1. The organization shall encourage water safety and promote organized and competitive water skiing in the state.
2. To encourage membership in the American Water Ski Assn.
3. To promote and coordinate competitive water skiing in Ohio by:
   1. Providing a central agency for tournament scheduling in coordination with the council representative of Ohio.
   2. Acting as an advisory and/or controlling committee for tournament rules.
   3. Assisting and regulating procurement of tournament equipment and officials.
   4. Offering education, equipment, and assistance to local groups planning water ski tournaments and/or educational clinics.
   5. Encouraging new participants in the sport of water skiing.
   6. Encouraging the passage of laws and regulations which allow a proper place for water skiing in the use of public and private waterways in the state.
   7. Encourage and assisting in the procurement and development of new water ski sites and the preservation of existing ones.
   8. To encourage and assist local water skiers and water ski clubs to participate in state, regional, and national water ski competitions.

• To work toward establishing and maintaining an adequate group of qualified judges and other officials sanctioned by the American Water Ski Assn. to serve the needs of water skiers in the state.
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• OWSA shall be a volunteer nonprofit association or corporation. No official or member shall derive compensation for work in the organization. Operational expenses will be reimbursed upon approval of the treasurer. All other expenses will be reimbursed for goods and services as approved by the treasurer. Capital expenses and equipment purchases shall be approved at regular meetings.

• Individual membership in OWSA is open to anyone.
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• Club membership is open to water ski clubs in Ohio and other states wishing to participate.
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• Dues shall be decided by OWSA membership.
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• Each OWSA member shall designate only one club for team trophy. The winning team will be determined from the top five members of that team using total Nops points.
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• Only Ohio residents may be eligible to compete for placement in the Ohio State tournament.
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• The term of club membership shall be from spring meeting to spring meeting.

• The Elected Officers
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• The Board of Directors
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• The Ohio Council Representative.

The elected officers and duties are the following:

President:

• Preside at all meetings.
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• Appoint all committees, subject to the approval of the board, and be a member ex-officio of all committees except the nominating committee.
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• Call regular and special meetings in accordance with these by-laws.
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• Conduct the business of the association subject to the direction of the board.
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• Execute all contracts and agreements in the name of the association.
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• See that the books, reports, statements, and certificates required by the statutes are properly kept, made and filed according to the law.
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• Enforce these by-laws and perform all the duties incident of the office of president.
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• Appoint a successor to fill any vacancy in the offices of Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer or Council Rep. for the remainder of any unexpired term with the approval of the board.

Vice President:

• During the absence and/or inability of the president to render and perform the duties of the office, the Vice President shall have all of the powers and be subject to all the responsibilities of the president.

Secretary:

• Keep an accurate record of the names and addresses of the members of the governing body.
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• Keep the minutes of all membership and board meetings in appropriate books.
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• Notify all members of the board of all regular and special meetings in writing at least two weeks in advance.
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• Give and serve all notices of the association.
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• Be custodian of the records.
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• Present to the board at their stated meetings all communications addressed to the secretary officially by the president or any officer or member clubs of the association.
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• Perform all the duties incident to the office of secretary.

Treasurer:

• Be responsible for all funds of OWSA.
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• Approve expenses and sign all checks in the name of the association, for payment of incurred debts according to procedures as determined by the board.
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• Exhibit books and accounts to the president or to any director of the association upon request.
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• Render a statement of the financial condition of the association at each regular meeting.
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• Maintain appropriate financial records and perform all duties incident to the office of treasurer.

The elected officers shall be elected for a one year term by a majority vote of OWSA members present at the summer meeting at the Ohio State Championships. All elected officers and board members must be in good standing of OWSA and AWSA. Not more than one officer may be from any one club. All officers shall be required to turn over all records and books to their successor in office. Any officer who grossly misuses or neglects the duties of his office may be removed by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the governing body.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors shall consist of one member designated as "Club Representative" (director) to the Board each year to attend the spring meeting of OWSA and all other meetings during the year, and may remove their director upon majority vote of their club members. In the event a director from a given club cannot attend in person, his vote may be transferred by written proxy only.

Additionally, the Board of Directors may consist of up to nine members selected at large, one from each of the three geographical zones described below, one to represent the interest of physically challenged water skiers, and one representative of each of the official sports divisions of water skiing which include, currently barefooting, showskiing, intercollegiate, kneeboarding, and ski racing. The governing body shall elect these members at large from affiliated OWSA members in order to achieve fair and equal representation for all members by geographical area and by sport or division interest.

Areas in Ohio will be defined as follows:

Zone 1 – all areas west of Interstate 71

Zone 2 – all areas east of Interstate 71 and west of Interstate 77

Zone 3 – all areas east of Interstate 77

A person who is a member of the Board of Directors may also be elected to any other office except Ohio Council Rep, and may serve in both capacities. However, all elected officers, members of the Board of Directors, and Ohio Council Rep must be a member of the American Water Ski Association, Ohio Water Ski Association, and eighteen years of age or older. The Ohio Council Rep may not hold any other office.

Section 4. The regional Council Representative shall be selected in the following manner: Any state whose AWSA senior membership numbers 125 or more in the midwest region as shown by AWSA records on June 1 shall elect one Council Representative at their AWSA sanctioned state tournament and shall notify AWSA senior members in that state of the time, place and purpose of this meeting at least 10 days in advance.

The Ohio Council Rep. shall hold no other OWSA office or position.

1. Tournament (Rules, Officials, Facilities, Records) Committee shall consist of the chief judge of the tournament and one person from each zone along with the council representative The committee shall:
   1. Investigate all complaints of non-uniformity in tournament registration procedures as related to sponsoring clubs and competitive participants.
   2. Enforce guidelines for registration activities per standardized form from the sponsoring club.
   3. Expect the tournament sanction forms to be available at the tournament sites for all officials.
   4. Report to the OWSA governing body all verified infractions of nationally, regional and/or state rules and regulations and how the infraction was resolved at the local level or why regional and/or national assistance is requested.
2. Finance
3. Membership
4. Safety
5. Publications and Publicity
6. Legal
7. Nominating
8. Waterways and Environmental Education