Bylaws for South Carolina Crappie Association (Article 4)

 

ARTICLE IV- Standing Committees

All Standing Committees will serve for one year or until a new committee is appointed. The terms of the committee members will coincide with that of the president. Each committee shall elect a chairman.

a.     Board of Directors: The Board of Directors will consist of seven (7) members: President, Vice President, Secretary, and four (4) members elected at large by majority vote of the members present at the April regular meeting.

1.        The president will call all meetings of the Board of Directors and preside at such meetings.

2.        The secretary will record the minutes of these meetings.

3.        The board will decide all protests and rule on all violations of the tournament rules and bylaws of the chapter when appropriately received.

4.              The board will develop agendas for the monthly meetings.

5.              The board shall serve to protect our natural environment from harmful change; to document and report to the proper authorities violations of local, state, and federal laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances and other regulatory devices; to take legal action where appropriate; to undertake informational and educational programs to bring public awareness of threats to our environment; and to take a leadership role in maintaining the life-giving waters of America.

6.             The board shall plan, organize and implement a Chapter Youth Project; to introduce young people to the goals of South Carolina Crappie Association; to give them a basis for respect of our national heritage, an appreciation of the basic rules of honesty, integrity, fair play and good sportsmanship, and to give them an introduction to the joy of fishing.

 b.   Tournament Committee: The purpose of the tournament committee shall be to plan, organize and operate all chapter tournaments. The tournament committee will draft tournament rules, which must then be approved by the general membership. The committee will keep tournament records, enforce all tournament rules and investigate all protests concerning tournaments and make recommendations to the Board of Directors.