2012-2013/1.1 - Kentucky High School Speech League

KHSSL Handbook 84 2012-2013/1.1person, provided at least three members from each division are present. Absent Board members mayalways participate electronically. If a quorum is present, absent Board members may also vote by Skype orother electronic medium. The Executive Director shall preside. In the absence of the Executive Director,the highest-ranking officer will preside over the meeting.ARTICLE VI: FINANCESSection 1: Registration fees: Registration fees shall be based upon membership as defined in Article iii,Section 3. Dollar amounts shall be fixed by the Board.Section 2: Entry fees: In addition to the school registration fee, an entry fee shall be assessed for eachindividual student participant. If a given student participates in more than one event, appropriate feesshall be charged – one for each participation. Entry fees shall be determined by the Board and be keptat the minimum necessary to cover the expenses of the league including any salaries, stipends, festivalstournaments, awards, facilities or other such expenses as the Board of Directors shall deem appropriateor necessary.Section 3: The League shall have available to member schools appropriate electronic ballots for allindividual events, drama, and debate.Section 4: All monies received by the League shall be deposited in a properly established checkingaccount at an independent financial institution. Funds may be accessed by the League Director who willreport all receipts and disbursements to the Board of Directors in monthly financial statements or by theChairman of the Board following specific approval by the Board for approved expenses. At no time shallKHSSL funds be utilized for the purposes of another institution, organization or entity. Funds are to beutilized only for the approved expenses of the league as defined in Section 2.Section 5: The fiscal year of the League shall be from 1 July to 30 June.ARTICLE VII: CONTESTSSection 1: The number and type of contests shall be determined by the Board. Rules governing thesecontests shall be published yearly and shall be distributed to all member schools as early as possiblein the school year. All contest rules shall be approved by the Board. If a change to contest rules or events isdeemed to be of a significant nature by a majority of the Board of Directors, such a change must be tableduntil the next meeting and the membership polled in order to receive input from the coaches of theLeague. However, given the previously described representative nature of the Board of Directors, onlyrule changes that are deemed significant by the majority of the Board are subject to this process.Section 2: Regional contests shall be administered by the Regional Managers.Section 3: State contests shall be administered by the Director.Section 4: All contests shall be judged by qualified personnel selected by the contest administrator.Section 5: The judge’s decision in any contest may not be reversed by the Director; neither shall anycontest be re-run.