BY- LAWS
OF
AMES BLUE LINE HOCKEY CLUB
ARTICLE  1: NAME

AMES BLUELINE HOCKEY CLUB

ARTICLE  2: COMMENCEMENT AND DURATION
THE BY-LAWS OF THE AMES BLUE LINE HOCKEY CLUB SHALL BE IN EFFECT WITH THE RATIFICATION OF THE BY-LAWS BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE MEMBERSHIP MEETING CALLED BY THE PRESIDENT. THIS CLUB AND ITS BY-LAWS SHALL CONTINUE TO BE IN EXISTANCE UNTIL  ITS TERMINATION BY TWO-THIRDS (2/3) VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP.
IN THE EVENT OF DISSOLUTION OR FINAL  LIQUIDATION OF THIS ORGNAIZATION, ANY ASSETS REMAINING WILL BE TURNED OVER TO THE AMES MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION.

ARTICLE 3: PURPOSE AND POWERS
SECTION 1: THE PURPOSE AND POWERS OF THE AMES BLUE LINE HOCKEY CLUB ARE:
TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER INTEREST AND GOOD WILL TOWARDS THE AMES LITTLE CYCLONES HOCKEY PROGRAM
TO BRING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN, PROGRAM, COMMUNITY AND ALUMNI CLOSER TOGETHER AND MAKE THEM MORE ACTIVE IN THE PROGRAM.
TO SUBSIDIZE AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE VARSITY HOCKEY PROGRAM ABOVE AND BEYOND IT’S CURRENT BUDGET THROUGH MEMBERSHIP DUES , DONATIONS AND EVENTS.
TO DEVELOP SOCIAL  EVENTS FOR ALUMNI AND COMMUNITY  THAT FOSTER SUPPORT  FOR HOCKEY AND THE AMES LITTLE CYCLONES
TO BUILD AN ALUMNI DATA BASE AND RE-CAPTURE THE HISTORY AND TRADITION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY PROGRAM
TO CREATE AN AMHA HALL OF FAME FOR PLAYERS, COACHES, BUILDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS TO AMES HOCKEY OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS.
SECTION II:
IT IS NOT THE PURPOSE OF THE BLUE LINE CLUB TO INTERFERE IN ANY MANNER WITH THE FUNDRAISING AND SPONSORSHIP EFFORTS OF AMES MINOR HOCKEY, OR TO BE THE SOLE PROVIDER OF FUNDS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY PROGRAM.  THE BLUE LINE CLUB IS NOT A COMPETING ORGANIZATION, BUT AN ORGANIZATION THAT SHALL ACT AS AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE TO THE AMES LITTLE CYCLONES HOCKEY PROGRAM AND IT’S ALUMNI.

ARTICLE 4:    EXECUTIVE BOARD  AND OFFICERS

SECTION  1 :
THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE AMES BLUE LINE HOCKEY CLUB, SHALL BE THE PRESIDENT, ( ALWAYS THE CURRENT AMES HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY COACH), THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, THE PAST PRESIDENT, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF MEMBERSHIP , THE VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS, AND THE TREASURER/SECRETARY, AND ONE MEMBER FROM THE AMHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE AMHA BOARD MEMBER WILL BE APPOINTED BY THE AMHA BOARD AT ITS ANNUAL MEETINGS IN APRIL. IN THE EVENT OF A HEAD CAOCHING VACANCY WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT WOULD BE THE ACTING PRESIDENT UNTIL A NEW COACH WAS IN PLACE.

SECTION II.
THE BUSINESS AFFAIRS OF THE BLUE LINE BOOSTER CLUB WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS LISTED ABOVE IN ARTICLE 4 SECTION 1, AND BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS AS THE ORGANIZATION GROWS.

SECTION III.  THE EXECUTIVE BOARD WILL BE AN EXTENSION OF THE EXECUTVE OFFICERS AS THE CLUB GROWS WITH ELECTIONS BEING HELD EVERY TWO YEARS AT THE APRIL MEETING.  THERE CAN BE UP TO 10 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS IN ADDITION TO THE 7 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS LISTED ABOVE.
ALL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS WOULD HAVE EQUAL VOTING RIGHTS.

