By-Laws

Blakeslee Community Association

Article I - Name
The name of this organization is the Blakeslee Community Association.

Article II - Purpose
The purpose of the Association is to erect and maintain a building, grounds and facilities for the use, accommodation and benefit of the citizens and various social organizations of Blakeslee and its surrounding communities.

Article III – Membership
Membership shall be open to any person over 18 years of age who is interested in the purpose of the Association.

Article IV – Dues

Section 1. The annual Dues shall be $10.

Section 2. Dues are payable to the treasurer before July 1 of each year. Members in arrears six months after July 1 shall be dropped from membership. 

    Article V – Board of Directors

Section 1. The Board of Directors shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and one Director.

Section 2. A Director must be a member in good standing.

Section 3. The Director shall be elected by the general membership by ballot at the annual meeting in June. They shall serve for a term of two years.

Section 4. A nominating committee of five members shall be elected at the March meeting of each election year. It shall nominate at least one candidate for each office to be filled. Nominations will be accepted from the floor on the annual meeting date.

Section 5. The President shall preside at all the meetings and have general supervision of the Association, appoint all committees, and be a member ex-officio of all committees except the nominating committee.

Section 6. The Vice-President shall perform the duties of the President in the absence or temporary inability of the President.

Section 7. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the Association and Board meetings, shall send out notices of meetings, and conduct the general correspondence of the association.

Section 8. The Treasurer shall collect all funds and deposit the same in the name of the Association in such depository as designated by the Board of Directors, shall pay bills after the approval of the Board, and present a written report at each meeting. The financial review committee shall review the treasurer’s books at the end of the fiscal year.

Section 9. The fiscal year shall be from the first day in July each year to the last day of June of the succeeding year.

Section 10. When a vacancy occurs in an elective office, the unexpired term of the office shall be filled by the general membership at the next quarterly meeting.

Section 11.the Board of Directors shall meet monthly. Any director who misses three consecutive board meetings shall no longer be a director of the Association. Four members shall constitute a quorum.

       Article VI – Financial Review Committee
This committee shall consist of three individuals to be elected by the general membership at the annual meeting for a term of two years. These individuals cannot succeed themselves.

        Article VII – Quarterly Meetings

Section 1. Quarterly meetings of the Association shall be on the second Monday of September, December, March and June.

Section 2. The quarterly meeting in June shall be the annual meeting and the election of officers.

Section 3. Special Meetings may be called by the President or at written request of a member. The call shall state the object of the meeting. All members shall be notified at least twenty-four hours prior to the meeting date.

Section 4. A majority of the members present shall constitute a quorum.

       Article VIII – Rentals

Section 1. All organizations will be charged a minimum of $25. This fee may be waived for service organizations at the discretion of Board Members.
Section 2. The approval for the rental of the facilities shall be the responsibility of a director.  

       Article IX – Expenditures
The Board of Directors is given authority to spend up to the sum of $1000 without prior approval of the general membership. The Board shall approve all donations and/or contributions.

         Article X – Amendments
These by-laws may be amended at any stated quarterly meeting of the Association by a 2/3 vote of all the members present, providing that the proposed amendment has been submitted in writing to the Secretary and read at a previous quarterly meeting.

Amended and Accepted – July 29, 2019