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TENNESSEE TIGERS
TENNESSEE LADY TIGERS
ASSOCIATION
A Non-Profit Corporation
BY-LAWS
2006-2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. PURPOSE OF THE TENNESSEE
TIGERS/TENNESSEE LADY
TIGERS ORGANIZATION (a non-profit corporation)
II. GOVERNING AUTHORITY
III. COMMITTEES
IV. AMENDMENTS
V. NAME
VI. ANNUAL MEETING
VII. DISSOLUTION OF THE
CORPORATION
VIII. INTERNAL REVENUE LIMITATIONS
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of the Tennessee
Tigers/Tennessee Lady Tigers Organization is to provide a youth basketball
organization for girls and boys interested in playing basketball. Fundamentals,
sportsmanship, and fair play will be stressed. The Board and its members
endorse the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Code of Ethics.
II. GOVERNING AUTHORITY
The governing authority for
this organization shall be the Tennessee Tigers/Tennessee Lady Tigers,
Inc.'s Executive Board of Directors. Each member of the Executive Board
of Directors shall be appointed by the President and Chairman.
There shall also be a general
Board of Directors comprised of the members of the Executive Board and
the Head Coaches of each team. The 2002-2003 Officers, Executive Board
of Directors and Board of Directors are as follows:
Officers:
President: Cleve Harris
Chairman: Drew Maddux
Treasurer: Frank Miller
Secretary: Cathy Boyd
Executive Board of Directors:
Officers, Divisional Directors
for West Tennessee Lady Tigers, West Tennessee Tigers, East Tennessee
Lady Tigers, the Alabama Tigers, and Age Directors.
Each member of the Executive
Board of Directors shall be appointed by the President and Chairman.
Board of Directors:
Members of the Executive Board
of Directors
Head Coaches of each team.
Duties of Officers:
President - The President shall
preside at all meetings of the Tennessee Tigers/Tennessee Lady Tigers
Executive Board Meetings and Board Meetings, shall represent Tennessee
Tigers/Tennessee Lady Tigers in whatever capacity is necessary, and shall
be an official member of all committees.
Chairman - The Chairman shall
assume the duties of the President in the absence or inability of the
President to perform such duties, or as otherwise directed by the President.
The Chairman will assist the President in oversight and supervision of
the Tennessee Tigers/Tennessee Lady Tigers organization.
Treasurer - The Treasurer will
have custody of all money belonging to the Tennessee Tigers/Tennessee
Lady Tigers organization, will be responsible for setting up and maintaining
a checking account for the organization, shall pay all costs/expenses
(approved by the Executive Board) incurred by the Organization, shall
receive all monies payable to the Organization, shall keep an accounting
and record of monies received and monies expended, and shall present special
reports as requested by the President, Chairman, and/or Executive Board.
Secretary - The Secretary shall
attend to all correspondence and non-monetary record keeping for the organization,
and shall keep accurate and permanent records of the minutes of Executive
Board meetings and Board meetings. The Secretary shall present special
reports as requested by the President, Chairman, and/or the Executive
Board. The Secretary shall also conduct other business as necessary to
facilitate the operation of the Tennessee Tigers/Tennessee Lady Tigers
organization.
Duties of Executive Board:
The Executive Board of Directors
shall be responsible for the management and oversight of the Tennessee
Tigers/Tennessee Lady Tigers organization, shall approve expenditures,
shall take appropriate actions to achieve the stated goals of the organization,
shall report its transactions and decisions to the general Board of Directors,
and shall formulate rules and policies for the organization as needed.
The Executive Board of Directors
shall have full authority to speak and act for the Tennessee Tigers/Tennessee
Lady Tigers organization between meetings of the general Board of Directors.
It shall hold such meetings as are necessary to formulate policies for
the organization and to consider issues as they may arise. It shall give
general direction to the entire organization. Two-Thirds of the membership
of the Executive Board shall constitute a quorum. No official act of the
Executive Board shall take place in the absence of a quorum.
The Executive Board shall meet
at least annually and as called to meetings by the President.
Duties of the Board of Directors:
The Board of Directors shall
hold such meetings as are necessary to formulate policies and rules for
the organization and to consider issues as they may arise. It is responsible
for communicating the status of individual teams, bringing issues or concerns
to the Executive Board, and assisting with oversight of the organization.
Two-Thirds of the membership of the Board of Directors shall constitute
a quorum. No official act of the Executive Board shall take place in the
absence of a quorum.
The Board of Directors shall
meet at least annually and as called to meetings by the President and
Executive Board.
III. COMMITTEES
As the need may arise, the
President and Executive Board may appoint special committees. The President
shall appoint an individual as chairperson for any such committee that
is formed.
IV. AMENDMENTS
Proposed amendments or changes
to the by-laws must be presented in writing to the Executive Board. Any
such proposed amendment or change may be presented by any member of the
organization (officers, directors, coaches, assistant coaches, or parents).
Any such amendment must be approved by the Executive Board and the Board
of Directors. The President has veto power over any such proposed amendments.
V. NAME
The name of this Organization
shall be the Tennessee Tigers/Tennessee Lady Tigers, Inc., a non-profit
corporation incorporated in the State of Tennessee.
VI. ANNUAL MEETING
Tennessee Tigers/Tennessee
Lady Tigers, Inc. Executive Board and Board of Directors shall hold an
annual meeting during January of each year. The date, time, and place
shall be determined by the Executive Board.
A general membership meeting shall be held at least annually. Other meetings
shall be called by the President, Chairman, and/or Executive Board as
necessary.
VII. DISSOLUTION OF THE
CORPORATION
A dissolution of the Corporation
may only be accomplished by a quorum vote by the Board of Directors. In
the event of such dissolution, the remaining assets, if any, of the Corporation
shall be turned over to a non-profit basketball organization with goals
similar to the Tennessee Tigers/Tennessee Lady Tigers, in compliance with
the Internal Revenue Code.
VIII. INTERNAL REVENUE LIMITATIONS
The Tennessee Tigers/Tennessee
Lady Tigers is a non-profit organization as defined by state and federal
law. It shall conduct only those activities permitted to be conducted
by a non-profit organization as set forth and defined by the Internal
Revenue Code and state law.
Cleve Harris
President
Ross Jordan
Chairman
Frank Miller
Treasurer
Cathy Boyd
Secretary
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