ARTICLE I: NAME
The
name of this Association shall be the Federal Way Soccer Referees Association,
hereinafter called the FWSRA.
Section 1 The FWSRA shall be affiliated with the Washington
State Soccer Referee Committee, hereinafter referred to as SRC, and the United
States Soccer Federation, hereinafter referred to as USSF.
Section 2 FWSRA is incorporated as a Non-Profit Organization in
the State Of Washington. The FWSRA
Washington State Unified Business Identifier is 602212850. The FWSRA Federal Tax Identification Number
is 74-3049763. The address of the FWSRA
is the mailing address of the current Treasurer.
ARTICLE II: PURPOSE
The purpose of the
FWSRA shall be to:
A.
Provide competent
officials for organized soccer matches that FWSRA agrees to assign. This
includes all levels of Youth Club, Junior High School, High School, College and
Adult soccer;
A.
Represent,
control, promote and teach soccer refereeing in the communities we serve;
B.
Uphold the rules
set forth by FIFA, USSF, SRC, WOA, and any
other organization which FWSRA chooses to serve and their designated affiliated
associations;
C.
Maintain a roster
of all USSF and WOA registered soccer referees, assignors, instructors and
assessors in FWSRA;
D.
Unite all persons
interested in soccer refereeing and who chose to affiliate with FWSRA;
E.
Represent and
protect the interests of all soccer referees in FWSRA;
F.
Provide ways and
means for FWSRA members to improve their quality of soccer refereeing through
activities planned to inspire, educate, and elevate the participants;
G.
Encourage a
spirit of pride, unity, and cooperation within all ranks of soccer refereeing.
ARTICLE III: GOVERNMENT
Section 1 The Board shall consist of eight positions, elected at
the Annual General Meeting by a majority vote of those FWSRA Members eligible
to vote and four positions appointed by the Elected Board Members. The elected positions shall be President,
Vice-president, Secretary, Treasurer, Director of Assigning, Director of
Instruction, Director of Assessment and Director of Mentoring. The appointed positions shall be one Director
for FWSA and three Directors at Large.
Section 2 The authority of the FWSRA shall be vested in the
Constitution and By-laws of the Association as approved and/or amended by the
membership.
Section 3 The
fiscal year for the association shall be the calendar year from May 1 to April
30.
Section 4 Dues or other assessments shall be set at the direction
of the Board of Directors and submitted to a vote of the voting
membership.
ARTICLE IV: MEMBERSHIP
Section 1 Membership
in the FWSRA is open to anyone desiring to affiliate with the FWSRA, who is in
agreement with the Constitutional Purpose of the FWSRA and whom the Board
determines is qualified. A Member of the
FWSRA shall be either, a FWSRA Voting Member or a FWSRA Contributing Member.
Section 2
A.
A FWSRA Voting Member must be currently registered with USSF as one or
more of the following: Referee,
Instructor, Assessor, or Assignor. A
FWSRA Voting member must not be a voting member of any other local referee
association or chapter. A FWSRA Voting
Member must be in agreement with the Constitutional Purpose of the FWSRA. A FWSRA Voting Member must attend a minimum
of 50% of the regular FWSRA meetings. A
FWSRA Voting Member must at all times conduct themselves in accordance with the
USSF Referee Administrative Handbook.
B.
A FWSRA
Contributing Member shall be a person who does not qualify as a FWSRA Voting
Member, and/or persons, organizations, or funds whose purpose agrees with the
Constitutional Purpose of the FWSRA and/or who contributes financially or ”in
kind” support for activities of the FWSRA.
FWSRA Contributing Members shall not have voting privileges in the
FWSRA. FWSRA Contributing Members who
are registered with the USSF must at all times conduct themselves in accordance
with the USSF Referee Administrative Handbook.
C.
The Board shall
be responsible for the examination of candidates for membership, for
determining whether a candidate qualifies and for approving the candidate as a
FWSRA Voting Member or a FWSRA Contributing Member. Questions about or challenges to the rights
and status of a FWSRA Voting Member will be settled by a vote of the
Board. Questions about or challenges to
the rights and status of a FWSRA Contributing Member will be settled by a vote
of the Board. All rulings of the Board shall
be final.
