Bears Supporters Group (BSG)
Constitution
1, Name
The group shall be called the “Bears Supporters Group”.
The group is a non-profit making organisation.
2, Objects & Aims
To further the best interest of speedway
To provide recreational and social activities for its members
To organise fundraising events
To arrange travel to away fixtures (where feasible)
Any profits and surpluses shall be used to
(a) maintain or improve the group.
(b) to provide assistance to Redcar Speedway riders to help them meet some of the costs incurred, but only as such funds allow.
3, Management
The general management of the group shall be vested in a committee herein after referred to as the “Management Committee“.
4, Management Committee
The Management Committee shall consist of a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer and one other member,
(and up to a maximum of ten other members) to be elected annually at the AGM.
All members of the Management Committee must be fully paid-up members of the Group
The Management Committee shall meet on the first Tuesday of every month or at such times as deemed necessary.
5, Sub-Committees
The Committee shall appoint Sub-committees as they see fit, provided:-
(1) That no expenditure shall be incurred by any sub-committee without the consent of the Management Committee
and (2) Every Sub-Committee shall report its proceedings to the Management Committee at such times and in
such a manner as the Committee may appoint.
6, Quorum
Five Members of the Management Committee shall be needed to form a quorum.
7, Election of Officers
Members offering themselves for election to any position on the Management Committee, shall duly be proposed and
seconded by two Full members entitled to do so.
Nominations shall close 14 days prior to the Annual General Meeting at which elections are to take place.
No candidate shall receive more than one vote from any one member for the office to which they seek election. In the event
of insufficient number of nominations for any office, the chairman of the Annual General Meeting shall be empowered at the
meeting to invite such further nominations as may be necessary to complete the quota.
8, Duties of the Chairman
To preside/chair all meetings and control procedures, as deemed necessary.
9, Duties of the Secretary
The Secretary shall record minutes of all meetings in a book/folder kept for the purpose and shall give notice of all such
meetings in accordance with these rules and otherwise as the Management Committee may direct. The Secretary shall deal
with all correspondence regarding the group at the direction of the Management Committee.
10, Duties of the Treasurer
The Treasurer shall receive and duly account for all monies in a book/folder kept for the purpose. The Treasurer shall make
payments only as are authorised by the Management Committee, and the account shall be audited by an
Auditor/Accountant appointed by the Management Committee. Accounts for the previous year shall be submitted at the
Annual General Meeting.
11, Membership & Subscriptions
Membership of the group shall be open to persons interested in speedway, at the discretion of the Management Committee.
Membership fees shall be payable by all members aged 18 years or over. For junior members, a reduced fee shall be paid.
Annual subscriptions , for all Categories , shall be as agreed by the Management Committee.
Any member of the BSG, who brings the name of the BSG into disrepute, whether by deed, actions, or words,
shall be dealt with as seen fit by the management committee and given appropriate judgment as seen
fit by the said committee. The judgment can be any of the following.
A ~ Verbal warning
B ~ Written caution
C ~ Suspension
D ~ Expulsion
12, Annual General Meeting
The Annual General meeting shall be held on the third Tuesday in November, or as near practical, in each year.
12a, Extra-Ordinary General Meeting
An Extra-ordinary General Meetings may be called by the committee as occasion may require or at the signed request of one
third of paid up club members notified in writing to the Secretary stating the object of calling a meeting. 14 days notice shall
be given of any such meeting.
Only fully paid up group members shall be allowed to vote at the AGM or An EGM.
Junior members shall not be permitted to vote at the AGM or an EGM.
13, Alteration of Rules
The club’s constitution shall only be altered by resolutions passed by a two third majority of members present at the AGM.
Notice of proposed amendments to the constitution must be in writing to the Secretary not less than 28 days before the AGM.
14, Dissolution
In the event of the club being dissolved, all funds and assets will be disposed of at the discretion of fully paid up
members of the BSG at the time of the dissolution.
