Pensacola Hawg Hunters |
Founded In 1975 |
Bass Club CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS An Alabama Federation B. A. S. S. Club |
Revised 11-1-01 |
Constitution And By-Laws
ARTICLE I
Section 1. Name and Affiliation with B.A.S.S.
This Chapter shall be called the Pensacola Hawg
Hunters Bass Club, a B.A.S.S. affiliate, in accordance with the
following requirements:
a. Approval by B.A.S.S.
b. Update B.A.S.S. with a chapter membership roster once each year .
c. Name and addresses of new members joining the chapter during the year must be submitted to B.A.S.S. as they occur.
d. Maintain 100% B.A.S.S. membership, both active
and inactive members. Members who want to remain part of B.A.S.S. State
Federation pay their own dues.
e. Must affiliate with State Federation and support
it's youth programs. Comply with any additional requirements that the
State Federation establishes for chapters, to be necessary for the
chapter to participate in the State Federation qualifying tournaments
and other Federation sponsored tournaments or events.
Section 2.
Purpose: To stimulate public awareness of bass
fishing as a major sport; to offer our state conservation department
our organized and political support and encouragement, to promote full
adherence to all conservation codes and to demand adequate water
standards, to detect and report the polluter and to call attention to
his crime; to improve our skills as bass anglers through fellowship of
friendly exchange of bass catching techniques and ideas, and to promote
and encourage youth fishing and a love for this great recreation.
ARTICLE II Membership:
Section 1. Membership Requirements.
Requirements for active membership, to become an active member, a person shall:
a. Be a member of B. A. S. S. (to include State and Federation membership).
b. Express an interest in membership.
c. Fish one club tournament as a guest.
d. Be voted on by membership at the next meeting,
with guest not present. Vote shall be secret ballot; affirmation by
majority vote.
e. Be at least 21 years of age.
f. Full membership shall be awarded upon payment of all dues including hat and shirt.
g. The official shirt will be a Khaki shirt with club logo.
h. Potential members must be nominated by a member
in good standing and complete a member information sheet prior to
fishing his guest tournament.
Section 2. Removal from Membership.
a. A member may be removed from membership for failure to meet membership requirements.
b. Members failing to attend one half of annual
club functions or failing to attend six consecutive club functions
without notice will result in removal from membership.
Section 3. Inactive Membership.
a. Inactive membership shall be awarded to any active member in good standing who expresses interest in becoming an inactive member. If the members dues are paid through October the inactive dues will be waived until that time. Otherwise inactive dues are payable in October.
Section 4. Dues
a. Dues are due and payable at the October
meeting for the following year. Any member that hasn't paid his dues by
the November meeting will be removed from membership and must reapply
and fish a guest tournament.
b. Active Member Dues: $40.00 per year.
c. Inactive Membership: $20.00 per year to cover cost of postage and B.A.S.S Federation dues.
d. Dues are prorated on a quarterly basis for joining members.
e. Dues for Fisherman of the Year will be paid by the club.
f. Secretary dues will be paid by the club.
ARTICLE III
Section 1. Officers and Elections.
a. President: Presides over all meetings and
directs all official business; appoints and directs all committee
functions, serves as the head of E-Board, supervise all club functions,
initiates any changes to the constitution and by-laws or new rules.
Signs checks as an alternate with the Treasurer.
b. Vice President/Treasurer: Maintains accurate
financial records and reports at each meeting, collects all dues and
tournament fees, provides pay out for tournaments to the Tournament
Director.
c. Tournament Director: Serves as chairman of the
Tournament Committee, performs duties as Tournament Director in
accordance with Tournament Rules.
d. Secretary: Maintains accurate minutes of all
meetings and reads those minutes to the membership at the beginning of
each meeting, publishes monthly newsletter, maintains record of point
standings, publishes a membership roster and maintains attendance
records.
e. Assistant Tournament Director: Assists the
Tournament Director in fulfilling the Tournament Directors duties in
accordance with Tournament Rules. Acts as Tournament Director in his
absence, and assists the Tournament Director and Secretary during
tournament weigh-ins. Serves as a voting member of the E-Board.
f. Environmental Officer: Responsible for policing
and maintaining current environmental policies, laws and regulations.
reports to B.A.S.S. in accordance with policies and regulations in
effect. Not a voting member of the E-Board.
g. Incoming officers will perform an audit of the previous years club treasury prior to taking office.
Section 2. E-Board
a. The E-Board will consist of the President, Vice President/Treasurer, Tournament Director, Assistant Tournament Director, and Secretary.
Section 3. Negligence, Removal of office.
a. Any Officer or Board member found negligent in the performance of assigned duties, by the E-Board, shall be removed from office and suspended from club membership for a period of time agreed upon by the board.
Section 4. Elections.
a. A Nominating committed chaired by the
President and two active members will submit a slate of nominations at
the September meeting. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor
at the September and October meetings.
b. The election of officers shall be held annually
at the regular monthly meeting in October. Election shall be by a
simple majority vote of members present.
Section 5. Term of Office.
a. The term of office is one year, beginning the first day of November and ending the last day of October.
Section 6. Vacancy of Office.
a. In the event of an office vacancy, nominations shall be asked for and election held at the next meeting to fill the vacancy for the balance of the term.
Section 7. Eligibility for Office.
a. All active club members are eligible to hold office.
ARTICLE. IV
Section 1. Amending the Constitution and by-laws.
a. The Constitution and By-laws, Tournament
Rules and Fish-off may be amended at the regular October meeting by a
2/3 vote of those members present, provided notice of the proposed
amendments have been presented to the membership via the September
newsletter prior to the October vote.
b. By special request of any active member in good
standing, any proposed change which is reviewed by the E-Board and
receives a 100% affirmative vote can be presented at the next scheduled
meeting to introduce as a change to our constitution and/or by-laws and
tournament rules. This would be a special circumstance or emergency
measure which would be in the clubs best interest.
ARTICLE V.
Section 1. Meeting, Parliamentary Procedure
a. Meetings will be held the third Wednesday of each month.
b. Meetings will be conducted according to parliamentary procedure.
ARTICLE VI.
Section 1. Tournaments
a. Club tournaments will be conducted in accordance to Tournament Rules.
b. Tournaments will be held the weekend following
the club meeting except in those cases where the scheduled state
federation tournament will be in conflict with the PHH tournament. The
dates of those tournaments will be decided by the tournament committee
and published in accordance with tournament rule #4
c. The competitive fishing year will run from
November through October with the Fish-off being the last tournament of
the competitive year.