We, the undersigned, hereby associate
ourselves together for the purpose of becoming an auxiliary of
TBI.
Article I.
Name
The name of the auxiliary shall be
"Chai".
Article II.
Objectives
The objectives of this auxiliary
are twofold:
- To provide a means for young minded Jewish
people to meet and socialize.
- To keep alive the spirit of our Jewish tradition
and heritage for ourselves, our families, and the Temple.
Article III.
Membership 
Membership shall be open to any person,
married or single, who is a member of TBI, who complies with the
stated objective/By-Laws, and who pays the membership dues.
Membership shall also be open to
any person, married or single, who is not a member of TBI, for
one year from the date of application. These members may not hold
any Board positions or be an officer.
Article IV.
Board of Directors
The auxiliary shall be managed by
a Board of Directors composed of President, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer, Membership Chairperson, Publicity Chairperson, Programming
Chairperson, Nominations Chairperson, and immediate Past President.
Such members to the Board of Directors
and Officers shall be elected by the membership at large, and
serve for terms of one (1) year each, with a maximum of two years
in a particular office. Husband and wife may not both be on the
board during the same year.
A checking account shall be established
in the name of the auxiliary which will require the signature
of the President or the Treasurer.
The treasurer shall make reports
of receipts, disbursements, of the auxiliary at the monthly business
meetings.
Article V.
By-Law Alterations
A quorum, consisting of 2/3 of the
members, must be present in order to vote on the By-Laws of the
auxiliary, including any additions, alterations, and rescinded
points.
1. Meetings
The monthly business of the auxiliary
shall be held once a month, time and location is open.
2. Dues
Dues shall be paid annually.
The auxiliary shall adopt the same
fiscal calendar as the Temple and renew dues each May.
3. Membership
Requirements
- Jewish person.
- Member of TBI.
- Non-member of TBI may be a member of the
auxiliary for one calendar year.
- Payment of membership dues.
- Compliance with stated By-Laws.
4. Socials
Monthly functions shall be planned.
Notice of such functions shall be advertised via a flyer, Temple
Bulletin, telephone, Bimah announcement, and/or other means.
5. Board of
Directors
Board of Directors shall be elected
each March social function and will serve for a term of one (1)
year with a maximum of two (2) years in a particular office, other
than the office of treasurer which will have a term of two (2)
years with a maximum of four (4) years. (The
red italicized text resulted from an amendment and does not appear
on an earlier version of the constitution.)
Any vacancies occurring in the Board
of Directors shall be filled for the unexpired term by a vote
of the majority of the remaining Directors.
All members of the Board of Directors
shall be entitled to one (1) vote. All members of the Board of
Directors shall attend Board meetings and shall support the auxiliary
functions..
No more than one office can be held
per person during any fiscal year.
Article VI.
Officers and Their Duties
President
-- The President of the auxiliary shall preside at all meetings
of the Board of Directors and perform such other duties as ordinarily
pertain to that office. The President of the auxiliary shall sit
on the Temple Board of Directors.
Vice
President -- The Vice President shall remain cognizant of
all activities, shall act for the President in his/her absence,
and in case of resignation or inability (due to health, moving,
etc.) of the President, he/she shall assume all the duties of
the President, until the vacancy is filled by the Board. The Vice
President shall work with each Committee.
Secretary
-- The Secretary shall keep full and accurate minutes of each
meeting of the Board, to preserve all such records and to perform
such duties as are usually incident to the office as (1) send
notice of Board meetings (2) send social correspondence as deemed
by the Board.
Treasurer
- The first treasurer shall open a checking account in the name
of the auxiliary, deposit all monies of the auxiliary which come
into his/her hands, and shall make disbursements using checks;
keep accurate records of all transactions, and generally perform
all other duties pertaining to his/her office or which may be
required to submit a "Profit & Loss" statement to the Board
of Directors at the end of each fiscal year.
Membership
Chairperson -- The Membership Chairperson shall maintain an
up-to-date list of all members' names, addresses, telephone numbers,
Temple affiliation, and shall actively promote membership of people
meeting the qualifications set forth herein. This chairman shall
also select on a rotation basis a member to represent the auxiliary
for Friday evening services.
Publicity
Chairperson - The Publicity Chairperson shall assure that
auxiliary activities are communicated to the membership and Temple-at-large,
via articles in the Temple Bulletin, Bimah announcements, and
flyers. The Publicity Chairperson shall also enlist help for a
telephone committee.
Programming
Chairperson -- The Programming Chairperson shall plan and
execute functions that are acceptable to the Auxiliary Board of
Directors and to the Temple. This chairperson shall have a committee
to execute these plans properly and send out flyers for each function.
Nominating
Chairperson -- This chairperson shall preside over the Nominations
committee. The Nominations committee shall prepare a slate in
February to be presented at the March meeting. See VIII.
VII. Committees
The Board of Directors may appoint
additional committees as necessary to maintain and advance the
auxiliary. Committee chairpersons do not have a vote, but are
encouraged to attend Board meetings.
VIII.
Nominations
The Nominations Committee shall consist
of one (1) chairperson, one (1) Board Member and (1) member-at-large,
and shall submit nominations for all the Board of Directors positions
first to the current Board of Directors and then to the members
of the auxiliary together with the notice of the annual nominations
meeting of the auxiliary. At which time any member may propose
additional nominations for Board of Directors prior to the election
thereof at the annual nominations meeting. The parties receiving
a majority vote of those present and voting at the meeting shall
be deemed elected.
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