WELCOME TO THE
This Handbook is provided to HTC members to give you
information about the organization and administration of the Huntsville Track
Club.
In 1984, then HTC President, Norm Harris, noted the
following which is taken from section 3.1, History and Purpose: As the Huntsville Track Club has grown, the
size and complexity of our races have also grown. If one examines the Constitution and By-Laws
one quickly finds that there is little mention of races at all and absolutely
no mention of how the HTC leadership should maintain control of them. Without such control the possibility of a
disaster is obvious. There are certain
aspects of our races that should be standardized and certain aspects that
involve safety that should be dealt with very carefully. And there are other aspects that get much
attention because they are very important to the participants. Each of these, though for different reasons,
are important and therefore they should be controlled by the elected leadership
of the club. In many cases, certain such
policy decisions have been made by the HTC Executive Committee, but the
majority of the club membership is not aware of it because it is not clearly
documented in any one place. It is the
purpose of this Policy Manual to clearly and concisely identify and explain any
policies that are approved by the Executive committee of the HTC. The policy manual, along with the HTC
Constitution and HTC By-Laws, make up the formal part of the HTC Handbook.
Throughout much of 1984, President Harris, wrote and rewrote
the policy manual with the officers meeting frequently to discuss and provide
input, and lastly to sign off on the final version. The latest version of the constitution and
by-laws were included and the first edition of the HTC Handbook was published
in December, 1984.
In 1990, President, Lawrence Hillis, collected all the
policy changes that had been made since the initial edition was published. The latest version of the constitution and
by-laws were included along with the updated policy manual and the second
edition of the HTC Handbook was published in June, 1990. During this period the club had begun an
Awards Program and a number of members had also won national awards. This second edition of the HTC Handbook
included a listing of all the award winners that would also be updated and
carried forward in future editions.
The Handbook was again updated by President, Randall Roland,
and the third edition was published in March, 1994.
The Handbook was again updated by President, David Purinton,
and the fourth edition was published in July, 2000.
This, the fifth edition, has been updated by President,
David Purinton, and published April, 2004.
The HTC Handbook has three major sections. The Huntsville Track Club Constitution is
section 1.0, the Huntsville Track Club By-Laws is section 2.0, and the
Huntsville Track Club Policies is section 3.0.
There have been changes to all three section in this edition from those published
in the fourth edition. There have been
significant changes and additions to the policy manual. The Articles of Incorporation originally
filed on
The value of your membership can be greatly enhanced by
reading this publication. Items such as
race policies, worker coupon, annual awards, scholarship fund, grand prix rules
and many other club functions and programs are defined. We value your membership in the Huntsville
Track Club and hope you will actively participate in all the club has to offer.