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Networking Early Childhood Team (NET) BYLAWS ARTICLE I - NAME AND LOCATION 1. Name The name of the organization will be the Networking Early Childhood Team (NET). 2. Location The NET will maintain its principal office at First Chance for Children, 1400 Rock Quarry Rd., Columbia, MO, 65211.
ARTICLE II – PURPOSE 1. Purpose To bring together providers of services for pregnant and parenting families of children ages prenatal to five (5) to exchange information and determine any unmet needs in order to find solutions to these needs by mobilizing community resources, applying for funding, and evaluating progress toward meeting the NET’s goals.
ARTICLE III – MEMBERSHIP 1. Two types of membership are available: a. Affiliated Membership: An organization may be a member with persons employed or professionally associated with the organization representing the organization at coalition meetings. b. Unaffiliated Membership: An individual not employed or professionally associated with a member organization may be a member. 2. Active Membership Active membership is defined as any current affiliated or unaffiliated member who has been a member for the past 12 months and attended 50% of regularly scheduled meetings in the last 6 months. 3. Membership Recruitment The intent of the Board of Directors is to encourage inclusiveness and diversity among membership. Any member may propose a new affiliated or unaffiliated member by whatever means agreed on by majority vote of the Board. 4. Membership Retention Membership endures as long as the member organization or individual desires to continue participating. Any member thought to be impeding progress of the Corporation’s goals is subject to expulsion by majority vote of the Board.
ARTICLE IV - BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1. Members of the Board The active membership will serve as the Board of Directors of the NET. The list of members will be maintained by the Secretary and published at the annual meeting. 3. Executive Committee The officers shall serve as an Executive Committee. The Past-Chair of the NET may also serve as a member of the Executive Committee. A quorum will consist of two officers. The Executive Committee may meet between regular board meetings to establish interim policy when such policy can not wait for board action. All acts of the Executive Committee shall be subject to ratification by the board.
ARTICLE V – OFFICERS 1. Election Officers of the NET will be nominated by the nominating committee and voted on by the active membership at its annual meeting. 2. Officers The officers of the NET will be: Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary. 3. Terms Officers will serve a one-year term. Officers will not be eligible to serve more than three consecutive terms in the same position. 4. Chair The Chair will have the responsibility of chairing the Executive Board meetings and bi-monthly meetings of the membership, appointing ad hoc committee chairpersons and calling special meetings of the Executive Committee as needed. The Chair will assume leadership in such areas as goal setting, organizational continuity, and coordinating special projects and funding efforts. 5. Vice-Chair The Vice-Chair may succeed to the office of Chair. The Vice-Chair shall be an ex-officio member of all committees except the Nominating Committee. The Vice-Chair will be responsible for presiding at monthly meetings in the absence of the Chair. In case of permanent vacancy in the office of Chair, the Vice-Chair may assume the Chair for the remainder of the term. 6. Secretary The Secretary shall keep minutes of each meeting and publicize meetings and projects. The Secretary shall maintain the list of members and notify members of their membership status on an annual basis.
ARTICLE VI – MEETINGS 1. Regular Meetings Regular meetings of the NET shall be held bi-monthly at a place convenient for a majority of the membership. The board will decide the dates and time of meetings having no less than four meetings per year. The Secretary will notify the members of the dates and time of all meetings. 2. Annual Meeting An annual meeting shall be held in November. 3. Quorum One-third of the active membership shall constitute a quorum.
ARTICLE VII – COMMITTEES 1. Nominating Committee At least sixty (60) days prior to the annual meeting, the Chair will appoint a nominating committee for the purpose of identifying candidates for election to the board. 2. Other Committees Other committees shall be appointed as needed by the Chair. The Chair shall appoint the chairperson of each committee with the approval of the Board of Directors. Each chairperson shall appoint the members of the committee (minimum of two).
ARTICLE VIII – VOTING 1. Eligibility Only active members are eligible to vote. Affiliated members representing an organization may cast one (1) vote per organization. Unaffiliated member may cast one vote. 2. Quorum A quorum of active members must be present to vote. 3. Voting by proxy Any member unable to be present for a vote may send a representative to vote by written proxy.
ARTICLE IX – AMENDMENTS The Board of Directors shall review the Bylaws at least annually and revise as necessary. The Bylaws may be amended at any Board of Directors meeting by a simple majority vote.
ARTICLE X - BOOKS AND RECORDS 1. Maintenance and Location The corporation shall keep minutes of the proceedings of the board and committees having any of the authority of the board of directors, and shall keep at the registered or principal office a record giving the names and addresses of the members.
ARTICLE XI - FISCAL YEAR The fiscal year shall run from January 1 through December 31.
ARTICLE XII - LEGISLATIVE OR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene (including the publishing or distribution of statements) in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.
ARTICLE XIII - DISSOLUTION CLAUSE Upon a simple majority vote of the board of directors, the NET can be dissolved.
We the undersigned, being officers of the Networking Early Childhood Team do hereby certify that the foregoing bylaws were adopted at a meeting of the general membership in Columbia in the County of Boone on this ____________________________________________________.
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