Club Constitution

FAIRBURN CRICKET CLUB (Founded 1927)

RULES (February 2007)

1. NAME: The name of the club is Fairburn Cricket Club, referred to hereafter as the club.

2. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the club shall be:

The promotion of cricket and cricket matches and the social enjoyment and recreation of its members.

To ensure a duty of care to all members of the club by adopting the ECB 'Safe Hands - Welfare of Young People in Cricket' policy and any future versions of the policy

To ensure a duty of care to all members of the club by adopting and implementing the ECB Equity Policy Statement and any future versions of the policy.

To help in this it is hoped that every member will take an interest in the management of the club and help to ensure that its rules are observed.

Our mission statement: “We provide a friendly atmosphere in which everyone is welcome to play cricket in the true spirit of the game. We intend to continually improve facilities and opportunities for all so that we improve standards of cricket at Fairburn.”

3. MANAGEMENT: The officers shall consist of President, Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Groundsman and Child Welfare Officer.

Their work will be assisted by a General Committee. The officers of the club and members of the committee will be elected at the Annual General Meeting. The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the club but in his/her absence the committee shall have the power to elect a chairman. In the case of equality of vote, the chairman shall have the casting vote. The treasurer shall take charge of all monies and keep account thereof to be presented to the committee at such times as deemed necessary. He/she shall prepare a balance sheet and full statement of accounts for presentation at the Annual General Meeting or special meeting for such purpose. The secretary shall take the minutes and attend to all correspondence.

The committee shall have power to attend to all management of the club and make necessary by-laws and appoint sub-committees. The committee shall meet at least once a month and at other such times as is deemed desirable. Five shall form a quorum. The committee shall have power to co-opt to their number as they think fit.

4. MEMBERSHIP: Membership shall be open to all, irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, ethnic origin, creed, colour, social status or sexual orientation, provided they uphold the the aims and objectives of the club and pay the appropriate subscription.

5. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Full Playing Member - £25; Junior member ( Aged 17 or under at midnight on August 31st of the year previous to the start of the subscription year on April 1st ) - £5.

6. No money or property of the club or any gain arising from the carrying on of the club shall be applied otherwise than for the benefit of the club as a whole or for some charitable, benevolent or political purpose chosen by a resolution of a general meeting. In the event of the club being wound up, after the settlement of all necessary debts to creditors, remaining financial assets and/or material goods shall be given to another club with similar sports purposes which is a charity or to another club with similar sports purposes which is a similarly registered CASC or to the club's governing body for use by them for related community sports.

10. AUDITORS: The auditors of the club's annual accounts shall be appointed at each Annual General Meeting.

11. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: The Annual General Meeting shall be held in February on such a date as the committee thinks fit or as is most convenient. The election of officers shall take place, the balance sheet presented and such business conducted as is thought necessary for the welfare and good conduct of the club. The books shall be closed on September 30th each year.

12. NOMINATIONS: Nominations for officers shall be made on a sheet posted in the clubroom for 14 days before the AGM. All candidates, proposers and seconders must be fully paid up members of the club at the time, otherwise the nomination is void.

13. SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING: A Special General Meeting shall be convened by the secretary whenever the committee deems it desirable or by the president on receiving a requisition signed by 12 members ( or one-fifth of the total membership of the club for the time being ) stating the object thereof. Notice of such a meeting and the business thereof shall be posted in the clubroom at least seven days prior to the meeting. No other business shall be transacted at that meeting.

14. EXPULSION OF MEMBERS: The committee shall have the power to suspend or expel any member who, in the opinion of two-thirds of those present at the meeting, has so misconducted him/herself as to prejudice the interests of the club. No member shall be so dealt with until he/she has received seven days' notice in writing by registered letter from the secretary to attend the committee meeting to explain his/her conduct. Such person shall have the right to appear at the next AGM or Special Meeting called for such purpose for reinstatement.

15. LIST OF MEMBERS: A list of members and a record of subscriptions paid by them shall be available for consultation in the clubroom.

16. COMPLAINTS: All complaints and disputes shall be notified in writing to the secretary who shall submit such matters at the next meeting.

17. Any matter arising not provided for in these rules shall be dealt with by the committee whose decision shall be final and binding.

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