MR 7.00 Club Ethics MR 7.01 A member club may file a written complaint with the Membership Committee chair if the club has reason to believe that unfair practices, prejudicial to the club, are being employed by another club. A. It is an unfair practice for a member club or a club applying for interim and/or provisional membership to bid for or attempt to usurp ice time currently being used by or negotiated for by a full member club or another club that has applied for provisional membership at its principal skating headquarters and other locations listed in U.S. Figure Skating database.
B. It is an unfair practice for a member club (full, interim or provisional) to conduct tests or sanctioned events such as carnivals, exhibitions, U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills programs or competitions at the principal skating headquarters of another member club (full, interim or provisional), without first having obtained the permission of the other member club. Such permission will not be unreasonably withheld. If a facility usage form is not on file with U.S. Figure Skating headquarters for the current season, permission is not required. Please consult the facility usage guidelines on the Club Management section of the U.S. Figure Skating website. All disputes will be referred to and resolved by the Membership Committee chair and the appropriate sectional vice chair of the Membership Committee.
MR 7.02 Unfair practices and decisions of the Membership Committee or Board of Directors thereon may be grieved by the affected member club or the club applying for provisional membership by filing a grievance in accordance with Article XXV, Section 3, of the U.S. Figure Skating bylaws. From the date of receipt of its application by the Membership Committee, when such application is accompanied by the dues required in MR 4.01, an applicant club shall have the right to grieve such an unfair practice as provided for herein, provided, however, that this rule shall in no way operate to extend the time for filing a grievance as set forth in Article XXV of the U.S. Figure Skating bylaws.
MR 8.00 Membership Privileges MR 8.01 Membership privileges shall include: Hosting test sessions, obtaining performance sanctions, obtaining competition sanctions (nonqualifying only for provisional clubs) and voting rights at Governing Council.
MR 8.02 Inactive member clubs shall lose all privileges of active member clubs, but their registered members shall have the same privileges of registered members of active member clubs.
MR 8.03 RESERVED MR 8.04 Any member club desiring to change its registered principal skating headquarters shall submit a new facility usage form to U.S. Figure Skating headquarters. Permission from any member club already using the proposed location as its principal skating headquarters must be obtained. Such permission may not be unreasonably withheld. The chair shall report all such changes of principal skating headquarters to the Governing Council at its next regular meeting.
MR 8.05 When persons are members of more than one member club, they must designate one to be their “home club.” This club shall be the one that issues such person a registration card and shall be the club such person represents as a competitor, test candidate, exhibitor, club officer, official in figure skating or delegate to the Governing Council. In the case of a competitor in qualifying competitions, the U.S. Figure Skating member club shown on the skater’s entry form shall remain the skater’s club of representation throughout that competitive season. See rule 2211 (C).
MR 8.06 Persons desiring to change the designation of their home club to another member club or to individual member status during the current U.S. Figure Skating membership year must first secure a signature from one of the club officers (president, vice president, secretary, treasurer) of their previous club, indicating that the departing member has satisfied all financial obligations to that club. It is the responsibility of the departing member and the home club to settle any such financial obligations. For a change of club status to occur, the signature must be included on the Change of Home Club form submitted to U.S. Figure Skating headquarters. The member club so designated must remain the home club for such person for the balance of the current skating year or will change relative to MR 8.05 and rule 2211 (C). A. If said signature is not included or is invalid, written notice will be sent from U.S. Figure Skating headquarters to the previous club. The previous club must respond within 30 days or be subject to disciplinary action, including suspension. B. A signature can only be withheld for outstanding financial obligations.
MR 8.07 Member clubs must submit to U.S. Figure Skating headquarters any time during the current registration year, a list of those members not in good standing with said club. Such members will be flagged in the U.S. Figure Skating database until such financial matter has been resolved. Outstanding financial obligation is the only valid reason for submitting a member on this list. A. U.S. Figure Skating shall also have the option to flag a member as not in good standing for outstanding financial obligation, i.e. qualifying competition entry fees.
MR 8.08 Persons may not be individual members and home club members simultaneously. U.S. Figure Skating headquarters shall be notified immediately of a change from individual to club membership by completing a Notice of Change in Home Club form. U.S. Figure Skating headquarters will then issue a new registration card with the same registration number but shall not collect an additional fee if the card is issued for the same skating year. A. Persons changing from club membership to individual membership must submit, along with their application and dues, a letter from their current club indicating that they have fulfilled their financial obligation to said club.
MR 8.09 Individual, Basic Skills, collegiate, school-affiliated, supportive and Theatre On Ice/Team members are entitled to the privileges specified in Article V of the U.S. Figure Skating bylaws and as set forth in these rules.
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