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BYLAWS OF THE VIEW RIDGE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, INC.
SECTION I
ARTICLE 1
The name of the organization is, as specified in the Articles of Incorporation (1940), "VIEW RIDGE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, INC." and shall be referred to herein as the "Council ".
ARTICLE 2
As specified in the Articles of Incorporation, the objects and purposes for which the Council is formed are as follows:
1. To promote and encourage unity.
2. To establish and maintain intimate and friendly business relationships among its members; to establish mutual confidence and cooperation; to provide means for general discussion and exchange of ideas; to foster works of benevolence among members.
3. To procure new and additional members by solicitation or other means to such extent in number as the well being of the association may dictate, and to cancel such membership in the manner prescribed by the Bylaws of the corporation.
4. To charge, collect, and receive such membership fees, dues and assessments as may be prescribed and required by the Bylaws and other rules and regulations of the corporation.
5. To sell, rent, lease, purchase, dispose of, grant, convey away, transfer, pledge, encumber, and mortgage at any time all or any real or personal property and any estate or interest therein.
6. To borrow money, and to issue bills, notes or evidence of indebtedness, including any encumbrance upon its property.
7. Generally, to do all things necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of its creation which may be permitted by the laws of the State of Washington,
8. To benefit the View Ridge district, to neighbors and the residents therein.
SECTION II - MEMBERSHIP
ARTICLE 1
Any person who resides or owns property within the boundaries specified in these Bylaws shall be considered to be a Regular member of the Council with the following rights and privileges:
A. Receive copies of each issue of the Council's publication "The View Ridger".
B. Attend and, upon recognition by the presiding Officer, speak at all General and Special Membership meetings of the Council.
C. May normally attend and upon recognition by the presiding Officer, speak at any meeting of the Board of Trustees.
D. Vote on any issue presented to the Council by the Board of Trustees.
ARTICLE 2
Upon payment of voluntary dues per family for the year beginning January 1st, each member of that family shall be a Regular Paid up member and shall have the following rights and privileges in addition to any others specified in these Bylaws:
A. Nominate candidates for Officers and Trustees.
B. Vote for Officers and Trustees.
C. Upon election or appointment, serve as Officer or Trustee.
D. Vote on amendments to these Bylaws as presented by the Board of Trustees.
ARTICLE 3
Persons who neither reside nor own property within the Council's boundaries may become Special Paid-Up Members upon payment of the prescribed family dues and upon approval of the Board of Trustees. Such approval shall be determined on the basis of whether such proposed members support the purposes of the Council and have community objectives, which are compatible with those of the Regular Paid-Up
Members. Special Paid-Up Members shall have the same rights and privileges as Regular Paid-Up Members.
ARTICLE 4
Regular Membership shall be cancelled upon the Regular Member leaving the View Ridge area.
SECTION III - MEETINGS
ARTICLE 1
An Annual General Membership Meeting shall be held in May of each year, unless another date is authorized by the Board of Trustees, for the purpose of electing the Officers and confirming the appointment of Trustees of the Council and setting the annual dues for the next membership year. Notice of this Annual Meeting shall be published in an issue of "The View Ridger" which shall be distributed to the membership not less then one week nor more than three weeks prior to the date of the meeting.
ARTICLE 2
Special Meetings of the Council membership may be called at any time by the President at his/her discretion. The President must call a Special Meeting if so directed by Resolution of the Board of Trustees or so requested by petition containing the verified signatures of at least ten per cent of the current Paid-Up Members. Such a petition must include a statement that, if the Board of Trustees so directs, the petitioners agree to accept responsibility for serving due notice of the Special Meeting to the Council members and also agree to pay any expenses incurred in connection with the calling of said meeting. No Council business may be transacted -at a Special Meeting unless the notice of the Meeting contains a specific statement of intent to transect such business and has been distributed to the membership not less than one week nor more than three weeks prior to the date of the meeting.
ARTICLE 3
Five per cent of the Paid-Up Members of the Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at General and Special Meetings.
