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Edgebrook Community Association | PO Box 46591 | Chicago IL 60646
Edgebrook Community Association | PO Box 46591 | Chicago IL 60646
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Originally Adopted December 7, 1948 Placed on website: 05/10/2019 |
The official name of this organization shall be THE EDGEBROOK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, as filed with the Illinois Secretary of State. Edgebrook Community Association or ECA may be used interchangeably and shall mean The Edgebrook Community Association.
The purpose of the ECA is to encourage a community spirit, to seek the maintenance and improvement of and access to all public property and services in the community; to concern itself with the interests in general of the property owners and residents in the community.
No part of the earnings of the ECA shall inure to the use or benefit of any individual, however the ECA is authorized to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered. Notwithstanding the preceding, no officer or director will be paid compensation for their service as such officer or director.
The ECA shall operate in accord with the appropriate provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.
The territory of the ECA known as Old Edgebrook, Edgebrook Manor, Otto Wittbold's Subdivision, Edgebrook Towers and adjacent properties included in the area bounded on the south by the North Branch of the Chicago River and on the east by the center line of Cicero Avenue and then northerly along said line to the City Limits, then west on the center line of Devon Avenue, then northwesterly along the center line of Ionia Avenue to Central Avenue, then north along the center line of Central Avenue to the City Limits, west along the City Limits to the City Limits line west of Dowagiac Avenue, following south City Limits to the alley southwest of Dowagiac Avenue southeast to the center of Waukesha Avenue, southwest on Waukesha Avenue to the center of Ionia Avenue, northwest down the center line of Ionia Avenue to Lehigh Avenue, northwest on the center line of Lehigh Avenue to the extended line of the alley west of Loleta Avenue to Hiawatha Avenue then northwest to the west alley of Loran Avenue, southwest in the center line of the alley to an extended line to the North Branch of the Chicago River.
Any person or entity may become a member of the ECA by payment of the annual dues.
The President shall appoint a Nominating Committee by May each year. It shall report at the general and Board meetings preceding the November general meeting as well as present the slate of candidates for election at the general meeting in November. Prior consent of candidates to serve if elected must be obtained by the committee before submitting names for nomination. The slate shall include a list of officer candidates in accordance with Article 7, Section, 3, and a slate of the number of directors in accordance with Article 7, Section 5.
Other nominations may be made by any member, no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the November general meeting. Prior consent of each nominee to be slated and to serve if elected is required.
The officers shall consist of a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer; and there shall be a Board of Directors consisting of the officers and up to twenty (20) other members, also hereafter referred to as the "Board," which shall have full power and authority to manage the affairs of the ECA.
The officers shall be elected by majority vote of those members present at the November general meeting for a term of one year beginning January 1st of the following year.
At the November general meeting up to seven (7) Directors shall be elected for a term of three (3) years. The immediate Past President shall be a member of the Board Ex-officio for the year following the end of his or her term.
The Board shall have power to fill any vacancy occurring in any elective office or in the Board between the November general meetings; and each officer or director so appointed by the Board shall hold office until the next election or until his or her successor is elected. Any Director or Officer can nominate an individual but a Board vote in accordance with Article 3, Section 2 of the By-Laws is required for the appointment.
The Board shall meet each month, except during July and August, with a calendar of meetings approved annually by the Board.
The President or any six (6) Board members shall have the power to call a Special Meeting of the Board with 24 hour notice to each Director. If an action or a financial commitment is required, a motion shall be made, seconded and a vote request made to the entire Board. Board member votes will be required within 24 hours with the majority opinion of the Board deciding the outcome of the vote.
A motion to remove an officer or director for cause prior to the end of his/her term must be adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the Board.
All members of the Board must be members in good standing of the ECA and shall attend all Board and general meetings unless excused.
The Organization shall indemnify, to the full extent that it has the power to do so under the law of the State of Illinois, any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Organization) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Organization , or who is or was serving at the request of the Organization as a Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she or she reasonably believed to be in , or not opposed to, the best interests of the Organization.
The Organization may, in the Board s discretion, purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Organization, or who is or was serving at the request of the Organization as a Director, officer employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Organization would have the power to indemnify such person against much liability under the provisions of this Article.
This Constitution and the appended By-Laws may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members in good standing, who are present at the November General meeting, provided the proposed amendment has been made available to ECA members at least 30 days prior to the November General Meeting and in addition shall be notified by the ECA at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting at which said amendment is to be acted upon.
The dues provided for in the By-Laws shall be the only financial obligation of members of the ECA. The solicitation of donations to support activities consistent with the purpose of the ECA must be approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Board.
The ECA, as such, shall not take part in anything of a partisan political or sectarian religious nature.
All meetings of this ECA shall be conducted by the Rules of Parliamentary Law, and Revised Robert s Rules of Order shall be authority.
The annual dues shall be as determined by the ECA in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 3 of this Article. Dues shall be non-refundable.
Payment of dues constitutes membership in the ECA.
