BY-LAWS
Greater Jefferson Community Center, Inc.

ARTICLE 1 - ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

Section 1:  The name of the organization shall be the Greater Jefferson Community Center, Inc.  It has been formed to build, operate and maintain a community center in the Greater Jefferson community and to foster local community member involvement in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of activities, services and programs that meet the intergenerational and diverse needs of all community members, irrespective of their gender, race, ethnic origin, disability, age, nationality, national origin, sexuality, religion or belief, marital status and social class..

Section 2:  The Greater Jefferson Community Center, Inc. is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

Section 3:  The vision of the Greater Jefferson Community Center, Inc. is to strengthen and empower community unity by developing a community where everyone feels safe, valued, connected, and engaged and where programs, activities and services meet the needs of the Greater Jefferson community members.

Section 4:  The Greater Jefferson Community Center, Inc. is not a membership organization.

ARTICLE 2 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1: The Board of Directors shall serve without pay and consist of no more than nine and no less than five members.  The Board is responsible for overall policy, strategic plan, and direction of the Community Center.  The Board delegates responsibility for day-to-day operations to the Executive Director and Advisory Team.  Up to two interns can be appointed to the Board.  Internship will be a leadership training position only; it has no voting privileges.  Their term of service is one year and they are eligible for re-appointment.

Section 2: Board members shall serve three year terms.  Board members may be elected for successive terms.  Board members are chosen by the Board of Directors and are self-electing.  Candidates for Board membership must submit an application form, submit a bio, submit to a background check and attend an interview with the Board of Directors.

Section 3: The officers of the Board shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, and a Treasurer nominated and elected by the Board.  Elected officers will serve a term of two years and are eligible for re-election.

Section 3.1: The President shall preside at all Board meetings, appoint committee members, and perform other duties as associated with the office.

The Vice-President shall assume the duties of the President in case of the President's absence and chair committees on special subjects as designated by the Board.

The Secretary shall keep the minutes and records of the organization in appropriate books.  It shall be his/her duty to file any certificate(s) required by a statute, federal or state, be the official custodian of the records, submit to the Board of Directors any communications and report requested, and attend to all correspondence of the organization.

The Treasurer shall have the care and custody of all monies belonging to the organization and shall be responsible for such monies or securities of the organization, assist in the preparation of the budget, be one of the officers who shall sign checks, render at stated periods as the Board of Directors shall determine a written account of the finances of the organization, make financial information available to all members of the Board of Directors, Executive Director, and the public, and shall exercise all duties incident to the office of Treasurer.

The offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be held simultaneously by one person.

ARTICLE 3 - ADVISORY TEAM

Section 1: The Advisory Team shall serve without pay.  The Advisory Team is responsible for developing programs, activities and services that will enhance the vision of the Community Center.

Section 2: Advisory Team members are diversified community volunteers, designated or appointed by the Executive Director.  The makeup of the Advisory Team will be representative of the community at large.  Their terms of service are indefinite.

ARTICLE 4 - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Section 1: The Executive Director position is a volunteer position.  The Executive Director is designated by consensus of the Board of Directors and term of service is five years and is eliglble for reappointment.  The Executive Director is not a member of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE 5 - MEETINGS

Section 1: Regular meetings of the Advisory Team will be held on the first Monday of each month at the Community Center facility unless noted otherwise.

Section 2: Regular meetings of the Board of Directors will be held on the first Monday of each month immediately preceding the Advisory Team meeting at the Community Center facility unless noted otherwise.

Section 3: Special meetings of the Board of Directors can be called by the Board President or a majority of Board members.

ARTICLE 6 - VOTING

Section 1: A majority of Board members constitutes a quorum.  In the absence of a quorum, no formal action shall be taken except to adjourn the meeting to a subsequent date.

Section 2: Passage of a motion requires a simple majority of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE 7 - CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Section 1: Any member of the Board who has a financial or official interest in, or conflict (or appearance of a conflict) with any matter pending before the Board, of such nature that it prevents or may prevent that member from acting on the matter in an impartial manner, will offer to the Board to voluntarily excuse him/herself and refrain from voting on said item.

ARTICLE 8 - FISCAL YEAR

Section 1: The fiscal year of the Greater Jefferson Community Center, Inc. shall be January 1 through December 31.

ARTICLE 9 - AMENDMENTS

Section 1: These by-laws may be amended by a two-third vote of the Board of Directors members present at any meeting, provided a quorum is present and provide a copy of the proposed amendment(s) to each Board member at least five days prior to said meeting.

ARTICLE 10 - DISSOLUTION

Upon dissolution of the Greater Jefferson Community Center, Inc., assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose.


These by-laws were approved at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Greater Jefferson Community Center, Inc. on July 5, 2010.

Signed:Albert L. Barr
  Joe Zehr
  Edna Campau
  Renee Gonzalez
  Alethea Skinner
  Mervine King
  Bob Elliott