Item 2D: Approval of Neighborhood Assocation Charter Revisions

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participants shall be advisory to the Executive Committee, and shall be reported at all subsequent occasions when the vote of the Executive Committee is discussed. d)Any decision by the Executive Committee which is intended to represent the view of the Churchill Area Neighbors shall be presented to the members at the next meeting. The members may override the Executive Committee decision by a vote of two thirds of the members present and voting. e)In the event of an emergency, the officers may vote on an issue electronically or via telephone polling, the decision to be ratified at the next meeting. Section 10 Representation The Chairperson or the Chairperson’s designee shall present the neighborhood’s opinions to the City Council, Planning Commission, or other appropriate decision makers when required and authorized by a vote of the Executive Committee. The presentation shall include the number of votes for and against the issue by both the Executive Committee vote and the participants vote. If there is a minority position on an issue, represented by at least one third of those voting in either group this shall also be presented. ARTICLE VIII NOMINATION, ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS Section 1 Elections The officers shall be elected at the annual meeting in February and shall serve staggered two-year terms. Upon adoption of this charter, the Chairperson and Treasurer shall serve until February 2008; the Vice Chairperson, Secretary and Newsletter Editor shall serve until February 2009. Thereafter each officer shall be elected at the general meeting in February for two-year terms. Section 2 Nominating Committee A three-member nominating committee shall be appointed by the Chairperson prior to the general meeting in February. Notice of the creation of the nominating committee and the annual election shall be published in the February notice (newsletter or postcard, and on the Association website) by the Churchill Area Neighbors. Section 3 Candidates At the February general meeting the nominating committee shall present the proposed candidates for office. The slate of the candidates for office shall be published in the February notice of the Churchill Area Neighbors. At the February meeting, additional nominations for a specific office or Executive Committee position may be made from the floor. 5