Proposed Bylaw Updates and Call for Community Feedback

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As promised at the March 12, 2024 General Membership Meeting, the Sedgefield Neighborhood Association board has prepared an updated version of the bylaws. This update cleans up and clarifies portions of the bylaws while also addressing some specific issues raised by neighbors that did not make it into the March revision. A marked-up version is available for download and review here:

Sedgefield Neighborhood Association Bylaws - Proposed Changes, April 2024

We are asking the community to not only review this updated version and provide feedback on the suggested changes, but also to provide input on anything else in the bylaws that they would like to see addressed. Feedback will be collected, and all input will be discussed at the next general membership meeting.

At this time, there is no timetable on which a vote will be taken to adopt the next version. A vote will only be scheduled after everyone in the community has had adequate time to review and provide their thoughts. Finally, the bylaws will also be subject to a legal review before the next vote.

Just as was done for the last revision, the board has provided a summary of the key sections of the bylaws that have been modified:

  • Article II, Section 1.a. - includes specific language that clarifies the meaning of the phrase "long term renter"

  • Article II, Section 3.d. - specifies that any dues forgiveness due to financial hardship is a full board decision, and not up to any single member

  • Article III, Section 2 - amended to include specifics on voting mechanics for officer elections

  • Article III, Section 5.c. - clarifies the duty of the secretary to not only document meeting minutes, but also publish / communicate them to the general membership in the interest of transparency

  • Article IV, Section 2.c - clarifies specific quorum requirements for both board meetings and general membership meetings

  • Article IV, Section 4 - added language that clarifies the status of the association as a non profit, charitable organization operating in the state of North Carolina

  • Article VI, Section 1 - generalized the beneficiary language in the event of dissolution

Any and all feedback on the bylaws should be submitted in written format to the Neighborhood Association's email address at: sedgefieldneighborhood@gmail.com.