Chican@s Unidos (CU) Bylaws
Rev. 2/4/2012; 2/23/12; 3/6/12
ARTICLE I. NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION
The name of this
organization is Chican@s Unidos of Orange County.
ARTICLE II. PURPOSE
To achieve community
self-determinism in Orange County, by promoting Chican@ Mexican@ Indigenous
pride while maintaining a gender-balanced and working-people perspective in
interpreting and documenting our history while developing proactive solutions.
ARTICLE III. FORM OF ORGANIZATION
Chican@s Unidos is a
grassroots multi-issue Chican@ rights organization.
ARTICLE IV. MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Core
Member
A.
A person who agrees with the CU vision
and mission statement.
B.
A person who is committed in creating
and maintaining leadership roles for Raza.
C.
A person who has attended two consecutive
general meeting, or
D.
A person who has attended one (1)
general meeting and one sub-committee within the last six (6) months.
Section 2. Solidarity Member
Philosophical advocate
who supports the CU vision and mission.
Section 3. Solidarity Advocate
A.
Philosophical advocate who supports the CU
vision and mission.
B.
Financial contributor.
Section 4. Leave of Absence for Core
Members
A.
A core member who is not able to attend
more than three (3) consecutive general meetings has a duty to inform an
Officer that said member elects a leave of absence status until further notice.
B.
Reactivation of membership, see Article
IV. Section 1.
Section 6. Termination of Membership
Any member may freely decide to terminate his
or her membership.
ARTICLE V. VOTING
Section 1. Voting Rights
Only core members are
eligible to vote at a general meeting.
Section 2. Quorum
A.
General Meetings requires 1/3 presence
of core membership.
B.
Sub-committees including work groups
require 1/3 presence of sub-committee members.
Section 3. Voting Process
A.
Simply majority
B.
E-Mail Voting process (Non-meeting urgent resolution
voting process)
1.
Only an officer can post an e-mail motion to the core members.
2.
Action on the motion will follow simple parliamentary procedures.
3.
Discussion will be held within a clearly stated and reasonable amount of time.
4. If a core member does not respond by the deadline
this will be interpreted as an abstention.
ARTICLE VI. OFFICERS
Section 1. Chair
A.
Shall convene regular and special meetings.
B.
Shall represent CU at official functions.
C.
Shall oversee CU projects and sub-committees.
Section 2. Vice-Chair
A. Shall assist the Chair in all duties.
B.
Shall act as the Chair in their absence.
Section 3. Treasurer
A.
Shall disburse funds.
1.
Checks require the Treasurer’s signature and either the Chair’s or Vice-Chair’s
signature.
B.
Shall regulate property,inventory,and
funds.
C.
Prepare and present a report at each
general meeting.
Section 4. Secretary
A.
Shall take the minutes at general
meetings.
B.
Shall maintain membership rosters.
C.
Shall provide the Chair will all viable
documents.
Section 5. Historian/Archivist
A.
Shall collect, preserve, and maintain
documents chronicling CU activities, and research events that the organization
has or will participate in.
B.
Shall orient new members.
Section 6. Nomination and Election of
Officers
A. Nomination for officers shall be made at the
general meeting.
B. The election of an officer will be by simply
majority.
C. See
ARTICLE V for voting procedures.
Section 7. Term of
Office
a. Term
of office shall be the calendar year.
b. The
annual elections will be held in January.
c. There
will be no term limits but officers have to run each election cycle.
ARTICLE VII. MEETINGS
Section 1. General Meeting
A. Core
members shall decide the date of a general meeting by simple majority vote.
B. Officers
may change the date of a general meeting by a unanimous vote.
C. If
two officers, despite making a reasonable attempt to contact an officer by
phone, or e-mail, are unable to contact said officer, the missing officer’s vote
shall be rendered as an abstention.
Section 2. Special Meetings
Officers may call a
special meeting.
Section 3. Speaker
Phone
Members may participate
in a meeting by speaker phone provided everyone can hear the member calling in.
Section 4. Simple Parliamentary Procedures
Simple parliamentary
procedures will be observed at all meetings.
ARTICLE VIII. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATION
Section 1. Member Representante
A.
Core members must approve a member representante
by a majority vote to represent CU on a coalition or other decision making
group.
B.
The Chair or Vice-Chair may delegate speaking obligations to any core member.
C.
The representante cannot commit CU to
any position or allocate resources without previous organizational endorsement.
Section 2. Organizational Endorsement
Core members must
approve by a simple majority the use of CU’s, name, logo, signature, or
endorsement mark as a sponsor or supporter of any organization, group,
individual, or cause.
ARTICLE IX. AMENDMENTS
TO THE BY LAWS
An amendment to the By
Laws requires a ¾ vote of the core members present.
ARTICLE X. SUB-COMMITTEES
Section 1. Role of Chicano@ Unidos Sub-Committees
Sub-Committees are
supporting and interdependent committees of Chican@s Unidos. The sub-committees assist in the promotion of
organizational philosophy and goals. The
sub-committees investigate general and specific tasks and issues and render suggestions
and resolutions for the core members to discuss and consider.
Section 2. Sub-Committees
A. Fundraising – The primary function is to raise funds.
B. Security – The primary function is the maintain
harmony at demonstrations and events.
C. Education – The primary function is to provide scholarships,
educational policyanalysis and
guidance, and mentoring.
D. Migration – The primary function is to support the
human rights of migrant and indigenous
communities.
E. Political – The primary function is to participate in
progressive Orange County electoral politics.
F. Outreach – The primary function is to publicize and
promote participation in CU.
G. Neighborhood Preservation and Community Empowerment
(NPCE) – The primary function is
neighborhood preservation and community empowerment.
H. Cultural – The primary function is to promote Chican@ Mexican@
Indigenous pride and heritage.
I. Youth –(To be
discussed by the Education sub-committee.)
Section 3. Sub-Committee
Structure
A. Each sub-committee shall have a committee chair and
shall observe the same simple parliamentary
procedures as practiced at the general meetings.
B. The
responsibility of the Committee Chair will include but is not limited to:
1. Calling regular meetings
2. Making reports at general meetings
3. Providing leadership and encouragement to
sub-committee members.
C. Section 7. Term of Office
1. Term of office shall be the calendar year.
2. The annual elections will be held in January.
3. There will be no term limits but current Chairs
will have to run each election cycle.
D. Sub-Committee Elections
1. When a sub-committee is activated a new
chair will be selected at the first organizational meeting.
2. See ARTICLE 5 for voting procedures.
ARTICLE XI. AD
HOC COMMITTEES
Ad hoc committees are
temporary work groups that address an issue presented and approved to the
general body. An ad hoc committee work
group shall observe the same simple parliamentary procedures referenced herein.
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