Navarre Baseball-Softball

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ARTICLE I

PURPOSE

Section A   To Provide a recreational opportunity for the children in the Fairless Local School District which would include Bethlehem Township, Navarre, Brewster, Beach City or Wilmot        (* see exception below). To promote the fundamentals of baseball or softball based on the principles of sportsmanship, discipline and team building and to encourage each youth to develop his/her athletic talents and to play to the best of his/her ability for the benefit of the individual and the team.

*Exception:  Youth residing outside of the Fairless Local School District may participate in the NBSA by providing an approved player release from their hometown baseball/softball association.

ARTICLE II

ORGANIZATION

SECTION A  This organization shall be known as the Navarre Baseball / Softball Association.  Hereafter, abbreviated as NBSA.

SECTION B  The NBSA shall operate as a non-profit organization.  Any income received shall be applied only to the non-profit purposes and objectives of the organization, and no part of the income is to benefit any officer or member.

SECTION C  The boundaries are the same as those known as the Fairless Local School District .  This includes any child residing in Navarre , Brewster, Beach City and Wilmot, or any other area in the Fairless School District .

SECTION D  The NBSA shall not discriminate against any individual on the basis of age, race, creed, color, sex, handicap, marital status or national origin.

SECTION E   All officers and team managers (head coaches) are considered to be members of NBSA and each shall have one vote when a vote of the membership is taken.  An assistant coach may substitute for the manager with the same voting privileges, if a manager of the same team cannot attend a meeting of NBSA .

SECTION F  When a vote of the membership is taken, each team and each officer shall be allotted one vote.  In the case where an officer of NBSA is also a team manager, one vote shall be allotted to him/her.  The President will only vote when his/her vote is needed to break a tie.

SECTION G  For the purpose of conducting the business of NBSA, members shall apply these By-laws in determining actions to be taken by the association.  Any actions or activities conducted by members that are not in conformance with the By-laws of NBSA will be considered non-NBSA sanctioned.
1. When actions or activities are neither specifically addressed nor coincides with the spirit of the By-laws, a vote of the membership will decide said actions or activities permitted prior to their commencement.