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Neighborhood Watch Program By-Laws |
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Monday, 14 July 2008 |
Neighborhood Watch Program By-Laws
Article I
Name and Location
Section 1. Name. The name of this organization shall be ____________________________.
Section 2. The organization shall serve the neighborhood of___________________________.
(may add specific boundaries or divide neighborhood into separate districts as needed).
Section 3. Any person who resides in the area defined by Article I, Section 2 may be a member of this Neighborhood Watch Group.
Article II
Purposes and Objectives
Section 1. Specific Objectives and Purposes. The specific objectives and purposes of this organization shall be:
Article III
Finances and Records
Section 1. All checks, drafts and other orders for the payment of
monies, notes or other evidence of indebtedness issued in the name
of (name of organization) will be signed by any two of the
following officers: President, Vice- President, Secretary, Treasurer
and Program Coordinator. No two members of the same household may be
signers on the same check, draft or other payment.
Section 2. All funds of (name of organization) will be
deposited to the credit of the organization in such federally insured
institutions as the Board of Directors may elect.
Section 3. The Board of Directors may accept on behalf of the
(name of organization) Any contribution, gift, or bequest for the
general purposes or for any special purpose of the organization.
Article IV
Officers
Section 1. Designation of Officers. The Officers of this Neighborhood
Watch Organization will consist of a President, Vice President,
Secretary, Treasurer and Program Coordinator.
Section 2. Qualifications. Only Neighborhood Watch members who
currently reside in the areas designated in Article I, Section 2 and
are over the age of 21 are able to hold office.
Section 3. Election and Term of Office. Officers are elected by a
majority vote of the group’s members. Terms of Office will
be___________________. Nominations will be taken and elections will be
held:
Section 4. Removal and Resignation. Any Officer whose actions are not
in the best interest of the association may be removed by a two-thirds
(2/3) vote of members present at a regular meeting when a quorum is
present, after a notice of intent to remove has been given at the
preceding meeting. Termination of office will begin immediately.
An Officer may resign at any time. The Board of Directors will appoint
a replacement to serve for the remainder of the resigned or removed
officer’s term.
Section 5. Duties of Officers. (To Be Customized).
President:
Vice President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Program Coordinator:
Article V
Board of Directors
Section 1. The Board of Directors will consist of the following
elected Officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and
Program Coordinator.
Section 2. The Board of Directors will be responsible for the business
referred to it by the Neighborhood Watch Program and by these Bylaws.
Section 3. The Board of Directors will hold a Board meeting monthly,
prior to monthly general membership meeting. The date, time and place
of the meetings will be left to the discretion of the Board. Special
Meetings may be called by either the President or by a majority vote of
the Board.
Section 4. Any member of this Neighborhood Watch Program may appear
before Board of Directors, at its Board meeting, with prior approval of
a Board member, for the purpose of presenting matters of concern or
issues for the Board’s consideration.
Article VI
Meetings
Section 1. General Membership meetings will be held monthly. The
date, time and location for all monthly meetings will be determined by
the Board of Directors. Reports from any and all committees will be
given either orally or in writing during each monthly meeting.
Section 2. Special General Membership meetings may be called by the
President, a majority vote of the Board of Directors or a majority vote
of the General Membership.
Section 3. The Annual Meeting will be held in the month of
______________ for the purpose of the Board of Directors, Block
Captains and any Committees to give an annual report, update the
organization on progress made during the previous year and to set the
Neighborhood Watch Program’s goals and objectives for the upcoming
year.
Section 4. Quorum for meetings. A majority of the number of members in
attendance at any meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business at that meeting.
Article VII
Committees
Section 1. Committees. The Board of Directors may form permanent or
temporary committees at their discretion. The committees may consist
of both Board members and general membership, with their duties to be
determined by the Board. General members may request that the Board
form a committee for a specified purpose.
Section 2. Meetings and Action of Committees. Meetings and action of
committees shall be governed by and held in accordance with the
provisions of these Bylaws concerning meetings of the Board of
Directors.
Article VIII
Amendment of Bylaws
Section 1. Amendment. Proposed amendments to these Bylaws must first be
submitted in writing to the Board of Directors at least one week prior
to the next regularly scheduled monthly Neighborhood Watch meeting.
The Board will then read the proposed amendments at the meeting and
give either a recommendation for or against the proposed amendments and
announce that a vote will be held at the next regularly scheduled
meeting. A vote will be held at that meeting with a two-thirds (2/3)
vote of the general membership needed for the proposed amendment to
pass. If a two-thirds vote occurs, the amendment will be considered
part of these Bylaws.
Adoption of Bylaws
We, the undersigned, are all of the initial directors of this
Neighborhood Watch Program, and we consent to, and hereby do, adopt the
foregoing Bylaws, consisting of _______preceding pages, as the Bylaws
of this organization.
