ARTICLE 1: NAME
The name of the organization shall
be the White Township Youth Athletic Association, Inc. (WTYAA)
ARTICLE 2: PURPOSE
The purpose for which this
association is formed is to provide sports and recreations for the boys and
girls of White Township, Warren County, New Jersey, by stimulating, fostering,
and encouraging their interest, improving their skill and providing opportunities
for their participation in baseball, softball, soccer and other sports.
ARTICLE 3: MEMBERSHIP
Any person who is a parent of a
child living in
ARTICLE 4: OFFICERS
There shall be the following
elected officers:
- President
- Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Membership
Elections are to be held at the
first meeting of every new year.
ARTICLE 5: MEETINGS
Meetings will be held on the
second Thursday of every month except July and August; which will be a time
convenient to the membership.
ARTICLE 6: AMENDMENTS
The By-Laws may be amended or
revised by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of all members present at two consecutive
meetings.
ARTICLE 7: ABUSE
Any person caught consuming
alcohol, using drugs or use of verbal and non-verbal profanity in front of the
township youth before, during or after a game, practice, etc.; will be banned
from this association for one year with one year probationary period upon their
return. Upon a second offense punishment
will be decided by the officers of the Association.
ARTICLE 8:
MEETING DATE CHANGE
As per vote, all meetings are
changed to the 3rd Monday of each month
with a start time of 7:00 PM.
ARTICLE 9: RIGHT TO VOTE
All persons in attendance at
meetings have the right to vote, when a vote is called for. The board has the right to invoke a veto, if
deemed necessary. The President does not
vote unless there must be a tie breaker.
ARTICLE 10: PLAYING STATUS
All players are to play within
their sending district, unless the township does not offer the specific sport,
or age group, or does not have enough players to form a team. No player shall be moved up unless approved
by Board. Only exception would be if the
Board deemed necessary to complete a specific team. Car pooling, playing with friends, etc. are
not deemed viable reasons for moving a child forward. Certain exceptions may be made with the
approval of all Board members and league.
All rules pertaining to a specific sport, will not be less than
applicable league rules for the specific sport.
ARTICLE 11: COACHING/COMMISSIONER
All coaches are to be certified
with the NYSCA, or equal, at the expense of the WTYAA. All full time board members, coordinators and
commissioners are of volunteer status and will be allowed to waive any registration
fees/sport for their time and effort, effective baseball/softball season 2012.
ARTICLE 12: ELIGIBILITY TO BE NOMINATED/ELECTED AN
OFFICER
As determined at the August and
September 2004 Association meetings; for an individual to be eligible to be
nominated and/or elected as an officer of the WTYAA; the individual must have
attended a minimum of 4 WTYAA meetings during the previous 12 month period unless
waived by a majority of the then current officers.
ARTICLE 13: OFFICER ELECTION PROCEDURES
In addition to Article 4 above,
election of officers will be scheduled for the first meeting held following the
1
st of January of every year.
Nominations of officers will be motioned and seconded at the December
WTYAA meeting of every year. A quorum of
all current officers of the WTYAA
must be present at the meeting when
elections are conducted. If for some
reason a quorum of all officers are not present or meetings are postponed due
to adverse weather, etc.; elections will be postponed to next available
association meeting.
ARTICLE 14: NEW
The WTYAA officers, commissioners,
coaches, members, players, etc. are all bound to adhere to all
ARTICLE 15: WTYAA Disciplinary Policy
The WTYAA officers, commissioners,
coaches, members, players, etc. are all bound to adhere to the WTYAA
Disciplinary Policy as amended . The
Disciplinary Policy may be revised from time to time based on a vote held at a
public meeting of the WTYAA. The
Disciplinary Policy will be available to all via the association website.
WTYAA By-Laws 1/21/2013