61. AWARDED the following provisional clubs full membership in U.S. Figure Skat- ing:
Arcadia FSC Boulder FSC
Center Ice of Oaks FSC Central Iowa FSC Heartland FSC Heritage FSC Jay Peak FSC
Jersey Coast FSC
Marshfield Silver Laces FSC Northern Maine FSC Palm Beach FSC Pond FSC
Phoenix, AZ Boulder, CO Oaks, PA
Urbandale, IA
Independence, MO Lakeville, MN Jay Peak, VT
Farmingdale, NJ Marshfield, WI Presque Isle, ME Lake Worth, FL Newark, DE
62. WITHDREW – Exhibit A Amend Article NINTH of the U.S. Figure Skating Articles of Incorporation to amend the number of votes required of the Governing Council to amend the Articles of Incorporation of U.S. Figure Skating.
63. ADOPTED – Exhibit B Amend Article V, Section 4 (B) (page 7, Rulebook), Article VIII, Sections 4 (C), 5 (C), 6 (C) and 7 (page 10, Rulebook), and Article XVI, Section 4 (page 19, Rulebook) of the U.S. Figure Skating bylaws to clarify who can be accorded the privilege of speaking at various meetings.
ARTICLE V Membership
Section 4 Honorary Members. B. Have no voting rights with respect to the government of U.S. Figure Skating., but may be accorded the privilege of speaking when present at official meetings of U.S. Figure Skating, including but not limited to Governing Council. ARTICLE VIII
Board of Directors
Section 4 Ex-officio and Additional Members. C. Ex-officio and additional members of the Board of Directors may attend in-person meetings of the Board of Directors and, when present, will may be accorded the privileges of speaking the floor. Section 5 Honorary Members. An honorary member of the Board of
Directors is a person elected as such by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors present in person at a meeting for such term as the Board of Directors may specify in said vote. C. Honorary members of the Board of Directors may attend in-person meetings of the Board of Directors and, when present, will may be accorded the privileges of speaking the floor.
Section 6 Representatives from other Figure Skating Sports Organizations.
U.S. Figure Skating will provide for reasonable direct representation on its Board of Directors for any sports organization which, in the sport for which recognition is sought: C. Representatives from other figure skating sports organizations may attend in-person meetings of the Board of Directors and, when present, will may be accorded the privileges of speaking the floor, but will have no vote.
Section 7 Attendance by Permanent Committee Chairs. The chairs of the
permanent committees specified in Article XVI of these bylaws may attend in- person meetings of the Board of Directors and, if present, may be accorded the privileges of speaking the floor but will have no vote. ARTICLE XVI Committees
Section 4 Special and Ad Hoc Committees. The president, with the
concurrence of the Board of Directors, may from time to time designate and appoint or abolish special and ad hoc committees and chairs thereof and special offices and officers, each with such duties as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors, or by the president with the concur- rence of the Board of Directors. The chairs of special and ad hoc committees and any officers appointed pursuant to this section may, upon the invitation of the president, attend meetings of the Board of Directors and, when present, will may be accorded the privileges of speaking the floor.
64. ADOPTED – Exhibit C Amend Article V, Section 2 (C) (page 7, Rulebook) and Article IX, Section 3 (D) (page 12, Rulebook) of the U.S. Figure Skating bylaws as follows:
ARTICLE V Membership
Section 2 Member Clubs. Member clubs consist of: A. Full member clubs; B. Provisional member clubs; and C. Such other classes as may from time to time be determined by the Governing Council.
Any club fostering figure skating may apply in writing for membership
and, if satisfactory and upon compliance with all requirements of U.S. Fig- ure Skating, may be elected a provisional or full member club by a vote of two-thirds of the votes cast of the Governing Council present in person or by proxy at an annual meeting. If an application for membership is received in
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the period between meetings of the Governing Council, the applicant may be admitted to provisional interim membership until the next subsequent annual meeting of the Governing Council, in such manner and upon such terms as may be set forth in the official rules of U.S. Figure Skating. Interim and pProvisional member clubs have only such privileges as are specified therein.
ARTICLE IX Meetings of Governing Council and Board of Directors
Section 3 Announcements and Notices of Meetings of the Governing Council. D. The exact wording of any proposed action need not be stated, except that the specific text of any proposed amendments to these bylaws must be stated, and the names and locations of all clubs to be proposed for provisional and full club membership will be stated.
65. DID NOT ADOPT – Exhibit D Amend the U.S. Figure Skating bylaws to support the four-year business plan of the organization by creating a streamlined Governing Council meet- ing format every other year, allow online voting by delegates, change the frequency with which bylaws and rules can be changed and the rulebook will be printed and allow for the approval of a two-year budget.
66. APPROVED – Exhibit E Amend Article VIII, Section 4 (B) (pages 9-10, Rulebook) and Article XV, Section 4 (B) (page 17, Rulebook) of the U.S. Figure Skating bylaws, to clarify how the non-voting athlete member of the board will be determined and create a rotation between the disciplines such that no discipline should be represented by the non-voting member two years in a row. ARTICLE VIII
Board of Directors
Section 4 Ex-officio and Additional Members. B. An additional athlete representative member, elected pursuant to Article XV, Section 4 (B), from a discipline not otherwise represented by the athlete members of the board, and three additional individuals, one each named from the Professional Skaters Association, Ice Skating Insti- tute and Serving the American Rinks from among their membership, are nonvoting members of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE XV
Nominations and Elections of Officers and Board of Directors
Section 4 Elections. B. The Athletes Advisory Committee must conduct elections to elects the appropriate number of four athlete members of the Board of Directors – one representing each discipline of ice dancing, pairs, singles and synchronized skating – pursuant to the provisions of Article VIII, Sections 2 and 4 (B), of these bylaws for a term of one year commencing upon the conclusion of the meeting of the Governing Council at which elections under paragraph A of this Section 4 occur, or until their respective suc- cessors are elected and assume office. From the four elected members, three will be voting members and one will be non-voting. The elected chair of the Athletes Advisory Committee will always be a voting mem- ber. From the remaining three athlete board members, the non-voting member will rotate annually among the disciplines in alphabetical order.
Proviso: The rotation will begin with ice dancing and continue to rotate such that the non-voting member will be from the discipline that has gone the longest without being represented by the non-voting member. This is effective immediately.
67. APPROVED – Exhibit F Amend Article XXI (page 23, Rulebook) of the U.S. Figure Skating bylaws to split Sections 1 and 2 of Article XXI into separate articles (renumber remaining articles and update cross references accordingly), and move the language from AACR 3.01 into the bylaws such that the full definition of an athlete will be located in one place – in new Article XXII.
ARTICLE XXI
Prerequisites to Participation in U.S. Figure Skating Activities and the Definition of Athlete
Section 1 Prerequisites. A. Any person who is a member in good standing of a member club, collegiate club or an honorary or individual member and is registered with U.S. Figure Skating and is otherwise eligible to do so in accordance with the official rules of U.S. Figure Skating has the opportunity to participate in the activities of U.S. Figure Skating, including but not limited to: (i) The opportunity to compete in competitions, take tests and participate in carnivals and exhibitions sponsored by U.S. Figure Skating; and
(ii) The opportunity to serve as an officer, a director or committee member or as an official in figure skating.
B. U.S. Figure Skating does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, gender or national origin. ARTICLE XXII
Definition of Athlete
Section 21 Definition of Athlete. For all purposes set forth in these bylaws or the official rules of U.S. Figure Skating, an athlete is defined as a member
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