By-Laws
ARTICLE I - Name, Object and Boundaries
Section 1
The name of this organization shall be the National Association
of Competitive Mounted Orienteering, hereinafter referred to as the
Association.
Section 2
The object shall be to promote the sport of mounted
orienteering, to promote good horsemanship, and to work for trails that will be
open to all.
Section 3
The Association, covering all of the United States and member
countries, is open to all regardless of race, color or creed.
Section 4
The Association shall not be conducted or operated for profit
and no part of any profits or remainder of residue from dues, fees or donations
to the Association shall be used to the benefit of any member or
individual.
Section 5
The Association may be dissolved at any time by a vote in favor
of dissolution, of not less than 2/3 of the members in good standing. In the
event of the dissolution of the club other than for purposes of reorganization
whether voluntary or involuntary or by action or law, none of the property of
the Association, not any proceeds thereof, nor any assets of the Association
shall be distributed to any members of the Association. After payment of the
debts of the Association, its property and assets shall be given to a
non-profit organization involved with equestrian trail development selected by
the Board.
ARTICLE II - Membership
Section 1
Membership is open to all persons who are interested in
promoting the sport of mounted orienteering as defined by the Association's
by-laws and rules.
Section 2
All participants must be members to ride. Memberships are of 3
types: annual, lifetime and day.
a.
An annual individual or family membership can be purchased at
any time, and is renewable on January 1st.
b.
A member who serves as Ride Manager or Assistant Ride Manager
for at least 20 rides is awarded a lifetime membership which is renewed
annually without cost to the member.
c.
Day membership may be purchased on the day of the ride, and is
in effect for that day only.
Section 3
Only paid up annual or lifetime members of the Association have
voting privileges. An individual member has one vote; a family has two
votes.
Section 4
Upon written request and after investigation, the Board may
revoke or deny the Association membership of any individual or family if the
Board feels that membership is not in the best interest of the
Association.
ARTICLE III - Directors, Officers, and Duties
Section 1
All directors of the Association must be annual or lifetime
members in good standing.
Section 2
Each state with active ride season status shall have a
director, who shall represent the state's membership in all affairs of the
Association by serving on the Association's Board of Directors, hereinafter
referred to as the Board.
a.
States with a ride season of five or more sanctioned NACMO
rides per year will have active status. Other states may petition the Board for
consideration based on membership numbers, rides managed or ridden in
neighboring states, or other evidence of activity in the sport.
b.
A State Director shall be elected by that state's members or
appointed by the Executive Director.
c.
A State Representative may be appointed by the Executive
Director for those states not yet compliant with active status.
d.
An interested person from a state with no CMO activity may be
appointed the Official Contact Person for that state by the Executive
Director.
Section 3
The term of office for State Directors and Officers is two
years, with consecutive terms available.
Section 4
The National Board of Directors shall be comprised of State
Directors, the Executive Director, and other members as may be elected by the
rest of the Board to fill needed offices.
Section 5
The board shall elect an Executive Director, President, Vice
President, Secretary, Treasurer, National Pointskeeper, and others as they deem
necessary.
a.
Executive Director: The Executive Director shall work actively
toward accomplishing the purposes and objectives of this Association. The
Executive Director shall keep the members informed of all proposals and issues
that directly affect the membership. The Executive Director shall be the
official spokesperson for the Association on all matters and may delegate such
authority to any board member. The Executive Director may appoint an assistant
if necessary. The Executive Director shall be responsible for the quarterly
newsletter.
b.
President: shall conduct all meetings.
c.
Vice President: shall perform the duties of President in the
President's absence.
d.
Secretary: shall conduct the correspondence of the Association
and take minutes of the meetings.
e.
Treasurer: shall sign all checks and account for all monies of
the Association. The Treasurer shall receive all dues, sanction fees and ride
requests, approve ride dates, and receive all post-ride information from the
managers to submit to the National Pointskeeper for posting the information for
reference.
f.
National Pointskeeper: shall receive post-ride information from
the Treasurer and/or Ride Managers, maintain a record of all rider and horse
points, and reconcile points at year's end with state directors.
