Bylaw Amendment Ratification Election

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The City has directed us to change our bylaws to reflect their new policy that the City Clerk will run neighborhood council elections every other year and that current board terms be extended so that the board can continue to function until the new board election is held.

Stakeholders will vote at the May 19 meeting to ratify the following amendment passed by the board at its March meeting.

Please stop by the meeting between 7-9PM at THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB 2232 Lincoln Blvd, Venice to ratify so that the important work of your neighborhood council will continue. At least 50 votes in favor are required to ratify an amendment!

The amendment text is:

ARTICLE XIII – VENICE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Neighborhood Council Elections and Composition of Board of Officers: This Article explains the administration of Neighborhood Council elections by the City Clerk and provides information regarding Stakeholder membership, the board’s structure, and Stakeholder eligibility for voting and being selected or elected to a board seat. The provisions in this Article supersede any prior inconsistent provisions contained in the bylaws.

The Governing Board must, to the extent possible, reflect the diversity of the Neighborhood Council’s Stakeholders. Accordingly, no single Stakeholder group shall comprise a majority of the Neighborhood Council’s governing body, unless extenuating circumstances are warranted and approved by DONE.

Elections shall be conducted every two years in even-numbered years and shall be administered by the City Clerk beginning on April-June 2010. The rules and regulations promulgated by the City Clerk in conjunction with an election administered by the City Clerk shall take precedence over any inconsistent language in these bylaws. The term for each currently elected board member shall be extended through and until a successor is elected or appointed at the April-June 2010 City Clerk conducted election.

Beginning with the City Clerk conducted election held on April-June 2010, a board member’s term shall be for the duration of two years or until a successor is elected or appointed.