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B. THE RULES COMMITTEE: Shall be appointed immediately after each Annual Meeting
by the Commodore. The Vice Commodore-Rules shall chair it and its other members shall
hold office for one year. It shall assist the Vice Commodore-Rules in carrying out the duties
of that office.
C. TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: Shall be regular or associate members
appointed by the Commodore to oversee the construction of non-Pearson built Ensigns.
The purpose of the committee is to assure new boats are built to the same or equivalent
specifications as the Pearson built Ensigns in order to maintain the “one design”
characteristics.

D. ENSIGNS FOREVER COMMITTEE: Shall be regular or associate members appointed
by the Commodore to promote the Ensign in the sailing community and be responsible for
ensuring that a plan is in place to maintain the ability to produce non-Pearson built Ensigns.
To support this, the Ensigns Forever Committee will raise voluntary funds from the sailing
community and ECA members in excess of dues. The Committee will communicate with
the Ensign builder in regards to contracts, the preservation of ECA assets and forecasting
potential expenditures that may be requested from the ECA.

10. MEETINGS:
A. Annual Meeting:
1. The Annual Meeting shall be held between October 1st and March 31st at a time and
place to be designated by the Governing Committee. The members shall be notified of this
meeting at least thirty days in advance of the date selected. A quorum shall consist of the
presence of at least five Regular Members. Voting shall be by Regular Members who shall
be entitled to one vote for each boat enrolled, and the majority vote of those present then in
good standing in person or by proxy shall be sufficient. A proxy must be in writing.
2. The order of business at an Annual Meeting shall be as follows:
a. Call to order.
b. Roll call.
c. Reading of the minutes.
d. Report of the Officers.
e. Discussion of Governing Committee Rulings.
f. Other Business.
g. Election of Officers.
h. Adjournment.
B. Special Meetings:
1. A Special Meeting shall be called by the Commodore upon request of the Governing
Committee or upon written request to the Secretary by members of at least twenty-five
percent of the total number of active chartered fleets.
2. The Secretary shall give to all members not less than two weeks written notice of the
purpose, time and place designated by the Commodore for any Special Meeting.
11. AMENDMENTS: The Association rules may be amended only at an Annual or Special
Meeting by two-thirds vote of the total number of boats represented at the meeting in
person or by proxy provided, however, that the proposed amendment shall be set forth in
the notice of the meeting.
12. DISSOLUTION: In the event of dissolution of the Ensign Class Association, all of the
remaining assets and property of the Association shall, after payment of all necessary
expenses thereof, be distributed to US SAILING or to other organizations that qualify under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or corresponding provisions of any
subsequent Federal tax laws, or to the Federal government or State or local governments
for a public purpose, subject to the approval of a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State
of New York.
13. PURPOSES:
A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these articles, the Ensign Class Association (the
Association) is organized exclusively for one or more of the purposes as specified in
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