Following Wednesday's meeting a number of supporters have put their names forward to be on the new Corby Town Supporters Club committee. We are looking for more people to get involved however, and are seeking any interested parties to put their name forward ahead of or at the next meeting, at which point the members present will decide on the final committee line-up.

The roles on the committee will include chair, vice-chair, treasurer and secretary. The person to fill each role will be decided by the committee at their first meeting. We urge anybody with experience in any of these roles to please come forward and ensure that the Supporters Club can begin on a solid foundation. 

The next Corby Town Supporters Club meeting will be on Saturday 9th July 2011 at 1pm in the Steelmen Social Club.

Below are the provisional rules and constitution of the Corby Town Supporters Club, which are subject to change and confirmation by the newly appointed committee. 

Corby Town Supporters Club Constitution

1.0 Name
1.1 The name of the association shall be “Corby Town Supporters Club”.

2.0 Objectives and Purpose
2.1 To organise the support and encouragement of Corby Town FC.
2.2 To promote the interest of and provide facilities for the supporters of Corby Town FC.
2.3 To set down and encourage the acceptance of standards of conduct to be observed by members
of the Supporters Club.
2.4 To organise social events, competitions and fundraising to further the aims of the Supporters Club and Football Club. This will enable the Supporters Club to make donations to the football club via defined activities or projects.
2.5 To encourage friendly relations with supporters of all football clubs.
2.6 To encourage participation of younger members of the Supporters Club.
2.7 To do all such things that may be deemed necessary to facilitate the objectives of the Supporters
Club.
2.8 To encourage closer links between players and supporters.
2.9 To encourage closer links between the board and supporters.

3.0 The Committee
3.1 The Supporters Club shall be governed by a Committee, which shall comprise such members as
the Supporters Club shall from time to time determine.

4.0 The Rules
4.1 The Supporters Club shall have and shall adopt rules governing the day to day conduct of the
Supporters Club and the rules and any amendments thereto shall not conflict with the provisions
of this constitution and shall only be adopted or amended or repealed by at least 75% of the
members present and entitled to vote at a General Meeting. Amendments to the constitution shall
only be made at an Annual General Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting.

5.0 Membership
5.1 Membership of the Supporters Club will be open to all ages. Every candidate for membership will
complete a membership form that will normally be accepted by the committee who reserve the
right to refuse the application. The committee will furnish the applicant with the reasons for
rejection; the applicant will then have the right to appeal to the next Annual General Meeting or
Extraordinary General Meeting of the Supporters Club.

6.0 General Meetings
6.1 An Annual General Meeting of the Supporters Club shall be held every calendar year to
transact the following business:
i) To receive and if approved, adopt an annual report of the Supporters Club’s activities of the
previous year;
ii) To receive and if approved, adopt the income and expenditure accounts and the balance
of the Supporters Club;
iii) To appoint or sanction the appointment of the committee of the Supporters Club;
iv) To deal with any other special matter which the committee may desire;
6.2 An Extraordinary General Meeting may be called by the committee or by written request of a
minimum of 15, or 50% of adult members, whichever is the lower, of the Supporters Club
to decide matters of major importance. 

7.0 Finance
7.1 The Supporters Club shall, at all times, ensure that proper books of account are kept of all 
transactions connected with the activities of the Supporters Club and shall have a bank account 
and all monies received by the Supporters Club shall be paid into such account.
7.2 Accounts of the Supporters Club shall be prepared annually.
7.3 No money or property of, or any gain arising from the carrying on of activities of, the Supporters
Club shall be applied otherwise than in accordance with the rules of the Supporters Club. 
7.4 In the event of the winding up of the Supporters Club, all its assets, monies and other securities
shall be disposed of as the members deem to be beneficial to Corby Town FC and its supporters.

8.0 Relationship with Corby Town Football Club
8.1 The Supporters Club is administratively and financially independent of the football club.
8.2 The committee will represent the views of the membership by means of meetings with members
of the football club and will report the results of those meetings to the members.

Corby Town Supporters Club Rules

1.0 The Supporters Club's Year and Audit
1.1 The Supporters Club year shall run from 1 June to 31 May. Once in every year The accounts of the Supporters Club shall be prepared for presentation at an Annual General Meeting.

2.0 The Committee
2.1 The committee shall exist of not less than four (4) adult members and no more than ten (10), elected by the membership of the Supporters Club. 
2.2 The committee members will be fully subscribed members and be prepared to be actively involved in the activities of the Supporters Club. 
2.3 Nominations for election to the committee must be proposed and seconded in writing or by email and be in the hands of the Secretary seven days prior to the appropriate meeting. 
2.4 The committee will elect a Chairman from amongst its elected members. 
2.5 The committee shall have the power to co-opt members to serve on the committee to fill vacancies. Any co-opted members will automatically retire at the next annual general meeting but may offer themselves for re-election. Should the elected members fall below three (3), an Extraordinary General meeting shall be called to fill the outstanding vacancies. 
2.6 Any committee member who fails to attend three consecutive committee meetings without reasonable explanation shall be deemed to have resigned. 
2.7 The committee shall meet as and when necessary to discuss business. 
2.8 The authority to pledge the credit of the Supporters Club to the extent of funds available and to enter into contracts or agreements and to make payments by or on behalf of the Supporters Club, is vested solely in the committee. The committee shall not commit the Supporters Club beyond the assets of the Supporters Club. 
2.9 The committee shall have the power to create sub-committees for specific purposes.

