Chester Triathlon Club

Aims

The aims of the City of Chester Triathlon Club are to:

1. promote and develop endurance sport in the form of triathlons, duathlons and similar multiple combinations;
2. foster a spirit of non-elitist sportsmanship and esprit de corps.

Objectives

The objectives of the City of Chester Triathlon Club are to:

1. promote the aims on behalf of its Membership;
2. encourage and facilitate its Members to participate in athletic training and competition consistent with Aims;
3. establish and maintain links with the British Triathlon Association and other sporting bodies sympathetic to the aims;
4. by means of the Newsletter and similar media, transmit to its Membership details of information relevant to the aims;
5. protect the rights of its Members, acknowledging their rights as individuals in sport and in their private lives;
6. develop links with other local sporting clubs and associations sympathetic to the aims

Administration

1. The Members shall meet once each year at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) at a date prior notified by not less than 14 days.
2. The Membership shall comprise Ordinary Members, paying an annual membership fee set at the AGM.
3. The City of Chester Triathlon Club shall affiliate as a club to the BTA, and to other sporting bodies as determined by the Members at the (AGM).
4. The administrative affairs of the City of Chester Triathlon Club shall be conducted by Officers elected to the Executive Committee at the AGM.
5. The Executive Committee shall comprise a Club Captain, Secretary and Treasurer.
6. The Executive Committee shall co-opt Members (without Committee voting rights) for specific duties.
7. The standing agenda items at the AGM will include:

1.   Minutes of the previous AGM;

2.   Matters arising from the minutes;

3.   Reports of Officers:

4.   Club Captain

5.   Secretary

6.   Treasurer

7.   Review of the Constitution

8.   Election of Officers

1. All Meetings shall follow the Rules of Debate as given in the Standing Orders.
2. The Executive Committee shall operate a bank account, withdrawal from which shall be authorised by the signature of the Secretary or the Treasurer.