The By-Laws of the Etobicoke Baseball Association As Amended November, 2024

BY-LAWS

1. PLAYER REGISTRATION AND TEAM ROSTERS

1. When selecting players and preparing rosters, EBA teams shall comply with all applicable rules, regulations and/or by-laws of the TBA, OBA (Rep Division or Select Division, as applicable) and/or EBLO (including, without limitation, minimum and maximum numbers of players, residency (including any applicable out-of-territory and/or import limits), timing of signing, etc.).
2. The Executive Committee shall, by no later than February 28th of each calendar year, set the fees (including EBA Team Fees and Roster Administration Fees) payable by each EBA team that is designated as a “Rep team”, “Select team” or “Tournament team”.
3. Such fees shall be paid to the EBA by no later than May 31st. Any team which has not paid the requisite fees by the payment deadline will not be sanctioned by the EBA and may not be classified by the OBA.
4. Rosters for teams playing in the EBLO in a given playing season must be approved by the Registrar by September 7 of the prior calendar year. Rosters for other EBA teams designated as a “Rep team”, “Select team” or “Tournament team” for a given playing season must be completed and submitted to the Registrar (together with all necessary and supporting documentation) by no later than January 28th of that calendar year.
5. Late fees (in the amount of: (a) $50 plus (b) $20 for each week (or part thereof) between the date on which such roster was due and the date on which roster was received) shall be charged for rosters not submitted by the required deadline.
6. Roster can be modified up to July 1 (for a team designated as a “Select team”) and up to June 20 (for a team designated as a “Rep team”).

2. RELEASES

1. Within the EBA - No release is required for a player to move from a “Rep team” or “Select team” operated by one Member League to a “Rep team” or “Select team” operated by another Member League.
2. Out of the EBA - When a player, having been registered in the EBA, wishes to play for a team outside of the EBA, said player must first secure a properly signed release from the President of the EBA (or his/her designate) after consulting with the President of the relevant Member League (or his/her designate). Such release will be granted automatically unless the player is in financial arrears with, has not returned all team property to, or is subject to disciplinary measures with, the team the player was last rostered with.

3. DISCIPLINE

1. All matters which may require disciplinary action shall be reviewed by a Discipline Committee appointed by the President (or, in the event the President is the subject of the disciplinary proceeding, the Vice-President). A Discipline Committee may only be appointed to review the conduct of an Officer where such Officer is alleged to have either
   1. failed to perform the duties of the office to which such Officer was elected or appointed and/or
   2. such Officer has breached the provisions of an EBA Policy or an applicable OBA Policy.
2. A Discipline Committee shall be comprised of three (3) Executive Committee Members (provided that a representative of a Member League can only sit on a Discipline Committee if that Member League does not have a stake in the outcome of the matter being reviewed by such Discipline Committee).
3. A Discipline Committee shall have the right to impose such penalty as it may determine is appropriate in the circumstances (including, without limitation, suspension, censure or reprimand). The decision of the Discipline Committee shall be final and is not subject to appeal.
4. Incidents Arising in Connection with EBA’s Select Baseball Program:
   1. Incidents which occur prior to, during or following a game, and which may require disciplinary action, shall be reported by a game official to the General Manager of Select and Supervisor of Umpires within twenty-four (24) hours of the incident. The Supervisor of Umpires shall, in turn, notify the President of the incident.
   2. If deemed necessary, the President will form a Discipline Committee to review and consider the incident. The Chair of the Discipline Committee will set the date, time and place for the said Committee to meet. To the extent possible, such meeting should take place no more than forty-eight (48) hours following the incident. The Chair of the Discipline Committee shall inform the parties involved of the date, time and place for the Discipline Committee meeting and advise them to attend and present material relevant to the matter under consideration.
   3. Any incident involving assault or harassment of a coach, manager, official, player or umpire shall result in an automatic indefinite suspension of the offending individual, pending the review and decision of the Discipline Committee formed to review that matter.
   4. Any bench-clearing incident will result in the automatic indefinite suspension of the players and/or managers involved, pending the review and decision of the Discipline Committee formed to review that matter. Any player and/or manager found to have incited, participated in, aggravated or prolonged such bench-clearing incident shall be assessed a suspension of no less than three (3) games.
   5. Any minor under 18 years of age who is subject to a Discipline Committee hearing shall be offered to the opportunity to be represented by a parent, guardian or such other person as the parent or guardian may designate.
   6. Any player, coach or manager that is ejected from a game is automatically suspended for the next scheduled league or playoff game. If such player, coach or manager is ejected again during the same season, he or she shall be automatically suspended indefinitely, pending the review and decision of a Discipline Committee formed to review such matter.

4. AAA/TIER 1/ELITE BASEBALL TEAMS WITHIN THE EBA

1. TBA has divided its territory into 5 Regional Centres (one of which is Etobicoke). The mandate of a Regional Centre is to form TBA Regional (ie. AAA/Tier 1/Elite) teams at the 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U and 18U series. A Regional Centre may not form more than one TBA Regional team in any series without first obtaining approval from the TBA Executive Committee.
2. Except as otherwise provided in the immediately following sentences, only Etobicoke Ranger teams will be permitted to be formed as AAA/Tier 1/Elite teams within the Etobicoke Region. Any Member League wishing to have one or more of its teams play at the AAA/Tier 1/Elite level must first obtain Majority Approval for same at a Monthly Meeting or Special Meeting. If Majority Approval is given, EBA will request the requisite approval from the TBA Executive Committee.

5. ETOBICOKE RANGER STEERING COMMITTEE

1. The Etobicoke Ranger Steering Committee (“ERSC”) shall be comprised of the General Manager of Etobicoke Rangers Program plus a minimum of four (4) additional members (including the Chair) appointed by the President.
2. The Chair’s responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
   1. coordinating all ERSC activities;
   2. acting as chair for all ERSC meetings;
   3. ensuring that all orders and resolutions of the Executive Committee related to the ERSC are carried out;
   4. reporting ERSC activities to the Executive Committee on a regular basis; and
   5. bringing forward any ERSC matters that require the approval of the Executive Committee.
3. The ERSC shall give general guidance to, and have general oversight over, the Etobicoke Rangers Program, with a view to ensuring all teams operating as Etobicoke Ranger teams operate within and satisfy all applicable requirements, rules, protocols and procedures established by EBA, TBA, OBA, EBLO and Baseball Canada. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the ERSC shall:
   1. receive reports/complaints regarding the Etobicoke Rangers Program (including but not limited to fines, team imposed suspensions/discipline, etc.) and, if appropriate, referring same to the President (with a view to having same considered by a Discipline Committee pursuant to By-Law 3);
   2. receive and consider the roster of Head Coaches provided by the General Manager of Etobicoke Rangers Program; and
   3. receive and consider the draft and final budgets provided by each of the individual teams operating as Etobicoke Ranger teams.