1. NAME

The Club shall be called Milton Keynes City Football Club (the Club).

Note: The Club was formally known as Milton Keynes City Youth FC and changed its name in 2005.

2. OBJECTS

The objects of the Club shall be to advance the education of Children between the ages of 7 and 17 in Buckinghamshire by the provision of facilities and opportunities, in particular for playing football, so as to promote and encourage the physical development of such Children.

3. STATUS OF RULES

These rules (the Club Rules) form a binding agreement between each member and the Club.

4. RULES AND REGULATIONS

(a) The Club shall have the status of an Affiliated Member Club of The Football Association by virtue of its affiliation to/membership of The Football Association. The Rules and Regulations of The Football Association Limited and parent County Association and any League or Competition to which the Club is affiliated for the time being shall be deemed to be incorporated into the Club Rules.

(b) No alteration to the Club rules shall be effective without prior written approval by the parent Association.

(c) The Club will also abide by The Football Association's Child Protection Policies and Procedures, Codes of Conduct and the Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination Policy.

5. CLUB MEMBERSHIP

(a) The members of the Club from time to time shall be those persons listed in the register of members (The Membership Register) which shall be maintained by the Club Registration Secretary.

(b) Any person who wishes to be a member must apply on the Membership Application Form and deliver it to the Club. Election to Membership shall be at the sole discretion of the Club Committee. Membership shall become effective upon an applicant's name being entered in the Membership Register.

(c) In the event of a member's resignation or expulsion, his or her name shall be removed from the Membership Register.

(d) The Football Association and the parent County Association (Berks and Bucks FA) shall be given access to the Membership Register on demand.

6. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE

(a) An annual fee payable by each member shall be determined from time to time by The Club committee. Any fee shall be payable on a successful application for membership and annually by each member. Fees shall not be refundable.

(b) The Club committee shall have the authority to levy further subscriptions from the members as are reasonably necessary to fulfil the objects of the Club.

7. RESIGNATION AND EXPULSION

(a) A member shall cease to be a member of the Club if, and from the date on which, he / she gives notice to the Club committee of their resignation. A member whose annual membership fee or further subscription is more than 2 months in arrears shall be deemed to have resigned.

(b) The Club committee shall have the power to expel a member when, in their opinion, it would not be in the interests of the Club for them to remain a member. There shall be no appeals procedure.

(c) A member who resigns or is expelled shall not be entitled to any claim on, or a share of, Club Property.

8. CLUB COMMITTEE

(a) The Club Committee shall consist of the following Club Officers: Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Club Welfare Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and Minutes Secretary, along with the Managers of each football team within the Club.

(b) Each Club Officer and Club Committee member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the next Annual General Meeting unless otherwise resolved at a Special General Meeting. One person may hold no more than two positions of Club Officer at any one time. The Club Committee shall be responsible for the management of all affairs of the Club. Decisions of the Club Committee shall be made by a simple majority of those attending the Club Committee meeting. The Chairperson of the Club committee shall have an extra casting vote in the event of a tie. Meetings of the Club committee shall be chaired by the Chairperson, or in their absence the Vice Chairperson. The quorum for the transaction of business of the Club committee shall be six.

(c) Decisions of the Club Committee of meetings shall be entered into the Minute Book of the Club to be maintained by the Club Secretary.

(d) Any member of the Club Committee may call a meeting of the Club Committee by giving not less than 7 day's notice to all members of the Club committee. The Club committee shall hold not less than four meetings a year.

(e) An outgoing member of the Club Committee may be re-elected. Any vacancy on the Club Committee which arises between Annual General Meetings shall be filled by a member proposed by one and seconded by another of the remaining Club Committee members and approved by a simple majority of the remaining Club Committee members.

(f) Save as provided for in the Rules and Regulations of The Football Association and the County Association (Berks and Bucks FA) to which the Club is affiliated, the Club Committee shall have the power to decide all questions and disputes in respect of any issue concerning the Club Rules.

9. ANNUAL AND SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

(a) An Annual General Meeting (AGM) shall be held in each year to:

(i) Receive a report of the activities of the Club over the previous year (season).

(ii) Receive a report of the Club's finances over the previous year

(iii) Elect the members of the Club Committee.

(iv) Consider any other business.

(b) Nominations for election of members as Club Officers or as members of the Club Committee shall be made in writing by the proposer and seconder, both of whom must be existing members of the Club, to the Club Secretary not less than 21 days before the AGM. Notice of any resolution to be proposed at the AGM shall be given in writing to the Club Secretary not less than 21 days before the meeting.

(c) A Special General Meeting (SGM) may be called at any time by the Committee and shall be called within 21 days of the receipt by the Club Secretary of a requisition in writing signed by not less than five members stating the purposes for which the meeting is required and the resolutions proposed. Business at a SGM may be any business that may be transacted at an AGM.

(d) The Secretary shall send to each member at their last known address written notice of the date of a General Meeting together with the resolutions to be proposed at least 14 days before the Meeting.

(e) The quorum for a General Meeting shall be six.

(f) The Chairperson, or in their absence a member selected by the Club Committee, shall take the chair. Each member present shall have one vote and resolutions shall be passed by a simple majority. In the event of an equality of votes the Chairperson of the Meeting shall have a casting vote.

(g) The Club Secretary, or in their absence a member of the Club Committee, shall enter Minutes of General Meetings into the Minute Book of the Club.

10. CLUB TEAMS

At its first meeting following each AGM the Club Committee shall appoint a Club member to be responsible for each of the Clubs football teams. The appointed members shall be responsible for managing the affairs of the team. The appointed members shall present to the Club Committee at its last meeting prior to an AGM a written report of the activities of the team.

11. CLUB FINANCES

(a) A bank account shall be opened and maintained in the name of Milton Keynes City Football Club (the Club Account). Three designated account signatories shall be decided at the Annual General Meeting, these people will be members of the Club committee. No sum shall be drawn from the Club Account except by cheque signed by two of the three designated signatories. All monies payable to the Club shall be received by the Treasurer and deposited in the Club Account.

(b) The income and assets of the Club (the Club Property) shall be applied only in furtherance of the objectives of the Club.

(c) The Club Committee shall have power to authorise the payment of remuneration and expenses to any member of the Club and to any other person or persons for services rendered to the Club.

(d) The Club shall prepare an annual Financial Statement in such form as shall be published by The Football Association from time to time.

(e) The Club property, that has been purchased for, and loaned to any member of the Club, adult or child, shall remain Club property and must be returned to the Club when the member leaves or resigns from the Club.

12. DISSOLUTION

(a) A resolution to dissolve the Club shall only be proposed at a General Meeting and shall be carried by a majority of at least three-quarters of the members present.

(b) The dissolution shall take effect from the date of the resolution and the members of the Club Committee shall be responsible for the winding up of the assets and liabilities of the Club.

(c) Any surplus assets remaining after the discharge of the debts and liabilities of the Club shall be transferred to the parent Association (Berks and Bucks FA) who shall determine how the assets shall be utilised for the benefit of the game. Alternatively, such assets may be disposed of in such other manner as the members of the Club with the consent of the parent Association shall determine.