Greater Atlanta Women’s Soccer Association

Bylaws

Revised June 25, 2007

 

Articles

 

Article 1: Name

Article 2: Object

Article 3: General

Article 4: Definitions

Article 5: Members

Article 6: Officers

Article 7: Meetings

Article 8: Board of Directors

Article 9: Committees

Article 10: Discipline

Article 11: Parliamentary Authority

Article 12: Amendment of Bylaws

Article 13: Dissolution

Article 1:          Name

The name of this Association shall be Greater Atlanta Women’s Soccer Association Inc (GAWSA)

Article 2:          Object - Purpose

 The purpose of this organization shall be to provide control, regulation, promotion, and development of recreational and competitive soccer for women’s teams headquartered in the metropolitan Atlanta area.

Article 3:          General

This Association shall be a member of, Georgia State Soccer Association, US Adult Soccer Association and the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). To the extent permissible under all applicable Georgia laws or statutes, US Adult Soccer Association, and USSF articles of incorporation, bylaws, policies, and requirements take precedence over and supersede the governing documents and decisions of GSSA. GAWSA will not join any organization that has requirements that conflict with USSF or its articles, bylaws, policies, and requirements.

Article 4:          Definitions

  1. “Authorized votes” Total of eligible votes in attendance at membership meetings

 

  1. “Council” means the general membership of GAWSA

 

  1. “Executive Board” means the GAWSA Board of Directors of officers

 

  1. “Eligible Votes” Total number of votes of those members in good standing

 

  1.  “Ex–officio” GAWSA President who shall be an non voting member of every GAWSA Committee

 

  1. “Federation” means the United States Soccer Federation, Inc, (USSF).

 

  1. “FIFA” means the federation International de football Association of which the Federation is the national association member for the United States.

 

  1. “Fiscal Year” The 12 month accounting period beginning July 1 and ending June 30, or as 
  1.  determined by the GSSA Board of Directors.

 

  1. “GASA” means Georgia Amateur Soccer Association

 

  1. “GSSA” means Georgia State Soccer Association

 

  1. “Life Members” Any Past President or person designated as such by the GAWSA Council 

 

  1. “Member” A member is an individual or team that has applied for and/or been approved for membership with GAWSA.     Membership in GSSA through each defined team is open to all players, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, officials, and honorary members.

 

  1. “Player” an individual person who is duly registered and actively playing with an Amateur Affiliate during the current seasonal year.

 

  1. “Youth Player” A member that is under the age of 18 and /or still in high school or college.

 

  1. “Officer” Duly elected members of the Board of Directors who shall serve as the officers of the corporation and as governed by applicable law

 

  1. “Quorum” The quorum for any GAWSA board of directors meetings shall be a majority.  The quorum for the AGM and SAGM shall be a majority of the votes eligible to be cast at any meeting of the affiliated membership.

 

  1. “ Scheduler” an appointed position by the GAWSA President that shall have the duties of generating a playing schedule made up of all current approved league teams.

 

  1. “Seasonal Year” The seasonal year shall consist of the 12 months as defined by USSF.

 

  1. “Secretary” the GAWSA board Director whose duties shall include keeping meeting minutes, records of all business related activities, distributing information to the league members and keeping current the league web site and

 

  1. “Vice – President” means the GAWSA board Director whose duties shall include all disciple and protest, appeal and other related issues.

 

  1. Team” shall be deemed to be a recognized entity of eleven players affiliated /approved by GAWSA and organized for the purpose of playing the sport of soccer.
  3. “USASA” means the United States Adult Soccer Association.

 

  1. “USSF” or “US Soccer” means the United States Soccer Federation.

 

 

 Article 5:                     Members

 There shall be classes of members that include the voting and non-voting members.

 

5.1 Voting

Shall include one representative from each currently affiliated team in good standings and all members of the Board of Directors.

5.2 Non-Voting

Shall include Lifetime Members.

5.3 Terms of Membership

5.3.1 Qualification and Eligibility

Each Annual Affiliate application for GAWSA membership shall be on a form (hard or soft copy) as approved from time to time by the Board of Directors and shall provide that the applicant agrees to abide by the articles of incorporation, bylaws, policies, procedures and decisions of GSSA. The fees due shall accompany each application for the current period. Application shall be filed with the Registrar of the Association and shall be acted upon according to the established policies and procedures of the Board of Directors.

