Article V (Athens Youth Hockey Association | Athens Ohio | Bird Arena)

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ELECTIONS, TERMS OF OFFICE, VACANCIES, & REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS

1) Elections

a) The Board shall appoint a nominating committee to present candidates to the membership for offices of the Association.  The nominating committee shall be chaired by the Past President of the Association and shall include two additional members. 
[Update Status - this section taken from Article 9.1 without revision.]
b) An election shall be held annually by the Association to elect officers to the Board, which election shall be held at the annual meeting of the Association, prior to May 1. 
[Update Status - this section taken from Article 9.2 without revision.]

c) In addition to nominations presented by the Nominating Committee, nominations shall be accepted from the floor at the annual meeting. 
[Update Status - this section taken from Article 9.3 and revised to specify that the floor nominations occur at the annual meeting.]

d) Elections shall be by hand ballot at the annual meeting.  If an election results in a tie, a run-off election shall be employed to break the tie.
[Update Status - this section taken from Article 9.4 and revised to specify that the hand ballots occur at the annual meeting.]

e) Each member of the Association shall have one vote.  Membership and voting privileges shall be extended to any adult who has a child or children registered with the Association.
[Update Status - this section taken from Article 9.5 without revision.]


2) Terms of Office

a) All elected terms of office shall begin May 1, following the election at the annual association meeting to be set by the Board. 
[Update Status - this section taken from Article 8.1 without revision.]

b) The elected officers shall serve terms of one year each.  
[Update Status - this section taken from Article 8.2 without revision.]

c) The president shall not serve more than two consecutive terms. 
[Update Status - this section taken from Article 8.3 without revision.]

d) All appointments of the Board shall be for one year, from May 1 to April 30. 
[Update Status - this section taken from Article 8.4 without revision.]

e) All elected team managers shall serve terms of a partial year, from September 1 (or as soon as possible thereafter) to April 30 of the following year.
[Update Status - this section taken from Article 8.5 without revision. Other elected positions (team representative and league representative should be included as well.]


3) Board Member Vacancies

a) In the event that an officer resigns or is not able to finish his or her term of office, the Board shall appoint a member within 30 days to fill the vacancy and finish the unexpired term of the vacating Board member.
[Update Status - this section taken from Article 10.1 without revision.]


4) Removal of Board Members

a) Failure of a Board member to fulfill his or her responsibilities, in the majority opinion of the other Board members, shall result in his or her reassignment or expulsion from the Board.
[Update Status - this section taken from Article 10.2 without revision.  However, there is no mention in the bylaws of how this occurs or what is required to make it happen.]


Updated 2023-04-01.