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Mission Statement: To organize, develop, and
promote boys� high school lacrosse in Washington,
and to honor the game by instilling the values of
scholastic achievement, sportsmanship, and
individual development.
I.
Article I: Name of organization
A.
The name of this organization shall be the
Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association
(�Association�).
II.
Article II: Purpose and objective
A.
The purpose and objective of the Association
is to support the Mission Statement.
B.
To promote these goals, the Association will
work cooperatively with:
1.
the regional chapter of US Lacrosse; and
2.
the boys� middle school/youth lacrosse
organization in Washington
III.
Article III: General Membership.
A.
The General Membership shall consist of one
designated Representative from each team that is a
Regular Member of the Association.
1.
Regular Members are those teams having been
admitted into the Association and not currently on
probation, suspension, or provisional status.
2.
Failure of a Regular Member to abide by these
By-laws and the policies adopted by the Board of
Directors shall subject that Member to disciplinary
action up to an including suspension as decided by
the Board of Directors.
3.
Any Regular Member subject to disciplinary
action shall have the right to appeal that decision
to the Board for reconsideration and to the General
Membership as provided for in these By-laws.
B.
General Membership Meetings:
1.
All Representatives of the Association shall
attend 3 General Membership Meetings:
a)
Summer: third Saturday afternoon in June �
elections and general business.
b)
Fall: first Saturday morning in October �
scheduling and general business.
c)
Winter: first Saturday morning in February -
pre-season and general business.
2.
Special Meetings may be called for by a
majority of the Board or when demanded by a majority
of the General Membership.
3.
Failure of the Representative (or his/her
designee) to attend a General Membership Meeting
shall place that team on probation for the
subsequent season.
a)
Probation shall not bar a team from league
(and championship) participation.
b)
Failure to attend the next General Membership
Meeting shall suspend the team from membership, and
the team shall be barred from league competition.
c)
Teams on probation or suspension lose their
voting rights.
d)
Teams may appeal their probation or
suspension to the Board of Directors for
reconsideration.
4.
General Membership Meetings shall be presided
over by the President of the Board of Directors.
5.
�Robert�s Rules of Order � Newly Revised�
shall govern all matters of procedure not covered in
these By-Laws.
6.
Voting by proxy is not allowed, but a
Representative may designate someone from his/her
team to appear in his/her place.
C.
New members are Provisional Members of the
Association for at least their first year.
1.
New teams may apply for Provisional
Membership prior to the summer or fall membership
meetings only.
2.
Criteria for Provisional Membership shall
include:
a)
agreement to abide by Association By-laws;
b)
a home field for hosting games;
c)
a coach meeting qualifications established by
the Board of Directors;
d)
sufficient organizational support to convince
the Board or a provisional membership committee that
the new team will be viable for the ensuing season;
and
e)
such other criteria as required by the Board
of Directors
3.
A team not meeting Provisional Membership
criteria may still schedule JV games.
4.
Provisional Members have no voting rights.
5.
After one year, the Board shall determine if
Regular Membership status is warranted.
IV.
Article IV: Association governance
A.
The affairs, property, and operation of the
Association shall be governed and managed by an
elected Board of Directors as limited by these
By-laws.
1.
Such operations could include, but not be
limited to:
a)
The establishment of annual league dues;
b)
Police re: Movement of teams between
divisions;
c)
Policy re: Admission of new teams;
d)
Policy re: Player eligibility and team
assignment;
e)
Policy re: Team roster requirements;
f)
Policy re: Coaching qualifications;
g)
Policy re: Discipline for players, coaches,
teams;
h)
Policy re: Field/equipment/uniform
requirements;
i)
Policy re: Game rules
modifications/officiating;
j)
Policy re: Playoff
scheduling/hosting/qualification issues;
k)
Policy re: Statistics;
l)
Policy re: All-America/All-state/All-league
selections; and
m)
Policy re: Scheduling.
B.
