GREAT BASIN YOUTH SOCCER
CONSTITUTION
1:01:00 NAME: GREAT BASIN YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE
1:01:01 This Association is incorporated as Great Basin Youth Soccer League also known as GBYSL.
1:02:00 PURPOSE AND BOUNDARIES:
1:02:01 The Purpose of GBYSL shall be to educate, develop, promote and administer theGame of Soccer among boys and girls of nineteen (19) years of age and below withinthe area defined as north of Tonopah, Nevada.
1:03GBYSL shall be an affiliated branch of and shall comply with the authority of UnitedStates Youth Soccer, Inc. (USYS) and the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). Membership will include US Club Soccer, SAY, AYSO and another FIFA approved Federation entity.
1:04:00 MEMBERSHIP:
1:04:01 GBYSL membership shall be open to any soccer players, coaches, trainers, managers,administrators and officials not subject to suspension under USYS/USSF/US Club, SAY and other entities mentioned above, bylaws, andto any amateur soccer organization in its territory.
1:05:00 AUTHORITY:
1:05:01 GBYSL shall be governed by its constitution, bylaws, and policy, except when theseare superseded by USYS/USSF.
1:05:02 The GBYSL governing authority shall be vested with the Board of Directors (BOD), asdefined in the GBYSL bylaws.
1:06:00 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING:
1:06:01 The GBYSL President shall call an Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held prior toAugust 1st of each year. Written notification of the date, time, place and agenda shallbe given to each affiliated league and each member of the BOD
1:06:02 The Secretary is to distribute proposed amendments and modifications to the votingmembership no less than thirty (30) days prior to the AGM.
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1:06:03 Quorum:
1:06:03:01 A 25% of the total eligible competitive teams shall constitute a quorum. Aquorum must be present for the transaction of business at an AGM. Registrationof delegates will be concluded thirty (30) minutes prior to the start time of themeeting. The State Registrar at the beginning of the meeting will determine aquorum. The League Secretary will also establish the number of votes needed for amajority and for a two-thirds vote. The President may extend the registration untila quorum is established. Extended registration will end immediately following theestablishment of a quorum. In addition, the President may continue to do businesswith the approval of the delegates remaining in the meeting if a quorum is lost inthe course of meeting.
1:07:00 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS:
1:07:01 Amendments and modification to the constitution and bylaws can only be made bytwo-thirds majority vote at the AGM.
1:07:02 Proposed amendments and modifications to the constitution and bylaws presented atthe AGM may be amended at the meeting by the maker of the proposed change priorto the vote.
1:07:03. Any member in good standing may submit proposed changes, with rationale, to theexisting constitution and bylaws to the GBYSL office. These proposed changes are tobe submitted in writing to arrive at the GBYSL office no later than sixty (60) prior to the AGM. On agreement of two-thirds of the body, an urgent proposal that was not submitted sixty (60) days prior to the AGM may be considered.
1:07:04 The BOD shall, from time to time, with due cause, make temporary rules andregulations for specific cases or occasions not provided for in the constitution,bylaws, general procedures and specific rules, but which are deemed necessary by theBOD, to carry out the objectives of GBYSL.