Article I - Name
Article II - Membership
Article III - Annual Dues
Article IV - Board of Commissioners
Article V - Officers and Their Duties
Article VI - Meetings
Article VII - Agreements, Contracts
Article VIII - Fiscal Year
Article IX - Amending Bylaws
Article X - Dissolution of the Association
Section II
The Commissioners may appoint committees, chairmen, or agents.
Section III
No Commissioner shall receive a salary or other compensation for their
services to the Association. Children of members in good standing who
are
at least twenty-one years of age may be elected to the Board Of
Commissioners.
Section IV
The Board Of Commissioners shall hold a meeting as soon as practical
after each election for the purpose of completing their organization
and
delegation of duties.
Section V
The Board Of Commissioners shall hold other such meetings as required.
Section VI
A simple majority of three Commissioners shall constitute a quorum
to conduct the business of the Board.
Section VII
The Board Of Commissioners shall use the spring meeting to help set
that year’s activities and their dates. The fall meeting shall be used
for the election of officers and to report on the health and welfare of
the Association since the previous fall meeting’s report.
Section VIII
The Board Of Commissioners shall not, in any one year of office, spend
nor contract for expenditures greater than the receipts for the fiscal
year they are in office, and providing that the treasury is not in the
red at the time of the fall meeting after all of the current bills are
paid or monies set aside for their resolution.
Section II
The President shall be the chief executive officer of this
Association.
He/she shall preside at all meetings of the Board Of Commissioners and
of Members. He/she shall have general supervision, direction, and
active
management of the business of the Association. He/she shall see that
all
orders and resolutions of the Board Of Commissioners are carried into
effect.
He/she shall execute all contracts and agreements authorized by the
Board
Of Commissioners. He/she shall approve all checks and other instruments
drawn on or payable out of the funds of the Association, and all bills,
notes, and other evidences of indebtedness to the Association. He/she
shall
from time to time report to the Board Of Commissioners, as well as the
Association at its meetings, on matters within his/her knowledge which
are of interest or require notice.
Section III
The First Vice President, in the absence or in case of the
inability
of the President to act, shall have all the powers and shall perform
all
of the duties of the President. He/she shall be in charge of special
committees
or other duties prescribed by the President.
Section IV
The Second Vice President shall be in charge of Block Captains
and membership activities.
Section V
The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the
Board Of Commissioners and all other Association meetings, and shall
read
these minutes at the appropriate time or make them available for
perusal.
He/she shall be responsible for keeping the Master List of Association
members and for their notification of all appropriate meetings they
should
attend.
Section VI
The Treasurer shall have the custody of all the funds of the
Association. When necessary and proper, he/she shall endorse all
checks,
notes, or other obligations and evidences of payment of money, payable
to the Association or coming into his/her possession. Upon approval of
the President, he/she shall sign all checks and other instruments drawn
on, or payable out of, funds of the Association, and all bills, notes,
and other evidences of indebtedness to the Association. He/she shall
exhibit
a complete and true statement of his/her account and other property in
his/her possession, custody, or control. He/she shall enter regularly
in
the books belonging to the Association and to be kept by him/her for
such
purpose, a fill and accurate account of all money received and paid by
him/her for the account of the Association.
Section VII
The Board Of Commissioners may at any time by a majority vote ask for,
demand, receive and accept the resignation of any officer or employee
of
the Association, and upon his/her refusal to tender such resignation or
resign, the majority of the Board Of Commissioners may summarily
dismiss
him/her from office, declare such vacancy, and elect a successor.
Section VIII
The Block Captains shall be appointed by the Board Of
Commissioners
for an indefinite period of time. However, their tenure may be
terminated
by the Board for failing to service their designated Neighborhood Watch
Area in a manner consistent with the needs of the member, the
Community,
or the Association. They shall be the primary means for the transfer of
information to and from all members. They will recommend the immediate
use of 911 for all actions deemed or appearing to be unlawful. They
will
assist with or pass on all requests for reasonable help made by members
in their individual Neighborhood Watch Areas with the speed dictated by
the urgency of the situation. They will contact and cooperate with the
appropriate law enforcement agency if a member is unable to do so to
correct
an immediate problem that requires this type of intervention. At no
time
shall they attempt to supersede, usurp, or interfere in this type
Neighborhood
Watch problem. They shall do their best to assure the payment of annual
dues to the Association by members in their Neighborhood Watch Area.
Section II
Special meetings may be called for at any time by the President or
by order of the Board Of Commissioners.
Section III
At all meetings of the Association, each member in good standing shall
have only one vote.
Section IV
A quorum shall consist of fifteen members in good standing and all
business transacted by such quorum shall be legal and binding upon this
Association.
Section V
Notice of all regular and special meetings of the Association shall
be given to all members in good standing at least five days before such
meeting.
Section VI
In the event of the death or resignation of a Commissioner, a member
in good standing may be appointed temporarily by the remaining Board Of
Commissioners until the next regular meeting when an election will be
held
to fill that vacancy.
or
In the event of dissolution of this Association, its assets
remaining after payment, or provision for payment, of all debts and
liabilities shall be distributed as follows:
Such distribution shall be made for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)4 of the Internal Revenue Code and in accordance with all applicable provisions of the laws of this state.
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