CHARTER
and
BYLAWS
of the
ROSEMONT WEST
NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOSIATION
January 1981
Bylaws amended April 1, 1999
Bylaws amended December 2, 1999
Charter amended January 27, 2001
Charter amended October 20, 2001
Bylaws amended December 6, 2001
Charter amended January 24, 2002
Bylaws amended January 24, 2002
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CHARTER
of the
ROSEMONT WEST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
This neighborhood association is formed to promote meaningful participation and lasting relationships among neighbors and to
promote the enhancement of the lifestyle found within and between this neighborhood and other neighborhoods.
ARTICLE I: NAME AND BOUNDARIES
This neighborhood association shall be known as the Rosemont West Neighborhood Association. The area of the Association is
bounded on the North by Broadway, on the East by Rosemont Blvd. between Broadway and Winsett Street and by both sides of
Rosemont between Winsett and Eastland Streets, on the South by both sides of Eastland Street, and on the West by Swan Road
ARTICLE II: PURPOSES
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The purposes for which this Neighborhood Association is formed are:
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to maintain a quality residential neighborhood and enhance its aesthetic qualities;
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to encourage development of architecturally compatible buildings where open land exists in accordance with the character of the neighborhood;
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to prevent incompatible high-rise and industrial encroachment throughout the neighborhood and environs;
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to protect and preserve the neighborhood park and schools;
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to provide for and encourage desirable neighborhood developments;
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to discourage and control the movement of heavy vehicular traffic throughout the neighborhood;
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to influence location of businesses and services in the area which are compatible with the residential character of the neighborhood;
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to create and participate in programs for social and human growth and development in the neighborhood;
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and to perform such other activities as may be in the furtherance of the neighborhood interests.
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ARTICLE III: MEMBERSHIP
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A Member shall be a person who either resides or owns real property within the Rosemont West Neighborhood, or a
business, agency or organization who either rents or owns real property within the Rosemont West Neighborhood. A Member shall be
entitled to one vote providing that that member is current and in good standing by the January Annual Meeting. However, each person who attends
Rosemont West Neighborhood meetings as a Member or as a representative of a business, agency or organization who is a Member, shall have no
more than one vote whether he is a Member and/or represents one or more businesses, agencies, or organizations who are Members.
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| B. |
Minimum age for membership is eighteen years.
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Dues will be determined by the Neighborhood Representative Board. Charter membership dues for the formation of the
organization and the first election of officers shall be $1.00.
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Any membership shall remain in force from the call to order of the annual general meeting in January through
the call to order of the annual general meeting of the following year.
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ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS
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The officers of the association shall be as follows:
a President, a Vice-President, a
Secretary and a Treasurer.
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| B. |
The duties of the officers shall be provided in the bylaws.
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ARTICLE V: NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVE BOARD
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The affairs of the association shall be conducted by the Neighborhood Representative Board. Meetings shall be open to all members of the Association. |
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The Neighborhood Representative Board shall be composed of no more than twenty-six voting members, in addition to the officers, and
shall be elected by the membership and shall serve in guiding and advising the Officers of the association in all matters and shall make policies
which are consistent with the proposes defined in the Charter by majority vote.
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ARTICLE VI: BYLAWS
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Bylaws shall be adopted at the organizational meeting called for this purpose and thereafter may be amended by the Neighborhood Representative Board.
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ARTICLE VII: PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
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The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern the association in all cases to which they are applicable and in
which they are not inconsistent with the Charter and Bylaws and any special rules of order the association may adopt.
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ARTICLE VIII: MEETINGS
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The annual meeting and other membership meetings shall be set by the bylaws.
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ARTICLE IX: AMENDMENT OF CHARTER
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This Charter may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the Members present at a meeting called for this purpose.
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ARTICLE X: DISSOLUTION OF ASSOCIATION
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This association may be dissolved by a majority of Members present at a meeting called for this purpose. Any assets of the
association may be transferred to a successor organization or such other non-profit organization as designated by the Voting Members at the time
of dissolution.
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