LUBBOCK SOCCER ASSOCIATION

BY-LAWS

and

GENERAL RULES

September, 1987

REVISED: August, 2006

LUBBOCK SOCCER ASSOCIATION

BY-LAWS and GENERAL RULES  

Chapter 1: By-Laws of the Lubbock Soccer Association

Lubbock Soccer Association

By-Laws

1. Chapter 1: By-Laws of the Lubbock Soccer Association

1.8. (ARTICLE VIII) BOARD OF DIRECTORS

        1.8.1. The Executive Board of Directors
                 The Executive Board of Directors shall consist of the elected members of
                 the Lubbock Soccer Association board of Directors.

        1.8.2. Board of Directors.
                 The officers of the Lubbock Soccer Association shall constitute the Board of
                 Directors, each of whom shall be entitled to one vote.

        1.8.3. Management of Association.
                 The business and affairs of the Lubbock Soccer Association shall be
                 managed by its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have general
                 supervision of the affairs of the Lubbock Soccer Association between its
                 business meetings, fix the hour and place of meetings, make recommendations
                 to the Association, adopt and modify the General rules of the Lubbock Soccer
                 Association, and shall perform such other duties as are specified in these
                 By-Laws. The Board of Directors shall have the power to enforce the Laws of the
                 Game, Rules of the United States Soccer Federation and its National
                 Associations, Rules of the North Texas State Soccer Association, and the
                 By-Laws and Rules and Regulations of the Lubbock Soccer Association. It also
                 shall hear appeals of decisions of the Lubbock Soccer Association Discipline
                 Committee.

        1.8.4. Change in Number.
                 The officers shall be as stated in Article V hereof. A decrease in the number
                 of officers shall require a change in Article V by the membership. The Board
                 of Directors, by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the voting offices on that Board
                 may temporarily create a new office and appoint an individual to fill that office
                 until the end of the current year (June 1 through May 31). In order for the
                 office to continue into later fiscal years, it must be proposed to the members
                 as a change in Article V and adopted by the membership at an Annual
                 General Meeting of the Lubbock Soccer Association.

        1.8.5. Meetings.
                 The Board of Directors of the Lubbock Soccer Association shall meet not
                 less than ten (10) times each year on a regular monthly schedule within the
                 territorial limits of the Lubbock Soccer Association at a time and location set
                 by the President of the Lubbock Soccer Association. Special meetings of the
                 Board of Directors may be called by the President. If one-third (1/3) of the
                 Board of Directors request a special meeting of the Board, the President shall
                 schedule that special meeting within seven (7) days.

        1.8.6. Quorum.
                 A majority of the presently seated members of the Board of Directors shall
                 constitute a quorum at meetings of the Board of Directors.

        1.8.7. Removal.

            1.8.7.1. Any member of the Board of Directors shall be required to resign
                        following a vote of no confidence in his ability to remain in office. A
                        number of the members of the Lubbock Soccer Association equal to
                        10% of the number of eligible voters for the last season for which
                        registration has been completed may petition, in writing, for such a vote.
                        The petition must be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors which,
                        in turn, shall review the petition and set the date, time, and place of a
                        Special Meeting of the Lubbock Soccer Association where the hearing
                        and the vote shall be held. The Special Meeting for a vote of no
                        confidence must be scheduled within thirty (30) days after receipt of the
                        petition by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall notify all
                        members of the date, hour, place, and purpose of the Special Meeting
                        by publishing such notice for seven (7) consecutive days on the Lubbock
                        Soccer Association web page no less than seven (7) days and no more
                        than thirty (30) days before the day of the special meeting; or the President
                        may direct that written or printed notice be delivered not less than seven
                        (7) nor more than thirty (30) days before the meeting, either personally or
                        by mail to each member of record entitled to vote at the meeting unless
                        otherwise provided in these By-Laws. If mailed, such notice shall be
                        deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail
                        addressed to the member at the address as it appears on the records of
                        the Lubbock Soccer Association, with postage thereon prepaid. The vote
                        of no confidence must be passed by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of those
                        voting members attending the Special Meeting at which the vote is
                        conducted.  A quorum at a Special Meeting for a vote of no confidence shall
                        be a number of the members of the Lubbock Soccer Association equal to
                        30% of the number of eligible voters for the last season for which
                        registration has been completed.

            1.8.7.2. The Board of Directors may call for a vote of no confidence on an Officer
                        whose actions have been resolved to be grossly negligent, or severely
                        improper, or otherwise not for the good of the Association. The accused
                        officer shall be accorded a full and complete hearing by the Board of
                        Directors. A vote of no confidence requires that a two-thirds (2/3)
                        majority of the Board of Directors must vote no confidence in the Officer.
                        If an Officer receives this vote of no confidence he is automatically
                        suspended from the Board of Directors. The suspended Officer may
                        appeal, in writing, to the membership of the Lubbock Soccer Association
                        and the members must then concur with a two-thirds (2/3) majority of
                        those members attending providing a quorum of a number of the
                        members of the Lubbock Soccer Association equal to 30% of the
                        number of registered players for the last season for which registration
                        has been completed is present for the removal to be effective. If the
                        suspended Officer does not give the Board of Directors notice of appeal
                        to the membership of the Lubbock Soccer Association within thirty (30)
                        days after his suspension, or if the suspension is upheld by the
                        members of the Lubbock Soccer Association, the Office shall be
                        considered vacant and filled in accordance with these By-Laws.

        1.8.8. Attendance at Meetings.
                 An Officer not attending at least 80% of the regularly scheduled meetings of
                 the Lubbock Soccer Association or the Board of Directors, shall have his
                 office declared vacant unless the Board of Directors excuses such absences.
                 His office shall then be filled in accordance with this Article.

        1.8.9. Vacancies.
                 In the event any office of the Board of Directors becomes vacant, the
                 President, with the advice and consent of a majority of the remaining
                 members of the Board of Directors, shall appoint an individual to fill that office
                 until the current term for that office expires.

        1.8.10. Compensation.
                   Members of the Board of Directors shall serve without salary for their
                   services. Any Board of Directors member may be reimbursed for expenses
                   approved by the budget and/or the Board of Directors.

        1.8.11. Procedure.
                   The Board of Directors shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings. The
                   minutes shall be placed in the minute book of the Lubbock Soccer
                   Association. A majority of the officers currently seated on the Board of
                   Directors are required to attend a meeting in order to transact any business
                   of the Lubbock Soccer Association.

        1.8.12. Conflict of Interest.
                   Any member of the Board of Directors shall refrain from voting with the
                   Board of Directors if the subject matter constitutes a conflict of interest.
                   Conflicts of interest are those matters related to hearing protests or appeals
                   related to the member’s team, player, or coach, or voting on issues that
                   would have an immediate impact on the member’s team as opposed to all
                   teams in general.

        1.8.13. Emergency Meetings.
                   Subject to the provisions of applicable statutes and these By-Laws, the
                   President and any three (3) voting members of the Board of Directors shall
                   constitute an emergency Board of Directors on matters demanding
                   immediate attention when it is impractical or impossible to call a Board of
                   Directors meeting and shall report their actions to all Board of Directors
                   members in writing. Decisions made at such an emergency meeting shall
                   be ratified by a majority of the Board of Directors within seven (7) days or
                   the decisions shall be null and void.