Section 1. Elections and duties. The Officers and Board of Directors shall be elected and their duties outlined in the Constitution and Bylaws of the IFFSC, in accordance with USFSA Bylaws.

Section 2. Meeting procedures. The Board of Directors shall conduct their meetings in accordance with Robert's rules of Order.

Section 3. Ethics. All members of the Board of Directors pledge to:

• Act in the best interests of all club members and skaters;
• Serve the membership to the best of their knowledge and ability without prejudice or bias;
• Uphold and support the decisions duly voted upon by the Board;
• Responsibly and actively participate in the tasks inherent to the function and operations of the skating club.

Section 1. Standing committees.

The IFFSC Board of Directors will establish a standing committee for Test Chair. The responsibilities of the appointed Test Chair are to:

• Account and report the results of the tests completed by the membership of the IFFSC to the USFSA, ISA, and/or any nationally sanctioned associations;
• Announce, post, and/or otherwise advertise and promote testing sessions, schedules, and other testing specifics to provide testing information to both IFFSC club members and other Clubs;
• Forward the results to the members and/or instructors involved upon request.

The IFFSC Board of Directors will establish a standing committee for Sanctions Chair. The responsibilities of the appointed Sanctions Chair is to:

• Apply, to the USFSA in a timely manner, for a USFSA Sanction for any IFFSC sponsored event the members of the IFFSC would participate in which would require a sanction by the rules of the USFSA.

The IFFSC Board of Directors will establish a standing committee for Membership Chair. The responsibities of the appointed Membership Chair is to:

• Perform or supervise the performance of responsibilities involved with membership registration;
• Maintain current information on each club member to verify eligibility status.

Tenure of the Test Chair, Sanctions Chair, and Membership Chair shall coincide with that of the Officers and Board of Directors. The Test Chair, Sanctions Chair, and Membership Chair will be a non-voting Board position.

Section 2. Special committees. The IFFSC Board of Directors will, when necessary, establish and/or abolish committees for special purpose(s). The Board shall appoint an IFFSC Board Member, member in good standing, or non-member to Chair these committees. The Board shall designate a budget and set the responsibilities, limitations, and scope of influence for each committee. It shall be the responsibility of the appointed Committee Chair to:

• Organize and supervise the tasks inherent to the function and purpose of the committee;
• Report committee progress as requested by the Board of Directors at the monthly Board meetings.

Section 1. Membership. Membership to the IFFSC shall be granted under Article VI of the Constitution and Bylaws of the IFFSC.

Section 2. Membership in good standing. It shall be the responsibility of the IFFSC member to:

• Remain current on all Club dues, Club and City ice fees, and payment of instructors;
• Observe all rules, regulations, and standards of skating etiquette and codes of conduct.

Failure to comply with the above may result in fines, loss of privileges, loss of member-in-good-standing status, or suspension and/or termination of Club membership. The Board of Directors will determine such penalties by majority vote in accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the IFFSC.

Section 3. Members attendance of board meetings. Any member of the IFFSC may attend regular Board of Directors meetings. Any IFFSC member may submit in writing any concerns and/or ideas to the Board of Directors for Board consideration, and members may request to speak at the monthly meetings when the President opens the meeting to the floor. Members attending Board meetings are required to comply with all rules of conduct for Board meetings.

During any Board meeting, two or more Board members may request that the meeting become closed. Special or Emergency Board meetings will be closed to the general membership unless otherwise specified.

Section 1. Competition. It shall be the right of any member in good standing to attend and participate in qualifying and non-qualifying competitions upon receiving signature from a designated competition signature person(s) as annually designated by the IFFSC Board of Directors. It shall not be responsibility of the IFFSC to assume any fees and dues associated in connection with qualifying or non-qualifying competitions.

Section 2. Testing.It shall be the right of any member in good standing to attend and participate in test sessions upon receiving signature from a designated competition signature person(s) as annually designated by the IFFSC Board of Directors. It shall not be responsibility of the IFFSC to assume any fees and dues associated in connection with test sessions.

Section 3. Designated Form Signature Person(s). The IFFSC Board of Directors shall grant competition and testing signature authority only to specified Board members. It shall be the responsibility of any such designated Board member(s) to:

• Sign necessary competition and test forms only after verifying a member's good standing;
• Keep a log book of competitive/testing sessions attended by the IFFSC membership;
• Report as requested by the Board of Directors at the monthly Board meetings.

The tenure of any designated form signature person shall coincide with that of the Officers and Board of Directors.

Section 4. Permission Form Procedures. All test and competition permission forms will be assigned an expiration date by the designated form signature person. All permission forms will expire approximately one week after the date of the event for which the form was signed.

Section 1. Low/High Test Freestyle Sessions. It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to:

• Maintain as possible separate but equal Club Ice sessions for Low and High test skaters;
• Determine the placement of each skater within Low or High Test categories.

Fees for club-sponsored freestyle ice time will be determined by the Board of Directors.

Section 2. Selection criteria for Low/High test placement. All skating members will be assigned a Low or High test status, and the Board of Directors shall determine the criteria for placing skaters in either the Low or High test category. The criteria will include but not be limited to:

• The highest USFSA test passed by the skater;
• The skater's age, size, and skating speed;
• The recommendation of skating instructors.

The Board of Directors reserves the right to change a skater's placement at any time during the skating season.