SECTION IV - BOUNDARIES
ARTICLE 1
The area served by the Council is bounded as follows: On the North by NE 75th Street between 40th Avenue NE and 55th Avenue NE and by NE 80th Street between 55th Avenue NE and Sand Point Way NE; on the West by 40th Avenue NE; on the South by 65th Street and on the East by Sand Point Way NE.
ARTICLE 2
Changes in the Council Boundaries may be accomplished by amending these By-Laws in the manner prescribed herein.
SECTION V-OFFICERS
ARTICLE 1
The officers of the Council shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer and any other officers the Trustees shall deem necessary. They shall be elected at the Annual Membership Meeting of the Council to serve for a period of one year and until their successors shall be elected, qualified, and duly installed.
ARTICLE 2
It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the Council and the Board of Trustees; to see that the Bylaws of the Council are regularly enforced; to have general supervision over all affairs of the Council; and to report on the state of the Council at each Trustee's Meeting and to the Members at each Annual Membership Meeting. The President shall take such actions in the name of the Council, as he/she shall deem to fall within Council policy as determined by the Board of Trustees. The President or his/her designate shall be the only person authorized to make public pronouncements on behalf of the Council
ARTICLE 3
The Vice-President shall serve under direction of the President, and shall perform the duties of President during his/her absence or disability. In addition, the Vice-President shall serve as Chairman of the Membership Committee unless excused there from by vote of the Board of Trustees. It shall also be the duty of the Vice-President to have available at the Annual Membership Meeting, and at any Special Membership Meeting, where the membership vote is to be taken, a list of the Paid-Up Members suitable for validating the acceptance of secret written ballots.
ARTICLE 4
The Secretary shall serve under direction of the President, shall keep the minutes of the Council and the Board of Trustees, and shall maintain the official correspondence of the Council. The minutes shall include a record of all motions and resolutions passed including the author's name. Defeated motions and resolutions shall be recorded only upon the author's request. The Secretary shall serve as President during the absence or disability of both President and Vice-President. It shall also be the duty of the Secretary to prepare and have available at the Annual membership meeting, and at any Special Membership Meeting where a Membership vote is to be taken, materials and a procedure suitable for distribution, collection, validation against the Vice-President's Paid-Up membership list, and tabulation of secret written ballots.
ARTICLE 5
The Treasurer shall serve under the direction of the President; shall receive and act as custodian of all monies belonging to the Council; and shall disburse them under direction of the President within policies determined by the Board of Trustees. The Treasurer shall deposit all Council funds in the bank or banks designated by the Board of Trustees. Each Bank Account shall be maintained in the name of the Council and with signatures on file of four Council Officers including the President and Treasurer. Checks or withdrawals, made on Council Accounts, shall require the signatures of any trio of the Officers. Instructions pertaining to Council Bank Accounts shall be contained in resolutions approved by the Board of Trustees at their first meeting following the Election of Officers, and at subsequent meetings when changes are made. The Treasurer shall serve as President during the absence or disability of the President, Vice-President, and Secretary.
ARTICLE 6
Any Paid-Up Members may appeal the action of any Officer by written appeal addressed to any Officer or Trustee providing the appeal indicates the specific action being appealed and the basis therefore. The Officer or Trustee receiving such an appeal shall, within sixty days, call a meeting of the Board of Trustees for the announced purpose of considering such appeal and shall chair the meeting during that consideration only. It shall be the duty of the Board to take final action on the appeal by Resolution.
ARTICLE 7
The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees shall consist of the President, Vice- President, Secretary, Treasurer and any other duly elected officers. In the event that the President should resign, or be unable to preside at the meetings of the Board of Trustees, the Executive Committee shall decide the successor to the President by a 2/3 vote of its members at a meeting called by the Secretary. This action shall be subject to approval of the Board of Trustees at the next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees.
