POYNTON FOOTBALL CLUB

Constitution

 

Poynton FC prides itself on it's FA Charter Standard Community Club Award. As part of this award we have adopted and adapted the FA's recommended constitution for amateur football clubs.

 

1. NAME The club shall be called Poynton Junior Football Club / Poynton Football Club (the Club)

2. ASSOCIATION The Club shall be associated to Poynton Sports Club, London Road North, Poynton

3. OBJECTS The objects of the Club shall be to arrange association football matches and social activities for its members.

4. STATUS OF RULES These rules (the Club Rules) form a binding agreement between each member of the Club.

5. RULES AND REGULATIONS
(a) The Club shall have the status of an Affiliated Member Club of The Football Association by virtue of its affiliation to/membership of The Football Association. The Rules and Regulations of The Football Association Limited and parent County Association (Cheshire County Football Association) and any League or Competition to which the Club is affiliated for the time being shall be deemed to be incorporated into the Club Rules.
(b) No alteration to the Club Rules shall be effective without prior written approval by the Parent Association.
(c) The Club will also abide by The Football Association’s Child Protection Policies and Procedures, Codes of Conduct and the Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination Policy.

6. CLUB MEMBERSHIP
(a) The members of the Club from time to time shall be allocated into two groups: ordinary members and voting members and shall be those persons listed in the register of members (the Membership Register) which shall be maintained by the Club Membership Secretary.
(b) Any person who wishes to be an ordinary member must apply on the Membership Application Form and deliver it to the Club. Election to membership shall be at the sole discretion of the Club Committee. Membership shall become effective upon an applicant’s name being entered in the Membership Register. Voting members shall be team managers (one vote per team) and club officials (one vote each).
(c) In the event of a member’s resignation or expulsion, his or her name shall be removed from the Membership Register.
(d) The Football Association and parent County Association shall be given access to the Membership Register on demand.

7. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE
(a) An annual fee payable by each member shall be determined from time to time by the Club Committee. Any fee shall be payable on a successful application for membership and annually by each member. Fees shall not be repayable.

8. RESIGNATION AND EXPULSION
(a) A member shall cease to be a member of the Club if, and from the date on which, he/she gives notice to the Club Committee of their resignation. A member whose annual membership fee or further subscription is more than 2 months in arrears shall be deemed to have resigned.
(b) The Club Committee shall have the power to expel a member when, in their opinion, it would not be in the interests of the Club for them to remain a member. There shall be no appeal procedures. This power may be exercised in the event of poor parental behaviour (for those members aged under 18 years of age) and as a last resort.
(c) A member who resigns or is expelled shall not be entitled to claim any, or a share of any, of the Club Property.

9. CLUB COMMITTEE
(a) The Club Committee shall consist of the following Club Officers: Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Treasurer, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Press Secretary, Schools Liaison Officer, Youth Development Officer, Parents Liaison Officer, Volunteers Secretary and Child Protection Officer, plus all other team managers, elected at an Annual General Meeting.
(b) Each Club Officer and Club Committee Member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the next Annual General Meeting unless otherwise resolved at a Special General Meeting. One person may hold no more than two positions of Club Officer at any time. The Club Committee shall be responsible for the management of all the affairs of the Club. Decisions of the Club Committee shall be made by a simple majority of those attending the Club Committee meeting. The Chairperson of the Club Committee meeting shall have a casting vote in the event of a tie. Meetings of the Club Committee shall be chaired by the Chairperson or in their absence the Secretary. The quorum for the transaction of business of the Club Committee shall be three.
(c) Decisions of the Club Committee of meetings shall be entered into the Minute Book of the Club to be maintained by the Club Minutes Secretary.
(d) Any member of the Club Committee may call a meeting of the Club Committee by giving not less than 7 days’ notice to all members of the Club Committee. The Club Committee shall hold not less than four meetings a year.
(e) An outgoing member of the Club Committee may be re-elected. Any vacancy on the Club Committee which arises between Annual General Meetings shall be filled by a member proposed by one and seconded by another of the remaining Club Committee members and approved by a simple majority of the remaining Club Committee members.
(f) Save as provided for in the Rules and Regulations of The Football Association and the County Association to which the Club is affiliated, the Club Committee shall have the power to decide all questions and disputes arising in respect of any issue concerning the Club Rules.

