Kelowna CITY FC - CONSTITUTION and by-laws

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KELOWNA CITY FC  -  CONSTITUTION

NAME

1. The Organization shall be known as Kelowna City FC.

2. Kelowna City FC is a privately held and owned organization.

PURPOSES

2. The purposes of the Club shall be as follows:

a) to foster and develop the game of soccer within the Region of the Central Okanagan;

b) to foster sportsmanship, citizenship and increase the knowledge, skill and proficiency of its membership in all aspects of the game of soccer; and

c) to cooperate within and without the Region of the Central Okanagan and British Columbia as while with any person, body, or otherwise whose interests may serve the residents of the community in any athletic endeavor, and particularly, the game of soccer.

BY-LAWS

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS & INTERPRETATIONS

1) The following are definitions of words and their meanings used within this document:

a) Club shall be referred to as either Kelowna City FC or KCFC

b) Youth as applied in this Constitution shall mean an amateur player who has not attained his/her 19th birthday in the year in which he/she has applied for registration.

c) Provincial Association shall mean the British Columbia Soccer Association.

d) District or District Association shall refer to the Provincial District in which the Club has been designated to play by the Provincial Association.This organization for Kelowna City FC’s purposes is the Central Okanagan Youth Soccer Association (COYSA)

e) Community shall refer to the City of Kelowna and/or the region of the Central Okanagan, as defined by the government of British Columbia.

f) Operating Year, in reference to the Club, shall commence on January 1st and end on December 31st of the same year.

ARTICLE 2

AFFILIATIONS, MEMBERSHIPS AND DUES

1. Kelowna City FC is applying to become a member of various Associations and through those bodies shall be affiliated and under the jurisdiction of the BC Soccer Association, Central Okanagan Youth Soccer Association and upon receipt of membership, should their application be approved, shall be subject to the rules and regulations of that body.

2. All applications for registration from residents outside the community shall require approval by the Executive and/or General Manager

ARTICLE 3

OFFICERS

1)  The business of the Club shall be conducted by a Committee of 3 members  which shall be known as the Club Executive.

2) The Club Executive shall consist of:

President & Co-Owner (Crystal Jensen), Co-Owner (Ezra Cremers), General Manager (Andrew Fleming)

3) The responsibilities of the Executive shall include the authority to hire or contract the services of qualified personnel to perform functions they deem necessary in their absolute discretion to facilitate the functioning of the Club, its programs and the promotion of its purposes. Ultimate decision making power lies in the hands of the President of the club, who exercises veto power over committee decisions.

4) The responsibilities of the Executive shall include the authority to make such policies and procedures as they deem necessary in their absolute discretion to facilitate the functioning of the Club and the promotion of its purposes, and such policies and procedures shall be binding on all participants in the programs of the Club.

ARTICLE 4

MEETINGS

1. The Club will designate a representative to attend meetings with other clubs and governing bodies. For the 2023-2024 calendar years, this representative is the General Manager
2. The club shall hold periodic meetings of the Executive to discuss club business.

ARTICLE 5

EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS

1. Deeds, transfers, licenses, contracts and engagements on behalf of the Society shall be signed by the 2 Co-Owners of the Club..

2. All club financial transactions shall have two signatures, signed by the 2 Co-Owners of the Club.

ARTICLE 6

AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS

1. The Club Executive may from time to time appoint an Auditor or Auditors to hold office for such period as the Directors may determine.

ARTICLE 7

GENERAL

1. The Club shall maintain an account at a bank or Credit Union within the community.

2. The Club shall maintain a postal box at the local Post Office which will serve as the permanent address for the Club. The current PO Box address is #823 - 101 - 1865 Dilworth Drive, Kelowna BC, V1Y 9T1

3. The Club shall carry a suitable liability insurance policy covering the Club, its officers, coaches, managers, players and officials.

4. The signing officers for all Club business shall be the President/Co-Owner (Crystal Jensen) and the 2nd Co-Owner (Ezra Cremers)