SECTION VI - ELECTION OF OFFICERS
ARTICLE 1
No later than the end of January of each year the President shall appoint a Nominating Committee. Unless deviation is authorized by vote of the Board of Trustees, the Nominating Committee shall consist of at least three Past Presidents of the Council. The Nominating Committee shall submit to the board of Trustees by April 1st a report for the ensuing term which shall list the name of at least one nominee for each office, and in addition shall contain a statement that the Committee has informed each Nominee of the duties of the Office for which he/she is being nominated and has obtained from each Nominee an indication of willingness and ability to serve.
ARTICLE 2
After the Board of Trustees has taken final action to accept or reject the report of the Nominating Committee, it shall act upon any and all nominations submitted orally by any Council Trustee at the meeting or by letter from any Regular Paid-Up Member. Names of nominees receiving a majority vote of approval by those present and voting at the Board of Trustees Meeting shall be published in the issue of "The View Ridger" calling the Annual General Membership Meeting of the Council.
ARTICLE 3
Election of Officers shall be by voice vote at the Annual General Membership Meeting, unless a secret written ballot for one or more of the offices shall be demanded by three or more Regular Paid-Up Members present. In the event that a secret written ballot is so demanded, it shall be conducted under procedures prepared and conducted by the Secretary or other designate of the President and supervised by the Presiding Officer. Only members present are entitled to vote. Proxies will not be accepted.
ARTICLE 4
The President shall call a meeting of the Board of Trustees to be held within thirty days of the Annual General Membership Meeting whose purpose shall be to certify by resolution that the Annual General Membership Meeting was conducted under proper procedures and that attendance was representative of the View Ridge Community Council. Upon approval of said resolution, the President shall duly install the newly elected Officers and appointed Trustees. Should a validation resolution fail to pass, the Board shall establish new procedures for the holding of a valid election within ninety days. Should the Board fail to pass either a validating resolution or a new procedures resolution, the President shall declare the Annual Meeting election valid and proceed to install the Officers elected thereat.
ARTICLE 5
If a vacancy occurs in any elective office in the interim between Annual General Membership Meetings, it shall be filled by appointment of the President and confirmation by a majority vote of those present and voting at the next meeting of the Board of
Trustees.
ARTICLE 6
The Council may remove from Office any Officer or Trustee by a three-fourths vote of those present and voting at a meeting of the Board of Trustees called for that purpose. Any Officer or Trustee may also be removed from office by a two-thirds vote of the Regular Paid-Up Members at a Special Membership Meeting called for that purpose.
SECTION VII-BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ARTICLE 1
The Board of Trustees shall be the policy-making body of the Council. It shall be the principal duty of the Board of Trustees to determine the consensus of all members of the Council; both Regular and Paid-Up, regarding any issue facing the View Ridge community; and the Board shall enunciate this consensus in policy statements for guidance of Council Officers.
ARTICLE 2
Trustees shall consist of the elected Council Officers, the Immediate Past President, and Area Trustees in such numbers as shall be determined by the Board of Trustees. Only Regular Paid-Up members are eligible to become Trustees. In March of each year the President shall appoint or re-appoint all Area Trustees subject to confirmation at the Annual General Membership Meeting. Each Area Trustee shall serve for a term of one year or until a successor is duly appointed and installed. The appointment of Trustees shall be announced in that issue of "The View Ridger" calling the Annual General Membership Meeting and shall be validated by the same Trustee Resolution as that which validates the election of officers. Interim Area Trustee vacancies may be filled by appointment of the President subject to confirmation by the Board of Trustees. Appointment of Area Trustees shall be based upon the policy that the Board of Trustees shall be as representative as possible of the total Council membership, both Regular and Paid-Up. Each Area Trustee shall be designated by area or street and it shall be his/her duty to determine the consensus of the residents of his/her area or street and to represent this consensus at Trustee meetings. Annual solicitation of Council dues provides a procedure by which Trustees may determine the consensus for their respective areas or
streets.
