WALLACE WOODS NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS

Adopted, November 1984; amended 1991; amended 2001

ARTICLE I    NAME
The name of the organization will be WALLACE WOODS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

ARTICLE II    PURPOSE
The organization shall be non-profit and shall promote good neighbor relationships in a cooperative effort to resolve common neighborhood concerns.

ARTICLE III    MEMBERSHIP
All dues paying individuals who live or own a business in the Wallace Woods Neighborhood, within the boundaries defined below or within two blocks of these boundaries, are eligible to become voting members of the organization by paying individual or family dues. All businesses located within the boundaries defined below are eligible to become nonvoting members of the organization by paying business dues. Business members will be listed in each WWNA newsletter. The Wallace Woods Neighborhood is bounded on the South by Meinken Field, on the East by the Licking River, on the North by 20th Street, and on the West by the Chessie Railroad.

Persons living outside this area may become non-voting members by paying the regular dues.

Membership dues shall be paid annually. The amount and date on which dues are payable will be determined by the voting members.

ARTICLE IV    MEETINGS
Regular monthly meetings shall be held on the first Monday of each month, or as changed by the Executive Committee. The meeting place will be determined by the Executive Committee.

Special meetings may be called by a majority vote at a regular meeting, or by the Executive Committee, provided that 48 hours notice is given to all members.

ARTICLE V    OFFICERS
The elected officers of this association shall be President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and two Representatives at Large.

The officers shall be elected annually and shall constitute the Executive Committee.

All appointed committee chairpersons shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the Executive Committee, and shall be invited to attend all Executive Committee meetings.

In emergency situations the Executive Committee is empowered to meet and make decisions for welfare of the association. They may authorize expenditures from the treasury in emergency situations of no more than $100.00. The decisions of the Executive Committee shall be presented to the Members at the next regular meeting, and shall be included in the minutes as part of the regular business. (Amended in 1991, changing dollar amount from $50.00 to $100.00.) Only members in good standing shall be eligible for elective office, and no person shall be nominated without his or her consent.

The election of officers shall be held at the August meeting of the Association. Nominations will be received from a nominating committee as set forth under Article V, and nominations shall also be asked from the floor of the July meeting.

When there are two candidates for any office, election will be by secret ballot.

ARTICLE VI    DUTIES OF OFFICERS FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Duties of the President: It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all regular meetings, all Executive meetings and all special meetings of the association. The President shall appoint chairpersons for any committee with the approval of the Members.

The President shall appoint, at the June meeting, three members as a nominating committee to secure nominations for the election of officers for the coming year and to present the ballot at the August meeting.

The President shall appoint two members at the June meeting, to obtain and review the association books and financial records of the association at the end of the fiscal year.

Duties of the Vice President: The Vice President shall perform the duties of the office of President in the absence of or disability of the President or at the request of the President.

Duties of the Secretary: The Secretary shall take minutes of all meetings of the association. The secretary will handle all correspondence pertaining to the business of the association and keep all records of the association.

Duties of the Treasurer: The Treasurer shall collect all dues and record all payments. The treasurer shall take charge of all funds of the association, depositing them in a recognized bank, and be responsible for the disbursement of such funds as authorized by the association members or the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE VII    REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF OFFICERS
Any officer may be removed, with "good reason", by a majority vote of the members present at a regular meeting, provided that a signed petition has been presented to a member of the Executive Committee and announced in the association's newsletter prior to the meeting. The Executive Committee shall fill any vacancy with the approval of the members present.

ARTICLE VIII    COMPENSATION
No officer or member shall be entitled to receive compensation for any services, activities, or other work performed as an officer or member of the association.

ARTICLE IX    MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEES
The members may, at their discretion, appoint such committees which shall perform such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the members or the Executive Committee. A majority of the members of any committee may determine its action and fix the time and place of its meetings, unless the members of the association shall otherwise provide. The members of the association shall have the power at any time to change the membership of any committee. Any committee action must be approved by the members of the association present.

ARTICLE X    AMENDMENTS
The by-laws may be amended by two-thirds of the members present at a regular meeting, provided that the amendment has been presented in writing and has received a majority vote at the previous meeting, and has been published in the association's newsletter prior to the amending vote.

ARTICLE XI    POLITICAL ACTIVITY
The Association shall not engage in any partisan political activity.

The Association shall not endorse any candidate for public office.

The Association can endorse public issues through a four-fifths majority vote of the members present at a regular meeting.

The name of the Association shall not be used by any person for any purpose, whatsoever, without the majority of the members present at any regular meeting or without the majority approval of the Executive Committee, pending approval of the Members of the Association.

ARTICLE XII    DISSOLUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION
The Association shall be dissolved if the resolution of dissolution is approved by four fifths of the Members present at each of two consecutive regular meetings, provided that the dissolution is announced in the association's newsletter prior to each consecutive meeting.

Any resolution of dissolution shall specify a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation to be the recipient of all surplus assets of the Association.

ARTICLE XIII    FISCAL YEAR
August first through July thirty-first shall constitute the fiscal year of the association.

Duly elected and appointed officers of the association shall start their term following the August meeting and serve through the following August meeting.

Officers and committees shall make provisions for continuity of all activities into the first month following the close of their term.

ARTICLE XIV
All proceedings of this association shall be conducted under and pursuant to the Roberts Rules of Order.