ARTICLE IV - Meetings
Section 1
The Board shall conduct regularly scheduled business meetings.
Special Board meetings may be called at any time by any Board member, appointed
position, or any group of members with 72 hour advance notice. Request for a
special Board meeting shall be submitted to the President, or the Vice
President in the President's absence.
Section 2
A quorum, which is a simple majority of the board members, is
required for official business to be conducted at any meeting.
Section 3
The Association operates on a January 1st through December 31st
year for all purposes.
Section 4
The annual business meeting of the National Board of Directors
shall be held during the first week of March. States shall hold annual meetings
and elect directors prior to that time.
ARTICLE V - Finances
Section 1
Revenue for the Association shall be secured from dues,
sanctioned ride and rider fees, and other sources. Revenue shall be placed in
the general fund for awards, insurance and other expenditures necessary to
operate the Association.
Section 2
At the end of each fiscal year, the President shall assign a
committee to audit the Treasurer's books. The committee shall assist in
preparing the budget which will then be submitted to the board for
approval.
Section 3
Ride managers will submit to the Association the following
fees: rider fees, ride sanction fees, annual and day membership fees collected
at sanctioned CMO rides. These fees, along with the annual membership fees will
cover operating expenses of the Association.
ARTICLE VI - Parliamentary Authority
Section 1
The rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order shall guide all
proceedings of the organization.
Section 2
These by-laws may be amended by 2/3 vote of the responding
general membership, and results shall be announced at the annual meeting.
Section 3
Proposed by-law changes shall be presented to the Board of
Directors in written form, on or before November 1. The board will review the
proposed amendment for clarity of language and eligibility.
Section 4
Ballots for proposed by-law changes will be mailed to eligible
members at least 60 days prior to the annual meeting. To be counted, ballots
must be returned by the due date listed.
Section 5
Rule changes: Members may propose changes to the rules through
their State Director for consideration by the Board of Directors.
Points and Awards
Section 1
To be eligible for awards, a person must be a current paid up
member of the Association and participate in sanctioned rides.
Section 2
High Point awards will be given annually at the State and
National level in the following categories for both the Long Course and Short
Course rides:
(5) highest scoring rides, ridden alone. Team High Point will be determined by
the five (5) highest scoring rides as a team. At least two (2) members of a
team must go out on the ride for points to count for top five ride awards. If
you are a member of the annual high point team you are not eligible for
individual rider awards. Ties will be broken by the highest number of
competitors totaled on the top five scoring rides. If a tie still remains
duplicated awards will be awarded. Junior rider award will go to the junior who
accumulates the most points during the ride season on long or short course
rides. There will be a first and second place.
Section 3
Lifetime awards are awarded to members as they reach each
incentive level for both the Long Course and Short Course rides. Awards will be
issued for lifetime cumulative rider points at point levels of 50, 150, 300,
500, 750, 1000, 1500, 2000, continuing in increments of 1000 for the lifetime
of the person's membership. Riders accumulate objective station points and time
placing points. Ten (10) objective station points are available at each ride if
all of the objective stations are found. Six (6) time points are earned by
placing 1st at a sanctioned ride, five (5) time points are earned by placing
2nd, and so on, down to sixth place which earns one (1) time point for the
rider.
Section 4
Ride Manager and one (1) Assistant Ride Manger may also earn
lifetime awards as they reach each incentive level. Awards will be issued for
ride managers and assistant ride managers cumulative points at point levels of
5, 10, 15, and a life membership will be awarded when the ride manager or
assistant ride manager points level reaches 20. Each ride managed or assisted
will earn one (1) point.
Section 5
Horses also earn awards based on a lifetime of accumulated
points (no matter who rides the horse or if the horse is sold to another NACMO
member). Horses only accumulate objective station points. They do not
accumulate time placing points. Awards will be issued for cumulative horse
points at the levels of 200,400, 600, 800, 1000, continuing in increments of
500 for the lifetime of the horse.
