- OBJECTIVE/YEAR
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a) Incorporated in the State of Missouri, this organization is Non
Profit, and is established to promote excellence, sportsmanship and
player satisfaction in the game of darts. Our number one goal is to make
the sport of darts better in Kansas City.
b) The year shall consist of three (3) seasons to be called Fall, Winter
and Summer. Length of each season to be decided by the Board of
Directors.
- MEMBERSHIP
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a) Bar, individual player fees and membership dues shall be established
by the Board of Directors. Membership and player fees are due the first
night of league play. It is the Captain's responsibility to ensure that
all monies are turned in the first night of play with the drop off
sheets. Bar fees should be paid within 30 days.
b) The Board of Directors may, at its discretion, use any excess monies
after operational expenses (including trophy purchases), if any, for the
benefit of the membership in the form of tournaments, banquets, parties,
picnics, etc.
- DUES AND FEES
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a) Annual membership dues will be established by the Board of Directors
and are due the beginning of each calendar year.
b) Each time a new player is added to your team roster, they must pay
player fees, as well as membership fees for the current year. These fees
should be submitted the first night of play. If you already have six
players on your roster, one member of the team must be dropped.
c) Membership meetings will be held at the time of the awards ceremonies
prior to the start of each league season. Registration for the upcoming
season will be held at the meeting and trophies and awards for the
preceding season will be presented. Decisions made by the Board of
Directors or the Captains may be overruled by a 2/3 majority of a quorum
of members. (A quorum shall consist of 5l% of eligible members.)
d) The Board of Directors retains the right to terminate or suspend any
member, team or bar, but only after receiving written protest. This
written protest must be handed to a Board Member within 72 hours after
the alleged violation. The defendant must be notified of the complaint
and of a hearing by the Board of Directors at a specified time and place
and shall be given the right to defend himself/herself before the
complainant(s). The owner of the bar in which the alleged violation
occurred may, at his/her discretion, be present at the hearing. Failure
of the defendant to appear at his/her hearing will be considered to be a
plea of no contest. The Board of Directors will act on the evidence
before it. A written explanation of the judgement and action of the
Board of Directors will be given to the defendant. This action may be
overruled by a 2/3 vote of a quorum of Captains.
- OFFICERS
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a) The Officers of the League shall consist of the President, Vice
President, Secretary, Treasurer, League Director, ADO Representative,
Promotions Director, Membership Director, Division Representatives,
Internet Web Master and Youth Director.
b) All members of the Board of Directors shall be elected by the General
Membership.
c) The Board of Directors shall consider and report to the General
Membership and Captains on all proposed measures for general welfare of
the organization and shall adopt such policies on the general welfare.
The Board of Directors shall make at least semi-annual reports to the
General Membership. A simple majority of the members of the Board of
Directions shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at
Board Meetings.
d) The Board of Directors will meet at least once every other month
during the league year. Time and place will be determined by the
President and communicated to all Board Members within an appropriate
time frame to allow for attendance.
e) A quorum of the Board of Directors shall have the power to make any
decisions it deems necessary to conduct the business of the league. Its
rulings may be overruled by a 2/-' ) vote of a quorum of the General
Membership.
f) All elected Board Members shall serve two years. No one person shall
serve more than three consecutive terms in the same position. All
nominations must be submitted to the League Secretary at least five days
prior to the election.
g) No elected Board Member shall receive payment or remuneration for
their services (except for approved expenses which shall be reimbursed
to them at the direction of the Board of Directors).
h) Any elected Board Member may be removed from his/her office at any
time for incompetence or misconduct by a 2/3 vote of the Board of
Directors.
Duties of the President:
1) To lead and direct the affairs of the Organization.
2) To carry out the by-laws and rules of the Organization.
3) To establish administrative procedures when necessary for the
effective operation of the Organization.
4) To appoint special committees (i.e. trophy committee) with consent of
the Board of Directors.
5) To call and chair meetings of the Board of Directors, Captain's
Meetings and General Membership of the league.
6) To act as ex-officiate member of all committees and to cast the
deciding vote in the event of deadlocks therein.
7) To familiarize himself/herself with all aspects of darts that could
affect the General Membership.
8) To be at all times responsible to the needs and desires of the
General Membership.
Duties of the Vice President:
1) To assume the duties of the President of the Organization
in the absence of the President and in the event the President is unable
to complete his/her term of office for any reason.
2) To act as the principal point of contact between the Board of
Directors and the General Membership.
3) To preside over all protest boards necessitated by sanctioned league
competition.
4) To perform such lawful duties delegated to him/her by the President.
Duties of the Treasurer:
1) To maintain creditable bookkeeping records of the
Organization's monies.
2) To maintain systems to comply with the tracking of funds as may be
required by funding sources outside the league.
3) To maintain disbursement controls to comply with State and Federal
guidelines.
4) To maintain financial records and documentation in compliance with
current law and good accounting practice.
5) To provide all financial records for inspection by the Board of
Directors or inspection by the General Membership.
