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Section 1:
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Titles
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The Officers of the MCLC shall consist of President, Vice Presidents – one for each MCLC division [June 5, 1993], Treasurer, Secretary, Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner.
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Section 2:
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The Executive Committee
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The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, Vice Presidents, Treasurer, and Secretary. Duties of the Executive Committee shall be:/FONT>
- Settle disputes between member clubs, especially where such disputes could result in a forfeit. When such a dispute cannot be solved by the Committee (perhaps do to deadlock or conflict of interest), it shall be forwarded to the Commis-sioner for a binding decision.
- Approve the Assistant Commissioner that will be appointed by the Commissioner.
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Section 3:
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Eligibility
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Anyone currently affiliated with a member club may hold the office of President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. Qualified individuals not affiliated with any member club may hold the offices of Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner.
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Section 4:
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Election of Officers
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The Officers shall be nominated and elected as the last item of business at the Annual Meeting. A candidate is elected by a simple majority of the Representatives “present” and cons-tituting a quorum (ARTICLE IV; Sections 4, 5, and 6).
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Section 5:
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Term of Office
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All Officers shall be elected for a one year term. That term begins upon adjournment of the Annual Meeting and ends upon adjournment of the following Annual Meeting.
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Section 6:
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Removal of Officers
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An individual will immediately be removed from office prior to the end of his or her term upon a two thirds vote in a special meeting/ballot (ARTICLE IV, Section 9) of all members of the Board of Representatives.
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Section 7:
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Duties of the President
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It shall be the duty of the President to:
- Preside at all MCLC meetings.
- With the Executive Committee, help prepare the agenda for the Annual Meeting.
- Appoint, for Board approval, the Commissioner.
- Appoint, for Board approval, the replacement of any other officer should any of them be unable to complete their term.
- See that the MCLC Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules and Resolutions are abided by.
- See that all rules and regulations of the MCLC are executed.
- When faced with issues not raised during the Annual Meeting, nor considered in the MCLC Cons-titution, Bylaws, or Rules and Resolutions, determine the magnitude of those issues and/FONT>
- Appropriately deal with those issues by either
- making a unilateral executive decision,
- bringing the Executive Committee to a decision, or
- calling a special meeting/ballot to obtain a decision by the Board of representatives.
- Represent the entire MCLC at the MCLA Annual Meeting.
- Exercise general supervision over the MCLC.
- Perform such other duties that pertain to the office.
- Exercise above tasks with the intention of protecting and furthering the interests of the MCLC and its members.
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Section 8:
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Duties of Vice Presidents
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It shall be the duty of the Vice Presidents to:
- Assume the office of Co-President should the current President be unable to complete his or her term.
- Assist the President in his duties when called upon.
- Temporarily perform any of the duties of any of the other officers if either of them is unable to do so.
- Be responsible for, and enlist assistance in, the promotion of MCLC lacrosse through newspaper and magazine write-ups and other media.
- Be co-responsible with the Secretary for the prompt submis-sion of an annual season wrap-up article to Lacrosse Magazine. (Tournament directors may actually perform this function, but officers should still see to it that it is indeed handled.)
- With the Executive Committee help prepare the agenda for the Annual Meeting.
- Exercise above tasks with the intention of protecting and furthering the interests of the MCLC and its members.
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Section 9:
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Duties of the Secretary
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It shall be the duty of the Secretary to:
- Keep a record of all minutes of meetings of the MCLC and of the Executive Committee.
- Properly update the Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules and Regulations as called for by resolutions passed in Board meetings – and promptly distribute these changes to all Representatives, the Commissioner and Assistant Commis-sioner, and the President of the MCLA.
- Issue all notices from the MCLC to its members.
- With the Executive Committee help prepare the agenda for the Annual Meeting.
- Keep an up-to-date record of each member club’s Repre-sentative and other club contacts.
- Collect, and keep on file member club rosters and letters of intent, and forward said rosters to the MCLA Secretary.
- Collect and keep an accurate record of results and sta-tistics from all MCLC games.
- Keep an up-to-date record of the current MCLC standings.
- During the regular season, weekly forward the current standings and game results to all MCLC member clubs.
- Be Co-responsible with the Vice President for the prompt submission of a season wrap-up article to Lacrosse Magazine. (Tournament directors may actually perform this function, but officers should still see to it that it is indeed handled.)
- Exercise above tasks with the intention of protecting and furthering the interests of the MCLC and its members.
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Section 10:
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Duties of the Treasurer
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It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to:
- Receive all of the funds of the MCLC and credit the same to the account of the MCLC.
- Pay all bills of the MCLC less than $50 without the approval of the President or the Board.
- With the approval of the President, pay all bills of the MCLC for amounts less than $150 and not pertaining to the Annual Championship Tournament.
- With the approval of the Board, pay all bills of the MCLC for amounts greater than $150 and not pertaining to the Annual Championship Tournament.
- With the Executive Committee help prepare the agenda for the Annual Meeting.
- Perform the function of Treasurer for the Annual Cham-pionship Tournament.
- Assist Tournament directors and host club on matters of budgeting, and accounting.
- Keep a correct account of all moneys received, disposed of and held for the account of the MCLC and report with respect thereto to the Annual Meeting and, as may be requested from time to time, to the President, the Executive Committee, or the Tournament Directors.
- Exercise above tasks with the intention of protecting and furthering the interests of the MCLC and its members.
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Section 11:
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A “Tradition” of the Treasurer
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Whereas, the primary use of MCLC funds is the successful pro-duction of the Annual Championship Tournament and;
Whereas, the MCLC account is to be used in the collection and expenditure of funds used in the production of the Tournament and;
Whereas, one of the duties of the Treasurer is to act as Treasurer for the Annual Championship Tournament, then;
As a matter of convenience it should therefore be a “tradition” but not a requirement that the office of MCLC Treasurer be held by an individual who is associated with the organization that will host the Tournament during his or her term of office.
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Section 12:
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Duties of the Commissioner
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The duties of the Commissioner shall be:
- To understand the Constitution, Bylaws, Rules and Regu-lations, and general intentions of the MCLC so that he may properly;
- Settle disputes between member clubs that are not settled by the Executive Committee.
- To attend the Annual Meeting.
- To vote at Board meetings only when the Board is deadlocked.
- Appoint, for Executive Committee approval, the Assistant Commissioner.
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Section 13:
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Duties of the Assistant Commissioner
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The duties of the Assistant Commissioner shall be:
- To understand the Constitution, Bylaws, Rules and Regu-lations, and general intentions of the MCLC so that he may properly;
- Assume the position of Commissioner should the Commissioner be unable to complete his or her term.
- Temporarily perform the duties of the Commissioner when he or she is unable to do so.
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Section 14:
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A “Tradition” of the Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner
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Whereas, the Commissioner settles major disputes between member clubs and accordingly is an individual not affiliated with any member club; and is required to attend the Annual Meeting then;
It is therefore logical that an individual qualified to assume the position of Commissioner must be an individual closely involved in Midwest lacrosse. It shall be a “tradition” but not a requirement that the Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner be persons who are high ranking and/or experienced members of any of the several referee organizations operating in our region. It would be convenient for such individuals to attend the Annual Meeting as they would already be in atten-dance at the Tournament as a participating referee.
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