BYLAWS
HELLER PARK NEIGHBORS
ARTICLE 1
Name
1.1 The name of this organization shall be HELLER PARK NEIGHBORS.
ARTICLE II
Mission
2.1 To enhance the livability, safety, beautification and a sense of community of the Heller Park neighborhood through awareness and community support; to encourage participation and communication and to serve as a liaison between residents, and businesses, other organizations and public or governmental agencies in affairs that directly or indirectly affect Heller Park Neighbors; to promote and assist projects of interest to Heller Park Neighbors.
2.2 NOTE: The Heller Park Neighbors is not a code or covenant enforcement association.
ARTICLE III
Definition
3.1 The term “association”, and “HPN” also known as Heller Park Neighbors, wherever it appears shall mean that portion of the City of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, bounded on the north by Interstate 44, on the west by South Peoria Avenue, to the South 61st Street, and to the east by South Lewis Avenue.
3.2 The Heller Park neighborhood is located in Tulsa City Planning and Zoning District 18A and Tulsa City Council District 9.
ARTICLE IV
Membership
4.1 Membership of the organization shall consist of businesses and residents who have met the qualifications for membership.
4.2 There shall be two levels of membership:
(a) Members: Are residents, have business or personal interests in the area.
(b) Board Members: Any person at least 18 years of age who fulfills the qualification of a member and is also elected a member of the Board of Directors.
4.3 Responsibilities and/or benefits of membership included serving on the HPN Board of Directors, on committees and making and voting on motions.
4.4 Each member of the association is entitled to one vote at any meeting of the membership at which that member is present.
ARITICLE V
Management
5.2 The Board of Directors shall meet a minimum of one (1) time within a fiscal year.
5.2 The Board of Directors shall have general control of the matters of the association; they shall elect from their number the following officers to serve one (1) year with the option of serving consecutive years or until their successors are chosen: President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. In addition, there shall be named such other officers as may be determined by the Board of Directors to be necessary.
5.3 The Board of Directors may establish committees from time to time as deemed necessary. Each committee shall have a chairman appointed by the members of the Board of Directors. The chairman of each committee shall appoint members of the committee from the membership of the association.
5.4 The Board of Directors may establish standing rules to implement the purposes of the association and to clarify any procedural questions which may arise.
5.5 The Board of Directors shall be elected annually during the annual association meeting.
5.6 At the first board meeting of the year, the President shall name a Nominating Committee chairman to fulfill the responsibilities of organizing the elections for the following year. The Nominating Committee chairman shall appoint not less than three (3) or more than five (5) persons including two officers of the association.
5.7 Vacancy in the Directorship or Officers of the association shall be filled by vote of the remaining Directors. The appointee shall serve the remaining term of the Director or Officer.
5.8 Five (5) members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum and the votes of the majority of those present shall constitute a binding act of the association.
5.9 The Board of Directors shall have the power to remove an officer or board member by a majority vote of a quorum of the Board of Directors.
5.10 Any action, which might be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, may be taken without a meeting if a record of the actions taken are made in writing, and signed by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors.
5.11 The Board of Directors shall have an Executive Committee consisting of the officers and Past-President.
5.12 The Executive Committee shall serve the Board in an advisory capacity concerning policies and management of the association and if authorized by the Board may act for the Board of Directors in the interim between board meetings. A majority of the Executive Committee shall constitute a Quorum and their vote shall constitute a binding act of the association.
ARTICLE VI
Meetings
6.1 The annual meeting shall be held once each year at a time and place to be determined by the Board of Directors.
6.2 The annual meeting shall:
(a) Elect new board members;
(b) Receive reports of officers and committees, and
(c) Transact any other business determined to be necessary by the Board of Directors.
6.3 Meetings of the membership of the association shall be held at least one (1) time within a fiscal year.
6.4 Special meetings of the members for any purpose or purposes may be called by the President or by a majority of the Board of Directors.
6.5 Notice of the meetings of the time and place and all meetings shall be by e-mail, phone call or written notice of by newsletter or USPS mailed no later than seven (7) days nor earlier than fourteen (14) days before the meeting is to occur.
6.6 Voting shall be open to all current members of the association. A quorum shall be twelve members present in good standing.
ARTICLE VII
Responsibilities
President
7.1 The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer and official representative of the association; he/she shall have general and active management of the matters of the association; he/she shall preside at all meetings of the members and Board of Directors; and he/she shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried out.
7.2 The President shall be Ex-Officio member of all standing committees.
ARTICLE VIII
Responsibilities
Vice-President
ARTICLE IX
Responsibilities
Treasurer
9.2 The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the association as may be ordered by the Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and Board of Directors, at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors, or whenever the Board of Directors may require, an account of his/her transactions as Treasurer and of the financial conditions of the association.
ARTICLE X
Responsibilities
Secretary
ARTICLE XI
Signatures
ARTICLE XII
Governing Rules
ARTICLE XIII
Fiscal Year
ARTICLE XIV
Amendments
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