NOTICE OF THE 2022 ANNUAL MEETING and PROPOSED BY-LAW CHANGES OF CAPITAL AREA SOCCER REFEREES ASSOCIATION INC. (CASRA)

The Annual Meeting of the Members of the Capital Area Soccer Referees Association, Inc. will be held at Hellas Restaurant, Millersville, MD on Saturday, March 12, 2022, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. A Breakfast Buffet will precede the meeting from 8:00am - 9:00am. Active CASRA Members (registered referees who have worked a minimum of 20 games in the preceding year 2021) are eligible to vote and participate.

If you planning to attend you need to contact the Executive Director, Mark Jennings before March 1, 2022 at casramanager@gmail.com  so that we may order the proper amount of food.

The tentative agenda of the meeting is as follows:

• President’s Report
  By-Law changes
  Election of Board Members
  Treasurer’s/Business Report
  Executive Directors Report
  New Business
  Door prizes

and such other matters as may properly come before a meeting of the Members.

Address of Hella’s Restaurant
8498 Veterans Highway
Millersville, MD 21108

PROPOSED BY-LAW CHANGE

2022 By Laws Change
Members, the Board of Directors has discussed and approve a potential change to the By Laws.  The change is making the number of consecutive terms an At Large Board Member can serve to three rather than two, which is the current number of terms.  The reason for the change is to bring the number of terms an At Large Board Member can serve in line with the number of terms an officer can serve.   The Board of Directors recommends the members vote in favor of this change.
 
Current By-laws:
 
Article IV Board of Directors
Section 3
b.  An at-large Director shall serve a term of three (3) years commencing on the date of his or her election and continuing until he or she resigns or is removed or is otherwise disqualified to serve, or his or her successor is elected and qualified, whichever occurs first.  The ten at-large Directors shall be divided into three (3) Classes, the first of which shall consist of four (4) members and the second and third of three (3) members each; the terms of each Class shall expire in staggered years.  No at-large Director may serve more than two (2) consecutive three-year terms.    
 
Proposed Change to the By-Laws:
 
b.  An at-large Director shall serve a term of three (3) years commencing on the date of his or her election, and continuing until he or she resigns or is removed or is otherwise disqualified to serve, or his or her successor is elected and qualified, whichever occurs first.  The ten at-large Directors shall be divided into three (3) Classes, the first of which shall consist of four (4) members and the second and third of three (3) members each; the terms of each Class shall expire in staggered years.  No at-large Director may serve more than three (3) consecutive three-year terms.