4.0 Membership, CYO By-laws (St Catharines CYO Minor Hockey)

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4.0 MEMBERSHIP

Every person that meets the qualifications for membership in the following classes of membership is entitled to have the rights attributed to each member of the following classes of members in these By-laws:

4.1 All parents, stepparents or legal guardians who have registered a child in CYO and have paid the registration fees for same in full for the current hockey season from the date of payment in full until completion of the annual general meeting;

4.1.1 Any hockey participant fully registered with CYO who is 18 years of age or older; 
4.1.2 All bench staff who are rostered for the current hockey season and who are members in good standing; 
4.1.3 All Honourary Life Members; and,
4.1.4 All Directors and Appointed Officers.

4.2 All Individual regular members are entitled to attend meetings of members and to participate in the discussions there at but at such meetings regular Individual Members shall be divided into groups according to the CYO Association or Hockey Program with which the individual member is associated. 

4.3 TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP

The interest of an individual regular member in the Corporation is not transferable and lapses or ceases to exist when one of the following circumstances occur:

4.3.1
The individual member dies;
4.3.2 Their status which made them eligible for individual membership ceases to exist;
4.3.3 The registration requirements of any child of the individual are not completed as required;
4.3.4 The individual member formally resigns his/her membership to any member of the Hockey League Executive and they are only a member because they are a member of Hockey Executive; or,
4.3.5 The individual member’s rights are suspended or removed as a sanction for misconduct under the discipline procedures in these By-laws.

4.4 HONOURARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP

There shall be a class of Corporation Members designated "Honorary Life Members" who shall be so designated for their life-time in the criteria set out in these by-laws. Such members are non-voting members of the corporation and shall be entitled to all rights and privileges afforded individual regular members. 

4.5 A Honorary Life Members shall be an individual who in the opinion of the Hockey Executive warrants this designation in that he/she has rendered extraordinary distinguished service to the CYO and its programs. 

4.6 When determining if an individual should be designated as an Honorary Life Member the following guidelines should be referenced:

4.6.1 This category of membership is intended to be reserved for those very few individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the CYO;
4.6.2 The contributions of the individual should be multi-faceted within the CYO organization including but not limited to any particular team or program;
4.6.3 The individual shall have at all times conducted themselves in accordance with the Mission Statement of the Corporation and in the best interests of the Corporation, CYO programs, and all members of the Association;
4.6.4 The individual shall have been a member in good standing of the Corporation for a minimum of five hockey seasons;
4.6.5 The individual must be a member in good standing of the Corporation or have retired from the Corporation as a member in good standing.

4.7 The proposed individual shall be nominated in writing for consideration by any member in good standing of the Corporation prior to January 31 preceding any Annual General Meeting and the nomination should be supported with all relevant information supporting the nomination and addressing the criteria.

4.8 The nomination must be seconded by at least one other member in good standing.

4.9 The Hockey League Executive shall consider prior to February 28 preceding any Annual General Meeting the nomination materials and any other relevant information and the individual shall be designated an Honorary Life Member if 75% of the voting members of the Hockey League Executive vote in favour of the proposed designation.

4.10 At each AGM the Corporation shall recognize any Honorary Members designated during the preceding year and any other Honorary Life Members present at the AGM.

4.11 The CYO Website shall maintain a current roll of all Honorary Life Members.