A.	Standing committees shall be: Membership Committee, Publicity Committee, and any other committees found necessary by the Neighborhood Representative Board. The duties of the standing committees include:
	1. The Membership Committee shall enroll members annually to the Association and maintain all records of membership. 2. The Publicity Committee shall develop and implement, upon approval by the Neighborhood Representative Board, all publicity campaigns.
B.	Members of standing committees shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Neighborhood Representative Board within the first ten days of office. The members of each committee shall be responsible for selecting the chairman.
C.	The President shall be an ex officio member of all committees, and shall appoint any special committees necessary for the operation of the business of the Association.

ARTICLE III:   MEETINGS

A.	An annual membership meeting shall be held on the fourth Thursday of January at a time and place designated by the President. Additional meetings may be called at the discretion of the Neighborhood Representative Board. Not less than twenty-five (25) members shall have the privilege of petitioning a special meeting at any time.
	1. The purposes of this annual membership meeting shall be: 1) the presentation of the Annual Reports of all the officers, 2) the election of officers, and 3) the installation of officers elected. 2. At least a ten (10) day notice shall be provided to all members in advance of any membership meeting. 3. The voting members present shall constitute a quorum.
B.	The Neighborhood Representative Board shall meet on the first Thursday of each month at a time and place designated by the President, or as often as necessary.
	1. Any ten (10) members of the Neighborhood Representative Board may petition the President for a special meeting of the Board at any time. 2. A quorum of the Neighborhood Representative Board shall be one more than half of the membership of the Board.

ARTICLE IV:   NOMINATION, ELECTIONS, ANNUAL REPORTS, AND INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS

A.	Nominations of officers and neighborhood representatives shall be made by the Nominating Committee appointed by the Neighborhood Representative Board and from the floor of the annual meeting held in January.
B.	Election of officers and neighborhood representatives shall be held on the same day as nominations.
C.	The Neighborhood Representative Board shall be composed of no more than twenty-six voting members, in addition to the officers, who are selected from each of the different streets within the Association boundaries as defined by Article I of the Charter. If no member from any one of the different streets is willing to serve, then nominations for and the election to fill that seat will be made at large.
D.	Three (3) members and a chairman from the existing Neighborhood Representative Board shall be appointed by the President at the January annual meeting to act as election tellers.
E.	In the event an election teller is nominated for any office, he/she shall be removed as election teller and replaced by an alternate.
F.	Upon installation of the officers, whose terms begin at the close of the annual meeting, all documents, records, and materials which pertain to the duties of the office as designated in the bylaws and which are in possession of the outgoing officers shall be submitted to their newly elected counterparts within fifteen (15) days of installation.
G.	Any vacancies occurring during the year of any officer or member of the Neighborhood Representative Board shall be filled by appointment by the Neighborhood Representative Board.
H.	In the case of a leave of absence of an officer, all documents pertaining to the officer’s various Association functions shall be transferred to the person appointed to fill the office for the duration of the absence. The transfer shall occur within ten (10) calendar days of the officer’s leave of absence being approved.
I.	Any member of the Neighborhood Representative Board who is absent without excuse for three (3) consecutive meetings of the Neighborhood Representative Board shall be eliminated from the Board automatically.
J.	In the event that an officer or board member does not return all the property, records, or documents of the Association within 15 days of termination, that person can never again be elected or appointed to the board or any office of the Association.
K.	Any officer or board member can be removed from office by a 2/3-majority vote of the Neighborhood Representative Board.

ARTICLE V:   FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

A.	Withdrawal of funds of the Association may be made with the signatures of two (2) officers as designated by the Neighborhood Representative Board.
B.	A11 withdrawals must have the majority approval of the Neighborhood Representative Board.
C.	C. The Neighborhood Representative Board sha11 establish a contingency fund for the purpose of maintaining the everyday operating expenses of the Association; defined as postage and miscellaneous expenses of meetings and meeting places. The Treasurer must have approval of the Neighborhood Representative Board to renew the contingency fund. Financial records and funds of the Association sha11 be audited at least once a year by a committee of at least two (2) members of the Association, appointed by the President, before a new Treasurer takes office.
D.	If it becomes necessary for the Treasurer to relinquish that office, the records and funds of the Association shall be audited by a committee of at least two (2) members of the Association, appointed by the President.
E.	No officer or board member shall be reimbursed for expenses (postage, correspondence, trip expenses, purchasing of equipment, etc.) without prior approval of the board.

ARTICLE VI:   AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

A.	These bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the Neighborhood Representative Board.
B.	Proposed amendments shall be sent to a11 members of the Neighborhood Representative Board at least ten (10) days in advance of the meeting where action is to be taken.

Adopted on January, 1981
As amended by Neighborhood Representative Board on April 1, 1999
As amended by Neighborhood Representative Board on December 2,1999
As amended by General Membership on January 27, 2001
As amended by General Membership on October 20, 2001
As amended by Neighborhood Representative Board on December 6, 2001
As amended by General Membership on January 24, 2002
As amended by Neighborhood Representative Board on January 24, 2002

President		Vice President
treasurer		Secretary
Rep. for 12th St.		Rep. for 13th St. E. of Niven
Rep. for 13th St. W. of Niven		Rep. for Broadway & Swan
Rep. for Cecelia E. of Niven		Rep. for Cecelia W. & Via Reposa
Rep. for Cooper E. of Niven		Rep. for Cooper W. & Nema
Rep. for Julia		Rep. for Melissa & Niven
Rep. for Paseo Luisa		Rep. for Rosemont
Rep. for Scarlett E. of Niven		Rep. for Scarlett W. of Niven
Rep. for Timrod		Rep. for Winsett E. of Niven
Rep. for Winsett W. of Niven		Rep. for 17th St. E. of Niven
Rep. for 17th St. W. of Niven		Rep. for Montecito E. of Niven
Rep. for Montecito W. of Niven		Rep. for 18th St E. of Niven
Rep. for 18th St. W. of Niven		Rep. for Eastland E. of Niven
Rep. for Eastland W. of Niven		Rep. for Janet