Burlington Library Association
Bylaws of the Burlington Library Association, Inc.
I. NAME
The name of the organization shall be "The Burlington Library Association, Inc." ["the Association"]
II. PURPOSE
The purpose of the Burlington Library Association, Inc. shall be to plan, develop and conduct such programs as will support a free public library and designed to promote the library and premises as a center for civic and cultural activities.
III. MEMBERSHIP
Membership in the Burlington Library Association, Inc. is open to any person interested in the objectives of the Association who is willing to uphold its policies and subscribe to its Bylaws, and who makes an annual contribution to said Association. (Life members are not required to make annual contributions.) Use of the library facilities is not dependent upon membership in the Association.
Classes of Membership (Voting)
Individual Member - Any person eligible for membership who at any time during the year contributes $10.00 to the Association.
Family Member - Any two or more persons of the same household who at any time during the year contribute $25.00 to the Association.
Benefactor Member - Any person or persons who at any time during the year contribute $100 to the Association.
Life Member - Any person or persons who contribute a single sum of $200 or more to the Association. Life members shall have the right to vote at all meetings without further contribution to the Association.
Sustaining Member - Any person or persons who contributes over $200 who is already a life member.
Section 1. The general management and control of the affairs, funds and property of the Association shall be vested in a board of Directors consisting of up to ten members of the Association, each of whom shall serve for the term to which he/she is elected and until his/her successor has been elected and installed.
Section 2. Each of the Directors shall be elected for a three year term at an annual meeting by a simple majority of members present. Vacancies may be filled by the Board of Directors. The terms of the Directors shall be staggered such that approximately one third shall have terms that terminate at each annual meeting. In addition, the elected officers shall be members of the Board of Directors during their term of office.
Section 3. Members of the Board of Directors shall be eligible for re-election upon expiration of their term.
Section 4. A majority of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum. Any Board member who accumulates three successive unexcused absences may be removed by a majority vote of the Board.
Section 5. The Board of Directors may adopt rules and regulations for the use and management of the properties under the jurisdiction of the Association.
Section 6. It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to supervise and manage investments and monies of account of the Association. The Board may delegate to one or more officers the power to execute transfers of investments. The Board shall have power of management of investments and of trust funds and be authorized to appoint a bank or trust company as agent for trust funds of the Association and to designate depositories of funds.
V. OFFICERS
Section 1. The corporate officers of the Association shall be a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary and a Treasurer, who shall be elected by a simple majority bi-annually for a term of two years by the Directors from among the Board of Directors. In the event of a vacancy during the term of any officer, the Board will elect a replacement for that officer to serve for the balance of the term.
Section 2. A nominating committee consisting of the President and one other member of the Board will contact officers and other members of the Board six weeks prior to the annual meeting to see if officers are interested in renewing their terms. At the annual meeting, the nominating committee will present a slate of officers to be voted upon by the Board. The President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer shall perform such duties and assume such responsibilities as normally devolve upon their office and such as may be properly assigned to them by the Board of Directors, and shall serve without salary.
Section 3. The funds of the Association shall be deposited by the Treasurer in a bank designated by the Board of Directors and shall be withdrawn only by checks signed by the President or the Vice-President. Checks over $1,000 are to be signed by the President and countersigned by the Vice-President.
Section 4. No contract which shall involve any expenditure of $500.00 or more in any fiscal year shall be made by the Directors and/or officers unless the same shall be specifically authorized by a majority vote of the members present at a meeting as defined in Article VI. The Directors and Officers shall not, within any fiscal year, make contracts to incur obligations which shall in the aggregate amount to more than $1,000.00 unless the same shall be authorized by a majority vote of those Association members present at a regular or special meeting; nor are the Directors and Officers authorized to borrow money without like authority.
VI. MEETINGS
Section 1. There shall be an annual meeting of the Association in the month of May, following at least five days' written notice.
Section 2. Special meetings may be called at the discretion of the Board of Directors or upon petition by ten members of the Association.
VII. AMENDMENT
These Bylaws may be amended by the Association by a two-thirds vote of those Association members present at any regular or special meeting.
VIII. DISBANDMENT
If the association should be disbanded, the treasurer shall pay its net assets, after settlement of all outstanding obligations, to the Treasurer of the Town of Burlington to be established as a special fund for the maintenance and provision of a free public library.
Amended this 7th day of May, 1992 at a regular annual meeting
Amended this 11th day of May, 1995 at a regular annual meeting
Amended this 4th day of May, 2000 at a regular annual meeting
Reincorporated by the state on June 24, 2003
Amended this 13th day of April, 2005 at a regular meeting
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