[Cz-L]Czernowitz Jewish Cemetery Restoration Organization

Dear Czernowitzers,

The CJCRO now has a board of directors consisting of:

President Miriam Taylor (Mimi)
Vice president Berthold Glaubach (Berti)
Treasurer Alexandre Wolloch (Sasha)
Secretary Wolfgang Schaechter (Wolfi).

We have also decided on a set of By-Laws.
They are:

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BYLAWS OF CZERNOWITZ JEWISH CEMETERY RESTORATION ORGANIZATION.
 
ARTICLE 1. NAME OF CORPORATION: CZERNOWITZ JEWISH CEMETERY RESTORATION
ORGANIZATION, Inc.
 
ARTICLE 2. PURPOSE.
This Corporation is organized exclusively for the purpose of restoring and
maintaining the Czernowitz Jewish cemetery located on Zelena street, in the
city of Chernivtsi, in the Ukraine.
This cemetery is, as of September 25, 2009, in a bad state of neglect. It is
overgrown by weedy vegetation, main and auxiliary paths between graves are
mostly impassable, many gravestones are broken or threatening to fall, and
plot locations and sections of the cemetery not indicated or marked.
The mission of the CJCRO is to facilitate clearing the cemetery of weedy
vegetation, clear and pave or otherwise secure all paths, repair, secure and
erect as necessary all gravestones, install place markers to clearly
indicate plot and section numbers of the cemetery, and to make provisions
for the maintenance of this cemetery in perpetuity.
 
ARTICLE 3. MEMBERSHIP.
 
Section 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP: Any person residing anywhere, willing
to support the mission of the CJCRO. Persons, whether or not they are of the
Jewish faith, whether or not related to a person or persons interred in the
cemetery, who are willing to adhere to the bylaws of this organization and
not bring discredit to it, are eligible for membership. No person who
stands to benefit financially from the activities of the CJCRO can be a
member.
Section 2. PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION: Any person desiring membership shall
apply to the Board of Directors of the CJCRO. The Board will review all
applications and approve membership, based on the eligibility criteria
stated above.
Section 3. VOTING RIGHTS: Every member, in good standing at the time when a
matter is to be decided by a membership vote, will have one vote. All
voting will be conducted by Email, as stated in Article 7. b).

 
ARTICLE 4. OFFICERS.
 
Section 1. OFFICERS. The officers of CJCRO shall be a President, a
Vice-President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, all of whom shall be elected
annually, by the members at the time specified for the election of officers.
The members may amend the bylaws to elect additional officers as they, from
time to time, will deem necessary.
 
Section 2. TERM OF OFFICE. The officers shall hold office for one year,
starting on the date specified in article (8).
 
Section 3. ELIGIBILITY. The officers shall be chosen from among the
members.
 
Section 4. OFFICER VACANCY. In the event that a vacancy occurs among the
officers, the President, with the approval of the Board of Directors, shall
appoint an interim officer from the membership, to serve until the next
election.
 
Section 5. NOMINATION FOR OFFICE. Officers will be nominated no less than 30
days before the election, by a three-member nominating committee, appointed
by the Board. Members can nominate themselves, notifying the Board that
they wish to stand for election, no later than 30 days before the election.
 
ARTICLE 5. OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES.
 
Section 1. PRESIDENT. The President shall:
a) Set the agenda for matters brought before the organization and Board of
Directors.
b) Be the principal spokesperson for the organization and the Board.
c) Delegate such duties to the other Officers as he or she may deem
necessary.
d) Have the authority to disburse the funds of the organization, if the
treasurer
is unable to do so.
e) Inform the membership of all decisions and actions of the board and any
new developments pertaining to the purpose of the organization.
 
Section 2. VICE PRESIDENT. The Vice President shall assume the duties of the
President, should the President not be able to perform his or her duties..
 
Section 3. TREASURER. The Treasurer shall:
a) Maintain the financial records of the organization.
b) Have the authority to disburse the funds of the organization, subject to
the written approval [by email or other means] of a majority of the Board.
 
Section 4. SECRETARY. The Secretary shall:
a) Record the official correspondence of CJCRO and its Board of Directors.
b) Record votes taken by the organization on all matters within its purpose
and functions...
c) Keep a record of all monies received or disbursed, in addition to the
records kept by the Treasurer.
d) Have the authority to disburse the funds of the organization, if the
Treasurer and President are both not able to do so, with approval for fund
disbursement as in Section 3. b), above.
 
ARTICLE 6. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
 
Section 1. MEMBERSHIP. The Board of Directors shall consist of the officers
of the organization, as elected by the members according to Article 4.
 
Section 2. RESPONSIBILITIES. The Board of Directors shall carry out the
policy and financial decisions of the CJCRO and shall serve as an advisory
body to the President. The Board shall have full authority to act as a
decision-making body when the membership of the organization cannot vote on
a matter requiring a decision. However, it may not contravene any decision,
previously taken by the membership.
 
Section 3. BOARD MEETINGS AND REPORTING.
a) The Board will meet periodically, in person, or via electronic
communication. Meetings will occur at least quarterly and more frequently
if the Board members so determine. If affordable, board meetings will be
available to members for monitoring on a listen-only basis, via a toll-free
conference call.
b) Reports of the board meeting will be published to the membership list no
later than 10 business days after the meeting.
 
ARTICLE 7. VOTING AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS
 
Section 1. VOTING.
 
a) All major policy and procedural decisions shall be voted on by the
members of the CJCRO.
b) All voting and elections shall be carried out by E-mail within an Email
group of CJCRO members established for this purpose.
c) All votes shall be decided by a simple majority.
 
Section 2. ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
 
a) The election of officers shall take place each year from the first
Sunday through the second Sunday of the month of November.
b) Nominations of candidates for any elective office may be made by members
of CJCRO not earlier than the first Sunday of the month of October and no
later than the third Sunday of the month of October.
c) The elected officers shall take office effective on Dec. 31st of the
year in which they were elected.
 
ARTICLE 8. FINANCES
 
Section 1. NON-PROFIT STATUS. The organization will seek to establish
non-profit status and shall fund its activities in such a manner as it may
determine, provided that it shall not engage in any activity which would
adversely affect its non-profit status.
Section 2. FINANCIAL REPORTING. The financial reports shall be published to
members of the CJCRO on a quarterly basis, on the 15th of each of these
months: March, June, Sept, and December.
Section 3. ANNUAL REPORT. An annual report, required for non-profit
corporations, shall be filed by officers of the Board of Directors.
 
ARTICLE 9. AMENDMENTS.
 
Section 1. APPROVAL OF AMMENDMENTS. The CJCRO shall have the power to make,
alter, amend, and repeal its bylaws, by an affirmative vote of three-fourths
(75%) of the membership, taken during the annually scheduled election of
officers.
 
Section 2. PROPOSAL OF AMMENDMENTS. All members may propose amendments. Any
proposed amendment will require the support of a total of FIVE (5) members
of CJCRO, before being put up for a vote.
Notice of a proposed amendment to these bylaws shall be given by Email to
all members of CJCRO at least thirty (30) days prior to the meeting at which
action thereon may be taken.

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The organization was set up and the By-Laws written so that we could
start operating as soon as possible and while the weather would allow us to
get some more work done at the cemetery this year.

Members of the organization will have a chance to vote for different
officers and amend the by-laws in early November of this year.

Miriam Taylor (Mimi)

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Received on 2009-09-25 16:07:55