BY-LAWS OF THE OREAD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Revised December 2007

Sec. I.		BOUNDARIES.  
The Oread Neighborhood is that area within the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, which is bounded by Ninth Street on the north, Massachusetts Street on the east, Seventeenth Street on the south, Michigan Street on the northwest, the University of Kansas on the west to Gower Place, and the west boundary of the properties on the west side of Tennessee Street between 14th and 17th Streets.

Sec. II.		NAME.  
	The residents and property owners within the Oread Neighborhood have formed a non-profit corporation to be known as the Oread Neighborhood Association.

Sec. III.	PURPOSE.  
	The Oread Neighborhood Association is a corporation organized not for profit under the laws of the State of Kansas.  Said corporation is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law), including for such purposes:
1)	The education of neighborhood residents, through public meetings, discussion groups, publications, panels, or other similar programs for the education of the public to promote the purposes of the Oread Neighborhood Association, to-wit:  lessening neighborhood tensions, combating community deterioration, and preventing crime.
2)	The making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to any reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth herein.  No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislations, and the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.  This corporation shall not have or exercise any power of authority either expressly, by interpretation or by operation of law, nor shall it directly or indirectly engage in any activity that would prevent this corporation from qualifying (and continuing to qualify) as:  (a.) a corporation described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as a tax-exempt corporation; or (b.) as a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 179(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law.

Sec. IV.	MEMBERSHIP.  
	No person shall be excluded from membership on account of sex, race, color, creed or political view.  There shall be two classes of membership:  general members who may vote and associate members who may not vote.

A.	GENERAL MEMBERS.  
Any person eighteen years of age or older living or owning property within the Oread Neighborhood, Lawrence, Kansas, shall be a general member of the Oread Neighborhood Association.  A general member is entitled to vote at Oread Neighborhood Association meetings.  Annual dues of one dollar ($1.00) are encouraged but not required.  

B.	ASSOCIATE MEMBERS  
Any interested person eighteen years of age or older who neither lives in nor owns property within the Oread Neighborhood shall be an associate member of the Neighborhood Association upon payment of the annual dues of five dollars ($5.00).  An associate member is not entitled to vote at Oread Neighborhood Association meetings.

Sec. V.	FISCAL YEAR.  
	The fiscal year of this Association shall commence on the 1st day of August and end on the 31st day of July.

Sec. VI.	GENERAL MEETINGS  
All meetings of the Oread Neighborhood Association shall be held at such places in the City of Lawrence as may be designated by a resolution of the Board of Directors.  The business of the Oread Neighborhood Association may be conducted only at open meetings of which all members have received reasonable notice.
			A.	MEETINGS
1.	A minimum of four meetings shall be held on dates to be determined by the Board of 	Directors.
2.	Special meetings for any purpose or purposes may be called by the Board of Directors.  The business transacted at any special meeting shall be confined to the object stated in the call.
3.	The annual meeting shall be held in the fall (September/October) on a date determined by the Board of Directors.
a.	Written notice in the newsletter stating the time and place of all annual meetings of members and the general nature of the business to be considered shall be given by the Secretary or other person designated by the Board of Directors.
b.	The general members shall elect by ballot the Board of Directors, including the officers for the ensuing year.
c.	The general members shall transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
B.	RULES OF PROCEDURE
1.	The proceedings and business of this Association shall be governed by Robert’s latest book on parliamentary procedure, unless otherwise provided herein.
2.	CHAIRPERSON.  
The President shall call the meeting to order and shall act as chairperson of such meetings unless the members present shall designate another chairperson.
3.	SECRETARY.  
	The Secretary of the Neighborhood Association shall act as secretary of all meetings, but in the event of his/her absence or failure to act, the chairperson of the meeting shall appoint pro tem.
4.	MINUTES.  
The minutes of all meetings shall be kept by the Secretary or Secretary Pro Tem and published in the newsletter.
5.	QUORUM.  
Ten (10) general members of the Oread Neighborhood Association, present in person, shall constitute a quorum of all meetings of the members.  No meeting shall be dismissed in less than thirty (30) minutes while waiting for a quorum.
6.	TRANSACTION OF ANY BUSINESS.  
A majority of the votes of the general members present and voting shall be required for the transaction of any business on the agenda.  A two-thirds majority of the votes of the general members present and voting shall be required for the transaction of any business not on the agenda.

