1980-05-07 BylawsBY-LAWS OF THE RICHFIELD CHARTER COMMISSION
Section 1. Meetings
'i. Meetings shall_be held at the Richfield City Hall, or such
other place as shall be designated by the president.
2. The annual meeting shall be held on the second Tuesday in
each January.
3. Special meetings shall be held at such time as may be set by
the president, or on request in writing by five (5) members
of the commission. When the president shall receive written
notice of a request for such meeting, signed by five (5)
members, he shall within ten (10) days call a special meeting.
4. All meetings of the Charter Commission shall be open to the
public .
Section 2. Officers
1. The officers shall be: President, vice-president, and
secretary-treasurer.
2. The officers shall be elected for one (1) year..
Section 3. Duties of Officers
1. The president shall preside. at all annual and special meetings
of the full commission .
2. The president shall call all meetings.
3. The president shall be an ex-officio member of all committees.
4. The president shall see that notices of-all vacancies which
occur on the Charter Commission shall be sent to all members
within ten (10) days of notice of such vacancies. All vacancies
on the Charter Commission shall be widely publicized throughout
the community.
5. The vice-president shall preside over all annual and special
meetings of the full commission in the absence of or dis-
qualification of the president. In case of vacancy in the
office of the president, the vice-president shall assume all
duties and obligations of the president until a successor is
duly elected and qualified.
6. The'secretary-treasurer shall keep general supervision over
the records, proceedings, and monies spent, shall take minutes
of any and all meetings,. shall prepare and distribute minutes
of all meetings to all members w~t~~li,n two weeks of the meeting,
shall issue notices of all meetings and shall conduct corres-
pondence of the organization.
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Section 4. Committees
1. The president shall, in consultation with his executive
committee, appoint all committees and the members thereof,
except the nominating committee, and shall designate the
chairman of each such committee. The executive committee
for this purpose shall consist of the duly elected officers
of the commission .
2. In November of each year preceding the election, the commission
shall elect a nominating committee of three (3) members who
shall report the nomination of one (1) candidate for each office.
Written reports of such nominations shall be mailed to each
member at least twenty (20) days before the annual election.
3. Nominations from the. floor shall be in order at any election.
Section 5. Order of Business
The order of business shall be:
1. Call to order by president.
2. Roll call-quorum being present, the meeting proceeds.
3. Reading of minutes by secretary and their consideration
and approval.
4 . Report of officers .
5 . Report of committees .
6. Consideration of communications.
7. Unf finished business.
8. New business.
9. Motion to adjourn.
All meetings shall be governed by authority of Roberts Rules of Order,
revise3, and by state statutes pertaining to charter commissions.
Section 6. Quorum
1. Eight (8) members shall constitute a quorum.
2. A. majority of the members present at any meeting shall be
competent to decide any matter except a resolution to amend
the city charter. Charter amendment must be carried by a vote
of no less than eight (8). If a resolution to amend receives
a vote of the majority of those present, but less than eight
(8) , it shall. be carried over and reconsidered at the next
meeting.
3. Any vote involving a charter amendment or change must be made '
by roll call vote.
4. Any proposed amendment to the charter shall be in written form
and shall be sent to members at least seven (7) days preceding
.the meeting at which it is to be considered. Any language to be
deleted shall be dashed over, and any language to be added shall
be in brackets.
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As amended April 26, 1977
As amended January 9, 1980
As amended May 7, 1980