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North Saskatchwan Unit 575 Hall Of Fame
ACBL Unit 575
HALL OF FAME
OPERATING PROCEDURES
TABLE
OF CONTENTS 1. Powers and
Purpose...........................................................................................2 2. Committee
Composition and
Appointment.......................................................2 3. Committee
Records............................................................................................3 4. Nomination
Criteria, Rules and
Procedures.......................................................3 5. Election
Procedures............................................................................................4 6.
Timeline..............................................................................................................4 7. Committee
Operating
Procedures.......................................................................4 8. Awards and
Recognition.....................................................................................6 This document
reflects the Operating Procedures of the North Saskatchewan Unit 575
Hall of Fame, as adopted by the Board of Unit 575 (hereinafter “the
Board”). These operating procedures may be amended from time to time
by majority vote of the Board to incorporate changes which the Board
considers necessary. 1. Powers and
Purpose The Hall of Fame
Committee (HoFC) is charged with the oversight of the Unit 575 Hall
of Fame program, and nomination of members in the Open and Builder
categories for the Board’s final ratification. The HoFC shall have
responsibility for setting criteria for selecting nominees,
establishing nomination and election procedures, and overseeing the
announcement of newly inducted members, in addition to providing
input to the Board regarding the Unit 575 Hall of Fame Online
display. The HoFC shall report
to the Board prior to the institution of a material change in any of
the above areas, and shall generally keep the Board informed on all
matters concerning the Hall of Fame. The Board shall have ultimate
approval on all matters except the selection of the nominees to be
placed on the Hall of Fame ballot. 2. Committee
Composition and Appointment The Unit 575
President and HoFC chair shall endeavour to employ a balanced
approach to composing the Hall of Fame Committee, taking into
account variations in age, gender and area of residency. There shall
be five voting members of the HoFC, including the Unit 575
President and one other member of the Board. At least one
member of the Hall of Fame Committee shall be from Saskatoon and at
least one member shall be from Prince Albert. However, suitable
Committee candidates should not be eliminated from consideration as
a result of the desire for a balanced Committee. The three non-Board
members of the HoFC will serve staggered three-year terms. In order
to accomplish this intention, initial appointments of non-Board
members shall be for one year for one member, two years for another
and three years for the last. An HoFC member or chair may be
reappointed following the end of his/her term but shall not serve
more than two consecutive full three-year terms. The HoFC Committee
members who are Board members shall be named each year by the Board
following the annual Board meeting, subject to a limit of six
consecutive years on the HoFC for any individual, and subject to the
requirement that the Unit 575
President shall be a member of the HoFC. Board members of the
HoFC shall cease to be HoFC members when they cease to serve on the
Board, and a replacement member shall be selected by the Board. A member of the HoFC
must be a Unit 575 member who has been actively involved in bridge
tournament activities (either as a player, in an administrative
capacity) for at least 10 years and is familiar with the activities
of possible nominees. A retired HoFC member
or chair may be re-appointed as a committee member after a two-year
(2) hiatus. Except for the initial HoFC chair, the HoFC chair must
have at least one year of previous service on the HoFC committee
before appointment as the chair. The three-year term
of appointed members shall begin at the conclusion of the Unit 575
annual meeting in the
year in which they were appointed and end three years later. If a
non-Board member of the HoFC becomes a member of the Board, he shall
continue as a HoFC member until the conclusion of their term. The HoFC shall
recommend possible HoFC members and a chair for the following year
to the Unit 575 President prior to the
Annual Board meeting. 3. Committee Records Unit 575
will maintain a HoFC Document
Archive that includes:
a.
Form letter to Hall of Fame nominees
b.
Biographical criteria
c.