5.3.2 Fees / Dues

5.3.2.a All fees assessed shall be determined by the Board of Directors and shall be approved by a majority of authorized votes cast at a duly called membership. An Affiliate shall pay an annual affiliation fee as listed in the standing rules.

5.3.2.b  All required fees are due as per GAWSA policies.

5.3.2.c  All current fee schedules shall be available through the league registrar of Greater Atlanta Women’s Soccer Association.

5.3.3 Resignation

Any Affiliate desiring to resign from the Association shall submit its resignation in writing to the Executive Director, who shall present it to the Board of Directors for action. No Affiliate’s resignation shall be accepted until its entire financial obligations to GAWSA are paid in full.

Article 6:          Officers

6.1        The Officers of the Association shall be

President

Vice President 

Secretary

Treasurer

6.2       Duties of the Board of Directors

 

 

No elected Board members shall serve simultaneously in more than one elected position.

No elected Board Member shall be a paid employee of GAWSA.

Members of the Board may be removed from office for failure to perform assigned duties.

Any officer absent from two (2) consecutive meetings or four (4) meetings in a year without cause shall be considered unable to perform the assigned duties.

A two-thirds vote of the Board shall be required to remove an elected member from his/her position.

The President shall appoint, with the approval of the Board, replacements to fill vacancies on the Board arising from removal, resignation or departure of the incumbent for any other reason.  Upon approval by the GAWSA Board, the appointee shall fill the remainder of the term with full voting rights.

No individual member may be elected to the same office for more than two (2) consecutive terms. The only exception to this shall be that an individual who was appointed to fill a vacancy of an un expired term of more than one year may not be elected for more than two (2) terms. 

 

The annual budget shall be determined by the Board of Directors and shall be approved by a vote of the general membership cast in a duly called meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

The actions of the Board of Directors shall be presented for approval to the membership at any general meeting.

 

 

       6.3    Special Meetings. 

 

The President with approval of the Board shall call special meetings of the Association. 

 

The President at the request of a minimum of 33% (33 percent) of the eligible votes of Affiliates shall call a special meeting. The meeting must be called within 14 days and be held within 60 days.

 

The Secretary shall provide written notice of a called meeting of the Association to all Affiliates at least (14) fourteen days in advance of the meeting date, and the purpose of the meeting shall be stated in the call.

           

The quorum for a special meeting shall be a majority of the votes eligible to be cast at any meeting of the affiliated membership.

Membership Meetings

 

The Secretary shall notify the affiliated membership (14) fourteen days prior to an AGM and SAGM and shall provide copies of all proposed changes to GSSA rules, regulations, policies, and bylaws.

Board of Directors’ Meetings

 

The Board shall meet bi annually unless the Board directs otherwise, and at other times at the call of the President or a majority of the Board.  The order of business and agenda shall be as determined by the President in consultation with the Secretary or as set forth for general meetings. A majority of the voting members of the Board shall constitute a quorum to conduct business.  Each member of the Board shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote on any matter of business before the Board.  Voting by proxy shall not be allowed.  The Board of Directors may act on any matter without a meeting with the written consent of all Directors.  The Board of Directors may conduct business via electronic meeting in accordance with the policies established by the Association.

 

Appointed / League Positions

 

The Board of Directors will select and employ a League Registrar to administer the registration affairs of the Association’s administrative functions as provided in the GAWSA Financial Policies Manual. The Board will set the salary and he/she will be directly responsible to the Board through a designee of the Board.

The Board of Directors will appoint a League Scheduler that shall have the duties of generating a playing schedule made up of all current approved league teams supplied by the League Registrar.

 

            The Board of Directors will appoint a League Scores & Standings statistician that shall have the duties of keeping     current the leagues weekly game scores and team standings during the current playing season.

          

           The Board of Directors will appoint a League Promotion & Relegation Committee that shall have the duties of reviewing the final standing of all teams and assigning teams to divisions in the upcoming season. There shall be a member of each division represented on the Promotion & Relegation Committee and the Chair shall be the League Scores & Standings statistician.

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            The Board of Directors will appoint a Web Master that shall have the duties of keeping current the leagues Web Site.

