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BY-LAWS
DEARBORN FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATIONS
ARTICLE I NAME:
Section 1. The name of the organization shall be
known as the Dearborn Federation of
Neighborhood Associations hereinafter referred
to as the Federation.
Section 2. The jurisdiction of The Federation shall
include the entire City of Dearborn.
Section 3.
This organization shall incorporate as a
Michigan Non-Profit Corporation under Act 327
of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended.
Section 4. The principal offices of the corporation
in the State of Michigan shall be located in
the City of Dearborn, County of Wayne, and
shall be the address of the current President
of the Federation.
ARTICLE II. OBJECTIVES:
Section 1.
To advance the interests and welfare of the
residents and property owners in the City of
Dearborn; to ensure the maintenance and upkeep
of all properties in the City; to assist in
the enforcement of building, zoning and other
applicable city ordinances and state laws; to
work for the construction of necessary public
and private improvements within the City; and
to act on all other matters of relevance to
the residents and property owners of the City.
ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP:
Section 1.
The membership of the Dearborn Federation of
Neighborhood Associations shall consist of (a)
the organized homeowners and residential
property associations functioning within the
City of Dearborn, having a membership of five
(5) or more bona-fide members.
Section 2.
Associate (Citizen) membership not otherwise
represented by an active or inactive
Association may also be members. They must be
residents in the area they represent.
ARTICLE IV. DUES:
Section 1.
The annual dues of each member shall be twenty
(20) dollars payable in January each year. If
dues remain delinquent for a period of three
(3) months or more, such member shall not be
entitled to a vote, and if dues remain
delinquent for a period of a year or more,
such member shall be deemed to have forfeited
its right to membership herein and the
secretary shall give notice to that effect
upon approval of executive board.
ARTICLE V. FISCAL YEAR:
Section 1.
The fiscal year shall begin January 1 and end
December 31.
ARTICLE VI. MEETINGS:
Section 1.
The Federation shall meet the first Wednesday
of each month, except for July and August.
Section 2.
Special meetings may be called by the
President, or by three (3) or more members
after notifying the President.
Section 3.
Except as indicated in Section 2 above,
written notice of regular meetings will be
given to members at least five (5) days prior
to the meeting.
Section 4.
All meetings of The Federation shall be
conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of
Order.
Section 5.
The following order of business shall be
observed at the meetings of The Federation:
- Calling the meeting to order.
- Introductions when necessary.
- Approval of minutes of the last regular or
special meeting.
- Reports of officers and committees.
- Elections when due.
- Unfinished business.
- New business.
- Adjournment.
Section 6.
All qualified members present at any meeting
shall have an equal right to vote upon any
questions or matter submitted to The
Federation in its regular or special meetings,
unless an associate (citizen) member's vote on
a given question is challenged, it must be
upheld by a two-thirds majority vote of the
Federation members present at the meeting.
Section 7.
At its meeting in December, The Federation
will hold an election of officers for the
forthcoming year.
Section 8.
At its meeting in December, the Treasurer will
issue his/her financial report of The
Federation for the year.
ARTICLE VII. POLITICAL ACTIVITY:
Section 1.
The Federation shall be non-partisan. No
member shall, in any way commit The Federation
to support any candidate or political part for
elective office.
ARTICLE VIII. OFFICERS:
Section 1.
Any member in good standing shall be eligible
to hold office. The officers of The Federation
shall be President, Vice President, Secretary,
and Treasurer.
Section 2. Election and term of office: All Officers
shall be elected to a one-year term. Only
candidates from the membership are eligible
for election to office.
Section 3. President: The President shall be the
presiding Officer at all regular and special
meetings of The Federation. He/she may sign,
with the Secretary or any other duly
authorized officer of The Federation, and
deeds, papers, contracts, and/or reports
required by law or authorized by the members.
The President will perform all duties incident
to the office of the President, and such other
duties as may be prescribed by the members.
He/she shall be an ex-officio member of all
committees.
Section 4.
Vice President: In the absence of the
President, the Vice President shall preside,
and discharge the duties of the President.
He/she shall perform any other duties as may
be assigned by the President.
Section 5.
Treasurer: The Treasurer shall duly and
faithfully keep account of any and all monies
of The Federation and shall disburse said
funds in accordance with directions from the
members. The funds shall be deposited in a
banking institution and be withdrawn by check
signed by either the Treasurer or the
President, or with any other officer
designated by the members. The Treasurer shall
perform any other duties as may be assigned by
the President.
