401.
Standing Committees
(a) The Chairman shall be, an ex-officio, non-voting member of all standing committees of the National Council. He shall, with the approval of the National Board of Directors have the power to appoint the members thereof and shall name the chairman of each committee, and such other standing special committees as may be deemed necessary, and to prescribe the respective duties and privileges of such committees. With the approval of the National Council, the Chairman shall name such Ad-hoc Committees as he or she deems necessary or desirable. The standing committees shall be appointed for a period of one year. These standing committees are:
(1) Nominating Committee
(2) Budget
and Audit Committee
(3) Membership
Committee
(4) Finance
Committee
(5) Appeals
Committee
(6) International
Games Committee
(7) International
Players Selection Committee
(8) Cup
Games Committee
(9) Referee
Committee
(10) Promotion
and Publications Committee
(11) Rules
and Revision Committee
(12) Coaches
Committee
(14) National
Futsal Hall of Fame Committee
(b) No person shall be appointed to membership of any standing committee of the United States Futsal Federation until after consultation with the State Association in whose territory said person resides.
(c) These standing committees shall be
appointed as dictated in 401(a), and Committee members shall be notified of
their appointment and the name of the committee chairman within two (2) weeks
of the annual meeting. Appointees should give written notice of their
acceptance within two (2) weeks of their appointment.
(d) Standing committees shall continue in
office until their successors are appointed. Decisions rendered by committees
must be approved by the National Board of Directors and they are binding
pending such action by the National Council.
402. Duties
of Standing Committees
(a) Nominating
Committee
The nominating committee shall be made up of five (5) members who except for the chairperson are not currently officers. They shall propose a slate of officers for the next two year period. At least one (1) member of the committee must be an athlete who has competed on the United States National team within the past ten (10) years.
(1) The nominations by the
nominating committee shall be filed with the
at least sixty (60) days, and shall be mailed by him to affiliated
members of the USFF at least sixty (60) days, prior to the annual general
meeting.
(2) The shall include all nominations for officers,
indicating to the National Board of Directors by whom nominated, as part of
official notice and agenda mailed to members of the USFF at least thirty (30) days
before the annual general meeting.
(3) In case of a nominee's
withdrawal, death, or inability to stand for election, nominations for the
office affected shall be accepted from the nominating committee, and/or from
the floor if endorsed by five (5) organizations entitled to representation on
the National Council.
(b) Budget
and Audit Committee
There shall be a
budget and Audit Committee appointed by the Chairman and approved by the
National Board of Directors. The responsibilities of this committee shall be
discharged in accordance with the policies prescribed by the National Board of
Directors, and shall be as follows:
(1) To transmit the Annual Budget of income and expenses for the USFF for approval of the National Board of Directors.
(2) To monitor performance of
the operating units of the USFF, on both income and expense, in relation to the
budget approved by the National Board of Directors.
(3) To prepare annual or other
periodic recommendations for modification of the budget if necessary, for
approval of the National Board of Directors.
(4) To audit, with appropriate
professional assistance, the accounts of the USFF, and to make annual reports
thereon to the National Board of Directors
(c) Membership
Committee
The Membership Committee shall receive and investigate all applications for membership in the United States Futsal Federation, and shall make a report thereon, with recommendations for approval or rejection to the National Board of Directors and to the National Council. The of the USFF shall be a member of this committee.
(d) Finance
Committee
(1) It will be duty of the
Finance Committee to develop and administer plans and procedures on a national
and regional basis for the raising of funds from the general public, for
corporations to finance the operations of the United States Futsal Federation,
and for the participation of its team in National and International
competition.
(2) Examine all bills,
charges, and invoices and approve same for payment by the Treasurer.
(e) Appeals
Committee
The Appeals Committee shall consider and act on appeals from decisions rendered by affiliated bodies in accordance with rules set forth in these By Laws.
(f) International
Games Committee
The function of the International Games Committee shall be as outlined in Article V.
(g) International
Players Selection Committee
This Committee
shall be charged with the selecting of players in International Competitions
under the auspices of the USFF.
(h) Cup
Committees
The functions of the Cup Committee will be to set up state, and national cup competitions.
(i) Referee Committee
The function of
the Referee Committee is to serve as a liaison between the National Board of
Directors and the National School of Referees and to make recommendations to
the Board of Directors of officials to be used in international cup games.
(j) Public
Relations Committee
This Committee shall have as its objective to promulgate the game of Futsal, the creation of good will, and public relations reflecting favorably upon the USFF.
(k) Rules
and Revision Committee
The Rules and
Revision Committee shall be charged with the duty of reviewing all proposals
for amendment to the By Laws of the United States Futsal Federation, and of making
a report thereon, with recommendations both as to substance and as to form to
the National Board of Directors and to the National Council. Any such amendment
which has or may have an impact on any standing committee shall be submitted to
such standing committee before final action is taken.
(l) Coaches
Committee
This Committee shall serve as a liaison between the National Board of Directors and the National School of Coaches.
