The officers of this organization shall be as
follows and shall be elected to office by the member organizations
by a simple majority vote. The election shall take place at the
Annual Meeting. The elected officers will be elected annually at the
Annual Meeting (usually held in April). In the event an officer is
unable to complete a full term, the President with the majority
approval of the Executive Committee will appoint a replacement.
No more than one individual from any one-member organization may
hold elected office at the same time (This may be waived by a
three-fourths majority of the League). An elected officer may not be
a designated delegate or alternate delegate for any member
organization.
Any officer may be removed at any time by an affirmative vote of a
three-quarters majority of the member organizations present at the
regular League meeting wherein notice of such is placed on the
agenda three (3) weeks in advance.
The officers are responsible for the following:
A. The Executive Committee
The officers shall comprise the Executive Committee and shall be
responsible to conduct the day-to-day operation of the League.
B. President
- Presides at all League meetings.
- Performs duties usual to the office of the President, including
having the power to call special meetings of the League and
determine questions arising from emergency situations not provided
for in the rules until such a time they may be acted upon by a
quorum of the League.
- Appoint non-voting officers as required in order to accomplish
the work of the League.
- These appointments may include, but are not limited to the
League Statistician, Scheduler and Webmaster.
C. Vice Presidents (Varsity and Junior Varsity)
- Performs specific duties assigned by the President and Board of
Directors.
- Assumes the duties of President in his/her absence.
- Acts as an alternate to the Commissioner when such action is
requested by the Commissioner.
- Maintains the records verifying that all teams in the League are
in compliance with the USA Hockey and AAHA registration
requirements.
D. Commissioner
- Responsible for overseeing all on-ice activities of the League.
- Performs all actions required to provide the League with a first
level of discipline.
- Reviews all gross misconduct and match penalties incurred within
the League and determines suspensions as required.
- Convenes and Chairs disciplinary hearing committees when
required.
- Acts as liaison with all higher level disciplinary groups.
- Acts as Tournament Director for League Playoffs.
E. Vice President of Scheduling
- Supervises the process involved in creating and maintaining the
League schedule.
- Makes all arrangements for League playoffs.
F. Treasurer
- Handles all fiduciary responsibilities of the League, including
the receipt and distribution of funds and verification that filing
of annual tax returns is completed in a timely fashion.
- Maintains proper records of receipts and payments.
- Maintains a checking account that requires two signatures.
- Obtains Board of Directors approval for expenditures over five
hundred ($500.00).
- Prepares a League budget for presentation at the Annual meeting.
G. Secretary
- Takes minutes of all League meetings and distributes them to all
member organizations.
- Maintains the League membership directory.
- Maintains the League By-Laws, Rules and Regulations and other
important documents in current condition, reflecting all
modifications enacted by the League and/or the League
representatives and distributes to the members.