Item 2C - Adoption of Revised Neighborhood Association Charters

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Article IV Section 1 Section 2 Section 3a Section 3b Section 3c Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 The Executive Board: The Executive Board shall consist of nine members Board members shall be elected to a two-year term which shall terminate in January two years after their election. Election shall be by a majority of the members in good standing who are in attendance at a general membership meeting conducted during the month of January each year. If an election is not held in January, the election shall be held as soon as practical at a general membership meeting thereafter. Board members are entitled to serve until their position is filed as provided in these bylaws. The Executive Board shall be responsible for making decisions and taking action on behalf of the general membership between general meetings on all matters concerning the purpose of the Organization. The Executive Board's decisions representing the Santa Clara Community Organization on an issue or issues where the general membership has not yet voted shall be shared with the membership at the next general meeting. The membership may override the Board's decision by a two-thirds vote. The Board shall represent the Santa Clara Community Organization's opinions to the County Board of Commissioners, the City of Eugene, and any other appropriate decision makers. Such advisory opinions will specify whether the position is one of the general membership or the Executive Board. If there is a minority position on the issue represented by at least one third of those voting, this shall also be presented. Whenever a vacancy occurs on the Executive Board, that vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of the members in good standing who are in attendance at the next general membership meeting. The newly-elected board member shall serve for the remaining term of the vacated position. Pending a general membership meeting, executive board vacancies may be temporarily filled by the Santa Clara Community Organization chairperson with the consent of the majority of the members of the Executive Board after a polling of the Executive Board members. A member of this board who shall absent himself from three consecutive meetings, either executive or general, may have his seat declared vacant by the Executive Board. A board member may be recalled by a 2/3 vote of the members in good standing at a general meeting. Such a motion may be voted on only after notice has been given at a previous general meeting and the board member who is the subject of the motion has been notified in writing by the Executive Board of the intention to recall him.