Bylaws of the Historic East Side Neighborhood Association

1. NAME
   The name of this association is: The Ypsilanti East Side Neighborhood Association, Inc. incorporated under the Membership Corporation laws of the State of Michigan on February 21, 1979.
2. OBJECTS
   The objects of this Association shall be to protect and promote the best interests of the residents of the area herein after set forth; to promote and strive for the improvement and betterment of all public facilities and services within said area; to promote and encourage a better community and civic spirit and to foster goodwill and friendship between and among all the residents of said area; to preserve and promote the history and historical character of said areas; to cooperate with County and City officials and with other civic and public organizations for the general welfare of the entire community of Ypsilanti.
3. AREA
   The area to be covered and encompassed by the activities of this Association shall be bounded on the north by the City limits (Holmes Avenue and Clark Street), on the east by the City limits (Campbell, Garland, Twin Towers, and River Streets), on the south by Michigan Avenue and the west by Huron Street (including).
4. MEMBERSHIP
   All persons living within the boundaries are eligible for membership upon payment of dues. Every member shall be eligible to vote on all matters affecting this Association and shall be entitled to all membership privileges therein.
5. DUES
   The annual dues of this Association shall be $5 per individual or $10 per household per annum, payable in advance. In individual cases of hardship, dues may be adjusted by the board of directors. Any Member who shall be in arrears in the payment of dues for a period of thirty (30) days, shall be ineligible to vote at any meeting until such arrears have been fully paid. Dues are payable yearly at or by the annual fall meeting.
6. FISCAL YEAR
   The fiscal year of this Association shall commence on the 1st day of October and end the 30th day of September.
7. MEETINGS
   1. General meetings shall be held each March and September unless changed by the board of directors for compelling reasons and with notice to the membership.
   2. Special meetings shall be called by the President whenever deemed necessary or whenever called upon to do so by two members of the board of directors.
   3. Notices of all meetings and elections shall be in writing given (or mailed) to each member not less than five (5) days nor more than fifteen (15) days before the date set for any such meeting. All notices of any special meeting shall state the purpose of the meeting.
   4. Decisions at all meetings shall be made by a majority vote of the members present, except in the case of the bylaw amendments where the procedure is set forth in paragraph 11 of these bylaws.
   5. Voting thereat shall be by majority vote case in person or by proxy. Proxies shall be in writing subscribed by the member and shall be presented to the presiding official of the meeting to be qualified.
8. DIRECTORS
   The affairs and business of this Association shall be managed by a board of eight (8) directors, of which, four (4) members shall be the officers of the Association.
   1. Directors shall be elected at the general meetings by those members present. Only members in good standing can be elected to the board of directors.
   2. Such Directors shall serve for the ensuing three years or until their successors have been elected and qualified.
   3. Special or regular meetings of the board of directors shall be called by the president monthly, whenever he or she deems them necessary, or whenever he or she is called upon to do so by two of the directors.
9. OFFICERS
   The officers of this Association shall be four (4) in number: a president, a vice-president, a secretary, and a treasurer.
   1. The president shall be the chief executive of the Association charged with the duty of supervising all of its functions, subject to the orders of the board of directors. He or she shall be ex-officio a member of all committees.
   2. In the president’s absence or in the event of his or her inability to act, the vice-president shall perform the duties of president. He or she shall also perform such other functions as the board of directors may from time to time assign.
   3. The secretary shall conduct the correspondence of the Association, issue notices of and keep minutes of the Association, be custodian of the records, keep the roll of all members, and discharge such duties as may be assigned to him or her by the board of directors or the president.
   4. The treasurer shall collect all membership dues and shall have the care and custody of all the funds and property of this Association, which shall be disbursed by him or her only upon the order of the board of directors or of the president. He or she shall submit a report for the preceding year at the annual meeting and shall render special reports whenever requested to do so by the board of directors. He or she shall deposit all funds in the name of the Association in such bank or banks as may be designated by the board of directors.
   5. Should any vacancy occur in the board of directors by death, resignation, or otherwise, the board of directors will appoint a new Director from the membership without undue delay.
10. COMMITTEES
    Committees shall be designated and appointed by the president as may be required.
11. AMENDMENTS
    The bylaws of this Association may be amended or revised by the board of directors by unanimous vote of all Directors, or by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members being present at the meeting, provided that notice of any such meeting contains a summary of the proposed amendment or amendments.