CLUB CONSTITUTION

The club shall be called The London Cruisers Basketball Club, hereinafter called the Club.
The Club shall be affiliated to the Gay & Lesbian Sports Association.
The aims and objects of the Club shall be:-

To provide the opportunity for members to participate in the game of basketball within a friendly and supportive environment
to improve the overall ability of players and the club by providing ongoing training & competition for gay, lesbian, bi-sexual men and women, and any other member of the community.
The sessions will be open to men and women of all ages and abilities.
to increase participation & skill, which would result in physical and social benefits for all of our participants.
To provide twice-weekly practice sessions, monthly social events, and occasional fund-raising events.
The squad continues to join the LMB league & attend various tournaments.

The Club shall consist of the Committee members and the members.
Different charges are payable by the men's & women's team. They are also subject to change annually. Please contact any committee member for details.
In accepting membership, a person agrees to abide by the constitution of the Club and the rulings of the Committee.

The Committee members shall consist of: Women’s Chairperson, Men’s Chairperson, Team Treasurers, Team Secretaries, Marketing officers.
The management of the Club shall be vested in the Committee.
The individual members shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting
The Committee shall have the power to create and fill casual vacancies in its membership and to create and fill any other office, which in its opinion is necessary.
The Committee and Club members shall meet annually during its term of office.
Every question at a meeting of the Committee shall be determined by a majority of the vote. In the event of an equality of votes, the chairperson of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote. The quorum for decision making is 5.
The Committee shall be responsible for considering any application for membership and shall decide if this application should be accepted.
The Committee shall be empowered to form rules which shall be binding on all the Club members.
The Committee may employ professional officers at its discretion.

Annual membership fees shall be stipulated at the Annual General Meeting.
Annual membership fees all due on the 1^st November of the current year and are payable to the Treasurer.

The Annual General Meeting shall be held during the month of June when the accounts made up to 31^st May shall be presented.
At least 30 days’ preliminary notice of the date of the Annual General Meeting, inviting nominations and resolutions, and at least 14 days’ notice specifying the date, place and hour, together with the Agenda, proposed amendments to the constitution and nominations for Committee members, shall be given to all members by the Secretary.
Nominations for the Committee members must be received by the Secretary at least 21 days before the date of the Annual General Meeting.

The voting at General Meetings shall be that the Committee members and members, shall each have one vote. No person shall be permitted to vote in more than one capacity.
Normally, all matters shall be decided by a show of hands of those members present and eligible to vote, except that at the request of any member present, the vote shall be taken by secret ballot.
Approval by at least two-thirds of those present and voting shall be required to carry any resolution in respect of the Constitution of the Club. Other resolutions shall be decided by simple majority, and in the event of a tie, the chairperson of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.
Any person who has not paid his/her membership fees for the current year shall not be permitted to be present or vote at a General Meeting of the Club, or to propose any resolution unless otherwise decided by the meeting.

All monies raised shall be applied to further the objectives of the Club and no other purposes.
The financial year of the Club ends on 31^st May and accounts up to and including this date shall be presented at the Annual General Meeting of the Club.
The funds of the club shall be lodged at HBSC Islington branch, and all cheques drafts, etc drawn on this account shall be signed by both the Chairperson and the Team Treasurer.
In the event of the Club ceasing to exist, any assets at the time of dissolution shall become the property of the Gay & Lesbian Sports Association. No member shall obtain any asset from the Club.

The Committee shall have the power to take appropriate disciplinary action against any member, and shall have the authority to expel from the Club any member guilty of conduct deemed to be to the detriment of the Club.

There shall be the right of appeal to the Committee, or an Appeal Committee set up by it to act on its behalf, against any decision made by a member of the Club.

Proposed additions to, or alterations or revisions of the constitution shall be submitted to the Secretary at least 21 days before the date of the Annual General Meeting, or together with a request for a Special General Meeting. Such resolutions can only be accepted from those entitled to vote at the AGM. No resolution involving an amendment to the constitution may be proposed or amended from the floor of the meeting.
In the event of any question or matter arising which is not provided for in the Constitution, such question or matter shall be dealt with by the Committee, whose decision shall be final.

Any Committee member wishing to resign from the Committee must submit their request in writing to the Secretary or Chairperson.

Dated: 3 June 2001

Updated: 22 January 2007