2004 Neighborhood Association Bylaws

TTUNA Bylaws/Organization Wednesday, April 7th meeting location: JT Hutchinson PLC Conference Room 5:30pm (next door to the office--enter main doors and take a right).  The bylaws under which the neighborhood association is currently operating are listed below:

 

Bylaws of Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T. Neighborhood Association

Article I. Name

The name shall be My Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T. Neighborhood Association.

Article II. Purpose

The purpose of this Association shall be to create a sense of unity and community among the residents of the area, to provide a means of communication of information among them, to protect and preserve the integrity of the community, to provide a means of action in the best interests of the entire community and to develop and maintain a sense of pride in the community.

Article III. Membership


Sec. 1. All resident homeowners living in the area bounded by University Avenue, Nineteenth Street, Indiana Avenue and Thirty-Fourth Street shall be eligible for membership.

Sec. 2. Annual Dues shall be one dollar per family unit.


Article IV. Officers


Sec. 1. There shall be a President whose duties shall be those customarily assigned to a presiding officer.


Sec. 2. There shall be a Vice President who shall preside in the absence of the Chairperson and shall succeed to the Chairpersonship in the event that office be vacated.


Sec. 3. There shall be a Secretary whose duties shall be those customarily adhering to that office.


Sec. 4. There shall be a Treasurer whose duties shall be those customarily adhering to that office.


Sec. 5. All officers shall be elected at the third quarterly meeting and may be elected for a second term. In the event there is more than one candidate for an office, the voting shall be by ballot.


Sec. 6. A nominating committee shall be selected by the elected officers which shall select a slate of one or two candidates for each office. Nominations may be made from the floor.


Article V. Meetings


Sec. 1. Meetings shall be held quarterly on the fourth Thursday of each month as follows: October, January, April and July.


Sec. 2. Special meetings may be called by the Chairperson upon request of a majority of the Executive Committee or upon the petition of fifty members.


Sec. 3. All residents of the area shall be notified of date and place of each meeting.


Sec. 4. A quorum is necessary to conduct business of the Corporation at any meeting. A quorum shall consist of eight (8) members in addition to the presiding officer.


Article VI. Committees


Sec. 1. There shall be the following Standing Committees: Aesthetic, Communication, Finance, Legal, Organization, Safety, School, Social, and Housing Information.


Sec. 2. Each committee shall be constituted of five members who volunteer to serve. In the event fewer than five volunteer, the Chairperson may appoint the necessary number.


(April 17, 2004)


Sec. 3. Each committee shall elect its Chairperson and Vice Chairperson .


Sec. 4. The Executive shall consist of the elected officers and the Chairpersons of the Standing Committees.


Sec. 5. The Chairperson of the Association may call meetings of the Executive Committee at his/her discretion.


Sec. 6. The Chairpersons of the Standing Committees may call meetings of their respective committees at their discretion.


Article VII. Parliamentary Authority

The rules contained in the current edition of ROBERT’S RULES of ORDER shall govern the Association in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these Bylaws of any special rules of order adopted by the Association.


Article VIII. Amendment to the Bylaws


Sec. 1. Amendments to these Bylaws shall be submitted to the Chairperson of the Association not less than thirty days before each quarterly meeting, who in turn shall call a meeting to notify every member of the Executive Committee of such proposal.


Sec. 2. All residents of the area shall be notified of such proposal.


Sec. 3. An Amendment shall be effective upon the affirming vote of two-thirds of the members voting at a regular quarterly meeting or at a special meeting called to act on such proposal.


Article IX. Dissolution

Sec. 1 In the event the Corporation terminates existence, any assets of the corporation shall be distributed to the City of Lubbock Parks and Recreation Department to be used at their discretion in maintaining Wagner Park or Tech Terrace Park, located within the boundaries of the My Tech Terrace - U.N.I.T. Neighborhood Association described in Article III.


These by-laws and amendments thereto are effective April 17, 2004 and November 20, 2004, respectively.