SECTION III. ELECTION AND TERM OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS
THE ELECTIONS FOR THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WILL BE HELD IN THE APRIL MEETING OF THE BLUE LINE CLUB, EVERY TWO YEARS.  A NOMINATIING COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF TWO MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD WILL BE CHOSEN BY THE PRESIDENT. OTHER NOMINATIONS MAY BE MADE FROM THE FLOOR AT  THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE MEETING. THE NEWLY ELECTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS WOULD ASSUME THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AT  THE MAY MEETING IN THAT ELECTION YEAR, WITH THE MONTH BETWEEN THE ELECTION AND THE NEXT MEETING BEING USED AS A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD IN WHICH THE EXISTING OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS STILL HAVE JURISDICTION.
THE TERM LENGTH OF ALL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS  INCLUDING THE PAST PRESIDENT IS TWO YEARS, AND OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS CAN RUN FOR AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF TERMS.  IF THE CURRENT PRESIDENT IS ELECTED TO ANOTHER TWO YEAR TERM THE PAST PRESIDENT HAS THE OPTION OF REMAINING AN OFFICER FOR THAT TERM OR STEPPING DOWN.

ARTICLE 5: COMMITTEES
THE FOLLOWING COMMITEES MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
MEMBERSHIP
DONATIONS/FUNDRAISING
SOCIALS AND EVENTS/GAME DAY
PUBLIC RELATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS
HALL OF FAME
LONG RANGE PLANNING
SCHOLARSHIP
HISTORY/ALUMNI AND TRADITION

ARTICLE 6 : MEETINGS
MEETINGS WILL BE HELD ON A MONTHY BASIS 10 MONTHS A YEAR.
SPECIAL MEETINGS CAN BE CALLED BY THE PRESIDENT OR SECRETARY/TRESURER
ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER WILL GOVERN
AN AGENDA WILL BE PREPARED FOR EACH MEETING
THE PRESIDENT SHALL PRESIDE AND CALL THE MEETINGS TO ORDER, IF THE PRESIDENT CAN’T ACT, OR IS NOT AVAILABLE THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT SHALL PERFORM THE DUITIES OF THE PRESIDENT. IF THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT IS NOT ABLE TO PRESIDE THAN THE SECRETARY/TREASURER WILL RUN THE MEETING.
ISSUES AND AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT AND WILL BE DISCUSSED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AT THE PRESIDENT’S DISCREATION.
THE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OR BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT IS SUFFICIENT TO CARRY ANY ISSUE VOTED UPON.
ALL EXPENDITURES BY THE BLUE LINE CLUB MUST BE APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY/TRREASURE.
ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE MEMBERSHIP AND ALUMNI

ARTICLE  7:    MEMBERSHIP AND DUES

ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE WELFARE OF AMES HOCKEY AND PARTICULARY THE AMES LITTLE CYCLONE HOCKEY PROGRAM IS WELCOME TO JOIN AND BE A MEMBER OF THE AMES BLUELINE HOCKEY CLUB. A DUES STRUCTURE AND THE BENEFITS THAT GO ALONG WITH BEING A MEMBER OF THE BLUE LINE CLUB WILL BE RECOMMENDED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. VOTING PRIVILAGES WILL ALWAYS BE LIMITED TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS.

ARTICLE 8: BY- LAWS
THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS MAY ADOPT OTHER BY-LAWS OR CHANGE CURRENT BI-LAWS UPON A MAJORITY VOTE BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AT ANY MONTHY  MEETING.

ARTICLE 9: VACANCY AND EXPANSION ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
SECTION 1
IF AN EXECUTIVE OFFICER POSITION BECOMES VACANT, THE EXISTING EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WILL BE CALLED UPON TO FILL THE VACANCY BY APPOINTMENT AND THAT OFFICER WILL REMAIN IN THAT POSITION UNTIL THE NEXT BI-ANNUAL ELECTION.

SECTION 2
THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO EXPAND THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AT ANY TIME WITH A MAJORITY VOTE AND APPOINTMENT OF NEW OFFICER OR BOARD MEMBER. THE NEWLY APPOINTED OFFICER OR BOARD MEMBER WILL REMAIN IN OFFICE UNTIL THE NEXT BI-ANNUAL  ELECTION .


ARTICLE 10: AMENDMENTS
THESE BY LAWS EXCEPT FOR ARTICLE 3 SECTION 2 CAN BE AMENDED AND CHANGED AT ANY REGULAR MEETING OR ANY SPECIAL  MEETING CALLED FOR THAT PURPOSE  BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

THE AMEMDED BY-LAWS SUPERSEDE ALL PREVIOUS BY-LAWS.