Section 6.
Secretary: The Secretary shall record the
minutes of the meetings of The Federation and
shall complete required correspondence. The
Secretary shall keep an accurate roster of the
names and addresses of all members. The
Secretary shall be custodian of the records
and generally shall perform such duties
incident to the office of Secretary, and any
other duties as may be assigned by the
President.
ARTICLE IX. QUORUM:
Section 1.
A quorum of The Federation shall consist of a
representative majority of the member
associations.
ARTICLE X. COMMITTEES:
Section 1.
The President shall appoint all Committee
Chairpersons as required for all projects
undertaken by The Federation.
ARTICLE XI. NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Section 1.
It will be each Associations obligation to
attempt to resolve its own individual problems
by contacting the responsible officials of the
City Administration, or other appropriate
officials before requesting assistance of The
Federation.
Section 2.
The Federation, upon majority vote, will
assist and support the Association after it is satisfied all
reasonable efforts and actions by the
Association have been explored or exhausted.
ARTICLE XII PROPERTY AND ASSETS DISPOSITION:
Section 1.
Ownership of all property belonging to The
Federation shall be vested in the active
membership, and in case of dissolution, after
the payment of all debts and charges against
said Federation, shall be donated to such
neighborhood and/or charitable organizations
as the membership shall direct, provided,
however, that the recipient or recipients must
qualify as exempt institutions under the
Federal Internal Revenue Code.
ARTICLE XIII. AMENDMENT:
Section 1.
These By-Laws may be altered, amended,
repealed, or annulled. Proposed changes shall
be presented at a regular scheduled meeting
and recorded in the minutes of that meeting.
No further action may be taken on the proposed
changes until the next regular meeting. When
brought to the floor for a member's vote, a
two-thirds voting majority will be necessary
for adoption of the proposed change.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, and following approval of the
membership on the 6th day
of October, 2004, as provided in existing
By-Laws, we certify that the aforesaid
shall be effective as the By-Laws of the
Dearborn Federation of Neighborhood
Associations
of Dearborn.
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President
- Jewel Morrison
Vice President – Salvatore Gencarelli
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Secretary
– Terry Pulido
Treasurer – Wanda Unis-Flaim
Adopted
December 1962
Amended
May 1995
Amended October 2004
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ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
DEARBORN
FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS
ARTICLE I
NAME
Section
1 - Name: The name of the federation shall be, "DEARBORN
FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS,"
a voluntary non-profit organization of
Dearborn neighborhood associations and citizen
representatives from areas of Dearborn not
covered by neighborhood associations which are
members of this Federation.
ARTICLE II
PURPOSE
Section 1 - Purposes: To promote the welfare of the members of the
associations represented herein in problems of
housing, transportation, sanitation, taxation,
building restrictions, streets, sidewalks,
schools and all other non-political matters of
public interest of the several associations
comprising this
federation in person and property, and to
advance the welfare of the City of Dearborn.
ARTICLE
III
MEMBERSHIP
Section 1 - Qualifications: The membership of the Dearborn Federation of
Neighborhood Associations shall consist of (a)
the organized home owners and residential
property associations functioning within the
City of Dearborn, having a membership of five
(5) or more bona-fide members, and (b)
associate (citizen) representatives.
1.
All citizen representatives covering
such areas shall be residents in the areas
they represent.
Section 2 - Rights: All qualified members present at any meeting shall have an
equal right to vote upon any question or
matter submitted to the federation in its
regular or special meetings, unless an
associate (citizen) representative’s vote on
a given question is challenged by a
neighborhood association delegate. If there is
such a challenge, it must be upheld by a
two-thirds majority vote of the neighborhood
association delegates present at the meeting.
ARTICLE IV
DUES
Section 1 - Dues of Representative of
Association:
The annual dues of each representative
shall be twenty (20) dollars payable by the
association represented, which dues shall be
paid upon admission of such association at the
time it is received into membership.
If dues remain delinquent for a period
of three (3) months or more, such
representatives shall not be entitled to a
vote, and if dues remain delinquent for a
period of a year or more, such individual
association shall, be deemed to have forfeited
its right to membership herein and the
secretary shall give notice to such
association to that effect upon approval of
the executive board of the Federation.
