Stalbridge Cricket Club
CONSTITUTION
1. Name
The Club will be called STALBRIDGE CRICKET CLUB and will be affiliated to the ENGLAND AND WALES CRICKET BOARD (E.C.B.).
2. Aims and objectives
The aims and objectives of the Club will be:
to offer coaching and competitive opportunities in cricket
to promote the Club within the local community and cricket
to manage the Club’s facilities in ‘The Park’ and co-operate with Stalbridge Playing Field Trust Committee
to ensure a duty of care to all members of the Club
to promote good practice in Child Welfare & Protection through ECB Safe Hands Policy
to provide all its services in a way that is fair to everyone
to ensure that all present and future members receive fair and equal treatment
to adopt and implement the ECB Club Inclusion & Diversity Policy.
3. Membership
Membership should consist of officers and members of the Club.
All members will be subject to the regulations of the constitution and by joining the Club will be deemed to accept these regulations and codes of conduct that the Club has adopted.
Members will be enrolled in one of the following categories:
4. Membership fees
Membership fees will be set annually and agreed by the Management Committee or determined at the Annual General Meeting.
Fees will be paid annually by May 1st.
5. Officers of the Club
The officers of the Club will be:
President
Chair
Honorary Secretary
Treasurer
Membership Secretary
Senior Team Captains
Junior Co-ordinator
Child Welfare Protection Officer
Groundsmen
other elected Management Committee Members
Officers will be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting.
All officers will retire each year but will be eligible for re-appointment.
6. Committee
The Club will be managed through the Management Committee consisting of the Officers of the Club (see section 5 above). Only these posts will have the right to vote at meetings of the Management Committee.
The Management Committee will be convened by the Hon.Secretary of the Club, with meetings will be held no less than 4 times per year.
The quorum required for business to be agreed at Management Committee meetings will be 5.
The Management Committee will be responsible for adopting new policy, codes of conduct and rules that affect the organisation of the Club.
The Management Committee will have powers to appoint sub-committees as necessary and appoint advisers to the Management Committee as necessary to fulfil its business.
The Management Committee will be responsible for disciplinary hearings of members who infringe the Club rules/regulations/constitution. The Management Committee will be responsible for taking any action of suspension or discipline following such hearings.
The Committee shall appoint a Club Welfare Officer to ensure compliance with safeguarding legislation and the ECB Safe Hands policy. The Club Welfare Office shall report to relevant Committee meetings and the reports, together with any action taken, must be minuted.
7. Finance
All Club monies will be banked in an account (or accounts) held in the name of the Club.
The Club Treasurer will be responsible for the finances of the Club.
The financial year of the Club will end on 30th September.
A statement of annual accounts will be presented by the Treasurer at the Annual General Meeting.
Any cheques drawn against Club funds should hold the signatures of at least two of the authorised signatories.
8. Annual General Meetings
Notice of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be given by the Club Secretary. Not less than 21 clear days’ notice to be given to all members.
The AGM will receive a report from officers of the Management Committee and a statement of the audited accounts.
Elections of officers are to take place at the AGM. All members have the right to vote at the AGM.
The quorum for AGMs will be 12.
The Management Committee has the right to call Extraordinary General Meetings (EGMs) outside the AGM. Procedures for EGMs will be the same as for the AGM.
9. Discipline and appeals
All complaints regarding the behaviour of members should be submitted in writing to the Secretary.
The Management Committee will meet to hear complaints within 14 days of a complaint being lodged. The committee has the power to take appropriate disciplinary action including the termination of membership.
The outcome of a disciplinary hearing should be notified in writing to the person who lodged the complaint and the member against whom the complaint was made within 7 of the hearing.
There will be the right of appeal to the Management Committee following disciplinary action being announced. The committee should consider the appeal within 14 of the Secretary receiving the appeal.
10. Dissolution
A resolution to dissolve the Club can only be passed at an AGM or EGM through a majority vote of the membership.
In the event of dissolution, any assets of the club that remain will become the property of Stalbridge Playing Field Trust.
11. Amendments to the constitution
The constitution will only be changed through agreement by majority vote at an AGM or EGM.
12. Declaration
STALBRIDGE CRICKET CLUB hereby adopts and accepts this constitution as a current operating guide regulating the actions of members.
SIGNED: ..................................................... DATE: ..................................................
Name: ............................................................................................................................
Club Chair
SIGNED: ..................................................... DATE: ..................................................
Name: ............................................................................................................................
Club Hon. Secretary