ILLINOIS USAW LWC BYLAWS

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1 ILLINOIS USAW LWC BYLAWS ARTICLE I - NAME Section 1 Name The name of this organization will be known as the Illinois USAW LWC. Hereafter, the organization will be referred to as the LWC. Section 2 Affiliation The LWC is Local Weightlifting Committee #21 and is a member of USA Weightlifting. Section 3 Tax Status The LWC is a Not-For-Profit organization. ARTICLE II TERRITORY Section 1 Territory The LWC will include all counties, cities and towns that are contained within the borders of the State of Illinois. ARTICLE III PURPOSE Section 1 Mission Statement It will be the mission of the LWC Board to support and develop the sport of Olympic Weightlifting within the State of Illinois, while abiding by the rules and guidelines as set forth by the LWC and USA Weightlifting. Section 2 Function It will be the function of the LWC to support the sport of Olympic Weightlifting in Illinois through communication, donation, coordination, education, sponsorship, and arbitration. It will be the function on the LWC to supervise local events and provide both support and the enforcement of rules and regulations. Section 3 Funding The LWC will receive funding directly from USA Weightlifting in the form of rebates from memberships and event profit sharing. The LWC will also accept donations from a variety of sources that are local, national, and international. Section 4 Use of Funds

2 The funds held by the LWC will be saved, used, dispersed, and donated to further the sport of Olympic Weightlifting in Illinois. The funds will be dispersed at the discretion of the LWC Board so long as a majority consensus exists among the board for all such actions. ARTICLE IV MEMBERS Section 1 Jurisdiction The LWC will include and be limited to all clubs within Illinois that are registered and current with USA Weightlifting. Section 2 Individuals Individuals in the LWC will include and be limited to all individuals who are legal residents of the State of Illinois and who are registered and current with USA Weightlifting. Section 3 Association Dues and Fees The LWC neither asks for nor requires any dues to be paid to the LWC fund. ARTICLE V ELECTIONS AND TERMS Section 1 - Directors The Directors of the LWC will be the Board. The Board will be compromised of a President, Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer, and an Athlete Representative. Section 2 Eligibility to be a Director All individuals that intend to run for a position on the Board must be a current registered member of USA Weightlifting. All individuals that intend to run for the position of Athlete Representative must be a current registered member of USA Weightlifting, and have competed in at least 2 local competitions and 1 National-level competition in each of the previous 2 years. Section 3 Elections Eligibility to vote in the LWC Elections shall by available exclusively to individuals who legally reside within the State of Illinois and who are current registered members of USA Weightlifting. All individuals are eligible to vote once only. Notification of the Date and Method of Voting will be sent out via 14 days before the Election, which will occur the day before the LWC Annual Meeting of the Election Year. The s will be taken from the USA website for current LWC individuals.

3 Section 4 Term Length The President will serve a term of four years. The Vice-President will serve a term of four years. The Secretary/Treasurer will serve a term of four years The Athlete Representative will serve a term of two years. ARTICLE VI - DUTIES OF THE ELECTED BOARD Section 1 President The President will preside over and supervise the LWC in conjunction with the LWC Board. The President will compose an annual report to the LWC members. The President will preside over the annual LWC Board meeting. The President will be responsible for presiding over the application/bid-process for local events within the LWC. The President will be responsible for ensuring that all activities within the LWC are in accordance with the LWC bylaws and USA Weightlifting rules and regulations. The President will be responsible for supporting and guiding local meet directors. The President will be responsible for arbitrating disagreements on the local level in conjunction with the LWC Board. The President will be available for communication from any LWC individual member. Section 2 Vice-President The Vice-President will stand in for the President in all of the above capacities when necessary. The Vice-President will keep and organize the local calendar and maintain a current calendar of events for the public via electronic media. The Vice-President will work with the President on behalf of the best interests of the members of the LWC. The Vice-President will assume title and responsibilities of the President should the President leave that position for any reason. Section 3 Secretary/Treasurer The Secretary/Treasurer will maintain and be responsible for the LWC Treasury funds in conjunction with the Board. The Secretary/Treasurer will keep detailed records of all LWC Board meetings and make such records available for the public. Section 4 Athlete Representative The Athlete Representative is invited to participate in the discussions of the LWC Board and will have a vote.