10. ANNUAL AND SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
(a) An Annual General Meeting (AGM) shall be held in each year to:
(i) receive a report of the activities of the Club over the previous year
(ii) receive a report of the Club’s finances over the previous year
(iii) elect the members of the Club Committee
(iv) consider any other business.
(b) Nominations for election of members as Club Officers or as members of the Club Committee shall be made in writing by the proposer and seconder, both of whom must be existing members of the Club, to the Club Secretary not less than 14 days before the AGM. Notice of any resolution to be proposed at the AGM shall be given in writing to the Club Secretary not less than 14 days before the Meeting.
(c) A Special General Meeting (SGM) may be called at any time by the Committee and shall be called within 14 days of the receipt by the Club Secretary of a requisition in writing signed by not less than five members stating the purposes for which the Meeting is required and the resolutions proposed. Business at an SGM may be any business that may be transacted at an AGM.
(d) The Secretary shall send to each member at their last known address written notice of the date of a General Meeting together with the resolutions to be proposed at least 7 days before the Meeting.
(e) The quorum for a General Meeting shall be 5.
(f) The outgoing Chairperson, or in their absence a member selected by the Club Committee, shall take the chair. Each member present shall have one vote and resolutions shall be passed by a simple majority. In the event of an equality of votes the Chairperson of the Meeting shall have a casting vote.
(g) The outgoing Club Secretary, or in their absence a member of the Club Committee, shall enter Minutes of General Meetings into the Minute Book of the Club.

11. CLUB TEAMS
At its first meeting following each AGM, the Club Committee shall appoint a Club member to be responsible for each of the Club’s football teams. The appointed members shall be responsible for managing the affairs of the team. The appointed members shall present to the Club Committee at its last meeting prior to an AGM a written report on the activities of the team.

12. CLUB FINANCES
(a) A bank account, being a sub-account of Poynton Sports Club, shall be opened and maintained in the name of the Club (the Club Account). Designated account signatories shall be the Club Chairperson, the Club Secretary and the Treasurer. No sum shall be drawn from the Club Account except by cheque signed by two of the three designated signatories. All monies payable to the Club shall be received by the Treasurer and deposited in the Club Account.
(b) The income and assets of the Club (the Club Property) shall be applied only in furtherance of the objects of the Club.
(c) The Club Committee shall have power to authorise the payment of renumeration and expenses to any member of the Club and to any other person or persons for services rendered to the Club.
(d) The Club shall prepare an annual Financial Statement in such form as shall be published by The Football Association from time to time.
(e) The Club Property, other than the Club Account, shall be vested in not less than two and no more than four custodians, one of whom shall be the Treasurer (the Custodians), who shall deal with the Club Property as directed by decisions of the Club Committee and entry in the Minute Book shall be conclusive evidence of such a decision.
(f) The Custodians shall be appointed by the Club in a General Meeting and shall hold office until death or resignation unless removed by a resolution passed at a General Meeting.
(g) On their removal or resignation a Custodian shall execute a Conveyance in such form as is published by The Football Association from time to time to a newly-elected Custodian or the existing Custodians as directed by the Club Committee. On the death of a Custodian, any Club Property vested in them shall vest automatically in the surviving Custodians. If there is only one surviving Custodian, a Special General Meeting shall be convened as soon as possible to appoint another Custodian.
(h) The Custodians shall be entitled to an indemnity out of the Club Property for all expenses and other liabilities reasonably incurred by them in carrying out their duties.

13. DISSOLUTION
(a) A resolution to dissolve the Club shall only be proposed at a General Meeting and shall be carried by a majority of at least three-quarters of the members present.
(b) The dissolution shall take effect from the date of the resolution and the members of the Club Committee shall be responsible for the winding up of the assets and liabilities of the Club.
(c) Any surplus assets remaining after the discharge of the debts and liabilities of the Club shall be transferred to Poynton Sports Club who shall determine how the assets, being the property of Poynton Junior Football Club, shall be utilised for the benefit of the community. Alternatively, such assets may be disposed of in such other manner as the members of the Club with the consent of the parent Association shall determine.

14. CLUB SPONSORED QUALIFICATIONS
(a) Where any qualification has been obtained by any person through the sponsorship of the Club, and where the fee for the course or seminar leading to such qualification has been borne by the Club, such person, once qualified, shall not associate themselves in any official or unofficial capacity with any other football club within a radius of ten miles from Poynton Sports Club, London Road North, Poynton within the period of three years from the date of such qualification.
(b) Persons over the age of eighteen years willing to be sponsored by the Club will sign a contract with the Club to agree to the conditions contained at 14(a). Such contract will be witnessed by two of the following: Chairperson, Secretary or Treasurer.
(c) Persons in receipt of qualifications gained under the sponsorship of the Club who are in contravention of Rule 14(a) will immediately become liable for the amount paid by the Club for the course or seminars leading to such qualifications gained within the previous three years.
(d) Failure to reimburse the Club as per Rule 14(c) will result in the Committee instructing the Club Secretary to effect the banning of such person or persons in default from all football until such time that reimbursement has been made. The Treasurer shall determine the date of reimbursement.
(e) Persons who have gained qualifications at their own expense are free of any restrictions outlined in Rule 14.