ARTICLE I - Name, Object and Boundaries
Section 1
The name of this organization shall be the National Association
of Competitive Mounted Orienteering, hereinafter referred to as the
Association.
Section 2
The object shall be to promote the sport of mounted
orienteering, to promote good horsemanship, and to work for trails that will be
open to all.
Section 3
The Association, covering all of the United States and member
countries, is open to all regardless of race, color or creed.
Section 4
The Association shall not be conducted or operated for profit
and no part of any profits or remainder of residue from dues, fees or donations
to the Association shall be used to the benefit of any member or
individual.
Section 5
The Association may be dissolved at any time by a vote in favor
of dissolution, of not less than 2/3 of the members in good standing. In the
event of the dissolution of the club other than for purposes of reorganization
whether voluntary or involuntary or by action or law, none of the property of
the Association, not any proceeds thereof, nor any assets of the Association
shall be distributed to any members of the Association. After payment of the
debts of the Association, its property and assets shall be given to a
non-profit organization involved with equestrian trail development selected by
the Board.
ARTICLE II - Membership
Section 1
Membership is open to all persons who are interested in
promoting the sport of mounted orienteering as defined by the Association's
by-laws and rules.
Section 2
All participants must be members to ride. Memberships are of 3
types: annual, lifetime and day.
a.
An annual individual or family membership can be purchased at
any time, and is renewable on January 1st.
b.
A member who serves as Ride Manager or Assistant Ride Manager
for at least 20 rides is awarded a lifetime membership which is renewed
annually without cost to the member.
c.
Day membership may be purchased on the day of the ride, and is
in effect for that day only.
Section 3
Only paid up annual or lifetime members of the Association have
voting privileges. An individual member has one vote; a family has two
votes.
Section 4
Upon written request and after investigation, the Board may
revoke or deny the Association membership of any individual or family if the
Board feels that membership is not in the best interest of the
Association.
ARTICLE III - Directors, Officers, and Duties
Section 1
All directors of the Association must be annual or lifetime
members in good standing.
Section 2
Each state with active ride season status shall have a
director, who shall represent the state's membership in all affairs of the
Association by serving on the Association's Board of Directors, hereinafter
referred to as the Board.
a.
States with a ride season of five or more sanctioned NACMO
rides per year will have active status. Other states may petition the Board for
consideration based on membership numbers, rides managed or ridden in
neighboring states, or other evidence of activity in the sport.
b.
A State Director shall be elected by that state's members or
appointed by the Executive Director.
c.
A State Representative may be appointed by the Executive
Director for those states not yet compliant with active status.
d.
An interested person from a state with no CMO activity may be
appointed the Official Contact Person for that state by the Executive
Director.
Section 3
The term of office for State Directors and Officers is two
years, with consecutive terms available.
Section 4
The National Board of Directors shall be comprised of State
Directors, the Executive Director, and other members as may be elected by the
rest of the Board to fill needed offices.
Section 5
The board shall elect an Executive Director, President, Vice
President, Secretary, Treasurer, National Pointskeeper, and others as they deem
necessary.
a.
Executive Director: The Executive Director shall work actively
toward accomplishing the purposes and objectives of this Association. The
Executive Director shall keep the members informed of all proposals and issues
that directly affect the membership. The Executive Director shall be the
official spokesperson for the Association on all matters and may delegate such
authority to any board member. The Executive Director may appoint an assistant
if necessary. The Executive Director shall be responsible for the quarterly
newsletter.
b.
President: shall conduct all meetings.
c.
Vice President: shall perform the duties of President in the
President's absence.
d.
Secretary: shall conduct the correspondence of the Association
and take minutes of the meetings.
e.
Treasurer: shall sign all checks and account for all monies of
the Association. The Treasurer shall receive all dues, sanction fees and ride
requests, approve ride dates, and receive all post-ride information from the
managers to submit to the National Pointskeeper for posting the information for
reference.
f.
National Pointskeeper: shall receive post-ride information from
the Treasurer and/or Ride Managers, maintain a record of all rider and horse
points, and reconcile points at year's end with state directors.
