The New City chamber of Commerce is organized
to advance the general welfare and prosperity of
the New City area so that its citizens and all areas
of its business community prosper.

All necessary means of promotion shall be
provided and particular attention and emphasis
shall be given to the economic, civil, commercial,
industrial and educational interests of the area.
The New City Chamber of Commerce shall be
nonpartisan, non sectional, nonsectarian and shall
take no part in, or lend it's support to the election
or appointment of any candidate for state, county,
city or federal office.

Any person, partnership, association or
corporation interested in the general welfare of
New City shall be eligible to membership.

Chamber members welcome the opportunity to
meet informally with each other, hear and share
their concerns about operating a business in New
City and then have an impact on effecting change.

Members meet regularly to exchange ideas for
promotion of New City as an attractive place to
live, work, play and shop.

The Chamber continually meets with Clarkstown
officials to discuss ways to improve parking, road
conditions, and beautification and traffic
congestion.
BY-LAWS OF THE NEW CITY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE CENTER.

ARTICLE I
GENERAL

Section 1   NAME
This organization is incorporated under the
laws of the State of New York and
shall be known as the New City Chamber of
Commerce.

Section 2   PURPOSE
The New City Chamber of Commerce is
organized to advance the general welfare
and prosperity of the New City Area so that
its citizens and all areas of its
business community shall prosper.  All
necessary means of promotion shall be
provided and particular attention and
emphasis shall be given to the economic,
civil, commercial, industrial and educational
interests of the area.

Section 3   AREA
The area encompassed by the activities of
the Chamber shall be the Hamlet of
New City in Rockland County.

Section 4   LIMITATIONS
The New City Chamber of Commerce shall
be nonpartisan, nonsectional,
nonsectarian and shall take no part in, or
lend its support to, the election or
appointment of any candidate for state,
county, city, or federal office.

ARTICLE II
MEMBERSHIP

Section 1   ELIGIBILITY
Any person, partnership, association or
corporation interested in the
general welfare of New City shall be eligible
to membership in the Chamber of
Commerce.

Section 2   ELECTION
Applications for membership shall be in
writing, on forms provided for that
purpose, and signed by the applicant.  The
membership Committee shall review
all application and submit them to the Board
of Directors with its
recommendation.  Election of  members
shall be by the Board of Directors at any
meeting
thereof.  Any applicant to elected shall
become a member upon payment of the
regularly scheduled dues as provided in
Section 3 of Article II.

Section 3    DUES
Membership dues shall be a such rate or
rates, schedule or formula as may be
from time to time prescribed by the Board of
Directors, payable annually in
advance.

Section 4   TERMINATION
a) Any member may resign from the
chamber upon written request to the Board
of Directors; b) Any member shall be
expelled by the Board of Directors by a
two-thirds vote for nonpayment of dues after
ninety (90) days from the date
due, unless otherwise extended for good
cause; c) Any member may be expelled by a
two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors, at
regularly scheduled meeting
thereof, for conduct unbecoming a member
or prejudicial to the aims or repute of
the chamber, after notice and opportunity for
a hearing are afforded the
member complained against.

Section 5   VOTING
Any  partnership, association or corporation
eligible to membership
may acquire more that one membership,
but not exceeding three memberships, by
undertaking to pay an additional annual
dues of each such membership, and shall
designate an individual or represent each
such membership, subject to the
approval of the Board of Directors.  Each
paid member shall be entitled to cast
one vote.

Section 6   EXERCISE OF PRIVILEGES
Any person, partnership association or
corporation holding one or more
memberships shall have the right at any
time to change any or all of its
representatives upon written notice to the
Chamber of Commerce.  Each partnership,
association or corporation shall designate
an individual by whom the privileges of
membership shall be exercised.

Section 7   HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
Distinction in public affairs shall earn
eligibility to honorary
membership.  Honorary members shall
have all the privileges of members, except
the
right to vote, and shall be exempt from
payment of dues.  The Board of Directors
shall confer or revoke honorary
membership by a majority vote, upon written
notice to the members of the Board .

ARTICLE III
MEETINGS

Section 1   ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of the Chamber of
commerce shall be held on a date prior
to December 31 to be determined by the
Board of Directors at least thirty (30
days in advance of the meeting.  Notice
thereof shall be mailed to each member
at least ten (10) days before said meeting.

Section 2   ADDITIONAL MEETINGS
The Board of Directors may provide for
holding general membership meetings
whenever it may be considered necessary
or desirable.  The Board of Directors
shall call a general membership meeting
upon petition signed by not less that
ten percent of the members.  Committee
meetings may be called at any time by
the President or by its Chairman.  Notice of
both regular and special meetings
shall be given to each member in person or
by mailing notice to the last known
post office address at least five days in
advance of day of meeting.

Section 3   QUORUMS
At all meetings of the membership, either
regular or special   -fourth of
all members in good standing and qualified
to vote, shall constitute a quorum.

ARTICLE IV
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1   COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD
The government of the Chamber, the
direction of its work and the control of
its property shall be vested in a Board of
Directors consisting of twelve
members, who shall be elected annually.  
There shall be a limitation as to the
number of consecutive terms.  The term
shall be for three (3) years.