The officers of the Council shall have the power to appoint one or more Trustees-at- Large, as they see fit, subject to the confirmation of the Trustees. Trustees-at-Large possess the same rights as Area Trustees but do not have and area or block assignment. To be considered for the position of Trustee-at-Large, a candidate must have served as an officer of the Council, have been an Area Trustee, have a record of significant service to the Council, and maintain active membership in the Council. While not having an area assignment, Trustees-at-large are expected to be active members, particularly in the area of training new Trustees.
ARTICLE 3
Meetings of the Board of Trustees shall be called by the President and the elapsed time between such meetings shall not be greater than sixty days. Written notice of meetings, containing an indication of policy questions to be considered, shall be delivered to all Trustees not less than five days nor more than fifteen days prior to the date of the meeting. Normally all meetings of the Trustees shall be open meetings which any member of the Council may attend and speak at the discretion of the Presiding Officer. Closed meetings may be held at the discretion of the President providing the notice of meeting indicates that it is to be a closed meeting and the reason therefore. If any Trustee is unable to attend a meeting of the Trustees, he/she may designate another Council member from his/her area to attend the meeting and act as his/her alternate. The alternate shall assume all duties of the regular trustee for the designated meeting.
ARTICLE 4
Any Trustee or ten Paid-up Members may, by petition submitted to any Council Officer or Trustee, appeal any action of the Board of Trustees or request that a meeting of the Beard of Trustees be convened to consider a stated subject. The Officer or Trustee receiving such petition shall within thirty days call a meeting of the Trustees to consider said petition and shall chair the meeting during that consideration only. When the meeting is called in response to the ten Paid-Up Member petition, the petitioners may appoint a spokesman who shall be granted Ad Hoc rights and privileges of a Trustee only at said meeting. The Trustees shall by resolution take action on the subject raised in the petition and such action shall include a ruling as to whether any action being appealed shall be in effect pending final resolution of the appeal.
ARTICLE 5
The Trustees, at a called meeting and by an affirmative vote of not less than three- quarters of those present and voting, may require the President to submit any policy question to the Membership at large through mail poll to the Council mailing list. The Trustees by Resolution may specify the procedures and wording of the mail poll.
ARTICLE 6
Five Trustees shall constitute a quorum for transaction of Council business. Having a quorum, the President may declare that an emergency exists and take such actions, as he/she deems essential to Council welfare. The President shall then call an Emergency Meeting of the Trustees within thirty days for the purpose of confirming their actions.
SECTION VIII- "THE VIEW RIDGER"
ARTICLE 1
The official publication of the Council shall be "The View Ridger" which shall be printed and distributed as determined by the Board of Trustees providing that a minimum of one issue be published each year which shall contain notification of the Annual General Membership Meeting.
ARTICLE 2
"The View Ridger" shall be distributed on the basis of one copy per family to all classes of Council Membership.
ARTICLE 3
The Council President shall serve as Editor and may appoint such assistants, as he/she may desire.
ARTICLE 4
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit the use by the President at his/her discretion of any other means of communication in addition to "The View Ridger",
SECTION IX-THE VIEW RIDGE LEADERSHIP AWARD
ARTICLE 1
This award is established to recognize a View Ridge resident who performs some service of great value to the community.
ARTICLE 2
The name of this award will be the View Ridge Leadership Award.
ARTICLE 3
The guidelines for this award are as follows:
1. The person must be a resident of View Ridge when the contribution is made.
2. The contribution must represent a substantial and special effort on the part of the
resident and the service should directly benefit the View Ridge Community.
3. The award is not intended for the recognition of prominent residents and/or View
Ridge Community Council officers.
4. The award of the View Ridge Leadership Award should not be an annual event.
5. Nominations for the award will be made in writing by any resident of the View Ridge
area. The letter may be presented at any regular meeting of the View Ridge Community Council. Upon a motion and second to honor the resident, it will be voted on by the Trustees then present; add, if receiving 66% of the vote, will be declared approved.
6. Upon approval of the motion, the President will form an award committee to
determine the most appropriate vehicle to express the gratitude of the community to the person who will receive the award.
