| SANTA MARGARITA WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS | ||||||
| By-Laws - Page 3 of 4 | ||||||
| 8. The Rules Chair shall enforce the USGA Rules and such local rules as apply to the course on | ||||||
| which competition is held. All disputed points shall be referred to the Rules Chair for final decision. | ||||||
| 9. The Parliamentarian shall ordinarily be the immediate past President. She shall advise the | ||||||
| President when questions arise about correct parliamentary procedure. If the immediate past | ||||||
| President is no longer eligible to be a regular member of the Board of Directors, she may be an | ||||||
| honorary member without voting privileges. | ||||||
| Home Page | 10. The Publicity Chair shall be responsible for informing news media of field day results, team play | |||||
| results, changes in officers and other newsworthy information about SMWGA. | ||||||
| Member Clubs | 11. The Trophy Chair shall be responsible for purchasing all trophies authorized by the Board of | |||||
| Directors. She shall submit all bills for such purchases to the Treasurer. | ||||||
| Calendar | 12. The Membership Chair shall be responsible for the preparation and distribution of the roster, | |||||
| member directories and bag tags. It is recommended the Membership Chair have access to and be | ||||||
| Officers & | able to operate a computer with the necessary spreadsheet software to receive and maintain the | |||||
| Directors | roster and directory and transfer those records to the directory printer in a consistent, | |||||
| professional manner. | ||||||
| Membership | 13. The Calendar Chair shall be responsible for obtaining all dates related to SMWGA events from | |||||
| Information | member clubs. She shall provide updated reporting and distribution of the calendar of dates at the | |||||
| regularly scheduled Board of Directors meetings and assist in resolving scheduling issues. | ||||||
| Team | 14. The Team Major shall be responsible for conducting annual team play within the Association. | |||||
| Information | Any change to procedure or awards must be approved by the Board of Directors. | |||||
| 15. The Webmaster shall be responsible for maintaining and updating the SMWGA Web Site, | ||||||
| Field Days | www.smwga.net. Major format changes to the site will be made under the direction of the | |||||
| Information & | President and the Board of Directors. | |||||
| Winners | 16. At the conclusion of the term of office, each officer and appointed position shall submit a | |||||
| written description of duties to the successor. | ||||||
| By Laws & | ARTICLE VII: DUES | |||||
| Standing Rules | 1. Individual membership dues and member clubs' dues must be paid no later than December 15th | |||||
| to be included in the following year's directory. However, anyone in a member club with an | ||||||
| Minutes | established USGA handicap will be allowed to join SMWGA at any time during the year upon | |||||
| payment of current dues. | ||||||
| 2. The fiscal year of the Association shall be from January 1st to December 31st. | ||||||
| 3. Honorary members and past Presidents shall be members without payment of dues for | ||||||
| five (5) years. | ||||||
| ARTICLE VIII: MEETINGS | ||||||
| 1. The annual meeting of the Association shall be held on the first Field Day of the calendar year, | ||||||
| unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors. The officers for the ensuing year shall | ||||||
| be introduced at the annual meeting. | ||||||
| 2. Thirty (30) days notice of the annual meeting shall be sent by the Corresponding Secretary to | ||||||
| all honorary members and past Presidents. | ||||||
| 3. The President of the Board of Directors may call special meetings of the general membership | ||||||
| with at least ten (10) days notice. All business to be transacted must be specified in the | ||||||
| notification of the special meeting. | ||||||
| 4. For meetings of the Board of Directors, see Article V, paragraph 2. | ||||||
| ARTICLE IX: RULES OF ORDER | ||||||
| The Association shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, Revised. | ||||||
| Rev. 1/12/2010 | ||||||
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