Section 1 The name of this organization shall be the Antigonish Minor Hockey Association.
Section 2 Wherever the words “Society”, “Association” or “AMHA” occur in these bylaws they shall be understood to mean the “Antigonish Minor Hockey Association" as a body.
Section 3 Wherever the words the "Board" occur in these bylaws, they shall be understood to mean the "Board of Directors of the Antigonish Minor Hockey Association".
Section 4 Wherever the words the “Executive” occur in these bylaws they shall be understood to mean the “Executive Committee of the Antigonish Minor Hockey Association”.
The Antigonish Minor Hockey Association is a voluntary association of members designed to promote hockey at recreational and competitive levels in accordance with the rules and regulations of Hockey Canada, Hockey Nova Scotia (HNS) and Hockey Nova Scotia Minor Council (HNSMC).
Section 1
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The Directors of the Board will consist of:
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Section 2
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The Executive Committee will consist of:
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Section 3 |
Term of Office
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Section 4 |
The Election of Executive Committee shall be a plurality vote at the Annual General Meeting of the Antigonish Minor Hockey Association. |
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Section 5 |
The Board shall have the general power of administration. It may make or authorize petitions or representations to Hockey Nova Scotia, Sport and Recreation Nova Scotia, Health Protection and Promotion, The Province of Nova Scotia, and Municipal Governments in the area it serves, any commissions or committees deemed necessary or authorize as it may determine or as may be required by a vote of the majority of members present at any Board meeting. |
Section 1
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Directors shall be elected by the membership at each annual general meeting. The President shall appoint a nominating committee comprising of the President as chair, one member from the executive not wishing to stand as Vice President of Operations and one member from membership that wishes not to hold a position on the board. The nominating committee shall provide its report to the general membership not less than twenty-one (21) days prior to the annual general meeting by providing a list, as complete as possible, of one nominee for each elected position. Notification shall be given by posting on the AMHA Web Site and providing a written list to the Secretary that will be made available at the request of any member. This process will begin on Feb 1st of each year. |
Section 2
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The membership may nominate individuals who are members in good standing for a director position by providing notice to the Secretary not less than 14 days prior to the annual general meeting. “Members in good standing” have paid all their dues and fees to the Association and have not had their membership suspended or revoked. Such notice shall set out the name of the individual nominated and the position for which the individual is nominated. The nomination must be signed by not less than five (5) members in good standing and must be signed by the nominee indicating that he or she is willing to accept the position if elected. To be eligible as a candidate for President or Vice President of Operations, a nominee must be an existing director or have previously served as a director of the Association.
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Section 3
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A list of all duly nominated candidates and notice of election shall be communicated to the membership not less than seven (7) days prior to the annual general meeting. |
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Voting at the annual general meeting for directors shall be by secret ballot or ballots. To be declared elected a candidate must receive fifty (50) percent plus one vote of the ballots cast. If no candidate receives the required number of votes on a ballot, the candidate with the fewest votes shall be eliminated and a further ballot held. This process shall continue until a winner is determined. |
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Voting for elected positions shall be held in the following order:
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Section 6 |
The following are required positions selected from the membership at- large. No vote is required to affirm their selection (Article 4 Section 1).
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Section 7 |
The following are non-voting positions on the executive
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President:
Vice President of Operations:
Vice President of Finance:
Lottery Coordinator:
Vice President of Female Hockey:
Secretary:
Registrar:
Risk Coordinator:
Equipment Manager:
Coach Coordinator:
Female Coordinator:
Para / Sledge Hockey Coordinator:
Association Safety Rep
Treasurer:
Technical Team:
Webmaster:
50/50 Staff:
Coordinator of Officials:
This position is jointly appointed through HNS and the Association. Upon recommendation from Minor Council, AMHA affirms the approval of the individual in the position.
Ice Coordinator:
Non-Family Member Coach: (Formerly known as Non-Parent coach) In order to be able to claim expenses as a Non-Family Member Coach a coach must not have relatives on the team, or be in a direct relationship with someone who has relatives on the team. To be excluded a family member would fall into the following categories. (Parent, Sibling, Aunt, Uncle, or Grand Parent)
The President shall appoint a nominating committee comprising of the president as chair, one member from the executive not wishing to stand as Vice President and one member from membership that wishes not to hold a position on the board.
The memorandum and bylaws shall only be repealed or amended by a special resolution passed at the annual general meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose. Approval of the special resolution shall require a three fourths majority vote of voting members present.
The fiscal year of the Association shall be the period from May 1 to April 30.
The Association may increase suspensions beyond Hockey Canada, HNS, HNSMC, or CMHF requirements. The Association has the right to discipline any member and/or player. The discipline policy outlines the guidelines followed by AMHA in regards to discipline.
A schedule of standard suspensions is available on the Hockey Nova Scotia web site.
Members are to:
The Association will have, at minimum, a Notice to Reader performed by an independent 3rd party on their annual financial statements, in time for the annual general meeting.
In the event that a director resigns his or her office or ceases to be a member in the Association, which results in the office being vacated, the vacancy thereby created may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the directors from among the members of the Association.
The Association may, by special resolution, remove any director before the expiration of the period of office and appoint another person in his or her stead. The person so appointed shall hold office during such time only as the director in whose place he or she is appointed would have held office if he or she had not been removed
The books and records of the Association may be inspected by any member at any reasonable time within two days prior to the annual general meeting at the registered office of the Association.
Contracts, deeds, bills of exchange and other instruments and documents may be executed on behalf of the Association by the President or the Vice-President and the Treasurer, or otherwise as prescribed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
The official colours of the AMHA shall be black, gold and white.
Parliamentary procedure shall be followed at all general and board meetings, in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order.
The Player and Rep fees are established by way of policy.
Rep Team tryouts will start early September.
Tryout process will be managed by way of policy.