D.
Persons wanting
to transfer from another soccer referees association may do so by meeting:
local dues requirements, supplying
games record from the previous referee affiliate to the Board, supplying results from physical and
written tests as appropriate to the Board and securing Board approval. All rulings of the Board shall be final.
E.
Any referee who
has been removed from membership of any other referee association; by reason of
disciplinary action, shall not be entitled to membership in the FWSRA. He may, however, appeal his rejection to the
Board who, after investigation, may accept the individual for membership. All rulings of the Board shall be final.
ARTICLE V: MEETINGS
Section 1 Board Meetings
Board
Meetings will be held as needed. The
President will determine the date and location.
A quorum of the Board shall be 4 elected members.
Section 2 Regular Meetings
The
FWSRA shall conduct training sessions for its members besides the basic Referee
Clinics. The training sessions shall be
once a month unless otherwise directed by the Board. A quorum at a regular monthly meeting shall
be fifty percent (50%) of the average number of voting members in attendance at
the last five regular monthly meetings.
Section 3 Annual General Meeting
The
Annual General Meeting shall be held annually January 1 and February 28. The Annual General Meeting will include:
Election of officers; Voting on proposed amendments to the Constitution, and
By-laws; The reading and filing with permanent records of annual reports of all
the officers. In addition, the Annual
General Meeting shall conduct other business which shall properly come before
the membership.
A.
The order of
business at the Annual General Meeting shall be set by the Board, thirty days
before the Annual General Meeting.
B.
A quorum for the
Annual General Meeting shall be fifty percent (50%) of the average number of voting members in
attendance at the last five regular monthly meetings.
C.
Any member may
call for a written ballot on any pending motion.
ARTICLE VI: DENIAL & TERMINATION OF
MEMBERSHIP
The Board shall establish a procedure to afford any
member notice of and an opportunity for
a hearing where a member is alleged to be in violation of the FWSRA
Constitution, By-laws,
USSF Referee Administrative Handbook or the ethics of refereeing as a profession. After the appropriate collection of facts and
due deliberation, the Board shall vote
based upon the preponderance of the evidence, to acquit or to convict the
member of the charges and to affirm,
affirm with penalty or to terminate his membership in the FWSRA.
ARTICLE VII: FEES AND
FINANCES
Section 1 All monies paid into the
FWSRA shall be placed in the Treasury.
Section 2 All
dues, fines, and other money matters shall be listed in the policies and
procedures, as well as game fees and mileage charged to soccer leagues,
associations, clubs and/or teams, all as established by the Board.
ARTICLE VIII: RECORDS
Section 1 The most current FWSRA Constitution, By-laws, and Policies
and Procedures shall be maintained on the FWSRA web site.
Section 2 The
most current list of FWSRA officers and members shall be maintained on the
FWSRA web site.
ARTICLE IX: AMENDMENTS
Section 1 This Constitution may be amended at the AGM or special
meeting for this purpose. Amendments to
the FWSRA Constitution shall be submitted in writing to the President, FWSRA,
at least 30 days before the AGM or special meeting for this purpose. The Board must give the proposed changes to
the membership at least ten (10) days prior to the AGM or special meeting
called for this purpose.
The
Board may vote as to whether they recommend the adoption of said
amendments. Approval occurs when: 1)
There is a quorum of members present at the meeting and 2) A majority of the
members in attendance approve.
Section 2 Members abstaining or voting a blank ballot shall not
be counted.
ARTICLE X: SAVINGS CLAUSE
Should
any part of this Constitution be declared illegal under the laws of Federal,
State, or Local Government, or improperly inconsistent with the constitution of
a higher referee affiliated association, the remaining parts shall remain in
force.
ARTICLE XI : PARLIMENTARY
AUTHORITY
Roberts
Rules of Order Revised shall be the parliamentary authority for the FWSRA in
all matters not covered by FWSRA policy under this Constitution, the By-Laws.