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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-04-27 143-X ORDER1t3_X Introduced by Councilor Cohen, Apr. 29, 1990 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) PrUr,........ AFPr9yal of. Br Laws ofBangor citizens Advisory coossrttee._ Ey the aty Cvwnvil of the City of aawpor: ORDERED, TUT the By -Laws of the Bangor Citieens Ativisory Conm,ittee, edopt¢d by that co®ittee on April 8, 1970, are herel ratified and approved by Me City Council of the City of Bangor. IN CITY COUNCIL April 27, 1970 PASSED ORDER Title, H -caws of sangor citizens MY. c®. ..Y.............................. 4..... ...................4.4....4............ Introduced and filed by Councilman BY-LAWS BANGOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Whereas, this Committee, having been officially appointed by the City Council of Bangor, Maine, and having been officially designated as the Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee, is desirous of operating In an organized manner, Now, therefore, be It resolved that the following By -Laws be adopted and by the passage of this resolution by majority vote are declared to constitute the official By -Laws of the Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee, subject, however, to ratification and approval by the City Council of the City of Bangor. ARTICLE I - PURPOSE The purpose of this Committee is to serve as the formal means through which active citizen participation is provided to aid and support the development and the carrying out of Community Improvement for Bangor. The functions of the Committee will include (1) the use of the skills, knowledge, and experience of its members and the organizations and groups they represent to assist and advise the local government withrespect to programs for the orderly growth, development and improvement of the community; (2) keep the general public informed about conclusions and recommendations of the Committee. ARTICLE 11 - MEMBERSHIP Section 1. The membership of this Committee shall consist of 35 members as originally appointed unless otherwise changed by the+ Jntdag city Council of Bangor, a 1%nrity In which case this Section of the By -Laws as adopted this date by the Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee will be revised accordingly at the next regular scheduled or called meeting subsequent to the action of the ,.pc_.ti;.;-autAor{q, city councii. ARTICLE III - TERM Members shall serve on this Committee in accordance with the term of office specified by the at the time of appointment, subject, however, to the termination of the Committee by the City Council. Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee By -Laws ARTICLE 1V - VOTING Section 1. Each member of the Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee shall be entitled to one vote on all matters brought to a vote during a regular or called meeting In which said member is present and providing a quorum is present at the time as specified in Article V. ARTICLE V - QUORUM Section 1. A majority of the membership of the Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee officially holding appointments from the appointing authority shall constitute a quorum and a quorum shall be necessary for the transaction of any official business by the Committee. ARTICLE VI - OFFICERS - ELECTION OF Section 1. The officers of the Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee shall be a chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary- trea surer and shall be selected in accordance with Section 2 of this Article. Section 2. Officers shall be nominated, with the advice of the appeWftaI city council of Bangor awtheFitq, by a nominating committee selected by the chairman, or in the case of the first meeting by the temporary chairman. Addi- tional nominations will be permitted from the floor after the nominating committee has reported but before final action is taken. Section 3. All elected officers shall serve for a term of one year or until their successors have been elected. Officers are eligible to succeed themselves. ARTICLE VII - DUTIES OF OFFICERS Section 1. The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Committee and is eligible to vote on all matters coming before the Committee. The chairman shall appoint all subcommittees subject to the confirmation of the majority vote of the Committee. The chairman shall be responsible for scheduling regular meetings and shall have the sole responsibility for calling special meetings of the Committee. He shall have the responsibility for preparing all agendas and for conducting all meetings in an orderly marmer. Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee By -Laws 3 Section 2. The vice-chairman shall perform all the duties and assume all the responsibilities of the chairman In his absence. Section 3. The secretary -treasurer: 1, Shall keep accurate records on all proceedings of the Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee. 2. Shall be responsible for issuing all necessary notices, copies of agendas, etc. 3. Shall be responsible for compiling reports, typing, and related activities. 4. Shall be responsible for the custody of all funds and financial reports. ARTICLE VIII - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE There shall be an executive committee to be made up of the chairman and secretary of the Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee, and the chairmen of the Individual subcommittees. ARTICLE 9 - MEETING DATES Section 1. The regular meeting date of this Committee shall be the first second asday of every moth ARTICLE X - SPECIAL MEETINGS Section 1. Special meetings of the Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee shall be called by the chairman, or In his absence by the vice-chairman. Notice by letter or by phone, twenty-four hours previous to the scheduled time shall be considered ample notice. ARTICLE XI - ANNUAL MEETING Section 1. An annual meeting of the Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee shall be held at the last regularly scheduled meeting in each year. During this annual meeting the following activities shall take place: A. A summation of progress made, work accomplished, and the proposed work program for the coming year, shall be prepared for delivery to the chief executive of the community. Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee By -Laws B. A work program shall be formulated for the coming year. C. Officers for the coming year shall be elected. ARTICLE X11 - AMENDMENTS TO BY -LOWS Section 1, The By -Laws of the Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee, as officially adopted, shall be amended only in accordance with the following procedure: 1, All members, holding official appointments to the Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee shall be furbished a copy of the proposed changes and/or amendments to the official By -Laws, at least slaty (60) days prior to any official vote on said proposed changes and/or amendments. 2. Any changes and/or amendments to the official By -Laws of the Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee shall be read at two consecutive meetings of the Committee, said meetings to be regular meetings held to accordance with the provisions of the By -Laws presently In effect. 3. A simple majority of the members present at a regular scheduled meeting of the Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee shall be deemed sufficient to adopt any changes and/or amendments to the By -Laws of the Committee provided a Quorum is present and further providing that other provisions of this Article have been complied with. Motion made by Dareforth West, seconded by Richazd Collenbeeg that the By -Laws as set forth herein, be adopted and declared by the chairman to be the official By -Laws of the Bangor Citizens Advisory Committee. Resulting vote: as Aye, 0 Nay. Done this the eighth day of April , 1970.