The Bylaws of the
TENNESSEE JUNIOR BOWLING CONGRESS
Article I – Name and Purpose
Section 1 – Name: The name of this organization shall be Tennessee Junior Bowling Congress. It shall be a non-profitable organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Tennessee.
Section 2 – Purpose: Tennessee Junior Bowling Congress is organized exclusively for charitable, scholarships and educational purposes.
The purpose of the organizations is:
· to support the works of The Tennessee Baptist Children Home with the profits received partially from the organization fund-raising;
· and give scholarships to the youth who participate in the organization bowling tournaments.
Article II – Membership
Section 1 – Members: Membership shall consist of a Tournament Committee, Executive Committee, and Board of Directors.
Article III – The Committees
Section 1 – Committee size, role, and compensation: The Tournament Committee members and the Executive Committee are responsible for the creation of policies for the organization and delegates’ responsibility of day-to-day operations. The Committees shall have up to 9, but not fewer than 5 members. The Committee members and Executive Committee receives no compensation other than reasonable expenses.
Section 2 – Terms: The Tournament Committee members shall serve a two-year term, but are eligible to be re-elected without a limit. The Executive Committee shall serve a four-year term, but are eligible to be re-elected without a limit.
Section 3 – Meetings and notices: The Tournament Committee members shall meet at least three times yearly, at an agreed upon time and place. An official committee meeting requires that each committee member must have written notice at least two weeks in advance.
Section 4 – Committee elections: During the last quarter of each calendar year of the organization, the Committees and Board of Directors shall elect Tournament Committee members to replace those whose terms will expire at the end of the year. This election shall take place during a regular meeting of the Directors and Committees, called in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws.
Section 5 – Election Procedure: New Tournament Committee members shall be elected by majority vote at the election meeting. Tournament Committee members shall serve starting the first day of the following year.
Section 6 – Officers and Duties: There shall be three Executive Committee Members, consisting of the Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary. Their duties are as follows:
The Chair - shall convene regularly scheduled board meetings,
shall preside or arrange for other members of the Executive Committee to
preside at each meeting in the following order: secretary, treasurer.
Secretary - shall chair committees on special subjects as designated by the
board, shall be responsible for keeping records of members actions,
including overseeing the taking of minutes at all meetings, sending out
meeting announcements, distributing copies of minutes and the agenda to
each board member, and assuring that the organization records are
maintained.
Treasurer - shall make a report at each board meeting. The treasurer shall
chair the finance committee, assist in the preparation of the budget, help
develop fundraising plans, and make financial information available to the
Committee, Board of Directors, and the public. The Treasurer will
handle and preside over all outgoing and incoming money and record it.
Section 7 – Vacancies: When a vacancy on the Tournament Committee exists mid-term, the secretary must receive nominations for new members from present board members two weeks in advance of a board meeting. These nominations shall be sent out to board members with the regular board meeting announcement to be voted upon at the next board meeting. These vacancies will be filled only to the end of the particular board member's term.
Section 8 – Resignations, termination, and absences: Resignation from the board must be in writing and received by the secretary two weeks prior to resignation date. A Tournament Committee member shall be terminated from the Committee due to excess absences, more than four unexcused absences from board meetings in a year. A board member may be removed for other reasons by a three-fourths vote of the remaining Directors.
Article IV – Board of Directors
Section 1 – Board size, role, and compensation: The Board of Directors is responsible for the passing of policies, direction of the organization, and delegates’ responsibility of day-to-day operations of the Tournament Committee. The board shall have up to 7, but not fewer than 3 members. The board receives no compensation other than reasonable expenses.
Section 2 – Terms: Board of Directors shall serve a four-year term, but are eligible to be re-elected without a limit.
Section 3 – Meetings and notices: The board shall meet at least twice a year, at an agreed upon time and place. The Directors shall meet at least once together as a board and at least once with the Committees. An official board meeting requires that each board member have written notice at least two weeks in advance.
Section 4 – Board elections: During the last quarter of each calendar year of the organization, the Committees and remaining Board of Directors shall elect Directors to replace those whose terms will expire at the end of the year. This election shall take place during a regular meeting of the directors and Committees Members, called in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws.
Section 5 – Election Procedure: New Directors shall be elected by majority vote at the election meeting. Directors shall serve starting the first day of the following year.
Article V – Committees
Section 1 – Creation of Committees: The Board of Directors and the Executive Committee may create committees as needed, such as fund-raising, housing, public relations, data collection, etc. The Executive Committee Chair, with the counseling of the Advising Director, appoints all committee chairs.
Article VI – Director and Staff
Section 1 – President: The President is hired by the Committees and the Board of Directors. The President has day-to-day responsibilities for the organization, including carrying out the organization’s goals and policies and will serve a six (6) year term. The President will attend all board meetings, report on the progress of the organization, answer questions of the board members and carry out the duties described in the job description. The Board of Directors may designate other duties as necessary.
