Item 2C - Adoption of Revised Neighborhood Association Charters

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Section 4. Duties of the Secretary-Treasurer. The Secretary-Treasurer shall: a.) Record the minutes of all general and executive meetings and maintain on file copies of said minutes, correspondence, attendance lists, and other records; b.) Receive all Association funds, deposit them in a bank approved by the Executive Committee, and payout funds only on notice signed by one other officer and the Secretary-Treasurer. Section 5. Duties of the Newsletter Editor. The Newsletter Editor shall see to the publication of the Cal Young Neighborhood Association Newsletter. ARTICLE VII. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND AREA REPRESENTATIVES Section 1. Executive Committee. The Executive Committee consists of the officers of the Association and one person representing each of the areas of the neighborhood established as provided in Article II. Section 2. Area Representatives. a.) Each Area Representative shall be appointed, and may be reappointed by the President subject to approval by the Executive Committee for a two-year term. The President shall fill by appointment any vacancy in an area representative office subject to Executive Committee approval. b.) Eligibility to serve as Area Representative is limited to persons who reside in the area represented. c.) Area Representatives shall investigate and report with recommendations to the Executive Committee on applications for land use actions within their areas and shall otherwise facilitate communications between area residents and the Association. Section 3. Executive Committee Meetings. The Executive Committee shall hold regularly scheduled meetings and may hold special meetings when called by the President or by any three Executive Committee members. All meetings of the Executive Committee are open to the general public. Section 4. Meeting Procedures: Notices of Meetings, Meeting Agendas and Minutes shall be conducted as outlined in ARTICLE IX MEETINGS. Section 5. Quorum. A majority of the Executive Committee members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. Less than a quorum of the Executive Committee may meet but may not take action on behalf of the Association. Section 6.Powers. The Executive Committee may exercise the powers of the Association as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes ofthe Association. Section 7 . Voting. a.) Except as otherwise provided in this charter, a majority of a quorum shall be sufficient to determine any matter before the Executive Committee. b.) Any matter submitted to a vote of the Executive Committee shall also be submitted to a vote of the participants present at the meeting. Both the vote of the Executive Committee and the vote of participants other than members of the Executive Committee shall be recorded in the minutes. Section 8. Representation. The President or the President's designee shall present the Association's opinions to the City Council, Planning Commission, or other appropriate decision makers when so authorized by a vote of the Executive Committee. The presentation shall include the number of votes for and against by both the Executive Committee and the participants, and 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 and shall serve one-year terms. Section 2. Nominating Committee. A three-member nominating committee shall be appointed by the President prior to the annual meeting. Notice of the creation of the nominating committee and of the annual election shall be published in the Cal Young Neighborhood Association Newsletter prior to the meeting. . Section 3. Candidates. At the annual meeting, the nominating committee shall present the proposed candidates for office. The slate of candidates for office shall be published in the Cal Young Neighborhood Association Newsletter prior to the annual meeting. Additional nominations may be made from the floor at the meeting.. Cal Young Neighborhood Association Charter Approved January 26,2006 Page 2