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1.
TITLE.
The club shall be called Trafford
Metropolitan Borough Swimming Club
(‘the Club’) with
headquarters at Sale Leisure Centre. 2.
OBJECTS. The
objects of the Club shall be the encouragement and promotion of
competitive swimming and other such
activities concerning swimming as the Committee shall
see fit to promote. 3.
MEMBERS.
Membership shall be proposed and seconded by existing members
and approved by the Committee.
Competitive members (except Masters) must be eligible as defined in
A.S.A. Competition Laws. The
categories of membership and Annual subscription shall be:- PRELIMINARY
MEMBERSHIP*
£2.00 (Inc,
Parents/Guardians) Payable by all members of the swim-scheme. ASSOCIATE
MEMBERSHIP*
£1.00 Open
only to members of clubs affiliated to Trafford Association of Swimming
Clubs. SOCIAL
MEMBERSHIP*
£5.00 Open
to non-swimming members of all ages. JUNIOR
MEMBERSHIP*
£23.00 Open
to swimming members of 16 years or under. Age as at 31st
December. MASTERS
COUNTRY MEMBERSHIP*
£10.00 Open
to swimmers aged 19 and over, as at 31st December in the
membership year. This
category is for swimmers who wish to have membership to allow them to
compete in Masters competitions. This
membership category does not allow use of training facilities. *All
these categories shall be non-executive & non-voting. STUDENT
MEMBER -
£10.00 Open
to students in full time further education, but not in full time training SOCIAL
MEMBER
£10.00 Having
executive and voting rights SENIOR
MEMBERSHIP
£23.00 Open
to members of 17 and over. Age
as at 31st December. OVER
SIXTIES MEMBERSHIP
£10.00 Open
to swimmers aged 60 and over, age as at 31st December in the
membership year. PARENTS/GUARDIANS
£2.00 Payable
by Parents/Guardians of all junior members. Only one fee and one vote per
family, irrespective of the number of junior members. FAMILY
MEMBERSHIP Where there are more than
one Junior and/or Senior members in any family then the amounts payable
shall be at the rates of:- Second
family Junior/Senior member
£18.00 Other
family Junior/Senior member
£16.00 ANNUAL
MEMBERSHIP shall be for the period 1st January to 31st
December, except new members shall subscribe on a pro-rata basis from the
month of election. Any
membership not renewed by 31st December shall be regarded as
lapsed. In
addition the following fees may become payable: - SWIM
SCHEME ENROLMENT FEE
£3.00 JUNIOR
AND SENIOR ENROLMENT FEE
£6.00 Enrolment
fees are payable by new or lapsed members and are payable on election. REGISTRATION
FEES are
payable to the A.S.A. and due with the Annual Subscription.
MONTHLY
TRAINING FEES As
set from time to time by the Committee.
Any member not paying these fees within one month from the due date
will NOT be permitted to take part in Club activities until all arrears
are paid. 4.
AFFILIATIONS.
The Club shall be affiliated to ‘Northern Counties A.S.A.’ and
to
the ‘Cheshire County W.P & S.A.’ and any other League or
Association that the
Committee shall decide. 5.
ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING. Shall be
held within two months of the end of the financial year.
Twenty-one clear days notice of the meeting to be given to the
members. 6.
COMMITTEE.
The affairs of the club shall be governed by a Committee,
consisting of Chairman, Vice Chairman, Hon. Secretary, Hon Treasurer,
Competition Secretary, Social Secretary, Minute Secretary, Membership
Secretary, Welfare Officer,
Club captains (ex-officio) and a maximum of ten other members.
Nominations must be from persons of 18 years or over and shall be
in writing and signed by proposer, seconder, and the person nominated and
must reach the Secretary not less than seven days before the A.G.M.
All nominations shall be displayed on the Club notice board for
seven days before the A.G.M. No
nominations shall be accepted at the A.G.M. ACCOUNTS
shall be audited annually by professionally qualified accountants
appointed by the Committee and confirmed at the A.G.M.
The Committee shall have the power to fill any vacancy occurring,
co-opt members and make provision for professional coaches. Meetings to be held at least once each month or as necessary. A
majority of the Committee members to form a quorum. 7.
THE
EXECUTIVE. Officers of the Club shall be the Chairman, Vice-Chairman
(ex-officio) Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer, who shall be ex-officio
members of all sub-committees. 8.
EMERGENCY
COMMITTEE. This Committee has the power to deal with matters of emergency,
which may arise between meetings of the committee and shall consist of the
Club’s Executive Officers, the Chief Coach and at least 50% of members
of the Committee. 9.
SPECIAL
GENERAL MEETING. of members may be called by the Hon, Secretary by a
resolution of the Committee OR by written request from and signed by
twenty of more full voting members stating the object of the meeting.
No business shall be transacted at such Special Meeting except that
for which the meeting has been called and no resolution passed except by a
three-fourths majority of members present and voting.
Seven days notice of such meeting to be given to members. 10.
COMMITTEE
ATTENDANCE. Membership of the committee shall cease for any member who is
absent from three consecutive meetings without sufficient reason being
given. 11.
CLOTHING.
When taking part in any competition, team or individual, entered
through the Club, swimming members shall wear swimwear that complies with
A.S.A. Law and whenever possible wear Club swimwear and clothing. 12.
CONDUCT.
The Committee shall have the power to take action against any
member found guilty of conduct contrary to the well-being of the Club and
its members and may, at a meeting called for that purpose, dismiss any
member for such conduct by a three-fourths majority vote of Committee
members present. Seven days
notice of such meeting to be given to the member concerned who shall have
the right to come before the Committee to offer explanation. 13.
TRUSTEES.
The Executive Officers shall be Trustees of the trophies,
properties, assets and effects of the Club and are empowered to do all
necessary acts therewith upon instructions of the Club. 14.
CLUB
CHAMPIONSHIPS. Only bona fide
first claim members are eligible to compete for the Club Championships. New members form 1st April in each year to be
subject to the discretion of the Committee.
Entries to the Championships can only be accepted subject to all
fees due being paid at the Gala entry date.
The
Championships shall be annual, and provided there are not less than two
competitors in any individual event, or at the discretion of the
Committee. 15.
LIFE
MEMBERS. Honorary Life
membership may be granted to any member who is deemed to have rendered
outstanding service to the Club. This must be by a three-fourths majority
of members present and voting at the A.G.M. 16.
PRESIDENT.
A suitable person shall be invited to be President of the Club. 17.
VICE
PRESIDENT. A person having an
interest in the activities and welfare of the Club may be invited to the
office of Vice-President for a period of one year. 18.
RULE
AMENDMENT. Any member wishing
to revise or amend the Rules of the Club must give written notice to the
Hon. Secretary at least fourteen days prior to the A.G.M.
Any proposed amendments or addition to the rules shall be displayed
on the Club Notice Board for at least seven days prior to the A.G.M. 19.
INTERPRETATION.
All disputes that may arise concerning the foregoing Rules shall be
settled by the Committee, whose decision shall be final. 20.
NEW
CLUB SWIMMING RECORDS. That
as from 1st January 2000 and thereafter, all Club records for
all competition strokes, (A.S.A approved) and distances should be accepted
as the New Club Record for that stroke/distance/age group. Records will
only be allowed from any/all A.S.A. approved swimming galas, including
any/all competitions entered by the Club as per the Club’s appointed
swimming programme. Any/all submitted, records must have supporting approved
evidence of legitimacy and must be ratified by the Club’s appointed
adjudicator. All records for
all A.S.A. approved ages should be as age on the day of competition.
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