Section 3. Skater access to unassigned sessions. No skater assigned to one freestyle level may attend the lower or higher freestyle session without advance permission from the Board of Directors. All requests for access to a different freestyle session must be made in writing to the Board of Directors, accompanied by the written recommendation of a senior private instructor. The Board of Directors shall grant such access on a case to case basis, and may adjust ice fees accordingly.

Section 4. Non-member admission to Club Sessions. Non-members may attend Club ice as guests of IFFSC members a maximum of three times during the skating season and only with the permission of the Club Monitor. Guests may be denied access to the ice at the discretion of the Club Monitor, and guest fees will be set at a higher cost than member fees, as determined by the Board of Directors. It will be the responsibility of the member host to inform his/her guest of all Club or rink skating rules. Inappropriate guest behavior will result in the guest's and the host's removal from the session. Skaters removed from a session forfeit all fees paid for that session.

Section 5. Club Monitor. A Club Monitor will be present at all Club-sponsored ice sessions. Club Monitors must be over the age of twenty-five, and shall be responsible for:

• Enforcing all skating rules to maintain safety and order;
• Collecting all fees;
• Keeping an attendance record of member skaters and guests.

Club Monitors reserve the right to deny non-members or guests of members access to any Club Ice session. Club Monitors, along with coaches, may remove skaters displaying inappropriate behavior from any club-sponsored session. Skaters removed from a session forfeit all fees paid for that session.

Section 1. Sponsorship. IFFSC members may seek skating sponsorship of any type on an individual basis. It will be the responsibility of the member seeking sponsorship to comply with all limitations of sponsorship specified by USFSA Bylaws.

Sponsors of individual skaters may not claim their contributions as charitable donations to either the USFSA or the IFFSC. Contributions to individuals are not tax-exemptions, and sponsorship of an individual will not absolve the sponsor of any tax-liability.

It shall be at the Board of Director's discretion to provide any type of information regarding a skating member to a potential sponsor, or endorse a skater for individual sponsorship. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, choose to seek and/or apply for scholarships or financial assistance from USFSA programs or programs approved by USFSA Bylaws, but is under no obligation to do so.

Section 1. Dues and fees. Dues will be set by the IFFSC Board of Directors annually, with respect to the following guidelines:

• The first family member designating IFFSC as his/her home club will pay full price dues, as set by the Board;
• Second and subsequent family IFFSC home members shall pay reduced dues, as set by the Board;
• The first family member designating IFFSC as his/her secondary or associate club will pay secondary/associate dues, as set by the Board;
• Second and subsequent family IFFSC secondary or associate club members shall pay reduced secondary/associate dues, as set by the Board.

Section 2. Fees. The fees for Club Ice sessions, seminars, clinics, and all other club-sponsored events shall be set by the Board of Directors or its official delegates.

Section 1. Petty Cash Fund. A Petty Cash Fund of at least fifty dollars will be established for miscellaneous expenditures assumed by the Officers of the Board.

Section 2. Reimbursements. Board Members and Members of the Club must submit receipts for any approved expenses incurred on behalf of the Club. Reimbursements are not to be subtracted from fees or payments owed to the Club, as the current IFFSC accounting software requires separate entries for tracking these as assets and debits.

Section 1. Club sponsorship of events. The Board of Directors, whenever possible, will schedule, organize, and produce both skating and non-skating events for its members, including such activities as shows, recitals, seminars, and parties. The guidelines, costs, requirements, and other specifics for any given event will be determined by the Board of Directors and/or designated Committees.

Section 1. Award categories and procedures.

• The Glory Commander is presented to any member or non-member of the Club who has demonstrated a spirit of generosity for the enhancement of figure skating and/or the IFFSC. This award is presented at the discretion of the Board of Directors, and need not be given annually.

  Candidates for this award are nominated by the Board of Directors, who vote for their selection by sealed ballots, which will be submitted to and counted by an individual designated by the Board of Directors to perform this task. Results of the vote shall be reported only to the President of the IFFSC, who shall present the award at the annual Club election meeting.

• The Parent Award is presented only to parents of member skaters who have demonstrated a spirit of generosity for the enhancement of figure skating and/or the IFFSC. This award is presented at the discretion of the Board of Directors, and need not be given annually.

  Candidates for this award are nominated by the Board of Directors or the IFFSC membership. The Board of Directors shall vote for their selection by sealed ballots, which will be submitted to and counted by an individual designated by the Board of Directors to perform this task. Results of the vote shall be reported only to the President of the IFFSC, who shall present the award at the annual Club election meeting.

• The William Morrow Memorial Award is presented at the annual Club meeting by the IFFSC President to any member skater who has successfully completed the Gold Moves Test of the USFSA.
• The Axel Paulsen Award shall be presented by the IFFSC President at the annual Club meeting to any member skater who has demonstrated the ability to perform consistent and fully rotated Axel Paulsens. Recommendations for this award must be made in writing by at least three witnesses, two of whom must be senior private instructors, who can verify that the skater has successfully landed the jump five consecutive times or five out of seven times on three different occasions occurring no less than one week apart.
• The Double Salchow Award shall be presented by the IFFSC President at the annual Club meeting to any member skater who has demonstrated the ability to perform consistent and fully rotated Double Salchows. Recommendations for this award must be made in writing by at least three witnesses, two of whom must be senior private instructors, who can verify that the skater has successfully landed the jump five consecutive times or five out of seven times on three different occasions occurring no less than one week apart.

Section 2. Award establishment. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to institute and/or abolish any award as necessary.