SECTION X-PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
The rules contained in "Robert's Rules of Order Revised" shall govern in all cases in which they are not inconsistent with the By-Laws.
SECTION XI - AMENDMENT
These By-Laws may be amended as follows:
ARTICLE 1
First Reading: A proposal to amend these By-Laws must first be submitted to a duly convened meeting of the Board of Trustees for First Reading. The Board shall determine by Resolution whether the proposed amendment shall be treated Routine or Emergency,
ARTICLE 2
Second Reading: If the amendment proposal has been determined to be Routine, the proposal shall be tabled until the next succeeding Trustees Meeting and in the interim copies of the proposed amendment shall be made available to all Trustees with notification that the proposal will be considered at the next Trustee Meeting,
ARTICLE 3
Ratification: A proposed Routine Amendment will become effective upon ratification by Membership vote at an Annual General Membership Meeting or at a Special Membership Meeting if such ratification has been included as a stated purpose in the meeting notice distributed to Council Members.
ARTICLE 4
Emergency: If the amendment proposal has been determined to be Emergency by three- fourths vote of the Trustees present and voting, the amendment shall take effect as prescribed by majority vote of the Trustees present and voting. This Emergency procedure may be invoked at any stage in the consideration of a Routine Amendment. An Emergency Amendment shall be submitted to the next membership meeting for ratification,
Revised to include changes approved at the June 13, 1979 Annual Meeting, the May 16, 2001 Annual Meeting and the June 19, 2001 Trustees Meeting.
View Ridge Community Club Policy
On
REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
The View Ridge Community Club will accept requests for limited financial assistance from groups subject to the following policies.
1) The primary objective of the group must promote the general welfare of the View Ridge community and be compatible with the policies and Bylaws of the View Ridge Community Club.
2) The request must be made in writing, must explain the objective of the group,
and must specify the use to be made of the funds.
To provide funds under the policies stated above requires that the request for funds must be published in the notice of the meeting at which the request is to be considered, and that two separate votes must be passed by a majority of the trustees present at a Trustee's Meeting, to wit:
1) That the primary objective of the group requesting funds does promote the
general welfare of the View Ridge community, and
2) That the expenditure of the funds be approved.
ADOPTED AT 1-11-79 TRUSTEES' MEETING
POLICY RE PUBLIC STANDS ON CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES
Committee:
McCormick, Phillips, Lottsfeldt, Weiss, Clelland, V. King,
Strauss, George, Hillman, Patterson
1.
2.
The club Trustees will not endorse government appointees or candidates for elective office but when appropriate may recommend qualifications for appointees or office holders as they relate to the neighborhood.
The club Trustees may be required to publish the official vote of record as a part of any public statement and/or issue a minority report any time the negative vote on an issue excees one-third of the total.
3. The club Trustees will hear from representatives of all sides of
controversial issues before taking a vote on a public stand, even if it requires calling a special meeting to do so.
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The club Trustees will use the following criteria to evaluate issues appropriate for club discussion:
-does it affect the neighborhood directly?
-do we have the necessary expertise to discuss?
-is it controversial and important enough to poll the neighborhood? -is it important enough to put the prestige of the club on the line? -are sufficient trustees present to be representative?
5. The Trustees shall speak only in the name of the club, and not
otherwise as a body.
Adopted 9/27/78
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
VIEW RIDGE COMMUNITY CLUB, INC.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:-
That we, the undersigned, each being a citizen of the United States and resident of the State of Washington, and being over the age of twenty-one (21) years, being desirous of forming the association
for the objects and purposes hereinafter specified, and set forth, do here-
by associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming an association under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Washington, and do hereby
make, subscribe, execute and acknowledge in triplicate these Articles of
Agreement.
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall be View Ridge Community Club, Inc.
ARTICLE II.
The principal place of business shall be in King County,
Washington, in care of Arthur D. Peterson, 7047-51st N. E., Seattle.
are as follows:
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this corporation is formed
(1) To promote and encourage unity.