4 The Athlete Representative will be available and responsible to communicate with the athlete community and communicate all issues and ideas with the LWC Board. Section 5 Resignation and Removal Any director found to be non-compliant with the Code of Contact of USA Weightlifting could be removed by a majority vote by the remaining LWC Board members. Any director who wishes to resign may do so via group communication (i.e. or meeting in person), and the President or Vice-President will have the authority to accept any such resignation. Section 6 Replacement In the event of a director s resignation, the LWC Board members will realign their responsibilities and titles accordingly. The resulting vacant spot will be offered to the individual who received the next highest vote total in the election. In the case that a director ran election unopposed for a position, then the LWC Board will choose a replacement individual with a majority consensus among them. The term of the replacement director will satisfy the term of the original director. Section 7 Compensation No compensation will ever be awarded to a member of the LWC Board from the LWC treasury fund for any services rendered. ARTICLE XII MEETINGS Section 1 Annual LWC Board Meeting The Annual LWC Board Meeting will be held on the Saturday of the third week of every June. The Meeting can be held either electronically, by phone, or in person. Notice of the Annual Meeting will be made public on June 1 of every year. Section 2 Special/Emergency Meetings A special/emergency meeting my be called for and must be held if the President or any two other LWC Board members call for such a meeting. Section 3 Minutes Minutes from all LWC Board meetings will be recorded by the Secretary/Treasurer and be made available upon request within 21 days of any such request. ARTICLE IX EVENTS Section 1 Application/Bid for a local or statewide event

5 All applications for event sanction will be reviewed and ultimately approved by the discretion of the LWC President. All bids for statewide events must be submitted to the LWC Board at least six months in advance to the LWC Vice-President. All official events in the LWC must have a USA Weightlifting official sanction. Section 2 Competition Requirements The LWC Board will approve of the entry fee for all events. Sanction will be refused to any event whose entry fee structure is deemed to be excessive. Currently (2016), the suggested maximum entry fee structure is $45 for seniors and $20 for juniors and younger. This threshold will be discussed at every annual meeting. Every meet will have a meet director, who will stay on the premises for the entire event. Every meet will have a competition set of bumper plates, change plates, and barbell (both 15kg and 20kg). Every meet will have a sufficient amount of quality equipment in the warm-up area, and such equipment will be in kilogram (kg) denomination. Every meet will have competition platform that complies with the IWF rulebook. Every meet will have a sufficient amount of certified referees and judges. No session will be allowed unless certified officials preside over that session in its entirety. Every session will have at least two loaders for each session. Every meet will have a fully calibrated digital scale. All individuals who compete in a sanctioned event must be current in their USA Weightlifting membership. Membership may or may not be made available the day of the meet, and it is the responsibility of the meet director to ensure that all athletes are compliant. Section 3 Local Competitions Application for local competitions must be communicated to the LWC Board a minimum of 30 days ahead of any such event. Sanction will be approved once compliance with the requirements has been vetted. Section 4 Statewide Events Bids/Application for statewide competitions must be communicated to the LWC Board a minimum of 120 days ahead of any such event. Sanction will be approved at the discretion of the LWC Board once compliance with the requirements has been vetted and all bids/applications have been received. Section 5 Competition Oversight All sanctioned events that occur in the LWC must comply fully with both the USA Weightlifting Technical Rules and the requirements listed in Section 2 of Article IX of the Illinois LWC Bylaws herein.

6 ARTICLE X FUNDS Section 1 Financial Statements, Tax and Disclosure All LWC funds are the responsibility of the Secretary/Treasurer. Year-end tax preparation is the responsibility of the Secretary/Treasurer. A year-end financial statement will be prepared by the Secretary/Treasurer and be made available to the public upon request.

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