Section 2 - Dues of Associate (Citizen)
Representative:
No dues shall be assessed for citizen
representatives unless they intend to
maintain the right to vote on any and all
issues, in which case they will be assessed a
membership fee of ten (10) dollars per year.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1 - Elected:
The officers of the federation shall
consist of a president, vice-president,
secretary and treasurer, who shall be elected
at the regular December meeting and who shall
hold office for a period of one year. The
office of secretary and treasurer may be held
in one person.
Section 2 - Duties:
The duties of the officers herein named
shall be the usual and customary duties as
usually appertain to he respective offices.
Section 3 - Tenure of Office:
For just cause and with five (5) days due notice, the representatives may, by a two-thirds
majority vote of a meeting attended by a
minimum of 17 previously qualified members, to
remove any officer from office. Any vacancy
may be filled by the representatives at any
regular or special meeting called for that
purpose, by the same majority.
Section 4 - Limitation on Candidates:
All federation officers must be paid
Federation delegates.
ARTICLE VI
QUORUM
Section 1 - Federation:
A quorum of the federation shall
consist of a representative majority of the
member associations. This shall, be verified
by a roll call which will become a part of the
minutes of the meeting. A quorum shall consist
of seventeen paid memberships.
ARTICLE
VII
COMMITTEES
Section 1 - Determined:
The standing committees of the
federation shall be such as shall be from time
to time determined by the President.
Section 2 - Appointed:
Any special committees of the
Federation may be determined by the President.
Section 3 - Appointed:
Committees shall be appointed by the
President.
ARTICLE
VIII
MEETING
PROCEDURES
Section 1 - Procedure:
All meetings of the Federation shall be
conducted under the forms and regulations set
forth in Robert’s Rules of Order.
Section 2 - Order:
The following order of business shall
be observed at the meetings of this
federation:
(a) Calling the meeting to order
(b) Introductions when necessary
(c) Approval of minutes of the last
regular or special meeting
(d) Reports of officers and committees
(e) Elections when due
(f) Unfinished business
(g) New business
(h) Adjournment
ARTICLE IX
AFFILIATING
ASSOCIATIONS
Section 1 - Approval:
Individual associations desiring to
become members of this federation shall be
first approved by the Board of Directors and
voted upon by the federation.
ARTICLE X
DUTIES OF
AN ASSOCIATE REPRESENTATIVE
Section 1
A citizen representative will gain some
prestige and a liberal education in city
affairs through his federation membership,
and, in return for such potential gain, he
should attempt to accomplish the following
services for the federation membership.
Section 2
He should study his neighborhood
boundaries and become thoroughly familiar with
all city areas within those boundaries.
Section 3
He should become especially familiar
with any section or situation in his area
which might contribute to deterioration
potential in Dearborn.
Section 4
He should study his area in an effort
to determine neighborhood improvements which
federation action might gain for his area.
Section 5
He should become familiar with city
problems, and projects, so that he can take an
intelligent part in federation discussion of
such subjects.
Section 6
Last, but not least, he should attempt
to attend federation meetings regularly, and
be prepared to answer any questions which
might arise concerning his area.
ARTICLE XI
OBLIGATION
Section 1 - Restriction:
This federation shall not obligate any
of the member associations without their
written consent, except as to dues herein
provided for.
ARTICLE
XII
Section 1 - Procedure:
These articles may be amended in the
following manner:
(a) Any member may file with the secretary a proposal to amend any
article herein, which amendment shall be
considered by the Executive Board, who shall
report to the federation at its next meeting.
(b) The Executive Board may recommend alterations, additions or
amendments upon its own initiative.
(c) Five day notice of such proposed amendments of amendments shall be
given by the secretary in writing to the
representatives prior to the regular meeting
or special meeting at which the same is to be
voted upon.
(d) A two-thirds vote of the members of the federation present and
voting shall be required for the adoption of
any amendment.
ARTICLE
XIII
MEETINGS
Section 1 - Frequency:
The regular meeting of the Dearborn
Federation of Neighborhood Associations shall
be held in the month of January and every
month thereafter, the tentative day being the
first Wednesday of each meeting month unless
otherwise notified, except that, unless called
by the President or officer acting in the
President’s absence, there shall be no
regular meeting in July or August.
Section 2 - Authorization:
A special meeting of the federation may
be called under the following conditions:
(a) At the direction of the President or by three or more members
after notifying the president
(b) By a majority of the member associations
when submitted in writing with notice to the
President
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