Article VII – Amendments
Section 1 – Amendments: These bylaws may be amended when necessary by two-thirds majority of the Board of Directors. Proposed amendments, by the Committees, must be submitted to the secretary to be sent to the Board of Directors along with regular board announcements
Section 1 – Name: The name of this organization shall be Tennessee Junior Bowling Congress. It shall be a non-profitable organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Tennessee.
Section 2 – Purpose: Tennessee Junior Bowling Congress is organized exclusively for charitable, scholarships and educational purposes.
The purpose of the organizations is:
· to support the works of The Tennessee Baptist Children Home with the profits received partially from the organization fund-raising;
· and give scholarships to the youth who participate in the organization bowling tournaments.
Article II – Membership
Section 1 – Members: Membership shall consist of a Tournament Committee, Executive Committee, and Board of Directors.
Article III – The Committees
Section 1 – Committee size, role, and compensation: The Tournament Committee members and the Executive Committee are responsible for the creation of policies for the organization and delegates’ responsibility of day-to-day operations. The Committees shall have up to 9, but not fewer than 5 members. The Committee members and Executive Committee receives no compensation other than reasonable expenses.
Section 2 – Terms: The Tournament Committee members shall serve a two-year term, but are eligible to be re-elected without a limit. The Executive Committee shall serve a four-year term, but are eligible to be re-elected without a limit.
Section 3 – Meetings and notices: The Tournament Committee members shall meet at least three times yearly, at an agreed upon time and place. An official committee meeting requires that each committee member must have written notice at least two weeks in advance.
Section 4 – Committee elections: During the last quarter of each calendar year of the organization, the Committees and Board of Directors shall elect Tournament Committee members to replace those whose terms will expire at the end of the year. This election shall take place during a regular meeting of the Directors and Committees, called in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws.
Section 5 – Election Procedure: New Tournament Committee members shall be elected by majority vote at the election meeting. Tournament Committee members shall serve starting the first day of the following year.
Section 6 – Officers and Duties: There shall be three Executive Committee Members, consisting of the Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary. Their duties are as follows:
The Chair - shall convene regularly scheduled board meetings,
shall preside or arrange for other members of the Executive Committee to
preside at each meeting in the following order: secretary, treasurer.
Secretary - shall chair committees on special subjects as designated by the
board, shall be responsible for keeping records of members actions,
including overseeing the taking of minutes at all meetings, sending out
meeting announcements, distributing copies of minutes and the agenda to
each board member, and assuring that the organization records are
maintained.
Treasurer - shall make a report at each board meeting. The treasurer shall
chair the finance committee, assist in the preparation of the budget, help
develop fundraising plans, and make financial information available to the
Committee, Board of Directors, and the public. The Treasurer will
handle and preside over all outgoing and incoming money and record it.
Section 7 – Vacancies: When a vacancy on the Tournament Committee exists mid-term, the secretary must receive nominations for new members from present board members two weeks in advance of a board meeting. These nominations shall be sent out to board members with the regular board meeting announcement to be voted upon at the next board meeting. These vacancies will be filled only to the end of the particular board member's term.
Section 8 – Resignations, termination, and absences: Resignation from the board must be in writing and received by the secretary two weeks prior to resignation date. A Tournament Committee member shall be terminated from the Committee due to excess absences, more than four unexcused absences from board meetings in a year. A board member may be removed for other reasons by a three-fourths vote of the remaining Directors.
Article IV – Board of Directors
Section 1 – Board size, role, and compensation: The Board of Directors is responsible for the passing of policies, direction of the organization, and delegates’ responsibility of day-to-day operations of the Tournament Committee. The board shall have up to 7, but not fewer than 3 members. The board receives no compensation other than reasonable expenses.
Section 2 – Terms: Board of Directors shall serve a four-year term, but are eligible to be re-elected without a limit.
Section 3 – Meetings and notices: The board shall meet at least twice a year, at an agreed upon time and place. The Directors shall meet at least once together as a board and at least once with the Committees. An official board meeting requires that each board member have written notice at least two weeks in advance.
Section 4 – Board elections: During the last quarter of each calendar year of the organization, the Committees and remaining Board of Directors shall elect Directors to replace those whose terms will expire at the end of the year. This election shall take place during a regular meeting of the directors and Committees Members, called in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws.
Section 5 – Election Procedure: New Directors shall be elected by majority vote at the election meeting. Directors shall serve starting the first day of the following year.
Article V – Committees
Section 1 – Creation of Committees: The Board of Directors and the Executive Committee may create committees as needed, such as fund-raising, housing, public relations, data collection, etc. The Executive Committee Chair, with the counseling of the Advising Director, appoints all committee chairs.
Article VI – Director and Staff
Section 1 – President: The President is hired by the Committees and the Board of Directors. The President has day-to-day responsibilities for the organization, including carrying out the organization’s goals and policies and will serve a six (6) year term. The President will attend all board meetings, report on the progress of the organization, answer questions of the board members and carry out the duties described in the job description. The Board of Directors may designate other duties as necessary.
Article VII – Amendments
Section 1 – Amendments: These bylaws may be amended when necessary by two-thirds majority of the Board of Directors. Proposed amendments, by the Committees, must be submitted to the secretary to be sent to the Board of Directors along with regular board announcements
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