ACYSO Elections will be held at our annnual meeting on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
The meeting will be held at Rudder Middle School from 6:30 - 8:00 pm.

Elections will be held for the the positions of President and Recording Secretary.

If you are interested in running for one of these positions, you must submit your intent to run via email to elections@acyso.org no earlier than 90 days prior to the election date (February 7, 2008) and no later than 60 days prior to the election date (March 8, 2008) in order to have your name on the ballot. Persons who miss this deadline and desire to run as a write-in candidate, without their name on the ballot, must submit their intention to run for office via email to elections@acyso.org no later than 55 days (March 13, 2008) prior to the election date.

The President negotiates for water leasing, insurance premiums, and sponsorship donations. The President currently attends meetings during the work week involving continuation of the hotel/motel tax to fund amateur athletics. The President coordinates the development of touraments within ACYSO and the cooperation of competitive clubs within ACYSO to provide services for the membership. The President also spends many hours during the week with the field coordinator to ensure the fields are safe, prepared for practice and play, and are maintained and spends most Saturdays at our fields representing ACYSO and attending to game and field issues.

The President shall be the principal executive officer of the corporation and shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the corporation. He or she shall preside at all meetings of the members and of the Board of Directors. He or she may sign, with the Secretary or any other proper officer of the corporation authorized by the Board of Directors, any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments which the Board of Directors has authorized to be executed, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these by-laws or by statute to some other officer or agent of the corporation and in general he or she shall perform all duties incident to the office of President and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.

The President:

1. shall preside at all meetings.
2. may appoint committees.
3. shall appoint general board members.
4. shall cast the deciding vote in the event of a tie at meetings or waive the right to so.
5. shall submit an annual report on the operation of the organization.
6. with the Treasurer shall prepare and oversee budgets.
7. shall annually appoint an auditing committee to examine the Treasurer's books.
8. shall cast one vote at the STYSA Governing Board meetings or may appoint another ACYSO Executive Board member to cast that vote.
9. may also cast any additional votes at the STYSA Governing Board meeting; or may appoint another ACYSO Executive Board member to cast them.
10. shall appoint individuals to fulfill the terms of any office vacated during the year
11. shall nominate a disciplinary and protest committee chairman.
12. shall maintain or designate someone else in the organization to maintain records which are mandated by the Texas Non Profit Corporation Act. Such records shall be made available during normal business hours in accordance with the Texas Non Profit Corporation Act.

1. keep the records and minutes of all meetings of the Organization.
2. arrange for and give notice of meetings when required.
3. maintain general custody of the Organization's records.
4. perform other duties as requested by the president.
5. organize and maintain ACYSO master schedule.