Hoonah.Net Board
Internet Service Provider
Hoonah.Net
B y l a w s
Articles
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Name 2) Purpose 3) Membership of the Board 4) Meetings 5) Committees 6)
Amendments 7) Funds 8) Parliamentary Procedures 9) Liability
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The name of this organization is Hoonah.Net. Hoonah Net is
a Domestic Nonprofit Corporation registered with the State of
The
goal of Hoonah.Net is to provide Internet service to the community of Hoonah
and the surrounding area.
1. Maintain current, individual
membership in good standing, or
2. Be nominated in writing, by
an employer, manager or administrator, as a representative of a group with
current Hoonah.Net membership as the sole representative of said group,
business, organization, network or institution in good standing.
b. An “institutional” member
must be a full time employee of the group who nominates them. In the event that
full time employment status ends, the institutional board member’s term shall
cease.
c. There shall be no more than
one person representing a given institution.
d. In no case shall there be
more than one person from any single household or immediate family unit. Family
unit shall be defined as: mother, father, sister, brother, spouse, domestic
partner, or any other person living in the same house whether biologically
related or not.
e. Should a member (or their
institution in the case of institutional representation) who serves on the
Board of Directors fall in arrears of membership fees, they shall be considered
“Not in good standing” at the time a late payment fee is scheduled according to
the User Agreement. If all fees have not been paid and a “disconnect” becomes
necessary (as specified in the User Agreement), the member shall be notified
that they have a period of five days in which to pay all late fees, membership
fees, late payment fees or other amounts due or past due. Failure to pay all
said fees will result in removal from the Board of Directors. The resulting
vacancy will be filled by Board action in a timely manner at the discretion of
the remaining board members at the next meeting.
f.
Eligibility for the Board of Directors shall be denied to anyone who
has violated the User Agreement resulting in denial of Hoonah.Net membership by
directive of the Board.
Board
members shall serve three-year terms. If a vacancy occurs within a member’s
term, nominations for the vacancy will be solicited from the Administrator and
the remaining Board members .The position will be filled by a vote of the
Board. The replacement board member shall serve on the Board until the next
regular yearly election at which time that position is filled for the remainder
of that term.
Board
members are elected to the board for terms of three years. The board will solicit nominations to fill
expiring board positions via email on September 10th of each
year. The nomination period will close
on September 20th.
Nominations
for membership on the board can be made by any Hoonah.Net member in good
standing. Nominees will be notified by
the Administrator via email on September 21st, and each nominee will
have until September 25th to accept the nomination via email.
The
Administrator shall compile a list of candidates and email the official ballot
to all Hoonah.Net members on September 27th. Each member may cast one vote for each of the
open board positions by replying to the email ballot within 7 days. The Administrator will tally the votes and
the top vote getter(s) shall be elected to the board.
Officers
for the board shall be elected at the October Board meeting. Nominations for officers shall be made by the
Board members. Officers shall serve a
one-year term.
by September
18 one weekfive (except for
the administrator) a special meeting in
Septemberfrom the
floor, and all voting Hoonah.Net members in attendance shall get one vote.
The president shall be the chief
executive officer of the board. He/she shall preside at all meetings of the
organization, set meeting dates, write Board agendas and generally perform the
will of the Board. When necessary, the president shall delegate duties to Board
members.
The Vice President shall serve as
president in his/her absence.
The secretary/treasurer shall be
responsible for taking minutes, keeping written records of all meetings,
writing any necessary correspondence, and providing documents to the
Administrator in electronic form. Correspondence should be in the form of
email, whenever possible.
All board members will be expected
to check their email accounts at least once a week to ensure the receipt of
board correspondence and business. Board members shall maintain their
membership dues throughout their term on the Board.
The
board will meet monthly. The president may call special meetings as needed.
Written
notice via the Board’s mailing list shall be sent to all members of the Board
in advance of all meetings, giving the date, time and place of the meeting. A
meeting agenda shall be posted on the Hoonah.Net’s web site at.
A
quorum of the board shall be three members. A vote will pass with a simple
majority of voting Board members present.
Official
business may also be conducted through the board’s mailing list.
Amendments
to the by-laws may be made at any meeting by a majority of the entire board
provided that the proposed amendment was submitted in writing via email to the
Board at least seven days prior to the date of the meeting.
The
fiscal year shall begin on January 1 of each year and shall end on December 31st
that year.
Funds
for routine operation, maintenance and administration shall be disbursed at the
discretion of the administrator with the caveat that any expenditure greater
than $500.00 must be approved by a vote of the board.
In
the event that Hoonah.Net as an organization is dissolved, the Board shall,
after all outstanding debts have been paid, liquidate Hoonah.Net’s remaining
property and donate the entire balance of its funds to the Hoonah Liquor Board[1]
for disbursement at its discretion for the good of the community of Hoonah.
Robert’s
Rules of Order shall govern the proceedings of the Board not otherwise
specified by the By-laws.
The
private property of the board members shall be exempt from execution or other
liability upon the debts of the corporation. No board member shall be held
liable or responsible for any debts or liabilities of Hoonah.Net to the fullest
extent permissible under the laws of the State of
[1] The Hoonah Liquor Board is an elected board that governs and distributes net “profits” of the city-owned nonprofit Hoonah Liquor Store to local youth groups, community organizations or educational institutions for the betterment of the community of Hoonah.