MERSEYSIDE CYCLING DEVELOPMENT GROUP
CONSTITUTION
1. Name
The League shall be known as 'Merseyside Cycling Development Group (hereafter called 'MCDG').
2. Objectives
The objectives of the MCDG shall be:
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To promote the interests of Cycling.
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To act as the formal organisation that is affiliated with British Cycling Federation and/or other bodies as deemed necessary.
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To actively protect the interests of its members and promote cycling as a whole.
3. Membership
Membership is open to anyone who registers for the seasons racing also riders on a Guest basis.
4. Subscription
All members shall pay an annual subscription being the registration fee, the amount of which shall be determined by the members at a General Meeting. The committee have the right to waive subscriptions for individuals in certain circumstances.
5. Committee
The affairs of the MCDG shall be conducted by a Committee (hereinafter called 'the Committee') to be elected at the Annual General Meeting of members. The Committee shall consist of a maximum of fifteen members who should be a representative spread by location, (the fifteen include the Officers designated as Chair, Deputy Chair, Secretary and Treasurer). Members be co-opted by the Committee to ensure the representative views are known.
Seven of the members of the Committee shall be a quorum. In the absence of the Chair and Deputy Chair, the members present shall elect one of their members to Chair that meeting.
The Committee will elect its officers.
The Committee reserves the right to form sub-committees and co-opt individuals on to the Committee. The Committee has the authority to operate and make decisions on the day to day working of the MCDG.
6. Duties and Powers of the Committee
The Committee shall have such powers and duties as are assigned to them by the members of the General Meeting.
The Committee shall elect the Officers of the MCDG.
The Secretary will be responsible for recording the minutes of the Annual General Meeting and any other special General meetings. Minutes should be produced for approval at the next Annual General Meeting. The Secretary will be responsible for recording and producing minutes of all committee meetings.
The Treasurer will keep proper accounts of all monies received or paid by the MCDG and will produce annual accounts for adoption at the Annual General Meeting. The MCDG s' books will be made available by the Treasurer for inspection by the Officers and/or the Committee of the MCDG.
7. General Meetings
All General Meetings other than Annual General Meetings shall be called Extraordinary General Meetings.
8. Notice of General Meetings
An Annual General Meeting of the MCDG will be held.
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To consider the income and expenditure account
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Election of officers to the Committee. Nominations for Committee members and motions for consideration at the Annual General Meeting must be submitted in writing to reach the Secretary at least thirty days before the meeting. The Committee will distribute the agenda (including voting details) at least fourteen days before the meeting. The nomination should be an overview of the person to be considered must have the consent of the nominee, be proposed and seconded, and motions to be considered must be proposed and seconded by members.
9. Accounts
The Committee shall cause proper books of account to be kept.
Accounts and Books should be open to inspection of any member of the MCDG at all reasonable times.
At the Annual General Meeting in every year the Committee shall lay before the Membership a proper income and expenditure account for the period since the last preceding account be made up to a date. Every balance sheet shall be accompanied by proper reports of the Committee and the Auditors and copies of such accounts, balance sheets be available to members at the Annual General Meeting.
10. Auditors
Once at least in every year the accounts shall be examined and the correctness of the income and expenditure account and balance sheet ascertained by one or more auditors.
Two members of the MCDG who are not members of the Committee shall be appointed at the Annual General Meeting to act as Auditors until the following Annual General Meeting.
11. Winding up the MCDG
On winding up of the MCDG all its assets which would otherwise be available to its members generally shall be transferred either to another body with objects similar to its own, or to another body the objects of which are the promotion of charity and anything incidental or conductive thereto.