Dated: _____________
Signatures of Board Members:
Individual neighborhood watch organizations are encouraged to customize these Bylaws to meet their specific needs.
Neighborhood Watch Program By-Laws
Article I
Name and Location
Section 1. Name. The name of this organization shall be ____________________________.
Section 2. The organization shall serve the neighborhood of___________________________.
(may add specific boundaries or divide neighborhood into separate districts as needed).
Section 3. Any person who resides in the area defined by Article I, Section 2 may be a member of this Neighborhood Watch Group.
Article II
Purposes and Objectives
Section 1. Specific Objectives and Purposes. The specific objectives and purposes of this organization shall be:
Article III
Finances and Records
Section 1. All checks, drafts and other orders for the payment of monies, notes or other evidence of indebtedness issued in the name of (name of organization) will be signed by any two of the following officers: President, Vice- President, Secretary, Treasurer and Program Coordinator. No two members of the same household may be signers on the same check, draft or other payment.
Section 2. All funds of (name of organization) will be deposited to the credit of the organization in such federally insured institutions as the Board of Directors may elect.
Section 3. The Board of Directors may accept on behalf of the (name of organization) Any contribution, gift, or bequest for the general purposes or for any special purpose of the organization.
Article IV
Officers
Section 1. Designation of Officers. The Officers of this Neighborhood Watch Organization will consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Program Coordinator.
Section 2. Qualifications. Only Neighborhood Watch members who currently reside in the areas designated in Article I, Section 2 and are over the age of 21 are able to hold office.
Section 3. Election and Term of Office. Officers are elected by a majority vote of the group’s members. Terms of Office will be___________________. Nominations will be taken and elections will be held:
Section 4. Removal and Resignation. Any Officer whose actions are not in the best interest of the association may be removed by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of members present at a regular meeting when a quorum is present, after a notice of intent to remove has been given at the preceding meeting. Termination of office will begin immediately.
An Officer may resign at any time. The Board of Directors will appoint a replacement to serve for the remainder of the resigned or removed officer’s term.
Section 5. Duties of Officers. (To Be Customized).
President:
Vice President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Program Coordinator:
Article V
Board of Directors
Section 1. The Board of Directors will consist of the following elected Officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Program Coordinator.
Section 2. The Board of Directors will be responsible for the business referred to it by the Neighborhood Watch Program and by these Bylaws.
Section 3. The Board of Directors will hold a Board meeting monthly, prior to monthly general membership meeting. The date, time and place of the meetings will be left to the discretion of the Board. Special Meetings may be called by either the President or by a majority vote of the Board.
Section 4. Any member of this Neighborhood Watch Program may appear before Board of Directors, at its Board meeting, with prior approval of a Board member, for the purpose of presenting matters of concern or issues for the Board’s consideration.
Article VI
Meetings
Section 1. General Membership meetings will be held monthly. The date, time and location for all monthly meetings will be determined by the Board of Directors. Reports from any and all committees will be given either orally or in writing during each monthly meeting.
Section 2. Special General Membership meetings may be called by the President, a majority vote of the Board of Directors or a majority vote of the General Membership.
Section 3. The Annual Meeting will be held in the month of ______________ for the purpose of the Board of Directors, Block Captains and any Committees to give an annual report, update the organization on progress made during the previous year and to set the Neighborhood Watch Program’s goals and objectives for the upcoming year.
Section 4. Quorum for meetings. A majority of the number of members in attendance at any meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at that meeting.
Article VII
Committees
Section 1. Committees. The Board of Directors may form permanent or temporary committees at their discretion. The committees may consist of both Board members and general membership, with their duties to be determined by the Board. General members may request that the Board form a committee for a specified purpose.
Section 2. Meetings and Action of Committees. Meetings and action of committees shall be governed by and held in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws concerning meetings of the Board of Directors.
Article VIII
Amendment of Bylaws
Section 1. Amendment. Proposed amendments to these Bylaws must first be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors at least one week prior to the next regularly scheduled monthly Neighborhood Watch meeting. The Board will then read the proposed amendments at the meeting and give either a recommendation for or against the proposed amendments and announce that a vote will be held at the next regularly scheduled meeting. A vote will be held at that meeting with a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the general membership needed for the proposed amendment to pass. If a two-thirds vote occurs, the amendment will be considered part of these Bylaws.
Adoption of Bylaws
We, the undersigned, are all of the initial directors of this Neighborhood Watch Program, and we consent to, and hereby do, adopt the foregoing Bylaws, consisting of _______preceding pages, as the Bylaws of this organization.
Dated: _____________
Signatures of Board Members:
Individual neighborhood watch organizations are encouraged to customize these Bylaws to meet their specific needs.
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