Item B: Cal Young Neighborhood Association Boundary Revision

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ATTACHMENT B Section 3. Duties of Vice Chair. The Vice Chair shall assist the Chair upon request. In the absence of the Chair, or in the Chair’s inability or refusal to act, the Vice Chair shall execute the duties and powers of the Chair. Section 4. Duties of the Secretary-Treasurer. The Secretary-Treasurer shall: a.) Record the minutes of all General and Board 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 Board, and pay out funds only on notice signed by one other officer and the Secretary-Treasurer. ARTICLE VI. BOARD Section 1. Board Membership. The Board consists of the officers of the Association, and two (2) Representatives from each of the areas of the neighborhood established as provided in Article II, along with up to two (2) additional at Large Representatives. Section 2. Area and at Large Representatives. Area Representatives shall be elected. At Large Representatives shall be appointed and may be reappointed by the Chair subject to approval by the Board for a two year term. The Chair shall fill by appointment any vacancy subject to Board approval. Eligibility to serve as an Area Representative is limited to persons who reside in the area represented. An At Large Representative may reside anywhere within the Association’s boundary. Section 3. Board Meetings. The Board shall hold regularly scheduled meetings and the membership shall be given reasonable, advance notice of such schedule. The Board may hold special meetings when called by the Chair or by any four (4) Board members after notice has been provided to all Board members. All meetings of the Board are open to the general public. Section 4. Committees. The Board may establish committees to advise on Association business. Section 5. Meeting Procedures. Notices of Meetings, Meeting Agendas and Minutes shall be conducted as outlined in ARTICLE VIII MEETINGS. Section 6. Quorum. A majority of the Board members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. Less than a quorum of the Board may meet but may not take action on behalf of the Association. Section 7. Powers. The Board may exercise the powers of the Association as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of the Association. Board policy decisions and opinions representing the view of the community on an issue where the general membership has not yet voted shall be presented to the membership at the next general meeting. Section 8. Voting. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, a majority of a quorum shall be sufficient to determine any matter before the Board. No absentee voting or voting by proxy shall be allowed. Section 9. Representation. The Chair or the Chair’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 Board. Such advisory opinions will specify whether the position is one of the general membership, the Board, or the organization members present and lacking a quorum. If there is a minority position on the issue, represented by at least one-third of those voting, this shall be presented. ARTICLE VII. NOMINATION, ELECTION, AND REMOVAL OF OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS . Section 1. Elections. The officers shall be elected at the annual meeting and shall serve one-year terms with a limit of two consecutive terms in the same office. Area Representatives shall be Northeast Neighbors’ Charter September 22, 2011 Page 2 of 5