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BY-LAWS
WELLSBORO AREA FOOD
PANTRY
The Wellsboro Area Food Pantry is
organized to provide food for needy families in the Wellsboro area.
These by-laws constitute the code of rules adopted by the Wellsboro Area
Food Pantry to regulate and manage their affairs.
Membership — Board of Directors
There shall be at least 12 but not more
than 20 board members. Ideally there will be at least one board member
from each supporting church and the Tioga County Department of Human
Services.
There are no term limits, no dues and no
compensation.
Meetings will be held the second Friday of
every other month (February, April, June, August and October); the December meeting will be held
following the last scheduled food
distribution day. Special
meetings may be called by the President with at least 5 days notice to
board members.
A quorum to conduct
business at a meeting is seven or more members. Honorary board members
may be named at the discretion of the board. Officers
The
Board of Directors shall elect officers (President, Vice-president,
Secretary, and Treasurer) to conduct the affairs of the Wellsboro
Area Food Pantry. The officers shall be elected in December and serve
for one year (January through December).
Responsibilities
Board Members:
Guide the
operation and affairs of the Wellsboro Area Food Pantry
Carry information
to the represented church/organization
Recruit volunteers
Attend at least 4
meetings each year
President:
Implement the operation of the Wellsboro
Area Food Pantry
Submit forms,
reports and other required documents to federal, state and
local agencies
Lead the Board of Directors meetings
Vice-president:
Assist the
President in implementing the operations of the food pantry
Substitute for the President in the
absence of the President
Secretary:
Record and distribute the minutes of the
board meetings
Create and
transmit correspondence as needed in the operations of the
food pantry
Treasurer:
Receive and
disburse money for the food pantry operations
Report periodically to the Board of
Directors
Adding and
Removing Board Members
Board
members are nominated by supporting churches/organizations and added tc
the Board of Directors by a majority vote at a regularly
scheduled meeting. Nominees need to become familiar with the operations
of the food pantry and attend at least two distributions before the
Board of Directors votes on their membership. Board members are
removed by resignation or by a majority vote at a regularly scheduled
meeting after the member attends less than three board meetings in a
calendar year and is unwilling to participate. Board members unable to
participate in board affairs may be designated Honorary Board Members.
Activities of the
Wellsboro Area Food Pantry
The
Wellsboro Area Food Pantry is organized exclusively for charitable
purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code. No part of the net
earnings of the Wellsboro Area Food Pantry shall inure to the
benefit of, or be distributable to
its members, directors, officers or other private persons, except
that the Food Pantry shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable
compensation for services rendered and to make payments and
distributions in furtherance of Section 501(c)(3) purposes. No
substantial part of the activities of the
Food Pantry shall be the carrying
on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and
the Food Pantry shall not participate in or intervene in (including the
publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign
on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.
The Wellsboro Area Food Pantry shall not
carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on by a
corporation exempt from Federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code.
Dissolution In the event the
Wellsboro Area Food Pantry can no longer operate, all assets, if any
will be transferred to a similar charitable institution or one or more
exempt purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code or shall be distributed to a local, county, state or
Federal government for a public purpose.
Adopted June 26, 2007 |