 

            The Board of Directors will appoint a League Player Coordinator that shall have the duties of coordinating new players with existing teams during the current playing season.

 

           The Board of Directors shall set all salaries, compensations and benefits as provided in the GAWSA Policies & 

            Procedures Manual.

 

Additional Members of the Board

 

The Board may appoint additional members to the Board who shall be non-voting members.

Committee / Sub Committee Chairs
 
The Board of directors shall appoint Committee and Sub-committee Chairs as defined in Article 9: Committees

 

The Board of Directors may dissolve any nonfunctioning committee as defined in Article 9: Committees.

 

6.3        Duties of Officers

6.3.1 President

               6.3.1.1 The President is the Chairman of the Board and is Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.

6.3.1.2 The President shall do the following:

1. Preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors

             2. Preside at all general membership meetings

             3. If the President is unable to carry out this duty, the Vice President will preside as chair at meetings.

             4. Oversee and direct all activities of GAWSA

             5. Sign contracts on approval by the Board of Directors.

             6. Cast a deciding vote or vote by secret ballot.

7. Represent this Association in all matters that requires state representation otherwise stated.

8. Submit an annual report at the General Meeting

9. Appoint committees and positions (unless otherwise stated) with approval by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.

10. In the event any other officer is unable to complete the term of office, the President, with the approval of the Board of Directors, shall appoint another person to fill the remainder of the un-expired term.

6.3.2     Vice-President

 

The Vice President shall be responsible for the following

1. Serve as Discipline and Protest Chairperson for all GAWSA hearings.

                2. Excusing themselves from a D&P hearing and appointing an alternate Chairperson if there should be a conflict 

                3. Serve as Risk Management Chairperson for all GAWSA.

                4. Serve as the GAWSA representative for all GSSA related Appeals; D&P and Ethic & Grievance related issues as required by GSSA. 

                5. Set all GAWSA Appeals, Ethic & Grievance hearings as required by the membership.

                6. Preside at all meeting of the Board of Directors in the event that the president cannot attend.

7. Preside at all general membership meetings in the event that the president cannot attend.

            8. If the President should resign or vacant the position for any reason, the Vice President will assume the position of   President for the remainder of the Presidents term or until the next officers election. 

9. Administering the suspension or curtailment of membership within GAWSA.

10. Submission of an annual report to the Association at the Annual General Meeting

6.3.4     Treasurer  -

The Treasurer shall be responsible for the following:

1.      Receive any monies paid to this organization

2.       Keep records on all the property of this organization;

3.       Maintain a detailed account of the income and expenditures thereof;

4.      Deposit all funds upon receipt in a bank account in the name of this organization;

5.      Present a financial report with the present balance at each Council Meeting;

6.       Present a written financial report at the Annual Meeting;

7.      Certify the registration of each player and each team;

8.      Submit all required affiliation and registration forms and fees to the GASA;

9.      Shall sign all checks of the organization which must be countersigned by the President, except when checks are written to the GSSA and/or GASA; and

10.   Shall be bonded at the expense of the organization by a recognized bonding company.

 

Secretary

 

The Secretary shall be responsible for the following:

 

1.       Record the minutes of all meetings and attend to the correspondence; and

2.       Furnish each properly constituted team in good standing with a true and accurate copy of the By-Laws     when the team enters the league.

3.       Oversee the position of GAWSA Registrar

4.       Provide written notice of a called meeting of the Association to all Affiliates at least (14) fourteen days in advance of the meeting date, and the purpose of the meeting shall be stated in the call.

5.       Notify the affiliated membership (14) fourteen days prior to an AGM and SAGM and shall provide copies of all proposed changes to GAWSA rules, regulations, policies, and bylaws.

6.       Provide annually to Georgia State Soccer Association copies of its Bylaws and other governing documents

7.       Submit changes to those documents to Georgia Amateur Soccer Association for approval not later than 90 days after adoption

8.       Provide to Georgia State Soccer Association any changes in the GAWSA Board of Directors and their contact information.

9.       Upon reasonable request make copies of all documents available to GAWSA Affiliates.

 

Registrar:

 

Receive all affiliate applications for GAWSA membership.

