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See the Board page for information on our current Board of Directors and officers.
Bylaws of BRYCC House Inc.
1103 South Second Street
Louisville KY, 40203
(As revised October 19, 2007)
Article 1. Name
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The name of the corporation shall
be BRYCC House Inc. The corporation shall do business as (DBA) “The
Brick House”.
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The Brick House is organized and
incorporated under and by virtue of the laws of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky.
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This corporation is not organized
for material or pecuniary profit, and shall hold no capital stock.
Article 2. Mission
As a community resource, The Brick
House seeks to provide a safe, oppression-free space to people of all
ages and persuasions, where they may gain the knowledge and collective
engagement to be self-reliant and to live sustainably.
Article 3. Board of Directors
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The Brick House Board of Directors
(or 'Board') shall meet monthly at meetings open to the public at 1103
S. Second St.
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All directors shall serve a term
of one year from the date the director is elected.
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The Board of Directors is
responsible for the operation of The Brick House. The Board nominates
and elects officers (see article 4) by a majority vote. The Board of
Directors has the authority to fill vacancies on the Board or add
members to the Board at any meeting.
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The Board shall primarily confine
itself to fiscal management, fundraising, and long-term planning for
The Brick House. All committees of the Board shall assemble for the
purposes as needed.
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Programming decisions shall be
made by the Assembly.
Article 4. Officers
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The officers of the corporation
shall be: two co-chairs, one secretary, and one treasurer. The officers
shall be nominated and elected by a majority of Board members. All
officers shall hold office for a term of one year from the date the
officer is elected.
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The co-chairs shall be executive
officers of the corporation. Responsibilities of the co-chairs shall
be: to facilitate Board meetings, ensure democratic hearing, and to
represent any proposals put forward by the assembly.
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One co-chair may serve in the
absence of another.
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The secretary shall take minutes
of all meetings and make reports on such minutes online and at
following meetings. Further responsibilities include keeping
attendance, reporting delinquencies, and ensuring note-taking in their
absence.
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The treasurer shall receive and
disperse all monies, making reports to the Board and at Board meetings.
The treasurer may sign checks as one of the two signatories required on
all checks. The treasurer shall be responsible for calling meetings of
the finance committee, to ensure accurate financial records and timely
payments.
Article 5. Memberships
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Committees shall be appointed by
the Board. Each committee must have at least two Board members.
Committees shall be constructed by the Board on an as-needed basis.
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The executive committee shall
consist of the officers of the Board. The executive committee shall act
on behalf of the corporation between meetings of the Board and, in
addition, shall have sole responsibility for any matter expressly
delegated to it by the Board.
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Assembly membership is determined
by attendance: any individual who has attended three out of the last
six assembly meetings is an Assembly member.
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Collectives are responsible for
operating the various programs at The Brick House. Collectives shall
each have one facilitator chosen by the Assembly and trained in
building functioning.
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Each collective shall have at
least one member present to give reports and updates to the Assembly
for at least 3 out of the last 4 Assembly meetings.
Article 6. Quorum
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The quorum required for any Board
meeting shall consist of a majority of Board members.
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Votes may be made in absentia by
proxy only with quorum present.
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Proxy votes must be made in
writing (signed handwriting, fax and email are acceptable). All proxied
votes must be turned in by the date of the vote and not afterwards.
Article 7. Amendments
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No part of these bylaws shall be
amended or suspended unless a proposal is made, presented in writing,
and read at one Board meeting prior to voting on the proposed change.
The specific language of the proposal can be updated during the Board
meeting in which the proposal is voted on.
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Amendments must be approved by at
least two-thirds of the Board members voting.
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Said approved amendments shall
become effective immediately.
Article 8. Rules of procedure
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Robert's Rules of Order shall be
the rules of procedure.
Article 9. Ages
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Minors are encouraged to serve as
Directors.
Article 10. Elections
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The Board of Directors nominates
and elects Board members.
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There shall be no less than nine
and no more than 15 Directors.
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Candidates for the Board must
bring significant time, energy, and/or expertise to the regular
operation and functioning of The Brick House.
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Candidates must also demonstrate
capacities for fund raising, outreach, organizing, and/or publicity on
behalf of The Brick House.
Article 11. Attendance
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Board members are expected to
attend every Board meeting.
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If a Board member is absent from 2
consecutive Board meetings, or if a Board member is absent from 3 out
of the last 6 Board meetings, they will be automatically dismissed from
the Board, unless they have received prior approval from the Board of
Directors for said absences.
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Attendance is defined as having
been present for at least 1 hour out of the previously announced time
for any meeting, be it of the Board or the Assembly.
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In accordance with dismissals
and/or terms ending, resulting in the Board's not meeting its minimum
size, directors will nominate replacements as soon as possible and vote
within 30 days of nominations.
Article 12. FCC Compliance
- In order to comply with the localism requirements of the FCC,
Brycc House, Inc., shall be physically headquartered or have a campus
or have the residences of 75% of its Board members –within 25 miles of
the reference coordinates of the community to be served by the full
power FM station to be operated by BRYCC House Inc.
- In order to comply with the diversity of ownership requirements
of the FCC, the principal community contour of any full power FM radio
station licensed to BRYCC House Inc. shall not overlap the principal
community contour of any other authorized station in which Brycc House
or any of its directors has an attributable interest.
Note: Kristin Shelor, one of our directors, has drafted and proposed a new set of bylaws. Her proposed text is at
KristinsBylaws
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