Any increase in dues shall be proposed to the ECA by vote of a majority of the Board. The proposed increase shall be announced at least 30 days before the November general meeting of the ECA and shall be acted upon at the November general meeting of the ECA, provided the proposed increase shall be published to the membership at least seven (7) days prior to the November general meeting at which it is acted upon. A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members in good standing present at the meeting shall be required to adopt the proposed dues increase.
Each household shall be entitled to not more than two (2) votes on any matter brought before the membership at a general meeting.
At least four (4) general meetings of the ECA shall be held during the year, in accordance with a calendar approved by the Board. Annual elections for officers and directors shall be held at the November general meeting, and the November meeting shall constitute the ECA s Annual Meeting.
Fifteen (15) members shall constitute a quorum to transact business during general meetings of the ECA and a majority of the serving Board shall constitute a quorum to transact business during meetings of the Board.
A conflict of interest exists for a member of the Board of Directors when they hold a personal financial interest, which will be impacted by the action or inaction by Association on a proposal before the Membership or Board. A personal financial interest shall include a financial interest held by the Board Member and/or their immediate family. Whenever an Officer or Board Member determines that they have a conflict of interest relating to an item under discussion, they must inform the body hearing the proposal that the conflict of interest exists. Officers or Board Members shall not participate in the discussion or vote on matters in which they have a conflict of interest. Each member of the Board of Directors shall sign the ECA Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Declaration annually.
The ECA will form and have committees to carry out the business of the ECA as needed.
The President shall be the executive officer of the ECA. The president shall preside at all meetings of the ECA and Board; shall appoint the chairs of all standing and special committees and shall be a member ex-officio of all committees except the nominating committee. In no case shall the President be counted in establishing a quorum, or cast a vote except to break a tie.
The Vice President shall perform all the duties of the President in the President s absence or refusal or inability to serve.
The Secretary shall keep all minutes of the ECA and Board and have them available to all ECA members.
The treasurer shall be custodian of all funds, shall keep a written record of all receipts and disbursements, shall collect all dues or monies, and shall be prepared at all times to give a report of the financial standing of the ECA, and shall have the books audited at the close of each calendar year.
After the Finance Committee has prepared a budget which has been approved by the Board of the ECA, the Treasurer shall be empowered to pay all bills upon approval of the appropriate committee chair. No officer or Director shall be empowered to make any expenditure beyond the budget without prior approval of the Board.
All requests for reimbursement, by any Director, must be submitted to the ECA Treasurer within 60 days of the purchase date.
It is the policy of the ECA that in the event that it should cease operations in the future, all assets of the affiliate shall be directed in accordance with the resolutions of the Board; provided that the intent shall at all times be to transfer the assets to another nonprofit organization that has a similar mission.
THESE AMENDED CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS ARE AS VOTED ON AND APPROVED AT A MEETING OF THE ECA DATED MAY 8, 2019, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH.
Exhibit to CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS:
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1938 - J.J.K. Kelly 1939 - J.J.K. Kelly 1940 - George A. Trefelner 1941 - Ferdinand Saiger 1942 - Walter N. Saaby 1943 - Frank J. Smith 1944 - Arthur P. Murray 1945 - Danald D. Magers 1946 - Danald D. Magers 1947 - Joseph E. Newton 1948 - William M. Haddow 1949 - Robert D. Lenth 1950 - Leonard R. Stensland 1951 - Walter J. Mattick 1952 - Elmer A. Terwell 1953 - William P. Heue1 1954 - Stanley R. Pulaski 1955 - Robert H. Mourad 1956 - Ervin F. Baur 1957 - Jerome Williamson 1958 - Edwin M. Lake 1959 - Milton P. Christensen 1960 - Milton P. Christensen 1961 - William P. Heuel 1962 - Paul W. Schneider 1963 - Joseph A. McErlean 1964 - William M. Gibbons 1965 - Leo J. Durante |
1966 - Leo J. Durante 1967 - Russell H. Moline 1968 - John J. O Brien 1969 - James L. Quinn 1970 - James L. Quinn 1971 - John R. O'Bryan 1972 - Hans G. Pierce 1973 - Robert T. Mulcahy 1974 - Robert T. Mulcahy 1975 - Robert T. Mulcahy 1976 - John J. O Brien 1977 - John J. O Brien 1978 - Robert R. Mulcahy 1979 - Robert R. Mulcahy 1980 - Gerald Czarnecki 1981 - Roger H. Wayman 1982 - Roger H. Wayman 1983 - Roger H. Wayman 1984 - Catherine Rhoter 1985 - Catherine Rhoter 1986 - Roger H. Wayman 1987 - Roger H. Wayman 1988 - Richard Knacki 1989 - Richard Kunicki 1990 - George R. Bergstrom 1991 - James L. Quinn 1992 - James L. Quinn |
1993 - Sandra Laase 1994 - Sandra Laase 1995 - Sandra Laase 1996 - Jim Podgers 1997 - Jim Podgers 1998 - Jeff Manuel 1999 - Jeff Manuel 2000 - Petra M. Blix 2001 - Petra M. Blix 2002 - Petra M. Blix 2003 - Petra M. Blix 2004 - Mary Biesty 2005 - Mary Biesty 2006 - Dan Bell 2007 - Elizabeth Monahan 2008 - .......... ...to present- Jeff Manuel |