 

6.5 Nomination of Officers (election by ballot included)

The officers of the board shall be:

 

Elected at the Annual General Membership meeting

President – elected in odd years

Vice President – elected in even years

Secretary – elected in odd years

Treasurer – elected in even years

6.6        Resignation/ Removal/ Appointments

The duties and powers of all elected officers shall cease at the end of the Annual General Meeting of the second year of their two-year term or upon their resignation or removal from office.

The duties and powers of all appointed positions shall cease after they have made their annual reports to the Annual General Meeting. The new officers have the duty to fill appointed positions following the Annual General Meeting.

No elected Board members shall serve simultaneously in more than one elected position.

Members of the Board may be removed from office for failure to perform assigned duties.

 

Any officer absent from two (2) consecutive meetings or four (4) meetings in a year without cause shall be considered unable to perform the assigned duties.

 

A two-thirds vote of the Board shall be required to remove an elected member from his/her position.

The President shall appoint, subject to the approval of the Board, replacements to fill vacancies on the Board arising from removal, resignation or departure of the incumbent for any other reason. Upon approval by the GAWSA Board, the appointee shall fill the remainder of the term with full voting rights.

An individual may not be elected to the same office for more than two (2) consecutive terms. The only exception to this shall be that an individual who was appointed to fill a vacancy of an unexpired term of more than one year may not be elected for more than two (2) consecutive terms. 

Article 7:          Meetings

7.1        General Membership Meetings

 

There shall be semi-annual meetings of the GAWSA membership.

The primary meeting of the Association shall be designated the Annual General Meeting (AGM). 

The AGM shall be held during the third quarter of each calendar year, as designated by the President. 

The secondary meeting of the Association shall be designated the Semi Annual General Meeting (SAGM). 

The SAGM shall be held in the first quarter of the annual calendar year, as designated by the President

It shall be the responsibility of each team to have in attendance at both meetings a minimum of one member to represent its team’s interests.

The annual budget shall be determined by the Board of Directors and shall be approved by a vote of the general membership cast in a duly called meeting at which a quorum is present.

The actions of the Board of Directors shall be presented at any general meeting.

It shall be the responsibility of the General membership to appoint a nominations committee annually at the Semi Annual General Meeting.

7.2        Voting Representation

 

Voting representation at the AGM and the SAGM shall be as follows:

 

One vote per team in good standing with the association.          

 

Prior to the start of any membership meeting, credentials will be established to determine the Authorized votes. For any issue before the GAWSA membership to be determined by vote, the Authorized votes will be used.

 

The League Registrar shall determine if a team has properly registered and for which it has submitted the appropriate payment. 

 

The GAWSA Vice President shall determine if a team is in good standings with the league. Any team that is found to be in a Not in Good Standings (Bad Standing) status shall not be allowed to participate in the vote.

 

A majority of the Board of Directors shall resolve any conflicts over credentials prior to conducting any other business.               

 Article 8:         Board of Directors

The sole authority of this Corporation shall be vested in a Board of Directors.

 

The board of directors shall be comprised of four (4) members, the president, vice president, treasurer and secretary.

 

The board of directors will be responsible for enacting, reviewing and publishing policies to enable the Association to attain its stated goals. (See Article 7.1)

 

The board of directors will be responsible for any and all financial responsibilities that are incurred under their term on behalf of the GAWSA membership.

This Board shall have full authority to act for the Corporation in all matters of administration, and shall make a report to the Membership at its Annual and Semi-Annual meetings of whatever business has been conducted by the board.  This Board shall have power to incur pecuniary liabilities on behalf of the Corporation. 

The officers of the board of directors shall be elected at the Annual General Meetings.

 

Subsection - The term of office shall be two years and/or until an Officer’s successor is elected and qualified.  Subsection  - Officers elected at the AGM shall take office immediately after the Annual General meeting. 

Subsection  - An individual may not be elected to the same office for more than two consecutive terms.  The only exception to this shall be that an individual who was appointed to fill a vacancy of an unexpired term of more than one year may not be elected for more than two consecutive terms. 

 

Election of Officers

The Officers and Directors of the Association shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting for a term of two years with the exception of the Playing Athlete.

All Affiliates can vote for the positions of President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The number of votes for voting members shall be determined as described in Article 7.2. subsection .

 

Subsection:

The President shall be elected in odd-numbered years.

The Vice President shall be elected in even – numbered years.

Treasurer shall be elected in odd - numbered years.

