Serving The Valencia – McCoppin – North Mission District Corridor

Bylaws
Approved March 22, 2004

Article I. Name
The name of the organization shall be the North Mission Neighborhood Alliance.

Article II. Purpose
Section 1. Function
This organization has been formed to:

• Develop and implement policies and recommendations for the maintenance and enhancement of the physical and social dimensions of life in the North Mission area.


• Provide a forum for issues that concern the North Mission community.

• South side of Market Street to west side of South Van Ness Avenue
• South Van Ness Avenue to both sides of 13th/Duboce/Division Streets
• Division Street to west side of Bryant Street
• Bryant Street to both sides of 16th Street
• 16th Street to Market Street

Article III. Members
Section 1. Eligibility for Membership
Membership shall be open to any person eighteen (18) years of age or older, living, working, owning property, attending school, within the North Mission area and who has paid the annual dues for membership; or any other stakeholder as determined by the Steering Committee. Applicants outside the boundaries may be considered for membership by the Steering Committee. An Association membership consists of two persons per household. No one shall be turned away for lack of funds.

Section 2. Term of Membership
Annual membership will run from January 1 through December 31 of each year (starting in 2005). Any new member who joins after September 1 shall have his or her dues credited to the next calendar year.

Section 3. Voting Privileges
Voting privileges at general membership meetings are extended to any member who has paid current dues and has been a member for at least 60 days (in 2005). An Association membership shall extend voting privileges to two members per household.

Section 4. Resignations
An Association member may resign by filing a resignation, either by letter or e-mail, with the Recording Secretary. The resignation will be effective on the date it is received.

Section 5. Delinquent Dues
Any member whose dues are delinquent on April 1 of any year (starting in 2005) shall be dropped from the membership roster. A terminated member may reapply for membership.

Article IV. Officers
Section 1. 2 Co-Chairs
The Co-Chairs shall be the chief executives of and chief spokespersons for the Association, shall convene and preside at general membership and Steering Committee meetings, shall serve on the Nominating Committee, and shall be ex-officio members of other committees.

Section 2. Vice Chair – Political Action
The Vice President for Political Action shall gather political information and contacts required for the work of the Association.

Section 3. Treasurer
The Treasurer shall be responsible for keeping an accurate record of all financial affairs of the Association, shall make quarterly and annual financial reports to the Steering Committee, and shall chair the finance committee.

Section 4. Secretary
The Secretary shall be in charge of correspondence for the Association and shall be responsible for keeping an accurate record of general meetings and Steering Committee meetings. These records shall be open for inspection by any member at all reasonable times.

Section 5. Media Chairperson
The Media Chairperson shall be responsible for providing and keeping all media records, press releases, and community contacts.

Section 6. Legal Chairperson
The Legal Chairperson shall be responsible for providing and keeping all legal records, court documents, and briefs.

Section 7. Term Of Office
All officers shall serve for a one year term after election, and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Officers are selected by a Nominating Committee appointed by the 2 Co-Chairs and Vice President and are elected by the general membership at the Annual Meeting held for that purpose. Two members may hold an office jointly. A member may hold more than one office.

Section 8. Vacancies
If any vacancies shall occur in an office, that vacancy must be filled by nomination and simple majority vote at any meeting of the Steering Committee duly called and held in accordance with these Bylaws.

Article V. Steering Committee
Section 1. Duties
The Steering Committee shall have full charge of the business and property of this Association, subject to the intent of these Bylaws, its operating procedures, and the general instructions of the membership. This shall include, but not be limited to, the power to obtain, appropriate, and disburse funds for the purposes of the Association, and to make and approve public statements on its behalf.

Section 2. Composition
The Steering Committee shall consist of the above-named officers and 5 at-large members. All members of the Steering Committee shall be elected by the general membership at the Annual Meeting. Between annual meetings, the Steering Committee may elect new members to the Steering Committee.

Section 3. Eligibility
Steering Committee nominees must be Association members for a minimum of three months prior to election to the Steering Committee (starting in 2005). In case of illness or personal emergency, a Steering Committee member may request inactive status for a period not to exceed one year. The Co-Chair may authorize such status at his or her discretion.

Section 4. Resignations
A member of the Steering Committee may resign by filing a written statement with the Co-Chair, which shall become effective upon the date of receipt.

Section 5. Termination
A member of the Steering Committee who misses four regular consecutive meetings may be requested to resign.

Section 6. Quorum
A regular Steering Committee meeting must have a simple majority of its members present, two of whom must be officers, and one of whom must be one of the Co-Chairs or Vice President, or any business transacted will be null and void.

Section 7. Executive Session
Any three officers of the Association acting together may call an Executive Session of the Steering Committee. Only Steering Committee members may attend an Executive Session.

Section 8. Frequency Of Meetings
The Steering Committee shall hold a minimum of four (4) meetings per year. Members of the Association may obtain information as to the date, place, and time of the meeting by contacting the Co-Chairs or any other officer.

Section 9. Voting
Only members of the Steering Committee shall vote at Steering Committee meetings. A member shall abstain from any vote in which he or she has a financial or commercial conflict of interest.

Article VI. Committees
Section 1. Establishment
The Co-Chairs and Vice President, with the approval of the Steering Committee, shall create standing committees and such temporary committees as the Steering Committee deems necessary, shall appoint committee chairpersons, and shall define the duties of such committees.

Section 2. Qualification
Any member of the Association may serve as a voting member of a standing or temporary committee.

Section 3. Duties
Committees shall propose policy and actions to be approved by the Steering Committee.

Section 4. Term
All committees shall serve until discharged from their responsibilities by the Co-Chairs and Vice President with the approval of the Steering Committee.

Article VII. General Membership Meetings
Section 1. Annual Membership Meeting
A business meeting shall be held in the spring of each year for the specific purpose of electing new officers and members of the Steering Committee (starting in 2005). A Nominating Committee set up by the Co-Chairs and Vice President shall propose a slate of officers and Steering Committee members. Any other Association business shall also be considered.

Section 2. Frequency
In addition to the Annual Meeting, general membership meetings may be scheduled at any time at the discretion of the Steering Committee, with an agenda determined by the Committee.

Section 3. Notice
There shall be at least ten (10) days written notice to all voting members prior to the date of any general membership meeting.

Section 4. Quorum
Ten (10) voting members of the Association shall constitute a quorum at any general membership meeting.

Section 5. General Member Issues
At any time, an item may bypass the Steering Committee and may be raised for general membership consideration by submitting a letter to the Secretary, signed by ten (10) voting members.

Article VIII. Amendments
Authority to amend these Bylaws rests with the general membership, upon the recommendation of the Steering Committee. Proposed amendments shall be provided to the general membership at least ten (10) days prior to the general meeting, at which time they are to be considered. Amendments shall be adopted upon favorable vote of two-thirds of those attending who are entitled to vote.

Article IX. Rules Of Order
Meetings shall be conducted according to Robert’s Rules of Order (latest publication).