Anyone may run for election to the Board;
however, no single program or team can have more
than one person elected to the Board.
C.
Annual elections shall be held at the summer
General Membership Meeting.
1.
The Executive Secretary of the Association
shall announce in writing what Board positions are
up for election 60 days before that summer meeting
date.
2.
All those seeking election to the Board must
submit their name to the Executive Secretary no
later than 45 days prior to the summer meeting.
3.
The executive secretary shall announce in
writing all candidates for election 30 days before
the summer meeting.
D.
All amendments to these By-laws and any
change to the current league alignment of three
divisions (plus jv) are to be made by the General
Membership as outlined in section E below.
E.
Once adopted by the General Membership, these
By-laws can only by amended by the General
Membership.
1.
Amendments to the By-laws or league alignment
must be presented in writing to the General
Membership at least one month prior to any regularly
scheduled General Membership Meeting.
2.
Amendments to the By-laws or league alignment
shall require a two-thirds vote of the General
Membership for passage at a General Membership
Meeting.
3.
Any policy or decision enacted by the Board
may be overturned by a two-thirds vote of the
General Membership at either a General Membership
Meeting or a Special Membership Meeting.
a)
Any motion to overturn such a policy or
decision must be endorsed by a minimum of one-third
of the General Membership and be presented in
writing to the General Membership at least one month
prior to any regularly scheduled General Membership
Meeting.
b)
If the policy subject to overturn was enacted
less than one month before any regularly scheduled
General Membership Meeting, the time deadline for
presenting a written motion is reduced to 10 days.
F.
The Board of Directors shall consist of
7 positions:
1.
One �At-large Representative� elected to a
two year term by a majority of the General
Membership.
a)
The number of �At-large� Board members shall
be either one or two to always ensure an odd number
of Board members should the number of Board members
grow in the future.
2.
Three �Division Representatives�, one elected
by each of the three high school divisions:
a)
Division I teams
b)
Division II teams
c)
Cascade League (B programs)
d)
Future Division Reps are anticipated as the
Association grows.
3.
Three �Regional Representatives�, one from
each of three geographical regions of high school
lacrosse:
a)
west side teams (including Curtis)
b)
Seattle area teams
c)
east side teams (including Snohomish)
d)
Future Regional Reps are anticipated as the
Association grows.
G.
The Board of Directors shall meet monthly or
as deemed necessary by either the President of the
Board or a majority of the Board.
1.
Board meetings shall be conducted at a
location which permits attendance by telephone
conference call.
2.
�Robert�s Rules of Order � Newly Revised�
shall govern all matters of procedure not covered in
these By-Laws.
3.
No business may take place unless a quorum of
two-thirds of the Board members is present, either
in-person or by telephone conference call.
4.
The Board may enact by majority vote any
policy, procedure, or practice not in violation of
these By-laws to regulate the affairs of the
Association.
5.
Failure of a Board member to attend 2
consecutive Board meetings shall allow the Board to
expel that Board member by majority vote or to take
lesser action.
a)
The position of an expelled Board member
shall be filled by special election called for by
the President within 30 days of expulsion.
b)
The Board member expelled may not run in that
special election.
H.
Board members shall serve two year terms with
half of the Board being elected at each summer
meeting of the Association.
1.
For the initial formation of the Board, those
elected as Division Representatives shall serve a
one year term while those elected as Regional
Representatives and as the At Large representative
shall serve a full term of two years.
I.
Board Subcommittees
1.
The Board is authorized to create
subcommittees to establish policy positions and/or
recommendations on various topics for Board action
and/or General Membership action.
2.
These subcommittees may, but are not required
to be headed by Board members.
3.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
a)
Admission of new teams;
b)
Player eligibility;
c)
Coaching qualifications;
d)
Discipline for players, coaches, programs;
e)
Field/equipment/uniform requirements;
f)
Game rules modifications/officiating;
g)
Playoff issues;
h)
All-state/All-league selections; and
i)
Scheduling .