The Secretary shall be elected in even – numbered years

Fourteen (14) days prior to each Annual General Meeting and Semi Annual General Meeting, the Secretary will inform the Affiliates of the number of eligible votes each will be entitled to at the AGM or SAGM. 

Article 9:          Committees

9.1 Standing Committees

 

The GAWSA President shall appoint Committee and Sub-committee Chairs, with the approval of the GAWSA Board of Directors, unless otherwise stated.

 

All committee appointments shall be annual appointments unless otherwise stated.

 

All committee appointments shall take place at the first Board of Directors meeting following the Annual General Meeting.

 

The GAWSA President may dissolve any nonfunctioning committee, with the approval of the GAWSA Board of Directors

 

The Standing Committees of GSSA shall be:

 

Adjudication

Bylaws & Policy

Discipline & Protest

Nominations

Promotion & Relegation

Tournament

 

Adjudication Committee:

 

This Committee shall hear/ be divided into three sub categories, Appeals, Ethics and Grievance and Risk Management.

 

Appeals Sub Committees

 

These committees shall hear all appeals properly submitted to the GAWSA League President.

These committees shall hear all appeals within a two (2) week period unless an alternate date is requested in the written appeal.

The Vice President will appoint an unbiased committee composed of: a Chair and two (2) additional members for each individual hearing.

The Chair of these committees must provide, in writing, the rulings of the committee to the GAWSA Secretary for appropriate record keeping.

The Chair of these committees must provide, in writing, the rulings of the committee to the accused within ninety six (96) hours after the hearing.

This committee shall adhere to and comply with all the requirements of Georgia State Soccer Association,  US Amateur Soccer and USSF.

 

Ethics and Grievance Sub Committees

These committees shall hear all grievances and questions of an ethical nature properly submitted to the GAWSA League President.

These committees shall hear all grievances within a two (2) week period unless an alternate date is requested in the written appeal.

The Vice President will appoint an unbiased committee composed of: a Chair and two (2) additional members for each individual hearing.

The Chair of these committees must provide, in writing, the rulings of the committee to the GAWSA Secretary for appropriate record keeping.

The Chair of these committees must provide, in writing, the rulings of the committee to the accused within ninety six (96) hours after the hearing.

This committee shall adhere to and comply with all the requirements of Georgia Amateur Soccer Association, Georgia State Soccer Association, US Amateur Soccer and USSF.

Risk Management Sub Committee

This Committee shall be composed of the Chairman (Vice President) and two additional members appointed by the GAWSA Board of Directors.

This committee shall be responsible for reviewing ”Risk Management” issues that may come before the Association and shall make recommendations to the GAWSA Board of Directors for implementation of policies and procedures that protect GAWSA and the affiliated membership.

 

Bylaws and Policy Committee

The Committee shall be composed of three (3) members appointed by the President

This Committee shall meet on an as needed basis by the membership

This committee shall be responsible for reviewing the Bylaws and Policies and Procedures of GAWSA.

 

 Proposed changes shall be presented in accordance with Article 10 of the GSSA Bylaws.  This committee shall review all proposed changes properly submitted in accordance with Article 10 of the GAWSA Bylaws prior to their distribution to the Affiliated Members, standing Committee Chairs and the GAWSA Board of Directors.

 

This committee shall be prepared to discuss all proposed change(s) at the GAWSA Annual General Meeting (AGM) or at the GAWSA Semi Annual General Meeting (SAGM),

 

This committee shall also be responsible for ensuring that Bylaws, Policies and Procedures are all consistent with and in compliance with the same of Georgia State Soccer Association, US Adult Soccer and USSF.

 

After review, submit Bylaw proposals and recommendations from the committee to the GAWSA secretary for dispersement to the membership.

 

 

Discipline & Protest Committees

 

The GAWSA Vice President will chair this Committee unless other wise stated under the duties of Vice President.

Each hearing committee shall be composed of the D&P Chair and three (3) additional members selected from divisions of play other then the accused.

These committees shall be composed of: members of whom, not more than one of who can be from the same division.

Each hearing committees shall hear appeals and protests that are directly related to game incidents and rule on such matters in accordance with the Bylaws, General Procedures and specific rules of GAWSA.

