BASS

Only players who are registered and have paid their dues before the election date may vote in the election of the BASS Board of Directors.

In the event of any board vacancy, the board shall appoint a replacement to serve until the next election.

Any officer can be removed for good cause by a two-thirds majority vote of the Board.

The governance of the BASS, the direction of its work and the control of its property shall be vested in a Board of Directors. The board will be responsible for the administration of all business matters relating to the activities of BASS, as well as the enforcement of league rules and regulations.

Team managers may attend board meetings, but are not required to do so. They may participate in discussions, but will have no voting privileges.

The duties of the officers and officials shall be as follows:

　President:　 Assumes overall responsibility for the supervision and the execution of all Association activities. He　chairs all general and executive meetings, authenticates all legally binding actions of the organization. He may establish standing or special purpose committees that are deemed necessary to carry out BASS programs. He shall be empowered to sign checks in the treasurer’s absence. He is responsible to support team managers and the player representative, and functions as liaison with Harris County officials. The President will also oversee arrangements for the annual meeting, team drafting, schedule making, and elections.

　Vice President of the A League:　 Replaces the President as presiding officer in case of the President’s absence. Performs all assignments as directed by the President.

　Vice President of the B League:　 Replaces the President as presiding officer in case both the President and A League Vice President are absent. Performs all assignments as directed by the President.

Secretary: The secretary is responsible for recording and reporting the minutes of board meetings.

Treasurer:　 The Treasurer handles all Association correspondence as directed by the President or the Board. He maintains all BASS financial records and collects the annual dues and deposits received monies in the BASS bank account.　 He reports all expenditures and receipts at board meetings or as requested by the President.　 The treasurer also writes checks in payment of bills and reimburses expenditures incurred by BASS. The Treasurer will maintain a database of league players and relevant information. He is also responsible to see that all the League players pay their dues on time.

Field Manager: The Field Manager is appointed by the President and is in charge of field maintenance. He has the authority to delegate duties to people of his choice.

Team Managers　shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Board. Team managers will

A. Participate in the annual draft to select members of his team.

C. Make every effort to field a team of 10 or more roster players for each game and be responsible for having his team ready to play on time. The team manager will call or otherwise make sure that each player is aware of upcoming games. He is also responsible to notify the umpire of any lineup changes during the course of the game.

D. Collect any unpaid dues from his team members prior to league play and give the money to the Secretary-Treasurer.

E. Be aware of all league rules. He must notify the President anytime a player leaves or quits a team for any reason.

F. Be responsible for the professional conduct and sportsmanship of his players and coaches during the game.

G. Manage the lineup so that all players are allotted the playing time mandated by league rules.

H. Manage the lineup in a way that stresses the safety of his players.

I. Be his team’s SOLE representative in any discussion with the umpire regarding questions about on-field rulings.

J.　 Make sure that his players know the rules and present his team’s attitudes and opinions to the Player Agent as needed. The manager will also discuss all board decisions and policies with his team.

K. Make himself available for league, board, or committee meetings as required, and be willing to work with other managers, board members, and the Player Agent to promote camaraderie and sportsmanship, keeping in mind at all times that this is a SENIOR recreational softball league.　

The President shall appoint a committee that will assign an ability rating to each registered player in advance of the draft. The ratings will be made available to managers for drafting purposes, but will not be otherwise publicized. The purpose of the ratings produced by this committee is to help produce an even distribution of talent among the teams.

Drafting of teams should occur approximately 2 weeks prior to opening day. The drafting procedure will be determined by agreement among the managers, but must have the aim of producing balanced teams. Whenever possible, managers should accommodate reasonable requests of players involving situations such as car pools, husband/wife combos, personality conflicts, etc.

Several games into the season, the President may, with the advice and consent of the Board, redistribute players to make sure that the teams are evenly balanced.

Players that sign up after drafting has occurred will either be added to a team roster or designated to be a permanent substitute player as decided by the BASS President.