J.
President of the Board
1.
At the first Board meeting following the
summer election of Board members, the Board shall
elect by majority vote one Board member to act as
President of the Board for the ensuing year.
a)
Following the initial election of the Board,
this vote for Board President shall take place at
the first Board meeting.
2.
The President of the Board shall preside over
Membership meetings and Board meetings as limited by
these By-laws and the policies approved by the Board
of Directors.
3.
The Board may remove the Board President by
majority vote and immediately elect another Board
member to serve out the remainder of the term.
K.
Board Executive Secretary
1.
The Board is authorized to appoint an
Executive Secretary to assist the Board and Board
President in conducting the business of the Board
and Association.
2.
This is a non-voting position charged with
all duties of secretary and treasurer.
a)
All association checks require two signatures
and the Executive Secretary and Board President are
authorized signers on the Association account.
b)
Full accounting of all receipts and
expenditures shall be presented in writing to all
General Members at the summer General Membership
Meeting and more frequently as required by the Board
or as called for by a majority of the General
Members.
3.
The Executive Secretary shall issue minutes
of all General and Special Membership Meetings and
all Board meetings within 15 days of such meetings
to the General Membership.
4.
The Executive Secretary shall supervise all
elections, tabulate the vote, and announce the
results.
a)
The Executive Secretary and the Board
President shall validate the voting outcome.
V.
Article V: Vacancies
A.
Vacancies on the Board due to death,
resignation, or removal shall be replaced within 30
days by special election of the Association.
B.
Such special election can be by e-mail or as
otherwise authorized by the Board.
VI.
Article VI: Compensation
A.
All members and officers of the Association
shall serve without compensation, except they will
be allowed reimbursement of expenses incurred in the
performance of their regular duties.
B.
Such reimbursement requires approval from the
Board of Directors and shall be disclosed in the
financial statements of the Association.
VII.
Article VII: Fiscal year
A.
For accounting purposes, the fiscal year of
the Association shall begin on the 1st
day of January and end on the 31st day of
December.
VIII.
Article VIII: Financial Responsibility
A.
No member or officer of the Association may
incur any expense or debt in the name of the
Association without specific approval or
authorization from the Board of Directors.
IX.
Article IX: Non-liability
A.
The President, Executive Secretary, Board of
Directors, and Representatives of the Association
all serve as volunteers and shall not be personally
liable for the debts, liabilities, or other
obligations of the Association.
X.
Article X: Definitions
A.
Association: the Washington High School Boys
Lacrosse Association.
B.
At Large Board Member: those people person
elected by the General Membership to represent the
General Membership at large.
C.
Board Executive Secretary: that person
appointed by the Board of Directors to assist the
Board and serve as secretary and treasurer.
D.
Board of Directors: those people elected by
the General Membership to govern and manage the
affairs, property, and operation of the Association.
E.
Divisional Board Member: those people
elected by their respective divisions to represent
the General Members of that division.
F.
General Membership: those teams admitted to
the Association not on probation, suspension, or
provisional status.
G.
General Membership Meetings: regularly
scheduled summer, fall, and winter meetings of the
General Membership.
H.
President of the Board: that individual
elected by the Board of Directors to serve as
president of the Board from one year.
I.
Probation: non-voting team status arising
from failure to attend one General Membership
meeting or for violation of a By-law or written
Board policy. Teams on probation may still compete
in their division.
J.
Provisional Membership: non-voting status
for first year teams meeting criteria for
Provisional Membership to the Association.
K.
Regional Board Member: those people elected
by their respective regions to represent the General
Members of that region.
L.
Representative: designated representative
from a General Member team of the Association.
M.
Special Membership Meetings: additional
membership meetings called for by a majority vote of
the Board of Directors or the General Membership.
N.
Suspension: non-voting team status arising
from failure to attend two consecutive General
Membership meetings or for violation of a By-law or
written Board policy. Suspended teams may not
compete in their division.
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