Section 2   SELECTION AND ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors shall be elected at
the annual meeting. A) Nominating
Committee - A nominating committee of not
less that three members shall be
appointed by the President thirty days prior
to the election, whose duty it
shall be to nominate from the members of
the chamber, eleven persons for election
to the Board of Directors.  Said committee
shall file a list fo the nominees
recommended (which may include
members of the nominating committee)
with the
Executive Director not later than then days
prior to the election.  B)
Nomination by Petition - Other nominations
than ones recommended by the committee
may
be made by any member by filing the name
of the nominee with the Executive
director not later than five days prior to the
election.  The Executive Director
shall notify each nominee and secure his
acceptance before entering his name on
the ballot.  C) Publicity of Nominations - The
Executive Director shall mail
to all members of the Chamber, ten days
prior to the election, a list of the
nominees recommended by the nominating
committee.  D) Determination - All
voting shall be by ballot.  The nine persons
who receive the highest member of
votes shall be declared elected.  The
President shall appoint and submit to the
Board of Directors for approval, a committee
of two judges who are not member of
the Board of Directors or candidates for
election as such, to have
supervision of the election, and such
committee shall serve from the opening of
the
polls until the result has be ascertained.

Section 3   VACANCIES
The Board of Directors shall meet monthly.   
Absence from three consecutive
regular meeting, without an excuse deemed
valid and so recorded by the Board
of Directors, shall be construed as a
resignation.  A vacancy on the Board may
be filled by the Board until the next annual
meeting of the Chamber, when it
shall be filled by the members of the
Chamber.

Section 4   QUORUMS
At all meeting of the Board of Directors,
either regular or special, four
members of such Board shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business.

Section 5   POLICY
The Board of Directors may adopt rules for
conducting the business     
Chamber.  They shall submit, in writing, at
the annual meeting, a   report of the
work and the financed of the organization.

ARTICLE V
OFFICERS

Section 1   DETERMINATION OF OFFICERS
Within ten days after the annual election, the
Directors shall meet and
elect officers for the ensuing year, a
President, a first Vice President, a second
Vice President, a Treasurer and a Secretary.
 All officers shall be members
of the Board of Directors and the term of
office of all officers of the Chamber
shall be for one year, but the officers may
hold office until their
successors have been duly elected and
qualified.  The term of office of all officers,
however, shall be subject to discontinuance
at the pleasure of the Board of
Directors.

Section 2   DUTIES OF OFFICERS

The duties of the officers shall be such as
their titles, by general usage,
would indicate
and such as required by law, and such as
my be assigned to them by the Board
of Directors from time to time.

Section 3   EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Executive Committee shall be
composed of the President, the two Vice
Presidents, the Treasurer, the Secretary and
the Executive Director, and two
Directors.

ARTICLE VI
COMMITTEES

Section 1   DIVISIONS
The Board of Directors shall authorize and
define the powers and duties of
all Divisions and committees.

Section 2   APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORITY
The President shall appoint all committee
and division heads, subject to
confirmation by the Board of Directors and
he shall be an ex-officio member of
all committees.

Section 3   LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY
No action by any member, committee,
division, employee, Director or officer
shall be
binding upon, or constitute an expression
of, the policy of the Chamber
until it shall have been approved or ratified
by the Board of Director.  
Committees shall be discharged by the
President when their work has been
completed and
their reports accepted, or when, in the
opinion of the Board of Directors, it
is deemed wise to discontinue the
committee.

ARTICLE VII
FINANCES

Section 1    FUNDS
All money paid to the Chamber shall be
placed in a general operating fund.  
Funds
unused from the current year's budget will
be placed in a reserve account.

Section 2   DISBURSEMENTS
Upon approval of the budget, the President,
Executive Director and the
Treasurer are
authorized to make disbursements on
accounts and expenses provided for in
the budget without additional approval of the
Board of Directors.  Disbursements
shall be by check and require two
signatures.

Section 3   FISCAL YEAR
The fiscal year shall end on Dec 31st of
each calender year.

Section 4   BUDGET
As soon as possible after election of the
new Board of Directors and
Officers, the Finance Committee shall
compile a budget of estimated expenses for
the
coming year and submit it to the Board of
Directors for approval.

Section 5   ANNUAL AUDIT
The accounts of the Chamber of Commerce
shall be audited annually as the
close of business on Dec.31st by a public
accountant.  The audit shall at
all times be available to members of the
organization within the Offices of the
Chamber.

ARTICLE VIII
DISSOLUTION

Section 1   PROCEDURE
The Chamber shall use its funds only to
accomplish the objects and      
specified in these bylaws, and no part of
said funds shall inure, or    
Distributed, to members of the Chamber.  
On dissolution of the Chamber, any funds
remaining shall be distributed to one or
more regularly organized and qualified
charitable, education, scientific, or
philanthropic organizations to be selected
by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IX
PROCEEDINGS

Section 1   PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
The current edition of Roberts Rules of
Order shall be the final source of
authority in all
questions of parliamentary procedure when  
  Rules are not consistent with
the Charter or Bylaws of the Chamber.

ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS

Section 1   REVISIONS
These Bylaws may be amended or altered
upon written notice of the proposed
amendment by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the
Board or by a majority of the
members at any regular meeting.
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