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2.
Player Members - Any player candidate meeting the requirements of Little League Regulation IV shall be
eligible to compete for participation. Player Members shall have no rights, duties, or obligations in the
management or in the property of the Local League.
3.
Honorary Members (Optional) – Any person may be elected as Honorary Member by the unanimous vote
of all Directors present at any duly held meeting of the Board of Directors but shall have no rights, duties,
or obligations in the management or in the property of the Local League.
4.
Sustaining Members (Optional) – Any person not a Regular Member who makes financial or other
contribution to the Local League may by a majority vote of the Board of Directors become a Sustaining
Member, but such person shall have no rights, duties, or obligations in the management of or in the
property of the Local League.
SECTION 3
Members, whether Regular or Player, shall not be required to be affiliated with another organization or group to
qualify as members of the Local League. Members shall not be actively engaged in the organization, operation
and/or leadership of any other baseball and/or softball program.
SECTION 4
Dues, if any, for Members may be fixed at such amounts as the Board of Directors shall determine for a particular
fiscal year. Dues for Members are separate from registration fees for Player Members, which are determined
annually by the Board of Directors in accordance with Little League Regulation XIII (c).
SECTION 5
Suspension or Termination – Membership may be terminated by resignation or action of the Board of Directors
as follows.
(a)
The Board of Directors, by a two-thirds vote of those present at any duly constituted Board meeting, shall
have the authority to discipline, suspend or terminate the membership of any Member of any class, including
managers, coaches, and other volunteers when the conduct of such person is inconsistent with the values
of Little League Baseball, Incorporated and is considered detrimental to the best interests of the players,
Local League and/or Little League Baseball, Incorporated. The Member involved shall be notified of such
meeting, informed of the general nature of the charges, and be given an opportunity to appear at the meeting
to answer such charges.
(b)
The Board of Directors shall, in case of a Player Member, give notice to the Manager of the team for which
the player is a Player Member. Said Manager shall appear, in the capacity of an adviser, with the player
before the Board of Directors or a duly appointed committee of the Board of Directors. The player’s parent(s)
or legal guardian(s) may also be present. The Board of Directors shall have full power to suspend or revoke
such player’s right to future participation in the Local League by two-thirds vote of those present at any duly
constituted Board meeting.
(c)
If membership dues are collected, Members who fail to pay their fixed dues may, by a two-thirds vote of the
Board present at any duly constituted Board meeting, be dropped from the rolls and shall forfeit all rights
and privileges of membership. The Board of Directors will establish the number of days within which
applicants have to pay membership dues as part of the annual Policies and Procedures which shall be voted
on at the first Board meeting of each fiscal year.
ARTICLE IV – BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SECTION 1
The management of the property and affairs of the Local League shall be vested in the Board of Directors.
SECTION 2
The Board of Directors shall be comprised of no fewer than seven (7) and no more than fifteen (15) Members in
good standing. The Officers of the Board of Directors shall include, at a minimum: President, Vice President,
Treasurer, Secretary, Player Agent, Safety Officer, and Coaching Coordinator, per Little League Regulation I(b).
SECTION 3
If any vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, by death, resignation or otherwise, it may be filled, for the balance
of the absent Board Member’s term of office, by a majority vote of the remaining Directors at any duly constituted
Board meeting or Special Board Meeting called for that purpose.