List of previous inductees into the Hall of Fame 4. Nomination Criteria, Rules and Procedures Nomination Criteria The Unit 575
Hall of Fame Award, in any
category, shall be given to distinguished Unit members who are held
in high regard for their ethics, deportment and sportsmanship. The Unit 575
Hall of Fame Award shall be
given annually to individuals who have achieved prominence in the
game of bridge and either have an outstanding tournament record over
an extended period (“Player” category) or have contributed
significantly to the advancement of the game of bridge in
Saskatchewan, either as a tournament director or through involvement
in the enhancement and expansion of duplicate bridge in Saskatchewan
and development of Unit 575
(“Builder” category). They shall be elected by the HoFC, as
described in Section 5 of these Operating Procedures. The number of annual inductions shall be 3 in
each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. Thereafter, there shall be up
to two inductions each year. There shall be at least one inductee in
the Builder category in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, and
at least one inductee in the Builder category in every three year
period thereafter. Nominees in either the Player or Builder category
must have attained the age of 60 by January 1st of the year of their
induction, or be deceased. The primary basis for consideration in the
Player categories is the player’s Canadian, North American and
Regional record and
achievements as a member and representative of
Unit 575 . An individual’s personal
history should be considered in nominating candidates or selecting
Hall of Fame members. A proposed nominee’s Canadian and ACBL
disciplinary record may be reviewed as part of the process of
determining whether that person meets the criteria to be nominated
for admission into the Hall of Fame. Nomination Rules and Procedures Unit 575
members may suggest names to
be nominated in either the Player or Builder category. HoFC members
may also propose names to be nominated, without consideration of
whether they were suggested by Unit members. HoFC members shall not be nominated or
considered for nomination for the Hall of Fame while serving on the
Hall of Fame Committee. 5. Election Procedures The HoFC shall determine the number of
nominees. There shall not be more than 10 nominees, but there must
be at least the number of nominees sufficient to fill the designated
number of inductions in that calendar year. The voting will be
conducted on a straightforward voting method, as adopted by the
HoFC. In any event, a minimum of 50% of the ballots cast will be
required for a candidate to be elected. 6. Timeline The HoFC shall submit to the Board their list
of recommended recipients of the Hall of Fame Award for that year at
least one month prior to the Unit 575
annual meeting. 7. Committee
Operating Procedures Subcommittees The chair of the HoFC
may appoint subcommittees consisting of HoFC members and
non-committee members. Subcommittees are advisory only, and shall
report directly to the HoFC as a whole, which may approve, amend or
reject the report of the subcommittee. Meetings The HoFC shall
normally meet at the spring sectional in Saskatoon, if the Committee
deems it to be appropriate, may meet in person at any other event at
which a substantial proportion of the HoFC members will be present,
with the remaining members able to participate by telephone
conference call. Agenda The chair shall
prepare and distribute an agenda prior to each HoFC meeting. Minutes Minutes of HoFC
meetings shall be taken. After each meeting, draft minutes shall be
presented to the HoFC members for additions and corrections. Minutes
are presented for approval at the next regular meeting of the
Committee. Quorum A quorum shall
consist of 50% or more of the members of the Hall of Fame Committee,
including its chair. If less than a quorum is present, motions may
be discussed but not voted upon. A committee member connected by
telephone shall be considered present for a quorum. Voting A majority of the
votes cast is necessary for passage of any motion, subject to quorum
rules. Thus, if five members serve on the Hall of Fame Committee,
five are present, two abstain, and the other three vote, two to one
in favor, the motion carries. Absentee voting and voting by
conference call is permitted. Proxy voting is not permitted. Attendance Regular attendance is
important to contributing to HoFC decisions and making a quorum. The
chair shall attempt to take into account all HoFC members’ schedules
when setting the day and time for the HoFC meetings. The chair may ask
that a committee member resign if such member has not participated
in committee functions, or has a poor attendance record. The CBF
Board may remove and/or replace committee members for any reason. Committee members
shall make every effort to attend the meeting at which the final
list of nominees is determined, either in person or by conference
call. Vacancy If for any reason a
vacancy among non-Board members occurs on the Hall of Fame
Committee, the chair may replace the former member for the balance
of the former member’s term, subject to the Unit 575 President’s
approval, with due consideration of the guidelines in Section 2. 8. Awards and
Recognitions A plaque/award will
be presented to each inductee or his representative. In addition, all Hall
of Fame inductees will be honoured on a special section of the
WASUMI website, with a photograph, identification of his/her place
of residence and year of induction and a summary of his/her
achievements in the bridge environment which led to his/her
induction.
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