The Chair of these committees must contact the accused and the team Manager, with in (96) hours of notification of the infraction, to set a hearing date with in a (10) ten-day period. Notification may be by email with confirmation required. 

The Chair of these committees must provide, in writing, the rulings of the committee to the GAWSA Secretary for appropriate record keeping.

The Chair of these committees must provide, in writing, the rulings of the committee to the accused within ninety six (96) hours after the hearing.

This committee shall adhere to and comply with all the requirements of Georgia Amateur Soccer Association, Georgia State Soccer Association, US Amateur Soccer and USSF.

 

 Nominating Committee

This Committee shall be appointed by the general membership at the Semi Annual General Meeting.

This Committee shall be composed of a chairperson and one additional member.

This Committee is charged with seeking new members for the Board of Directors.

This Committee is charged with publishing the slate of nominations to the membership prior to the Annual General Meeting

The Nomination Chair shall assume the floor as Chair of the AGM to hold elections of Officers 

 

Promotion & Relegation Committee:

   

The committee shall be composed of members that will represent each of the playing divisions including an appointed Chair.

This committee shall meet twice a year, prior to each of the two playing seasons to review the standings of each team and division.

It shall be the responsibility of this committee to assure the fair distribution of approved teams into the correct playing divisions.

This Committee shall recommend to the league scheduler the division of teams for the upcoming season

 

Tournament Committee

The GAWSA President shall appoint, with approval from the BOD, a Tournament Committee Chairman.

 

The Tournament committee shall do the following:

The committee shall review and make recommendations on tournament games policies to the GAWSA Board of Directors for approval.

 

Present a date and location in writing for approval to the BOD thirty days prior to the tournament.

 

Present a budget in writing for approval to the BOD thirty days prior to the tournament.

 

Present a nomination of a Tournament Director for approval to the BOD one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the tournament.

 

Special Committees

The President may establish special committees with the approval of the Board of Directors to accomplish a special purpose. The membership and structure of these committees will be determined at the time they are formed.

9.3        Ex-officio members

The GSSA President shall be an ex-officio member of all GAWSA committees except the Nominating committee.

 

Article 10:         Discipline

 

Suspension of Membership

Any Affiliate may be determined to be in bad standing for cause and placed in suspension. Cause shall be defined but not limited to the following:

Failure to pay registration fees

Failure to pay fees or fines assessed against the Affiliate

Violations of GAWSA Bylaws or Policies.

An Affiliate in bad standing may not receive any privileges and/ or benefits of membership.

The Vice President shall be responsible for administering the suspension or curtailment of membership.

Any suspension or expulsion shall be subject to appeal to the Appeals Committee as outlined in Article 9: committees

 

Article 11:         Parliamentary Authority

RULES OF ORDER

All meetings of this Association shall be conducted in accordance with the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws and the Policies and Procedures of this Association.

Article 12:         Amendment of Bylaws

The Bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the affiliated members in good standing at any duly authorized meeting of the Association.

 

Proposals for amendment of the Bylaws must be made in writing and submitted to the GAWSA Bylaws Committee Chair or the BOD with ten days of notification by the League of a Bylaws Committee review. This is to allow ample time for the committee to review and to allow (30) thirty days notice to all Affiliates prior to consideration of such proposals at any meeting. 

Any member in good standing may make a Bylaw proposal.

 Rules and Policy Changes

Rules / Regulations & Policy of the association may be amended by a majority of the votes cast by the Affiliates in good standing at any duly authorized meeting of the general membership.

Proposals for changes must be made in writing and submitted to the GAWSA Bylaws Committee Chair with ten days of notification by the League of a Bylaws Committee review. This is to allow ample time for the committee to review and to allow (30) thirty days notice to all Affiliates prior to consideration of such proposals at any meeting. 

Article 13 Indemnifications:

 

The Association shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by law it’s Officers, Directors, employees and other representatives against any loss, liability, costs or expense including attorney fees in any way arising out of any act or omission taken by or omitted in good faith belief that such act or omission was lawful and furtherance of the Association’s purpose.

 

Articlem13 Dissolution

In the event that GAWSA disbands, after liabilities and obligations are satisfied in accordance with government regulations, any remaining monies in the GAWSA treasury shall be dispersed as determined by the GAWSA Board of Directors. None of the funds will be used for the benefit of the individual members.