BY-LAWS AND
RULES
ARTICLE 1 NAME
SECTION
1 The name of this organization
shall be The Colorado B.A.S.S. Chapter Federation Incorporated.
ARTICLE 2 PURPOSE AND
OBJECTIVE
SECTION
1 The purpose
and objectives of this organization are as follows:
A) To serve as an organization
in which the individual chapters in the state of
B) To act as an agency to assist
member chapters in whatever manner deemed practical and beneficial. The
federation shall not infringe upon member chapters contrary to their autonomous
entity.
C) To act as an agency between
B.A.S.S., Mongomery
D) To assist and cooperate with
the Colorado Department of Natural resources and its agencies in matters
mutually beneficial.
E) To become politically and
legally involved in such matters which may or may not be consistent with the
goals of the B.A.S.S. and the federation which may arise on a national, state,
or local level.
F) To preserve and further the
sport of Bass angling by actively becoming engaged in the areas of environment,
pollution, and youth participation.
G) To promote, organize and
conduct an annual Colorado B.A.S.S. chapter federation tournament or
tournaments in a manner consistent with the format and rules of the B.A.S.S. tournaments
to determine the members of a team to represent the state of
H) To promote and facilitate the
formation of additional Bass Clubs to become affiliated with the B.A.S.S. and
Federation.
I) To
operate as an incorporated association organized for these purposes and not for
the purpose of profit.
ARTICLE 3 MEMBERSHIP
SECTION
1 Any club
whose principle meeting place is within the state of
SECTION
2 Individual
members of such chapters automatically become members of the federation, upon
receipt of that chapters roster and federation dues.
SECTION
3 Each member
chapter shall be represented by three (3) of its members who must be members of
the B.A.S.S. and each member shall be entitles to vote at federation meetings.
Officers representing their respective chapters will count as one of the three
(3) votes, with the exception of the president who will vote only in the case
of a tie. This does not preclude the attendance of additional members of the
same chapter.
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4 Should a member
chapter of the federation decide to drop it's
membership, it may do so at any time by written request.
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5 Any member
chapter may be dropped from membership in the federation for reasons which are
not consistent with the policies of the federation. Such actions would require
a two-thirds vote of the chapter representatives at a duly called meeting.
SECTION
6 If a Chapter
is declared a Chapter NOT in good standing, its members will NOT be eligible to
compete for a position on the CBF State Team.
ARTICLE 4 DUES AND MONEYS
SECTION
1 The decision
to assess member chapter dues may be made by a two-thirds majority vote of those representatives present at the next
general meeting after a thirty (30) day written notice has been issued to the
federation member chapters.
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2 The
federation may accept moneys from B.A.S.S. using said moneys as indicated by
the national organization.
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3 Moneys may be
derived from special projects which may be sponsored by this organization. Such
projects must be consistent with the goals and policies of the organization and
approved by the Board of Directors of the federation.
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4 Moneys in
excess of the costs in the operation of federation tournaments shall revert to
the general fund.
SECTION
5 Under no
circumstances shall the federation accept monetary, or in kind assistance from
individuals, businesses, corporations, government agencies, or any other
donors, if there is prima facia evidence that the
goals of these entities are contrary to those of the federation.
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6 Dues shall be
in the form of per year assessment per federation member, payable to the
federation treasurer by each of the affiliated chapter treasurers. The
assessment for members is due December 31 of the current year for active
membership in the following year. The assessment for members joining the
chapter after January 1 of each year, shall be submitted to the federation
treasurer within thirty (30) days and
shall include the members name, B.A.S.S. #, with expiration date, address,
phone number, and emergency contact and phone number.
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7 Federation Membership and Newsletter/Website dues are
due by the last calendar day of the current year. Any Chapter who has not paid
assessed dues by January 31st of the next year will be declared a Chapter not
in good standing.
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8 Should this
organization disband, and all moneys or assets remaining after all indebtedness
has been satisfied shall be distributed equally among active member chapters.
ARTICLE 5 BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MANNERS OF ELECTION,
TERMS OF OFFICE, DUTIES.
SECTION
1 The Board of
Directors will be convened at least quarterly to conduct the business of the
Federation. Additional meetings will be
held at the discretion of the President. The BOD shall annually elect by secret
ballot the Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The President will be voted
in for a two (2) year term.
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2 The
nominations and elections for the offices of President Vice president,
Secretary and Treasurer shall be conducted at the last scheduled board meeting
of the year, with the new officers to be installed at the first board meeting
of the following year.