3.0 General Meetings
3.1 An Annual General Meeting of the Supporters Club shall be held in each year at such a time and place as the committee shall determine, but within six (6) months of the end of each financial year.
3.2 Twenty-one days prior notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Supporters Club shall be given to members. Fourteen days prior notice will be given for Extraordinary General meetings.
3.3 At the Annual General Meeting of the Supporters Club, each committee member may offer themselves for re-election, or resign. Co-opted members will automatically retire but may offer themselves for re-election. In the event of more than 10 adult members wanting to be on the committee then a ballot will be held and the 10 with the highest number of votes will be deemed to have been elected.
3.4 Extraordinary General Meetings of the Supporters Club shall be held at such times as may be determined by the committee, or by written request of a minimum of 15, or 50% of adult members, whichever is the lower, of the Supporters Club.
3.5 At any meeting, voting shall be by show of hands or by ballot paper, whichever procedure is deemed more suitable by the Chairman. The Chairman shall have no vote at any meeting, except in the case of a tie.
3.6 The committee may invite any person to attend its Annual General or Extraordinary General Meetings in a non-voting capacity.

4.0 Committee Meetings
4.1 The Supporters Club committee shall meet at least twelve times in each calendar year, at such times and places as the committee shall determine. 
4.2 The committee may invite any person to attend its meetings in a non-voting capacity. 
4.3 Questions arising at a committee meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have the casting vote.

5.0 Membership
5.1 Membership is open to any person who: 
a) Is a supporter of Corby Town FC; or 
b) Has an interest in the game of football in Corby; and 
c) Agrees to be bound by these rules and the constitution; and 
d) Is not subject to any football related ban or disciplinary action. 
5.2 The committee will decide and issue a form of application for membership. Members are to pay an annual subscription of such a sum and payment method as the Committee shall decide.
5.3 Every candidate will complete the membership form and agree to make payment as decided by the committee.
5.4 All applications and proposals may be considered by the committee at their discretion to decide whether the candidate should be accepted for membership. 
5.5 Membership shall be renewable annually from 1 June each calendar year. 
5.6 In the event of a member making payment to the Supporters Club or Travel Club for travel, a match ticket or other organized event and subsequently failing to turn up, any repayment of the monies received will be at the discretion of the committee. 
5.7 If any payment made by a member is by cheque and is for any reason dishonoured upon presentation, then, in addition to making good any payment still due, the member concerned will be liable to meet any administrative or bank charges incurred in consequence of the cheque not being met at the first attempt. 
5.8 The committee shall have the power to reprimand, suspend or expel any member who shall infringe any rule or whose conduct shall, in their opinion, render him/her unfit for membership, subject to the ratification of the next meeting of the committee. Before any such suspension 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.
5.9 No member may use the name or title of the Supporters Club without the authority of the committee. 
5.10 Other than travel arrangements made by the officials authorised for that purpose, no financial liability will be accepted by the Supporters Club or Travel Club for any transport arranged by the member or any group of members, nor will any such arrangements fall within the scope of any insurance cover arranged by the Supporters Club.

6.0 Officers
6.1 The committee shall appoint a Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and such other officers as they deem necessary, from amongst its elected members.

7.0 Quorum
7.1 The quorum at committee meetings of the Supporters Club shall not be less than four (4) members (one of which must be the Chair, Vice-Chair or Secretary). 
7.2 The quorum at Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary General Meetings shall not be less than 15 members or 50% of the membership, whichever is the lower. 

8.0 Finance
8.1 The Supporters Club shall have a general account at a bank to be determined by the committee and all cheques drawn on that account shall bear at least two of the signatures of the Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. 
8.2 Separate accounts may be opened for specific purpose at the discretion of the committee, provided that a minimum of two signatures is always required.
8.3 The committee shall appoint another committee member as Assistant Treasurer in order for the accounts to be prepared for the Annual General Meeting, should the need arise.

9.0 Alterations
9.1 Alterations to these rules may only be made if the assent of a majority of those committee members present and voting is received at a special meeting of the committee convened for that specific purpose. 
9.2 A resolution for the alteration of the rules shall be received by the Secretary at least seven clear days before the meeting of which clear notice in writing shall be given by the Secretary to the committee and shall include notice of the alterations proposed. 
9.3 Any such amendment shall subsequently be adopted or amended or repealed at the next general meeting of the supporters club by 75% of the members present who are entitled to vote.

10.0 Expulsion from the Committee
10.1 Committee members may be suspended or expelled from the committee for refusing to comply with the provisions of any of these rules or for any other cause deemed by the committee to justify such suspension or expulsion. 
10.2 Any expelled committee member will be ineligible for re-election for a period as determined by the committee. The decision will be given to the expelled member in writing, along with their right to appeal against the expulsion.

11.0 Relationship with the Football Club
11.1 The committee will represent the views of the membership by means of meetings with the football club. 
11.2 The Supporters Club will be represented by one or all of the officers of the committee at such meetings. 

12.0 Unspecified Matters
12.1 Any matter not covered by the above rules shall be dealt with by the committee.