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PROPOSED BY-LAW CHANGE :
It has come to our attention that we are in violation of our by-laws
when we allow coaches to be Safety Coordinators. If we wish to
continue this policy, we need to amend our by-laws. The proposed
change was approved by the Board of New England Swimming at its
meeting on March 9, 2004 . The proposed amendment will come before
the House of Delegates at the Annual Meeting on March 1, 2004 .
Below are the parts of our current by-laws that apply to the situation:
2.1.2.C. Active Individual Members—An Active Individual Member
is an individual other than a Coach Member or an Athlete
Member who is a trainer, manager, official, meet director,
marshal, Board Member, At-Large House Member, officer, coordinator
or committee chairman or committee member of NESI or a Group
Member Representative or alternate and any other individual
desiring to participate in the sport of swimming and who is
in good standing as an Individual Member of USS and NESI.
2.2.3. CLUB SAFETY COORDINATOR—Each Club Member shall appoint
an Active Individual Member to be a Club Safety Coordinator.
The Club Safety Coordinator shall be responsible for disseminating
safety education information received from USS and NESI
to the Club Member's athletes, coaches and other members and
shall make recommendations to the Club Member concerning safety
policy and its implementation. The Club Safety Coordinator
shall make any reports requested by NESI's Safety Coordinator.
The problem is that the Safety Coordinator must be an Active
Individual Member and an Active Individual Member is an individual
other than a Coach Member. The problem can be solved by inserting “or
Coach Member” in 2.2.3. so that it reads:
2.2.3. CLUB SAFETY COORDINATOR—Each
Club Member shall appoint an Active Individual Member or
Coach Member to be
a Club Safety Coordinator. [...remaining
text unchanged...]
If you have any questions about the proposal, please contact the
New England Office (office@neswim.com). |
