WANG Bylaws
I. Name
The name of the association shall be WEST AUSTIN NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP (WANG).
II. Purposes
This association shall be a non-profit, non-partisan organization open to all 
residents within the boundaries of a designated area within the city of Austin, 
Texas, who may through such association consider and deal by all lawful means 
with common and shared concerns, goals, and activities that affect the quality 
of life of its members.
The association shall be concerned with community development, the ecology, the 
safety, and other related matters that indirectly and directly affect the 
quality and character of the neighborhood and the City of Austin.
The association's goal is to preserve the neighborhood and protect it from 
deterioration.
III. Powers
In furtherance of, but not limited to, the objects and purposes described above, 
the association shall, through its Executive committee and Officers, have power 
to collect and disseminate statistics and other information, conduct 
investigations, take public stands, and publish or advertise its policy stands 
in any suitable and lawful manner.
IV. Boundaries
The boundaries for residence and membership purposes of this association shall 
be as reflected in "Exhibit 1", attached, in which the shaded portion designates 
the geographical boundaries and area within which an eligible residential 
household must be located.
V. Membership
Any person over the age of eighteen years, residing within the defined 
boundaries, and who considers such residence as his or her homestead, may apply 
for a family or household membership and include all other adult family members 
of the household, and shall become a member in good standing thirty days after 
receipt of his or her application accompanied by payment of the required annual 
dues.
A member household delinquent in payment of dues for twelve or fewer months may 
be reinstated to voting rights and to the status of a member in good standing on 
payment of current dues with no waiting period. After twelve months delinquency, 
the member will be treated as a new applicant.
The application for membership shall be submitted in writing addressed to the 
Membership Chair, listing such additional family members of the household as 
desired, accompanied by a personal check of the application in payment of the 
annual dues, or if payment is tendered in cash, the application and cash payment 
shall be delivered directly and in person by the applicant to the Membership 
Chair.
All Adult members of the household receiving membership are eligible to attend 
meetings of the association. However, only one vote per household shall be 
counted in any election or balloting of the membership on matters presented to 
the association membership for a vote.
VI. Dues
The annual dues required for membership in good standing in the association, per 
household, shall be determined by a vote of the membership at the annual 
meeting, or at a special meeting called for the purpose of changing dues, 
provided that at least ten days written notice is given that the agenda will 
include the proposed dues change. Annual dues, beginning in October of 1985, 
shall be $10.00 per household. Annual dues are payable in advance by the first 
monday in October of each year. A member joining after June 1 in any year shall 
be accorded membership for the next membership year in addition to the remaining 
months of the current year ending September 30th.
VII. Meetings
A. General Membership Meetings
    There shall be an annual meeting of the association during the month of 
    September, unless otherwise ordered by the Executive Committee, for election 
    of the Executive Committee, receiving reports, and transacting other 
    business. The annual meeting shall be open to all members. Notice of the 
    meeting, issued by the Secretary, shall be mailed to the last recorded 
    address of each household membership at least ten days before the time 
    appointed for the meeting. 
    The Executive Committee may call and provide for additional meetings of the 
    association by giving the membership at least ten days notice in the same 
    manner as that provided for the annual meeting. 
    A special meeting of the general membership of the association must be 
    called by the President or Executive Committee on receipt by the Executive 
    Committee of a petition requesting and stating the reason for such meeting 
    and bearing the signatures of no fewer than twenty-five voting members of 
    the association. Only business specified in the call may be transacted. The 
    meeting must be called within thirty days, unless a regularly scheduled 
    general meeting shall intervene, in which case the business of the special 
    meeting shall be considered at the general meeting. 
    Quorum for meetings shall be five per cent of the household memberships (as 
    reflected by the membership roll of the association) who are members in good 
    standing, when present at any meeting. In case there is less than this 
    number, the presiding officer may adjourn from time to time until a quorum 
    is present. 
B. Executive Committee Meetings
    Regular meetings of the Executive Committee shall be held month at a date to 
    be specified at the first Executive Committee meeting per year. 
    Special meetings may be called by the president at any time, and a special 
    meeting must be called on written request of any three members of the 
    Executive Committee. At least two days notice by mail or telephone of such 
    meeting must be given the members of the Executive Committee, and the notice 
    must state the object of the meeting. 
    A quorum for Executive Committee meetings shall be a majority of the 
    Committee members. 
VIII. Executive Committee & Officers
A. Governing Body
This association shall be governed by an Executive Committee consisting of 
fifteen members elected annually. the Officers of the Executive Committee shall 
consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The Executive 
Committee and Officers are vested with the responsibility of preserving and 
enhancing the reputation of the association for preserving and protecting the 
quality and character of the neighborhood.
B. Manner of Election and Nomination
    The Executive Committee and its Officers shall be elected by ballot of 
    members in good standing cast at the annual meeting. A plurality of votes 
    cast shall be required to elect. Only ballots cast by members present and 
    absentee ballots received by the date of the meeting will be counted. An 
    absentee ballot must be applied for to the Membership Chair by the 
    individual wishing to vote at least one week in advance of the annual 
    meeting and returned prior to the annual meeting. 
