The Society is constituted by resolution 15th February 2018.
1. Name
The club will be called Banks Peninsula Netball Club (hereafter referred to as the “Club”)
2. Registered address
The registered office of Banks Peninsula Netball club shall be at such place or places determined by Banks Peninsula Netball Committee (hereafter referred to as the “Committee”) and notified to the registrar of the incorporated societies as required from time to time.
3. Aims and objectives
1.To encourage and promote the growth and Development of:
2.) Be a member of Selwyn Netball Centre, Netball Mainland Zone and NNZ and as such enforce the rules and regulations of such organisations.
3.) To manage and control the resources of the Club
4. Membership
1.Membership of the club shall be on an annual basis from AGM to AGM
2. Membership shall consist of:
a) Playing members - Any person interested in playing netball for the club is eligible to become a member. All playing members will be subject to an annual subscription fee. All playing members will adhere to the constitution and accept the regulations, policies and codes of conduct that the club has adopted.
b.) Non-Playing Members - A person who is appointed to a club role which is accepted by the committee is eligible to be a member.
c.) Life Members - Life membership may be given to a member who has given “outstanding service” to the Club over many years. Nominations must be submitted to the Committee for consideration prior to the AGM. It shall be decided at the AGM and must have a 2/3 majority of those members present to be approved.
d.) Patron – to be finalised at the Annual General meeting and must have a 2/3 majority of those members present to be approved.
5. Subscription Fees
Membership fees will be set annually and agreed by the Committee at the Annual General Meeting or at the first committee meeting of the new year. A Subscription fee will be payable on joining the club
A player is deemed to be not financial (therefore unable to vote or play for the club) if subs are not paid before the first competition game unless prior arrangements have been made with the Committee.
6. Colours
The colours of the club shall be Maroon/Gold dresses and hoodies. Bibs will be maroon with gold writing. Tracksuits (if applicable) will be Maroon, Gold and Black and any changes must be submitted to the Committee for consideration and permission must be sort from SNC.
Junior players may wear thermal tops beneath their dresses. These must be black.
Black netball shorts to be worn and must not be longer than the dress. Socks are to be white.
7. Conduct of members
The Committee shall have the power to enquire into the conduct of any member and impose a penalty affecting their participation in the game of netball for the Banks Peninsula Netball Club.
8. Officers of the club
The Officers of the Club who will constitute the Committee shall consist of:
a.) President
b.) Vice President (if any)
c.) Secretary
d.) Treasurer
e.) Six to eight other Officers as elected at the AGM.
f.) The above elected people shall form the Committee.
g.) The Officers of the Club shall hold office until the next AGM
h.) Prior to the AGM, the President shall call for nominations for the various offices. The officers may be nominated verbally at the AGM. Nominations must be seconded and must have the consent of the nominee in writing (unless they are present at the meeting). If nominations exceed the number required to fill any office, a ballot shall be held during the AGM.
i.) In the event of a lack of nominations for Officers of the Club or if a vacancy arises during the year, the Committee shall have the power to appoint any person to such a position.
j.) The Committee are given the power to co-opt other Committee members as it sees fit to carry out general roles of the Committee
9. Duties of the President
10. Duties of the Vice President
Chair and convene meetings in the absence of the president
11. Duties of the Secretary.
12. Duties of the Treasurer
13. Committee Powers and duties
2. The Committee will be responsible for adopting new policy, codes of conduct and rules that affect the organization of the club.
3. The Committee will hold at least bi monthly meetings but can call a general meeting if needed.
4. A quorum for a Committee meeting is 5
It is expected that all Committee members will attend all meetings where possible. Any member of the Committee who is absent for 2 consecutive meetings without reasonable excuse will be deemed to have vacated the position. It is at the discretion of the Committee as to what is deemed as a reasonable excuse
14. Meetings
15. Voting at committee meetings
16. Annual general meetings
17. Financials
18. Discipline and appeals
19. Umpires
20. Dissolution
21. Amendments to the constitution
The constitution will only be changed through agreement by majority vote at an AGM or EGM.
22. Common seal
The committee shall provide for the safe custody of the common seal of the club, which shall be used only with the authority of the committee and every instrument to which the common seal is affixed shall be signed by the president and shall be countersigned by the secretary, vice president or treasurer.
23. Declaration
Banks Peninsula Netball Club hereby adopts and accepts this constitution as a current operating guide regulating the actions of members.