Annual Meeting: The Annual Meeting of the Greater Fallston Association will take place on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 7:00 pm at the Grandview Christian Church, 2022 Fallston Rd, Fallston, MD 2104, 2nd floor meeting room. All are welcome to attend!        

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GFA, INC. BY-LAWS (2007)

ARTICLES

ARTICLE I - IDENTIFICATION

Section 1.             The name of the organization shall be the Greater Fallston Association, Inc. Hereinafter it shall be referred to as "Association. "  

Section 2.             The Association shall be constituted as a Non-Profit Corporation under the laws of the State of Maryland, and shall conduct activities in Harford County, Maryland.

ARTICLE II - PURPOSE   (Back to Top)

Section 1.             It shall be the purpose of this organization to promote the general welfare of the Greater Fallston Community, in the following areas: encouraging the improvement and maintenance of schools, to actively participate in contemplated rezonings, to make an effort to present a unified position in the area of tax assessments, as well as all other issues that effect the Greater Fallston Community, and to raise funds in a legal manner to be dedicated to these purposes. It is not the intention of the Association to intervene in general problems and restrictions which fall under the jurisdiction of the respective development and/or neighborhoods.

ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP AND DUES   (Back to Top)

Section 1.         Eligibility: Application for Membership shall be received from any of the following member groups:

(1)   incorporated neighborhood community associations

(2)   non -incorporated neighborhood community associations

(3)   individual home owners, not otherwise represented in the Association, organized for the purpose of having representation in the Association.

Section 2.              Boundaries: Geographical boundaries for the Association, until otherwise amended by the Board of Directors, are: Winters Run, on the north, Baltimore County, on the south, Route 1, on the east and Jarrettsville Pike on the west and those  incorporated and non-incorporated homeowners associations and households whose postal addresses are in Fallston, Maryland.   map        

Section 3.             Representation: Each member group will designate, elect or appoint a delegate and an alternate to the Association Board of Directors. Each member group shall have only one representative (delegate) and one vote in deliberations of the Board of Directors. Alternates will only attend meetings and vote in the absence of the primary delegate.

Section 4.             Retained Powers: Member groups do not give up any rights they have in the internal operation of their own individual neighborhood associations, where such associations exist. No action taken by the Board of Directors can bind any member group unless that member, in accordance with its own by-laws, votes to be bound by said actions. 

Section 5.             General Membership: Annual rosters shall be submitted to the Board of Directors by the individual member groups. These rosters, together with individual membership will establish member groups' dues and will also constitute the General membership of the Association.

Section 6.             Dues: The dues of active membership in the Association, until otherwise amended by the Board of Directors, shall be three dollars ($3.00) per annurm per household, fifty dollars ($50.00) maximum. Dues are to be paid upon the acceptance in the Association initially and by the 30th of November each year thereafter on an annual basis.

Section 7.             Dues Collection: Dues will be collected by the member groups from their individual members. Member group dues will then be paid into the Treasury of the Greater Fallston Association, Inc. 

Section 8.             Late Dues: Member groups whose dues have fallen arrears thirty (30) days shall be notified in writing by the Treasure and they shall forfeit voting privileges until the dues are paid.

ARTICLE IV - MEETINGS   (Back to Top)

Section 1.             The Board of Directors shall meet at least once each calendar quarter to conduct business. The Board of Directors shall call one General Membership Meeting annually, in the third quarter of each year,  to elect members to fill the expired terms on the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall elect amongst themselves officers for the Association. These officers will be President, Vice ­President, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Association. The Board of Directors may call additional General Membership Meetings as deemed necessary. 

Section 2.             Written notice of the General Membership Meetings and a tenative agenda shall be distributed to each representative of each Group at least fourteen days prior to the meeting. 

Section 3.             For all General Membership Meetings, the household members present shall constitute a quorum. For all Board of Directors Meetings, a minimum of three members shall constitute a quorum.