ARTICLE IV - Meetings
Section 1
The Board shall conduct regularly scheduled business meetings.
Special Board meetings may be called at any time by any Board member, appointed
position, or any group of members with 72 hour advance notice. Request for a
special Board meeting shall be submitted to the President, or the Vice
President in the President's absence.
Section 2
A quorum, which is a simple majority of the board members, is
required for official business to be conducted at any meeting.
Section 3
The Association operates on a January 1st through December 31st
year for all purposes.
Section 4
The annual business meeting of the National Board of Directors
shall be held during the first week of March. States shall hold annual meetings
and elect directors prior to that time.
ARTICLE V - Finances
Section 1
Revenue for the Association shall be secured from dues,
sanctioned ride and rider fees, and other sources. Revenue shall be placed in
the general fund for awards, insurance and other expenditures necessary to
operate the Association.
Section 2
At the end of each fiscal year, the President shall assign a
committee to audit the Treasurer's books. The committee shall assist in
preparing the budget which will then be submitted to the board for
approval.
Section 3
Ride managers will submit to the Association the following
fees: rider fees, ride sanction fees, annual and day membership fees collected
at sanctioned CMO rides. These fees, along with the annual membership fees will
cover operating expenses of the Association.
ARTICLE VI - Parliamentary Authority
Section 1
The rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order shall guide all
proceedings of the organization.
Section 2
These by-laws may be amended by 2/3 vote of the responding
general membership, and results shall be announced at the annual meeting.
Section 3
Proposed by-law changes shall be presented to the Board of
Directors in written form, on or before November 1. The board will review the
proposed amendment for clarity of language and eligibility.
Section 4
Ballots for proposed by-law changes will be mailed to eligible
members at least 60 days prior to the annual meeting. To be counted, ballots
must be returned by the due date listed.
Section 5
Rule changes: Members may propose changes to the rules through
their State Director for consideration by the Board of Directors.
Points and Awards
Section 1
To be eligible for awards, a person must be a current paid up
member of the Association and participate in sanctioned rides.
Section 2
High Point awards will be given annually at the State and
National level in the following categories for both the Long Course and Short
Course rides:
- High Point Individual Female
- High Point Individual Male
- High Point Team
- Junior Rider
(5) highest scoring rides, ridden alone. Team High Point will be determined by
the five (5) highest scoring rides as a team. At least two (2) members of a
team must go out on the ride for points to count for top five ride awards. If
you are a member of the annual high point team you are not eligible for
individual rider awards. Ties will be broken by the highest number of
competitors totaled on the top five scoring rides. If a tie still remains
duplicated awards will be awarded. Junior rider award will go to the junior who
accumulates the most points during the ride season on long or short course
rides. There will be a first and second place.
Section 3
Lifetime awards are awarded to members as they reach each
incentive level for both the Long Course and Short Course rides. Awards will be
issued for lifetime cumulative rider points at point levels of 50, 150, 300,
500, 750, 1000, 1500, 2000, continuing in increments of 1000 for the lifetime
of the person's membership. Riders accumulate objective station points and time
placing points. Ten (10) objective station points are available at each ride if
all of the objective stations are found. Six (6) time points are earned by
placing 1st at a sanctioned ride, five (5) time points are earned by placing
2nd, and so on, down to sixth place which earns one (1) time point for the
rider.
Section 4
Ride Manager and one (1) Assistant Ride Manger may also earn
lifetime awards as they reach each incentive level. Awards will be issued for
ride managers and assistant ride managers cumulative points at point levels of
5, 10, 15, and a life membership will be awarded when the ride manager or
assistant ride manager points level reaches 20. Each ride managed or assisted
will earn one (1) point.
Section 5
Horses also earn awards based on a lifetime of accumulated
points (no matter who rides the horse or if the horse is sold to another NACMO
member). Horses only accumulate objective station points. They do not
accumulate time placing points. Awards will be issued for cumulative horse
points at the levels of 200,400, 600, 800, 1000, continuing in increments of
500 for the lifetime of the horse.