Sec. VII.	BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A.	MEMBERSHIP.  
The Board of Directors shall consist of up to thirteen (13) members:
1.	The President from the previous year who shall serve as a member at large, unless he/she serves a second term in which case a fourth third at-large member would be elected.
2.	Twelve elected from the general membership at the annual meeting as follows:
a.	Four (4) elected officers.
b.	Two (2) members at large elected by the general membership.
c.	Six (6) area representatives, one to be a resident in each of the geographical areas of the Oread Neighborhood as defined by the Board of Directors and approved by the general membership.  The general members in each of the six (6) geographical areas shall elect as their area representative a general member living in the same area.  If no area representative is available, a resident from another area may serve on their behalf.
			B.	TERM OF OFFICE.  
	Each member of the Board of Directors shall serve a term of one (1) year and until his/her successor shall be elected.
C.	VACANCY. 
In the event of any vacancy on the Board of Directors, the general members shall elect a successor Representative to serve for the remainder of the vacant position.
D.	POWERS AND DUTIES
1.	The Board of Directors shall execute the plans and policies adopted by the general membership of the Oread Neighborhood Association at any of their meetings.
2.	The Board of Directors shall recommend plans and policies to the membership of the	Oread Neighborhood Association.
3.	The property and business of the Oread Neighborhood Association shall be managed 	under the general supervision of the Board of Directors.
4.	The Board of Directors shall appoint individuals to assist as necessary with the operation of the Oread Neighborhood Association.
5.	The Board of Directors shall prepare an Agenda for each meeting of the Oread Neighborhood Association and make its contents available to any individual requesting the same.
6.	The Board of Directors shall name a nominating committee of at least three (3) general members by or before the August Board Meeting of the Association.  The nominating committee shall recommend to the general members at the September/October meeting a slate of candidates for all positions to be voted upon at the annual meeting.
E.	QUORUM.  
A majority of members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but if at any such meeting there shall be less than a quorum present, the members of the Board of Directors present may adjourn the meeting.
F.	TRANSACTION OF ANY BUSINESS.  
A majority of the votes of the members of the Board of Directors present and voting shall be required for the transaction of any business.
G.	MEETINGS.  
All meetings of the Board of Directors shall be open to the public.
1.	REGULAR meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and place within the 	City of Lawrence, Kansas, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors.
2.	SPECIAL meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President upon the written	request of any member of the Board of Directors.  Such meetings shall be held at such time and place within the City of Lawrence, Kansas, as shall be determined by the President.

Sec. VII.	OFFICERS.
A.	TERM OF OFFICE.  
The officers, which are President, Vice President, and Secretary/Treasurer, shall be elected for one (1) year, or until the election and qualification of their successors by the general members of the Oread Neighborhood Association at the annual meeting of the members.
B.	VACANCY.  
In the event of a vacancy in any office, the successor officer shall be elected by the general membership, and such successor officer shall hold office for the remainder of the term.
C.	POWERS AND DUTIES.
1.	PRESIDENT.  
The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Association, charged with the duty of supervising all of its functions, subject to the orders of the Board of Directors.  S/he shall be ex officio a member of all committees.
2.	VICE-PRESIDENT.  
The power and authority of the Vice-President shall be co-extensive and equal with that of the President and in the absence or disability of the President he/she shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President and perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may prescribe.
3.	SECRETARY  
The Secretary shall issue notices and keep minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the Oread Neighborhood Association, shall conduct the correspondence of the Association, be custodian of the records, keep the roll of all members, and discharge such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors or the President.  	
4.     TREASURER
The Treasurer shall collect all membership dues and shall have the care and custody of all the funds and property of the Association, which shall be disbursed by him or her only upon the order of the Board of Directors.  He or she shall submit a report for the preceding year at the annual meeting and shall render special reports whenever requested to do so by the Board of Directors.  He or she shall deposit all funds in the name of the Association in such financial institutions as may be designated by the Board of Directors.

Sec. IX.	CHECKS.  
	All checks or demands for money of the Association shall be signed by an officer designated by the Board of Directors.

Sec. X.		INSPECTION OF BOOKS.  
	Any member of the Association shall have the right to examine in person, or by his or her agent or attorney, at any time, for any purpose, the by-laws, books, accounts and records of the Association, and to make copies or extracts from them.

Sec. XI.	COMMITTEES.  
Committees shall be designated and appointed by the President as may be required.

Sec. XII.	AMENDMENTS.  
	The by-laws of this Association may be amended, repealed, revised by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present at the annual, regular or special meeting, provided that the notice of any such meeting contains a summary of the proposed amendment or amendments.