(m) National
Futsal Hall of Fame
This Committee is charged with selecting eligible and qualified persons nominated by affiliated members for membership in the Futsal Hall of Fame.
403.
He shall be hired
by the National Board of Directors for any period the board deems reasonable.
404.
Expenses
The legitimate
expenses of the officers of the National Board of Directors and members of
committees, either in whole or in part, may be defrayed from the funds of the
Federation, provided the funds warrant such expenditure.
405. Proposals for the Agenda of the Meeting
Notice of any
business to be submitted to the annual general meeting by an affiliated member
of this Federation shall be given to the at least six (6) weeks in advance of
such meeting. In urgent cases the National Council shall have power to consider
proposals given after the mentioned time if a three-quarters majority of the
member present agree.
406. Record
of the National Council Meeting.
A record shall be kept of the
attendance of members at each meeting as well as of the business transacted. A
copy of the minutes shall be sent to all National Council Members within two
(2) weeks of said meeting.
407.
Conduct at National Council and National Board of Directors meetings.
All National
Council Meetings shall be conducted under Newly Revised Robert Rules of Order,
except as otherwise provided herein. At all meetings of the National Board of
Directors or of the National Council, the order of business shall be:
(a) Reading the call for the meeting.
(b) Calling
the roll.
(c) Reading of minutes of the previous
meeting (except that such reading may be dispensed with by a majority vote, if
such minutes have been distributed to the membership at least fifteen (15) day
prior to the meeting).
(d) Reports
of officers and committees.
(e) Unfinished
business.
(f) Election or appointment of new members
or delegates or representatives (if any).
(g) New
business.
(h) Adjournment.
(1) Order
of Agenda
At all meetings
of the National Council the Secretary shall submit the minutes of the preceding
National Council meeting first, which shall then be presented for adoption. He
shall then read such letters as may be necessary or that any member of the
National Council desires to have read. The reports of the committee meetings
shall next be taken up. Members may then ask questions (through the Chairman)
which have reference to letters or reports. The business on the agenda shall be
proceeded with in such order as the Chairman may direct. All reports, unless
objected to, will be accepted and adopted as printed.
(2) Motions Generally
All motions,
whether original or amendments, shall, if the Chairman requests it, be reduced
to writing, signed by the mover, and handed to the Secretary immediately on
being moved.
The mover of each
original resolution, but not of any amendment (unless it becomes an original
motion), shall have the right to reply, not introducing therein any new matter,
but confining himself strictly to answering previous objections, immediately
after which the question shall be put from the Chair. No other member shall be
allowed to speak more than twice on the same question, unless permission be
given to explain or the attention of the Chairman be called to a point of
order.
(3) Objectionable Motions
If the Chairman
at any National Council meeting shall be of the opinion that any motion
proposed to be made thereat is of an objectionable character, it shall be
competent for him, either before or after the same is brought forward, to put
it to the vote (on which no discussion shall be allowed) whether the same shall
be entertained or not, and if a majority of the members present decide not to
entertain any such motion, the same shall be considered as disposed of for that
meeting.
(4) Determination of Motions
All questions
shall be determined by show of hands, unless afterwards the votes be ordered
recorded , which shall be done at the request of any four members, and in that
case the names of the voters for and against shall be taken down by the
Secretary and entered upon the minutes.
(5) Rescinding Resolution
A resolution
shall not be rescinded at the meeting of the National Council at which it has
been passed, unless the motion to rescind shall be carried by three-fourths of
the members there voting.
(6) Limited Debate
The Chairman may
limit debate on any single issue, subject to Newly Revised Robert's Rules of
Order.
(7) Parliamentarian
The
National Board of Directors shall appoint a Parliamentarian each year.
(8) New Matter
Matter which is
not on the agenda shall not be considered by the National Council unless,
without discussion, a majority of three-fourths of the members present by vote
consent.
(9) Special Committee
The National
Council may appoint a committee to study a topic and make a recommendation on
the proposed matter. There shall be a restriction of two times in which a
member may speak on the question at a National Council meeting.
408. Mail
Vote
In matters of
urgent importance, the National Board of Directors may submit to the members of
the National Council proposals for action by a mail or conference call vote.
409.
Conflict of Interest.
(a) No officer, member of the National Board of Directors or National Council, or member of any committee of the USFF, and no employee, paid consultant to or agent or representative of the USFF, shall participate in the evaluation or approval by the USFF of any contractual arrangement to which it is proposed that the USFF become a party, if such an individual would benefit, directly or indirectly, from the USFF becoming a party to such arrangement.
(b) Each individual named in section (a)
above shall, upon learning that the USFF is proposing to enter into an
arrangement in which he or she has financial interest as aforesaid, promptly
notify the in writing of the existence of such interest, and the in turn shall
disclose such interest to the USFF bodies involved in considering entry into
the arrangement.
(c) In the event of a violation of this Section (409), the USFF shall have the right to recover from the individual(s) in question his or her financial benefit, and to void the arrangement.
(d) This section shall be included as an express term of every written contractual arrangement to which the USFF is a party and which has a value in excess of five hundred dollars ($500).