CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS
THE USTA/ASSOCIATED
CORPORATION
Article I
Name
The name of the
corporation shall be The
USTA/Associated
Article II
Purpose
AMTO
will function in full compliance with the Constitution, By-laws, Standing
Orders of USTA/
A. Recruit,
educate, train and develop tennis officials within the State of
B. Promote
the attainment of USTA certification, through evaluation and certification of
proficiency by all AMTO Council members as defined hereafter.
C. Encourage
the use of tennis officials in all tennis events.
D. Promote
and generally protect the interests of certified officials and tennis
officiating.
Article III
Membership and Dues
Section
1. All USTA certified tennis officials who
reside in the state of
Section
2. Such other
individuals who are not eligible for full membership may be named associate
members of AMTO by action of the AMTO Committee, as defined herein, and may be
assessed appropriate dues as determined by the AMTO Committee.
Article IV
Organization
Section
1. The AMTO Council shall consist of all full
members of AMTO.
Section
2. The AMTO Committee
shall have the full executive and administrative authority of AMTO to conduct
its business and financial affairs. The
AMTO Committee shall assist the USTA/Mid-Atlantic Umpires’ Committee and the
United States Tennis Association Umpires’ Committee.
Section 3. The AMTO Committee shall consist of the
following voting members:
A.
Chair
B.
Vice Chair
C.
Secretary
D.
Treasurer
E.
Area Representatives
F.
Immediate Past Chair (ex
officio)
Section
4. Duties of Officers:
A. Chair
1.
Presides at all AMTO Committee
and AMTO Council meetings.
2.
Appoints all AMTO Committee
chairs deemed appropriate.
3.
Coordinates the activities of
AMTO as they are determined to be appropriate in accordance with achieving the
purposes of AMTO.
4.
Serves as Chair of Officiating
for USTA/
5.
Serves as representative of
AMTO on the USTA/Mid-Atlantic Umpires’ Committee.
B. Vice-chair
1.
Assists the Chair as requested.
2.
Assumes the duties of the Chair
when the Chair is absent.
3.
Serves as Chair of the
Nominating Committee in accordance with Article V, Section 1.
C.
Secretary
1.
Records, distributes and reads
the minutes of AMTO Council and AMTO Committee meetings.
2.
Conducts communications for AMTO.
3.
Supervises elections for the
AMTO Committee and the Areas, including counting ballots when necessary.
D.
Treasurer
1.
Transacts financial business,
maintains financial records and files all necessary governmental reporting
forms.
2.
Serves as agent of service for
incorporation purposes.
3.
Prepares an annual report
describing the financial condition of AMTO.
Such report to available to the members at the annual meeting.
E.
Immediate Past Chair
1.
Attends AMTO Council and AMTO
Committee meetings.
2.
Presides in the absence of both
the Chair and Vice-chair.
F.
Area Representative
1.
Attends AMTO Council and AMTO
Committee meetings.
2.
Represents the interests of
respective Area and communicates to AMTO members in the respective area the
policies and needs of AMTO.
3.
Serves as a member of the
Nominating Committee for selecting AMTO officers.
4.
Assumes the duty and
responsibility of organizing and conducting officiating activities within the
constituted Area, subject to approval by the AMTO Committee and as designated
by Article IV, Section 5 to realize the purpose of AMTO.
Section
5. Areas:
A.
Area I shall consist of
Montgomery, Prince Georges, Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s Counties.
B.
Area II shall consist of
Howard, Carroll,
C.
Area III shall consist of
D.
Area IV shall consist of Anne
Arundel,
Section
6. Voting Strength of
Areas:
A.
Each Area with at least one (1)
full member of AMTO will have at least one (1) representative.
B.
Each Area having (10) or more
full members of AMTO will have two (2) representatives.
C.
If an Area should lose a
representative, the Chair will appoint a temporary representative who will
serve until such time as the Area members shall elect a replacement to fill the
remainder of the term.
Section
7. Organization of Areas:
A.
Each Area Representative must
be a full member of AMTO and must reside in the Area.
B.
Each Area shall elect its own
Area Representative following such methods and procedures approved by the AMTO
Committee. The Secretary will be
responsible for coordinating the Area elections.
C.
If an Area should not have a
full member, the Chair may appoint an Area Representative for that Area.
Article V
Elections and Terms of Office
Officers
Section
l. At least two (2) months prior to the annual
meeting of USTA/Maryland District held in an odd-numbered year, the Area
Representatives shall, by majority vote, submit to the Secretary a list of
candidates for the officer positions enumerated in Article IV, Section 3. The Secretary will mail a ballot containing
the name of all nominees, as well as space for write-in candidates, to members
of the AMTO Council. Election shall be
by majority of the AMTO Council members casting ballots. The balloting will be conducted so as to
assure that at the time and place of the USTA/
Section
2. The terms of office shall be two (2) years
for all four (4) offices. Officers are
eligible for re-election at the expiration of their terms.
Section
3. Vacancies that occur during a term of office
shall be filled by majority vote of the Area Representatives.
Section
4. The terms of office
for the Area Representatives
shall be two (2) years. They shall be
elected at or immediately preceding the annual meeting of the USTA/Maryland
District held in even-numbered years and they shall assume office on the
January 1 immediately following and will serve until their successors are
elected and qualified .
Article VI
Meetings
Section
1. An annual meeting of the AMTO Council shall
be held in conjunction with the USTA/Maryland District annual meeting. In each odd-numbered year this meeting will
coincide with the election of officers of the AMTO Committee and in each
even-numbered year will coincide with the election of Area Representatives.
Section
2. A quorum for AMTO
Committee meeting shall consist of either the Chair or Vice-chair and at least
half of the remaining committee members.
Section
3. The AMTO Committee will meet at least once
each quarter at the call of the Chair.
Within the exigencies of the circumstances at the time, an effort will
be made to have at least one meeting per year in each AMTO Area. Special meetings may be held upon
notification of all AMTO Committee members.
Section
4. Any action of the
AMTO Committee shall be by majority vote of the Committee, either by voice,
telephone, electronic device, special ballot or letter. In the event that the voting is by electronic
device, each vote shall be confirmed immediately in writing to the Secretary,
who shall record the vote in the Committee records.
Article VII
Approval and Amendment
Section
1. Amendments to these by-laws shall be made as
follows:
A.
Amendments may be proposed by
any member of the AMTO Committee or by petition of 20% or more of the members
of the AMTO Council. Those proposing
such amendment must sign such a petition and no signature shall be counted if
it has been signed more than six (6) months before the petition is presented.
B.
Amendments by the AMTO
Committee or Council may be approved only at the AMTO annual meeting or at a
special meeting called specifically for the purpose of approving such amendments,
and provided that each proposed amendment is included in the written call for
the meeting. Such call shall be sent at
least thirty (30) days prior to convening the meeting.
C.
Approval of any proposed
amendment requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the AMTO Council
members present and voting.
Section
2. The AMTO Committee may make changes and
additions to the AMTO Standing Orders.
Standing Orders of the USTA/Associated
Maryland Tennis Officials
Corporation
Article I
The use of Sectional or
National Evaluators shall be encouraged at all National, Sectional and District
level tournaments in
Article II
AMTO will assist all
interested officials in attaining a level of proficiency, which would enable
them to work major events both within, and without the Section.
Article III
AMTO will follow the
USTA Officials “Guide to Diversity”.