    By July 1 of each year, the Executive Committee shall appoint a committee to 
    consist of six members of the association, a majority to be members not 
    presently serving on the Executive Committee, to select nominees for the 
    Executive Committee and its Officers to be elected at the next annual 
    meeting. The nominating committee may nominate more than one member for any 
    Office or any other position on the Executive Committee. At least six weeks 
    before the annual meeting, the nominating committee shall advise the 
    Secretary of its nominations, and the Secretary forthwith shall mail these 
    nominations to the members.
    Other nominations may be made in writing if signed by at least fifteen 
    members and delivered to the Secretary at least two weeks before the annual 
    meeting, and these nominations shall be presented to the membership at the 
    annual meeting. No nominations from the floor will be accepted. 
C. Standing Committee
This association shall have one standing committee: a Membership Committee of 
three persons, of which the Chair shall be a member of the Executive Committee. 
The President with the consent of the Executive Committee shall appoint the 
Chair and the Committee members to serve for one year.
D. Other Committees and Positions
The president with the consent of the Executive Committee shall appoint task 
force committees, delegates or representatives to other organizations, and such 
other positions necessary for the execution of the purposes, objectives, and 
policies of the association.
E. Tenure, Vacancies, & Removal of Committee Members and Officers
    All elective positions are for a period of one year or until a successor is 
    elected. 
    Any member of the Executive Committee absent from three consecutive meetings 
    without a satisfactory excuse shall be deemed to have resigned as a member 
    of the Executive Committee. He or she may be reinstated by a majority vote 
    of the EÄ Committee provided such vacancy has not been filled. 
    Vacancies occurring in the Executive Committee shall be filled by vote of 
    the remaining members of the Committee until the next annual meeting. 
    Any officer, or anyone serving in any appointed position of trust, may be 
    removed from office or position of trust for good cause by a two-thirds vote 
    of the Executive Committee. 
IX. Duties of Officers & Committees
    The president, or in absence of the President, the Vice President, shall 
    provide over all meetings of the association and of the Executive Committee. 
    In the absence of both, a temporary presiding officer shall be elected from 
    among the members of the Executive Committee present. The President with the 
    consent of the Executive Committee shall appoint all committees (including 
    the standing Membership Committee as authorized), delegates or 
    representatives to other organizations, task forces, and any other position 
    of trust necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives of the 
    association. The president shall exercise general supervision over all 
    affairs of the association unless otherwise ordered or provided. 
    The Secretary shall keep a complete record of all proceedings and 
    correspondence of the association and the Executive Committee. The Secretary 
    shall send notices of meetings by mail to members of the association of 
    Executive Committee as required. The Secretary shall keep a roll of members 
    of the association, and shall perform all other duties usually appertaining 
    to the office. 
    The Treasurer shall keep the books and accounts of the association, and 
    shall perform any other duties usually assigned to this officer. He or she 
    shall make payments only for bills authorized by the executive committee. In 
    the absence or incapacity of the Treasurer, his or her power to sign checks 
    may be delegated by the Executive Committee to one of its members. 
    The Membership Committee shall consist of three members, the Chair of the 
    Committee being required to be a member of the Executive Committee. The 
    Committee shall check the qualifications of membership applications, receive 
    dues, deliver dues to the Treasurer, and maintain an accurate roll of all 
    members. 
    Special committees, task forces, etc., may be appointed from time to time by 
    the President and Executive Committee to consider and report to the 
    Executive Committee on matters assigned to it requiring investigation. 
    Committee members may be appointed by the President to hold office until 
    relieved, or their tenure can be restricted and limited at the time the 
    committee is created. 
X. Amendments to Articles & By-Laws
These articles and By-Laws may be amended by the affirmative vote of two-thirds 
of the members casting a vote at an annual or special meeting of the 
association, provided written notice of the amendment(s) shall have been given 
the membership by mail at least thirty days prior to the meeting at which said 
amendment(s) are to be presented for consideration and adoption.
Proposed amendment(s) originating with and sponsored by a majority vote of the 
Executive Committee shall be submitted at the annual or a special meeting of the 
association.
Proposed amendment(s) obtaining fifteen or more household membership sponsors by 
petition must be submitted at the annual meeting for consideration, unless 
presented at an earlier special meeting of the association by a majority vote of 
the Executive Committee.
XI. Repeal of Articles & By-Laws
On the adoption of these Articles and By-Laws, all previously adopted articles 
and By-Lays are hereby repealed, and this association shall be governed in 
accordance with these Articles and By-Laws.
XII. Robert's Rules of Order
Unless otherwise provided herein, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised shall be 
the parliamentary authority for all matters of procedure.
XIII. Dissolution
In the event of the dissolution of this association, other than for the purposes 
of forming a non-profit corporation, all of its assets shall become the property 
of the Howson Branch of the Austin Public Library to be used by the librarian 
thereof for the acquisition of books, equipment, or services not otherwise 
regularly available at such branch.
 
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