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KFCSA SGM

11/06/2020

At the KFCSA AGM in June the members voted in favour of having representatives of the various Travel and Supporters’ Groups more involved with the Committee of KFCSA.

The Committee feel that this requires changes in the Constitution and, also, are aware of fans’ on-going frustration and disappointment at the way in which Kilmarnock Football Club is being run with former Chairman Michael Johnston continuing on the Board and being seen as a divisive figure.

The KFCSA Committee have now a produced a new and up dated Constitution for consideration and approval by members at a Special General Meeting on 26th November 2016 (Start time announced soon).

It is hoped that as many members as possible will attend the SGM on 26th November at the Crown Inn High Glencairn Street Kilmarnock when a two-thirds majority will be required to approve the new Constitution which will then assist KFCSA in dealing with the issues facing the Supporters of Kilmarnock FC at this time.

Proposed Constitution

(Amended June 2016)

1. NAME
The name of the association shall be THE KILMARNOCK FOOTBALL CLUB SUPPORTERS ASSOCIATION, hereafter referred to as the Association.

2. OBJECTS
The objects of the Association are to:-

a) To promote, maintain and increase the support of Kilmarnock Football Club.

b) To promote and communicate the views of Association members to Kilmarnock Football Club and vice versa.

c) To encourage, establish and maintain lines of communication between the Association and its affiliated organisations and to build lasting links between the Club, the players and its’ Supporters.

d) To organise social events, activities and fundraising to further the aims of the Association. This will enable the Association to make donations to the affiliated Travel Clubs and Kilmarnock Football Club for specific defined activities or projects.

e) To encourage travel to away matches by members, providing information and support where available to enable participation

f) To create and strengthen links with other football club’s supporters groups, in part via KFCSA affiliation to the Scottish Supporters Network.g) To take such actions which, in the opinion of the Association members, may be required to protect the interests of the supporters of Kilmarnock Football Club.

3. RELATIONSHIP WITH KILMARNOCK FOOTBALL CLUB

a) The Association is administratively and financially independent of the football club.

b) The Committee will represent the views of the membership by means of meetings with members of Kilmarnock Football Club board and will report the results of those meetings to the members.

4. PROHIBITIONS
The Association shall not discuss or encourage any political or religious affiliations.

5. MEMBERSHIP

a) Membership will be open to all registered Kilmarnock Football Club Supporters Travel Clubs, and individual Supporters.

b) All members are subject to the Constitution of The Association and any other rules and / or byelaws as shall be formulated and adopted from time to time by The Association.

c) The Committee shall have the power to reprimand, suspend, or expel any member who infringes the Constitution and/or appropriate standards of conduct. Before any such action, the member concerned shall be given the right to explain his or her conduct to the Committee. A suspended member shall forfeit all rights of membership during suspension. No expelled or suspended member will be entitled to the return of any part of his or her membership fee.

6. SUBSCRIPTIONS
a) Annual subscription fees shall be decided at the Annual General meeting.

b) Supporter’s Clubs annual subscriptions must be paid by 31st July each year. Members who have failed to pay their annual subscription by this time will have all voting rights and any benefits of Association membership suspended until payment is made.

7. FINANCE

a) The Association shall not be conducted for profit

b) The Association shall, at all times, ensure that proper books of account are kept of all transactions connected with the activities of the Association and shall have a bank account and all monies received by the Association shall be paid into such account.

c) All accounts (except petty cash accounts) shall be paid by cheque or by bank transfer and shall bear two signatures, one of whom shall be the Finance Officer or the Treasurer, and the other shall be another member of the Executive Committee.

d) Accounts of the Association shall be prepared annually

e) The Financial year to run from 1 June until 31 May each year

f) No money or property of, or any gain arising from the carrying on of activities of, the Association shall be applied otherwise than in accordance with the rules of the Association.

g) In the event of the winding up of the Association, all its assets, monies and other securities shall be disposed of as the members deem to be beneficial to Kilmarnock Football Club and its supporters.

8. OFFICE BEARERS / EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Office Bearers (Executive) shall be The Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer,

Registrar / Website Editor and Minute Secretary. Office bearers shall be elected for a two year period.

For the purposes of continuity, elections shall be alternated annually for Chairperson, Secretary and

Website Editor, thereafter Vice Chairperson, Treasurer and Minute Secretary.

9. GENERAL COMMITTEE
a) The affairs of the Association shall be under the management of the Office Bearers and Committee

Members.

b) Committee members shall include one nominated representative from each affiliated Travel Club, one nominated representative from the Kilmarnock Supporters Society (Killie Trust), the Supporters Liaison Officer of Kilmarnock Football Club if required by statute or football authority regulations, and also up to six independent individual supporters.

c) Nominated members and individual supporters will be elected for a period of one year.

d) Nominations from both Independent individual supporters and for representatives of each Travel Club to serve on the General Committee must be made in writing to the Secretary by a Proposer and Seconder, and with the nominee’s written acceptance, at least 10 days prior to the Annual General Meeting. Where the number of nominations exceed the number of vacancies, a ballot will be conducted by the Secretary at the AGM. Where the number of nominations are equal or less than the number of vacancies, the Nominees will be put to the meeting for ratification. All Members are eligible for nomination.

e) The Committee have the power to accept resignations and fill vacancies that occur during the year until ratified at the AGM.

f) Seven days notification must be given to the membership before a new committee member can be co-opted. This is to allow the membership the opportunity to put themselves forward should they wish, if there is more than one candidate, the committee will vote

g) Any Officer of the General Committee who fails to attend three consecutive meetings without reasonable reason, shall be deemed to have resigned from the Committee

h) The Committee shall appoint conveners to organise functions, such conveners being responsible for collecting all monies and paying all accounts and shall submit a balance sheet to Committee within one month from the date of each function

i) No member of the Committee shall make profitable gain from any monies received on behalf of the

Association

j) The Committee shall meet once a month or at intervals considered necessary and agreed by the

Committee

k) The quorum shall be one quarter of the compliment of the Association Committee.

l) Open meetings for all members will be held on a 5 – 6 week cycle, or as deemed appropriate by the

Committee

m) Detailed minutes shall be taken at each Committee meeting, and approved at the next Committee meeting. A copy must be posted in the Association website.

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