(2) To establish and maintain intimate and friendly business relationships among its members; to establish mutual confidence and cooperation; to provide means for general discussion and exchange of ideas; to foster works of benevolence among members.
(3) To procure new and additional members by solicitation or other means to such extent in number as the well-being of the association may dictate, and to issue to members certificates of membership, and to cancel such membership in the manner prescribed by the By-Laws of the corporation.
(4) To charge, collect, and receive such membership fees, dues and assessments as may be prescribed and required by the By-Laws and other rules and regulations of the Corporation.
(5) To sell, rent, lease, purchase, dispose of, grant, convey away, transfer, pledge, encumber, and mortgage at any time all or any real or personal property and any estate or interest therein.
(6) To borrow money, and to issue bills, notes or evidence of indebtedness, including any encumbrance upon its property.
(7) Generally, to do all things necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of its creation which may be permitted by the laws of the State of Washington.
(8) To benefit the View Ridge district, the neighbors and the residents therein.
ARTICLE IV.
There shall be no capital stock, and the corporation shall not
be conducted for profit; the membership of said corporation shall consist
of any person deemed to be qualified for such membership by the other members
of the organization and by virtue of the By-Laws of the corporation.
ARTICLE V.
There shall be ten (10) trustees to manage the business of
the corporation; six trustees which are elected by the members and four
trustees which shall be the officers of the corporation and shall be elected
by the six Board of Trustees. That the trustees shall be elected for a two-
year period, three one year and three the next year and the four officers, who are also trustees, shall be elected each year.
ARTICLE VI.
years.
The term of existence of this corporation shall be fifty (50)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto placed our hands and seals
in triplicate this 5 day of Nov.
Dr. Merger Vandewall
D. 1. Mortin
Thomas J. Devane J. Darnely Leonard
1940.
Aother & Alterson
Fres Breit
timm R. Abel
Cabin D. Shelloy 3311 William #femia
CERTIFICATE OF AGREEMENT TO FORM A
CORPORATION TO BE CALLED VIEW RIDGE
COMMUNITY CLUB, INC.
Arthur D. Peterson, Dorothy M. Leonard, William F. James, Jr., Celia D. Shelton,
J. A. Morton and Finn R. Abel,
Each being first duly sworn on oath says: that Arthur D. Peterson is the
duly elected president and that Dorothy Leonard is the duly elected secretary
and that there are ten trustees of said corporation including the officers
of the corporation which are also trustees, and that the above persons re-
present a majority of the Board of Trustees of the proposed corporation
to be known as the View Ridge Community Club, Inc.; that they and each of
them do certify as follows: That on the 25th day of November, 1940, the
signers of the agreement attached hereto met at 7047-51st N. E., Seattle,
King County, Washington, and adopted and subscribed their names to an
agreement to associate themselves with the intention of forming a corporation
of which the attached is a true, correct and complete copy of the Agreement
of Association.
Arthur Reterson
Sprachs M Leanard
F. Haines f
Willi
Colia to Shelley Jah Morto
tim R. Abel
The foregoing Certificate of Agreement to Form a Corporation to be known as
View Ridge Community Club, Inc., was subscribed and sworn to by the above
parties before me in Seattle, King County, Washington, on November 25, 1940.
Edith Pearso
tion
Notary Public in and for the State of Washington residing at Seattle
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STATE OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY OF KING
before me,
This is to certify that on this
25thday of November 1940
a Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, duly com-
missioned and swom, personally came
Dr. George Vandewall, Arthur D. Peterson, J. A. Morton, Fred Breit, Paul Wilson, Finn R. Abel, Thomas J. Devane, Celia D. Shelton, Dorothy Leonard and William F. James, Jr.
to me known to be the individuals described in and who executed the foregoing
instrument, and acknowledged to me that they signed and sealed the same as
their free and voluntary act and deed, for the uses and purposes therein
mentioned.
WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL the day and year first
above written in this certificate.
Edith Pearson
Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, residing at Seattle.
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