by mail and shall contain a copy of a summary of the resolution.

C). If two-thirds of the members having voting powers present at such meeting shall vote in favor of such amendment, change, or alteration, the amendment shall become part of the Association's Bylaws.