A) Eligibility for office or for
member of Board of Directors
1. General- Member in good
standing of B.A.S.S. of a active affiliated chapter of the federation and of
the federation itself as determined from time to time by the board of
directors.
2. Office of President- Must
have served one year on the board of directors.
3. Office of Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer- Must have served one year on the board of directors,
or demonstrated active interest in the efforts of the federation.
B) Voting
1. All board members present at a regularly
scheduled or special meeting of the BOD shall be entitled to vote on all
matters before the Board, so long as members in attendance constitute a
quorum. A quorum shall be 51% of the
approved Chapters in the CBF.
2. The President shall serve a
two-year term. The Vice President,
Secretary, and Treasurer shall serve a one-year term, or such additional time
as necessary for a successor to be elected.
3. Any officer may succeed
him/herself in office if nominated and elected.
C) Term of Office
1) The president and vice
president shall serve a two-year term, while the Secretary and Treasurer shall
serve one-year terms, or such additional time as necessary for a successor to
be elected.
2) Any officer may succeed
him/herself office if nominated and elected.
D) Duties
1) President- Preside over all
meetings of the Board of Directors or special meetings of the federation.
Direct all official business. Supervise all federation activities. Appoint and
be a ex officio member of all standing and special committees. Be an official
representative of the federation in the relationship of other organizations.
Delegate such duties as may be appropriate to better serve the federation.
Maintain liaison with the national B.A.S.S. Federation.
2. The Vice President shall
assist the President upon request.
Preside in the absence of the President. Assume the office of the
President if it should be vacated. Act
as CBF Tournament Director. Should the
Vice President so desire, he or she shall be responsible for recruitment of a
capable person from within the CBF membership to serve as the CBF Tournament
Director. This person will serve at the
discretion of the CBF President.
3) Secretary- Record, maintain
and publish all minutes of the meetings of the board. Keep all non financial
books, papers, records and documents belonging to the federation. maintain
correspondence between the federation and it's affiliated chapters and with all
other agencies as assigned by the president.
4) Treasurer- Keep and account
for all moneys and dues. Pay all federation bills as approved by the board.
Prepare a financial report as part of the minutes of each meeting of the board.
Develop and submit a annual budget. The Treasurer must be bonded, with the
bonding fee to be paid from the Colorado B.A.S.S. Federation general fund.
5) Webmaster- To update and maintain the CBF web site as
directed by the CBF president.
E) Removal of Officer
1) Any officer may be removed from office by a quorum
vote of the Board upon thirty (30) days prior notice.
ARTICLE 6
STANDING COMMITTEES
1) Terms of Office: All Standing
Committees shall serve for one year or until a new committee is appointed. The
terms of the committee shall coincide with the terms of the elected officers
with the exception of the President.
2) Youth Committee: The purp0ose of this committee shall be to
plan, organize and implement a Chapter Youth Project for the Federation by
encouraging and assisting each Chapter in formation of a Youth Club, conducting
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events and any other programs that would encourage youth to participate in the
sport of bass fishing and conservation.
3) Program Committee: The purpose of this committee shall be to
organize and implement an annual awards banquet, any fund raising events
approved by BOD, and other events designed to expand membership of the CBF.
4) Conservation Committee: the purpose of this committee is to promote
conservation efforts of our natural resources, and support state and national
agencies conservation efforts. The Conservation Director who acts a chair of
this committee is expected to attend at least one of the two National
Federation meetings as a representative of the CBF. This will be the National championships and
or the Classic.
5)
Tournament
Committee: The tournament committee
shall be comprised of a representative of each approved chapter, which will be
the president of each chapter or his/her designated alternate. and will be
chaired by the CBF Vice President or his/her designated appointee. The
committee shall provide at the 3rd quarter BOD meeting of the CBF a
tournament schedule, tournament rules,
and State Team qualifying criteria for each following year. Tournament committee decisions are to be final.
6)
Web
Master :. To update and
maintain the CBF web site as directed by the CBF president.
ARTICLE 7 MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
1 Anything not
covered in these by-laws shall be left to the discretion of the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE 8 PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
SECTION
1 The rules
contained in the Robert's Rules of Order Revised shall govern this organization
in all cases in which they are applicable and in which they are not
inconsistent with these by-laws.
ARTICLE 9 AMENDING OF BY-LAWS OF CONSTITUTION
SECTION
1 These by-laws
may be amended at any duly called general meeting of the chapter
representatives by quorum vote of those representatives present, providing a
written notice of the proposed change has been presented not less that thirty
(30) days prior to said meeting.
SECTION
2 Any
amendments to these by-laws are subject to written endorsement of the Bass
Anglers Sportsmans Society.