West Sacramento Soccer Case Study

Thank you so much for sharing the West Sacramento Soccer bylaws with the rest of the community. A few dedicated community members and I have looked over the bylaws and discovered some potential issues that requires your immediate attention. Mr. Savala, State laws require the board of directors to act in the best interest of the organization and its members. Part of that responsibility is managing the affairs of the business according to certain legal standards. Once a director takes a seat on the board, he has various duties as the representative of the organization and shareholders that the law places upon him, such as the duty of care and loyalty that determine if he's doing his job properly.
In our last board meeting, the decision was …show more content…
Savala, our sincere intention is to assist you, and the club to improve its image, performance, and objectives to develop, administer and promote soccer programs for the youth in our community. However, lack of transparency, poor communication, and unclear expectations makes it difficult to achieve the club’s legal objectives. We appreciate the hard work and sincere dedication your family demonstrated throughout so many years and it’s not forgotten. We are very proud and you and your family should …show more content…
The IRS generally will refer, among other things, to the purposes clause in a tax-exempt organization’s articles of incorporation to determine what is a related versus an unrelated activity. Most nonprofits also have a purposes clause contained near the beginning of their bylaws, and many times that purposes clause will differ, in one or more material respects, from the purposes clause in the articles of incorporation, the latter of which is controlling. The two clauses should be fully consistent and, therefore, an organization might want to include a clause in the bylaws which simply refers to the purposes clause as written in the articles of incorporation. But we see clause inconsistency in the bylaws.

Additionally, it’s important to closely review the meeting and voting procedures for members and directors. This is another area where we see bylaw inconsistencies. The club should closely review how members and directors are permitted to meet and vote under the relevant bylaws polices. After careful review it appears, that our currently bylaws are quiet dusty and may need new revision/amendment. If and when the club decided to rewriting the clubs bylaws, we will be more than happy to assist you and the club into his regard. Or you may seek a legal counsel on this