Proposed Bylaws Amendments, 3/15/06
1. Membership shall be open to all Community Stakeholders.
A stakeholder Stakeholder is any person who lives, works, owns
property, or actively participates in a community organization based within the
boundaries of the Neighborhood Council.
Section B Board Meetings and Special Meetings
4. Notification shall be the same as for the election meeting,
and shall meet all Brown Act requirements.
Section D. Election Day
1. An election day will be held in the month of May each year.
once each calendar year between June 1 and September
15. For the 2007 Election and thereafter, the Board will set the date of the
election day at the December Board Meeting.
3. No business other than the election of the board shall be
conducted. Voting will be done by a balloting system.
Section A. Board Composition
2. The Board shall be composed of the following:
5 Seats- 1 seat for each of five geographical districts -
Unclassified Stakeholder Status (See map for geographical area
illustration)
2 renter seats - at large
2 homeowner seats - at large
2 unclassified stakeholder status seats - at large seats
1 representative of an educational institution - at large
1 representative of a non-profit organization - at large
1 representative of a faith based organization - at large
3 business seats - 1 seat for each of three business districts
(See map for geographical area illustration)
4. Each renter, homeowner, or at
large unclassified seat must be represented a
from different geographical districts than the other Board of
Director within that category. Example, the 2 renter seats must be from
different geographical districts.
5. All registered stakeholders
may vote for all candidates seats.
Section C. Eligibility
Members of the Board of Directors must be at least eighteen (18)
years of age and be a registered stakeholder Stakeholder within
the HUNC boundaries.
2. All registered stakeholders may vote for all candidates seats.
There will be no absentee ballots.
3. The new Board of Directors shall assume office at the
adjournment of the meeting at which the election was held.
upon certification of the election results.
1. Candidates may file for the
Board of Director Elections following the procedures outlined in the
DONE-approved HUNC Election Procedures. A general
meeting (“Candidates Workshop”) will be scheduled thirty-five to forty- five
days prior to the Election Day meeting. At this meeting, nominations for the
HUNC Board of Directors may be made from the floor by any interested registered
stakeholder. No second shall be required. A subsequent “Candidates Forum”
meeting will be held before the Election Day Meeting. Presentations by each
candidate will be allowed at the Candidates Forum. Nominations shall close at
the end of the Candidates Forum.
2. At this meeting, or subsequently, a registered stakeholder
may file a declaration of candidacy and may submit a candidate statement not to
exceed 300 words and a photograph.
3.
No later than twenty days prior to the election, the Neighborhood
Council shall post all the candidates’ statements and photos on the web-site.
Postings shall also be made at the designated posting locations as per the
requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act (See attachment A). Notice of postings
will be made via email and regular mail to the stakeholder list.
4.
This
information will be considered public information and is available on request.
2. Ballots will be pre-printed and will include all qualified
candidates who were previously nominated verified.
3 The
Election will be monitored by the Independent Election Administrator.
The Officer chairing the meeting prior to balloting
shall appoint a committee of three members who shall act as Inspectors of
Election and sign a written certification of the election, which shall be
affixed to the minutes of the meeting.
4. The
Inspectors of Election shall tally the votes and record the results.
5. No
Inspector of Election shall be a candidate for office.
6.
4. No absentee votes or vote by proxy are allowed.
5. Stakeholders must be at least 16 years old on or before the Election Day in order to vote.