Article 1 - Name

This association shall be known as the GLOUCESTER CENTRE MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION, hereinafter referred to as the GCMHA.

The GCMHA shall have jurisdiction to govern and administer minor hockey within the area specified in Article 4.

Article 2 - Aims and Objectives

To organize, supervise and finance through registration fees, sponsors, grants, etc., minor hockey for boys and girls and young men and women.

To teach the basic fundamentals of hockey, to help boys and girls, young men and women, develop their personal skills, to instill in them an attitude of sportsmanship and above all, to give them opportunities to have fun as they learn and as they play the game through organized programs, activities and competition.

To ensure that the parents, team officials and players are made fully aware that hockey is to be considered only as a part of the individuals' role in recreation.

To provide the opportunity for boys and girls, young men and women to participate in house league or competitive/representative hockey with other leagues, associations, etc.

To give and ensure fair ice time for all participating players regardless of their individual skills and abilities.

Article 3 - Membership

The membership in the GCMHA shall consist of the registered players, their parents or guardians and any volunteers serving minor hockey in the GCMHA.

Any member not adhering to the GCMHA Constitution, By-Laws and the Rules, Duties and Regulations, shall cease to be a member upon a majority vote of the GCMHA Executive.

Article 4 - GCMHA Boundaries

The area enclosed by starting at Green Creek and the Ottawa River, south along Green Creek to Innes Road at Anderson Road, south along Anderson Road to the Canadian Pacific Railway Line, west along the CP Railway Line to its intersection with the "Former" City of Gloucester western boundary line, follow the western boundary of the "Former" City of Gloucester, north to the Ottawa River, east along the Ottawa River to Green Creek. (Click on Map to enlarge)

Article 5 - Affiliation

The GCMHA is affiliated with the Gloucester Hockey Association (GHA).

The GCMHA, by virtue of its affiliation with the GHA, is a member of the Ottawa and District Minor Hockey Association (ODMHA) and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CHA), the governing body of amateur hockey in Canada.

Article 6 - GCMHA Officers

a) The business and affairs of the GCMHA shall be conducted by the elected officers (hereinafter referred to as the GCMHA Executive) who shall act in accordance with this Constitution and such By-Laws and Rules, Duties and Regulations as may from time to time be enacted by the GCMHA.

b) The GCMHA Executive shall consist of:

President
Immediate Past President (a non-elected position)
Vice-President: Finance and Administration
Vice-President: Hockey Operations
Director, House League Teams
Director, Development
Director, Discipline
Secretary
Treasurer
Registrar
Equipment Manager
Ice Manager and Scheduler
Chairperson – Fundraising/Sponsorship
Chairperson – GCMHA Tournaments
Coordinator – Risk and Safety
Novice Convenor
Atom Convenor
Peewee Convenor
Bantam Convenor
Midget/Juvenile Convenor
Initiation Program Coordinator
GHA Representative - Novice B, Novice C & Initiation Convenor
Coach Mentor
Webmaster

c) The GCMHA Executive shall be nominated and elected at the Annual Meeting. The method of voting shall be done by secret ballot, each on the basis of one vote per registered family and any executive currently serving on the GCMHA. Should one of these elected posts become vacant during the Executive term of office, the Executive may appoint a replacement to fill the vacant position until the next Annual Meeting.

d) In order to be eligible for nomination to any Executive position in the GCMHA, applicants must reside within the boundaries of the GCMHA or be serving as a volunteer directly involved with the GCMHA.

e) In order for a member to stand for the nomination of President, that member must have served on the GCMHA Executive Committee during the previous year.

f) The term of office of the Executive shall commence no later than May 16 and continue until the next Annual Meeting.

g) On the Executive of the GCMHA, the following position will be up for election every second year:

ODD NUMBERED YEAR at time of election:

President
Vice-President: Hockey Operations
Director, Development
Secretary
Registrar
Ice Manager and Scheduler
Chairperson – GCMHA Tournaments
Chairperson – Fund Raising/Sponsorship
Novice Convenor
Peewee Convenor
Midget/Juvenile Convenor

EVEN NUMBERED YEAR at time of election:

Vice-President: Finance and Administration
Director, House League Teams
Treasurer
Equipment Manager
Coordinator – Risk and Safety
Director, Discipline
Atom Convenor
Bantam Convenor
Initiation Program Coordinator
GHA Representative - Novice B, Novice C and Initiation Convenor
Webmaster

Article 7 - Fiscal Period

The GCMHA fiscal period shall commence on July 1 and end on June 30 of the next succeeding calendar year.

Article 8 - Meetings

The Annual Meeting of the GCMHA shall be held no later than May 16 of each year. Its purpose shall be to review the activities of the past season, to carry out elections, render financial reports and to consider policies aimed at improving the GCMHA's operations for the next season.

General meetings shall be at the call of the President, or as provided in the By-Laws, or upon receipt of a motion affecting the By-Laws or the operation of the GCMHA through its By-Laws.
GCMHA Executive meetings shall be at the call of the President or as provided in the By-Laws. In addition:

As a general rule, the GCMHA Executive shall hold regular monthly meetings in each year and such additional meetings as the Executive deems necessary.

If for any reason, a meeting has not been called by the President within two weeks after being requested by two officers, a meeting may be called and chaired by a member of the Executive.

Such meeting, subject to the rule of quorum, shall be legal and constitutional.

Notice of meeting shall be given by the Secretary to all members at least seven days prior to such meetings.

Emergency meetings of the GCMHA may be called without the usual seven days notice provided that a quorum of the officers agree to such a meeting.

The quorum for Executive meetings shall be 50 percent plus one (a simple majority in the case of an odd number of office holders). This quorum includes the chairperson of the meeting.

The agenda for the Annual Meeting shall be prepared by the President and shall include the following business:

Constitutional Amendments
President's Annual Report
Treasurer's Annual Report
Old Business
Elections
New Business

Article 9 - Finances

All monies of the GCMHA, bank accounts, expenditure of funds, etc., shall be administered in accordance with the GCMHA By-Laws.

Article 10 - Amendments to the GCMHA Constitution

The Constitution of the GCMHA shall not be amended except at an Annual Meeting. Notice of the proposed amendments shall be given to the Secretary in writing at least thirty days prior to the Annual Meeting.

All proposed amendments to the Constitution shall require a two-thirds majority of those present at the Annual Meeting.

Only members eighteen years of age or older, in attendance at the Annual Meeting will be entitled to a vote.

Article 11 - By-Laws, Rules, Duties and Regulations

The GCMHA Executive may at its Executive meetings, by a simple majority of those present and voting, establish and / or amend By-Laws governing among other things conduct of meetings, voting, elections and duties of the GCMHA.

Executive, playing rules, tournaments, conduct and conditions of appeals and protest, and without being limited by the foregoing, By-Laws concerning such matters as properly fall within the jurisdiction of the GCMHA.

The GCMHA Executive may at its Executive meetings, by a majority of those present, establish, amend, revise or repeal Rules, Duties and Regulations governing the structure and operating conditions of teams and training programs, special playing rules, residence rules, registration procedures, budget activities as established by the jurisdiction of the GCMHA Executive.