Section 4.             Each member group shall be entitled to one vote on the Board of Directors. Each household shall be entitled to one vote at General Membership Meetings.

Section 5.             Robert's Rules of Order on Parliamentary Procedure shall be the accepted manual for governing questions of order. 

ARTICLE V - NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS   

Section 1.             The Nominating Committee shall present to the membership a slate of all those candidates nominated for office during the Annual Meeting.  Nominations may be made from the floor at the Annual Meeting.

Section 2.             All nominees must give prior consent to have their names placed in nomination, including nominations made from the floor. 

Section 3.             The Chair shall conduct a vote of the Annual Meeting quorum membership, count and tabulate them, and announce the results to the assembly.  A majority vote is required for election to the Board of Directors.

Section 4.             Whenever a vacancy shall occur in any elective office, the Board of Directors shall immediately convene and name a successor, except in the vacancy of the President, at which time the Vice- President shall assume the duties of the President. Their decision shall be final, and the newly elected officer shall serve the unexpired portion of his predecessor's term. 

Section 5.             Only one (1) in each family (household) shall hold elective office in anyone election year.

Section 6.             No more than two (2) executive officers from any individual neighborhood association shall hold elective office in anyone (1) election year.  

Section 7.             Eligibility for election or appointment as Board Member or Office holder and right to hold such office shall be granted only to members in good standing residing in the Fallston Area.

ARTICLE VI - DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS   (Back to Top)

Section 1.             President - It shall be the duty of the President to preside over all meetings of the Association to preserve order to exercise supervision over its affairs generally. He shall appoint such committees as may from time to time be necessary for the carrying out of the work of the Association. He shall sign checks in accordance with the banking rules pertinent to the Association's account, and other legal documents requiring the signature of the President.

Section 2.             Vice-President - It shall be the duty of the Vice­ President to assist the President in the discharge of his duties and to occupy the chair in his absence. He shall be authorized to sign checks jointly with the Treasurer only in the absence of the President.

Section 3.             Secretary - It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a permanent record and a minute record of all meetings, shall be the custodian of the Association's seal, and shall conduct the correspondence for the Association, maintaining a complete file thereof at all times.

Section 4.             Treasurer - It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive all monies from the committees appointed to raise funds, and to give receipts for same; to receive all monies for dues; to pay bills as authorized by the Association from funds in the Treasury, and to make proper record of all such receipts and expenditures so as to be able to make a detailed report of the financial status of the Association whenever called upon to do so. The Treasurer shall be authorized to sign checks on behalf of the Association.

Section 5.             There shall be a Board of Directors whose number may be altered as the Association's member groups fluctuate upward or downward. The members of the Board of Directors shall consist of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer of the Association, plus those designated, elected or appointed delegates representing the member groups described in Article III, Section 1, 2, and 3. The Board of Director's term of office shall be for one (1) year. It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to recommend to the general membership specific civic action to fulfill the Association's purpose.

Section 6.             Duly elected members of the Board of Directors shall be empowered to call special meetings of the Board of Directors. A majority of the membership of the Board of Directors present shall constitute a quorum at these meetings.

Section 7.             Any Association Officer charged with malfeasance in office may be removed from office by vote of membership.

Section 8.             No member of the Board shall be paid a salary for his services to the Association; however, he may be reimbursed for any reasonable and proper expenses incurred on behalf of the Association.

Section 9.             The Board of Directors shall be empowered, upon majority vote of the Board, to commit funds for costs involved in actions to promote the interest of the Fallston Community. Under no circumstances may the Board of Directors commit funds in excess of the Association's Treasury.

Section 10.             To enable the Association to conduct its business effectively, and to foster confidence in the integrity of its officers, the highest standards of ethics must be maintained.

ARTICLE VII - AMENDMENTS   (Back to Top)

Section 1.             Amendments to these By-Laws shall require for their adoption a majority vote of the members present.

Copyright © 2007 Greater Fallston Association, Inc.
Last modified: July 6, 2009.