CONSTITUTION and BY-LAWS 

 CONSTITUTION and BY-LAWS    

1.         NAME

                 The organization shall be identified as the Minto Sports “Wall of Fame” Inc.

2.         PURPOSE

a)   To honor individual athletes, coaches, sponsors and teams who through their athletic achievements, have brought pride to themselves and the Minto area.

b)   To promote interest in the history of sport.

c)   To construct and maintain a “Wall of Fame” to promote sport in the Minto area.

3.         STRUCTURE

a)   The organization shall consist of not more than 12 (Twelve) members,

b)   The Officers shall be elected annually and shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.

c)   These positions to be filled at the Annual Meeting which shall be held no later than December 31^st.

d)   The organization’s fiscal year will be November 30^th.

4.         SIGNING AUTHORITY

Funds for the organization will be handled through a checking account.  The four (4) officers of the organization shall be the signing officers with expenditures needing any two of the four authorized signatures.

5.         MEETINGS

The President will call all meetings of the organization.  At the request of three (3) or more members, the President or designate shall call a “special meeting” within seven (7) days from the date of the request.

PRESIDENT

Perform such duties that are normally conducive to the office.

VICE PRESIDENT

Perform such duties as designated by the President, and in the event

the President cannot perform his/her duties, the Vice President will

assume same.

SECRETARY

Keep minutes of meetings, handle all correspondence, and notify members of pending meetings.

TREASURER

Perform all duties related to the financial operation of the organization by keeping a record of revenue and expenses.           

BY-LAW 1

6.                SELECTION CRITERIA FOR INDUCTEES TO THE MINTO "SPORTS WALL OF FAME" INC

1.   Nominees should have lived or worked in the Minto area of New Brunswick during the time they are being nominated for.

2.   The Inductee Selection Committee shall consist of five (5) members of the Board of Directors of the Minto "Sports Wall of Fame" Inc.

3.   All Applications for nomination must be submitted to the Board of Directors of the Minto Sports Wall of Fame. The Selection Inductee Committee shall make it's decision only from those applications duly received.

4.  A maximum of six (6) inductees may be chosen each year.   Selections may include deceased nominees.

5.   From time to time, honorary memberships may be awarded   

at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors

of the Minto Sports Wall of Fame. These inductions

shall be made at the regular induction ceremonies.

6.   (a) The” Application for Nomination" form for induction into

the Minto Sports Wall of Fame must be received/or

post marked not later than Feb.20^th  to receive

consideration by the Board of Directors.

                        (b) The "Application for Nomination" form is available upon

request from any member of the Minto Sports Wall of

Fame or the Municipality of Grand Lake Office.

                        (c) Names of the selected inductees shall receive final approval

not later than Mar. 1^st.

7.   A quorum of 50% of the total Board Members plus one shall constitute an official meeting

8.    Applications received for nomination shall remain on file for

five (5) years.  In the event of a nomination of a deceased

person, this application shall remain on file indefinitely.

(a)   After five (5) years, an update and current status shall be

required in order to stay current;

(b)   All information and material received is non returnable;

(c)   All nominees for induction shall be notified.

(d)   If an inductee is unable to attend, replacements must be approved by the board prior to the ceremony.

(e)   The nominator of the successful applicant shall be contacted to ensure the preferred name of that inductee (s) is used on induction material.

BY-LAW 2               Nomination deadline Feb.20^th

                                  Selection deadline Mar.1^st

                                  Annual Induction Ceremony April

BY-LAW 3                  BOARD OF DIRECTORS                

Bob Deap	Mike McTiernan
Joanne Hartt	Lorraine Gardiner
Gary DiPaolo	Dale Vandenborre
Peter Dufour	John Fila
Myles Dufour	Herb Thompson
Victor Goguen	Paul Rollins (2005-2006)
Rita Sivitilli	Walter Williams (2005-2021
Mel Mackenzie

                              

BY-LAW 4                  OFFICERS

 NAME                         TITLE                          

Bob Deap                    President

Gary DiPaolo              Vice President

Rita Sivitilli                   Treasurer

Joanne Hartt                Secretary

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