6) To maintain dual signature accounts in financial institutions
selected with the approval of the Board of Directors.
7) To complete financial reports to be submitted to the General
Membership at least semi-annually.
8) To disburse funds with approval of the Board of Directors in such a
manner as to keep a good credit rating for the league.
9) To be responsible for invoicing.
Duties of the League Secretary:
1) To be the chief public and media relations officer of the
Organization.
2) To be responsible for correspondence and relationships with other
darting organizations.
3) To maintain minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors,
Captains, and General Membership and to make such minutes available for
publication or inspection by any member.
4) To be responsible for typing (writing) the schedules for the season's
league play.
ADO Representative:
1) To maintain contact with ADO Regional and national
contacts in order to disseminate information to general membership.
2) To assure that ADO sanction fees are submitted in a timely manner.
3) To schedule and conduct ADO qualifiers for upcoming ADO events during
the calendar year.
4) To distribute ADO awards and publications such as ADO calendars and
Double Eagle.
5) Work w/ADO Youth Manager to keep that individual abreast of youth
activities providing names and addresses of local youth members eligible
for ADO youth programs, etc.
6) Report each season's special achievements such as I 80's, 9 marks,
dead eyes (3 double bulls), and 170 in/outs.
7) Attend all meetings called by the ADO Regional Director (or designate
an alternate) to present club concerns, questions or ideas at such
meetings and report answers/results back to his/her Member club.
8) Notify the ADO office of any new members of his/her club new to the
USA and notify such members of procedures necessary to establish
themselves with the ADO.
9) Ensure that the local association is aware of playoff deadline dates
for all ADO playoff programs, encourage participation in these and other
ADO programs and assist in conducting these playoffs.
10) Submit tournament sanctioning forms/fees to the Regional Director in
accordance with the ADO Sanctioning Rules and Regulations.
11) Submit results, surcharge monies and special achievement list for
ADO sanctioned tournaments hosted by his/her association within 10 days
following the tournament event.
Duties of the Membership Director:
1) To maintain a list of current and past members indicating
dates their membership fees were renewed. Maintain an
address/phone/email list to be used for notifying general membership of
upcoming events, etc.
2) Ensure that copy of the receipts for membership fees collected is
given to the Treasurer and League Director for their records. A copy of
the receipt is also given to the Secretary to update the membership
spreadsheet. After the secretary updates the listing, a copy will be
given to the ADO Rep, the Treasurer and the Membership Director for
their records.
3) Distribute membership cards in a timely manner.
Duties of the Promotions Director:
1) To visit the participating dart bars to be sure dart
equipment and environment (e.g. dart boards, scoreboards, lighting
system, foul lines, general setup, etc.) are satisfactory for league
play. (Refer to Rules and Regulations, Section 1, Equipment.)
2) To design and distribute flyers for upcoming ADO events, tournaments,
blind draws, etc.
Thursday Night League Director:
1) To be responsible for the recording of all results of
league play.
2) To be responsible for the dissemination of results of league play to
the Captains and General Membership via RAMBLINGS along with current
news, tournament results, etc.
3) To be responsible for recording receipt of bar fees and player fees
in a timely manner. As these fees are recorded, the information should
be supplied in written format to the treasurer and to the membership
director for their records.
Division Reps:
1) To attend Board of Director meetings to ensure that all
concerns of general membership are addressed.
2) To distribute team packet at beginning of each season.
r) Youth Director:
1) To work closely with ADO Rep to be sure all ADO rules and regulations
are followed.
2) Will organize the youth league and seek assistance from other members
in conducting this league.
s) Internet Web Master:
1) Responsible for design/operation of the website. Publish By-Laws and
Rules and Regulations, tournament results, photos, etc.
2) Checks with individuals of league before publishing addresses, phone
numbers, email addresses.
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a) There will be at least one Captain's Meeting per season. The time and
place will be designated by the Board of Directors.
b) Captains may designate another team member to represent them at any
meeting and vote in their place.
c) Attendance at Captain's Meetings is mandatory. A penalty may be
assessed against teams if the Captain or a designated representative of
the team is not present. Ample notice must be given by the Board of
Directors so that it does not present a hardship on the Captains to
attend meetings.
d) Score sheets will be turned in no later than the 8:00 p.m. Friday.
Drop off points for score sheets are located at Premier in the Black RAM
dart mail boxes. If you are unable to drop off your score sheets before
8:00 p.m. on Friday, contact the league director either by phone or
email with your results. Late sheets penalties are as follows: 1"
offense = warning; 2nd offense=3 games; and 3" offense=6 games.
- AMENDMENTS
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a) Any amendment to these by-laws may be proposed in writing and
presented to the Board of Directors no later than 72 hours prior to a
regular or special membership meeting to be adopted by a majority vote
of the members present and voting. The proposed amendment must receive
approval of a majority of the Board of Directors in order to be
presented at the meeting.
b) All amendments shall become effective at the commencement of the next
competition schedule unless otherwise provided for in the amendment.
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