CONSTITUTION

The name of this organization shall be Gainesville Recreational Soccer League, Incorporated, and it shall be referred to as GRSL.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this corporation shall be to provide non-profit, public educational soccer competition. It shall establish and maintain a recreational amateur soccer league to provide for the enjoyment, entertainment, and physical improvement and fitness of its members; promote and support the sport of soccer generally; and promote soccer knowledge among its members.

BOUNDARIES

The GRSL will operate and serve Alachua and the counties of North Central Florida.

LOCATION OF HEADQUARTERS

The GRSL will operate from Gainesville, FL.

COLORS

The official colors of the GRSL shall be green, orange and blue. The green reflects Gainesville's recognized history as "Tree City, USA,"and the orange and blue reflect the influence of the University of Florida.

ORGANIZATION

The GRSL will operate under the laws of the State of Florida and the United States of America.

AFFILIATION

The GRSL is an affiliate of and shall comply with the authority the Florida State Soccer Association (FSSA), Florida State Futsal Association (FSFA), United States Futsal Federation (USFF), United States Amateur Soccer Association (USASA) and the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).

ADMINISTRATION

  1. The management of the affairs of the Corporation shall be vested in the Board of Directors.
  2. The Board of Directors will be composed of the President, Vice Presidents, Treasurer, Referee Liaison and one representative per member team. The Board of Directors has the powers and authority as determined by the Bylaws.
  3. The Board of Directors shall meet at least two (2) times at the beginning of each season. The first meeting shall be the first or second Thursday after the start of classes according to the University of Florida semester schedule.
  4. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Board of Directors shall be the second organizational meeting of the Fall Semester Season.

ORDER OF BUSINESS AT THE AGM

The agenda of the AGM shall be as follows:

  1. Roll Call;
  2. Introductory information session;
  3. Old business;
  4. Officers and committees reports;
  5. Budget presentation and acceptance;
  6. New business;
  7. Elections, supervised by members of the incumbent Executive Committee.

The meeting shall be conducted in accordance to Robert's Rules of Parliamentary Procedure.

DISSOLUTION

In the event that the GRSL becomes defunct or is dissolved, the assets of the GRSL will be used to cover outstanding debts. All remaining assets will be turned over to FSSA. It is the duty of the last president of the GRSL to dissolve the organization and assure that the assets are disbursed as prescribed.

AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

All voting members should be given at least thirty (30) days advance written notice of the proposed amendments. Passage of constitutional amendments should require an affirmative vote of 3/4 of the voting members present at the AGM provided there is a quorum present. Such amendments should become effective at the adjournment of the AGM, or at the beginning of the next seasonal year. Constitutional amendments should only be made by the general membership at the AGM.

RATIFICATION

Ratification and signature of ______ members of the _________ shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution. IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have here unto subscribed our names this _____ day of _________, 19____.