Statute of Åbolands Ungdomsförbund ÅUF rf

1 § Name, place and language

Åbolands Ungdomsförbund ÅUF rf, henceforth the Union, is a politically unbound organization. The Union is an association of Turku Swedish or multilingual associations and has the task of promoting and safeguarding the associations' common interests. The Union's office is in Pargas and the working language is Swedish. The Union is a member of the Finnish Swedish Youth Association FSU rf.

2 § Members

The members of the Union consist of registered associations, whose statutes have been approved by the Union's board. The request for membership in the Union is submitted in written form to the Union's board and is addressed at the next Union's board meeting. Membership is granted to registered associations with objectives that correspond to those of the Union.

The member associations pay a membership fee based on the size of the association, to be entitled to the membership service offered by the Union.

An association may be excluded from the Union if the activity is not in accordance with the purpose of the Union or if the association commits a statute violation. If such a case is discovered, the matter is dealt with at the next Union's board meeting and exclusion is made by simple majority vote.

3 § Objectives of the Union

The central values ​​of the Union are communication, flexibility, knowledge and community voluntary work spirit. The activities are based on the association field and the Union's main task is to be a unifying and advisory body that works for the benefit of the member associations. At the regional level, the Union organises various types of events and creative activities, such as workshops, courses and information sessions. The association strives to conduct a versatile and qualitative activity for different age groups and interests, especially for children and young people.

Sections that guard members' special interests can be formed within the Union. In addition, in support of its activities, the Union can own and manage properties, receive subsidies and donations, and conduct small-scale acquisitions according to the Association Act at § 5.

4 § Management

The Union's highest decision-making body is the Confederation Meeting. Two regular Union meetings are held annually. The autumn meeting, which is an election and planning meeting, is held in October-November, while the spring meeting, which is an accounting meeting, is held in March-April. In addition to the two regular meetings, Union meetings are held when the board deems it necessary or when at least a tenth of the association's member associations require it.

Each member association has the right to send two voting representatives to the Union meeting. Every representative has one vote.

Notice of the Union meeting is sent in written form to the member associations no later than 30 days before the date of the meeting on behalf of the Union board. Meeting documents are sent in written form no later than 10 days before the date of the meeting. Questions that an association wishes to address at a Union meeting should be submitted to the Union's board in written form no later than 14 days prior to the meeting.

5 § Ordinary meetings

The following issues are dealt with at the spring meeting of the association:

1. Opening of the meeting, statutes and decision making
2. Appeals to the Board
3. Selection of Meeting Bureau
4. Selection of minutes revisor and two speakers for the meeting
5. Presentation of the annual report
6. Presentation of the audit or audit report
7. Determination of financial statements
8. Discharge of accountants
9. Election of representatives to the Finnish Youth Association's spring meeting
10. Motions submitted to the Union Board
11. Other matters mentioned in the notice of meeting
12. End of meeting

The following issues are dealt with at the autumn meeting of the association

1. Opening of the meeting, statutes and decision making
2. Appeals to the Board
3. Selection of Meeting Bureau
4. Selection of minutes revisor and two speakers for the meeting
5. The Board's proposed business plan
6. Determination of the membership fee
7. The Board's budget proposal
8. Election of Chairman of the Board for the next calendar year
9. Election of board members pursuant to section 6
10. Election of auditor or auditor and alternate
11. Election of representatives, board members and substitutes for the Finnish Youth Association's autumn meeting
12. Motions submitted to the Union Board
13. Other matters mentioned in the notice of meeting 
14. End of meeting

6 § Board

The activities of the Union are handled by a board, which consists of a chairman and six to ten ordinary board members. In addition, up to three general alternates can be elected, but the Board can also function without replacement.

The Chairman of the Board is elected for one year at a time, its other members for two years. Of these, half depart annually, for the first time by lottery, then by luck. Replacement is chosen for one year at a time.

The Board appoints a Deputy Chairman as well as a secretary and treasurer within or outside of it. The Board of Directors decides when the Chairman or Deputy Chairman and at least four members attend the meeting. The Board meets at the notice of the Chairman, Vice Chairman or another person appointed by the Board. Decisions are made by a simple majority, with the exception of cases that are separately mentioned in the statutes. In the case of an equal number of votes, the chairman's vote will be decisive, with exception of elections where a lot is decided.

The Union Board is responsible for:
acting in accordance with the goals and tasks of the Union and the decisions taken at the meetings of the Union and, within these frameworks, decide on the guidelines for the Union's activities;

• to be responsible for the management of the association's assets and property and to monitor the accounting and preparation of the financial statements;
• to employ, monitor and fire the Union's staff. Personnel matters are dealt with by a working group consisting of the Union's chairman and vice-chairman as well as the business manager. If necessary, the Board may appoint several persons to this working group.

7 § Signatory

The name of the Union is signed by the chairman or vice chairman alone, and by one or more persons appointed by the board, individually.

8 § Business and accounting period

The Union's operating and accounting period follows the calendar year. Operational reviews are carried out for one year at a time, and the reports are provided to the auditor or the operational auditor no later than thirty days before the Union's spring meeting.

9 § Statutes

Proposals to amend this statute must be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors no later than 30 days prior to an ordinary Union meeting. In order to be approved, the proposal should receive at least three-quarters of all votes cast when voting.

10 § Union's dissolution

The Union can be dissolved if two consecutive regular Union meetings make such a decision by a three-quarters majority. If the Union dissolves, its assets will accrue to one or more registered Swedish-speaking organizations from the Turku region with similar aims in accordance with the decision of the later Union meeting.

11 § Others
The provisions of the Association Act apply.