By-Laws
Article l. Organization
Section 1. The name of this organization shall be: CENTRAL FLORIDA
CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATION, INC.
(see note 2)
Section 2. The organization may, at it’s pleasure, by a two-thirds
(2/3) vote of the membership body, change it’s name at any given
general membership meeting provided that all members are notified
ten (10) days prior.
Article ll. Purpose
The purpose or purposes for which the Association is formed is to
develop and promote professional standards of ethics and competence
of law enforcement by:
Section 1. Bringing together law enforcement agencies and other
related specialists and concerned individuals to exchange
experiences and offer successful programs to improve community
relations/crime prevention efforts on behalf of the law enforcement
profession.
Section. 2 Availing law enforcement agencies the resources to
provide their communities with current community relations/crime
prevention programs.
Article lll. Membership
Definitions:
Regular Membership - Shall be available to any person from law
enforcement or the private sector who is involved in Crime
Prevention as approved by the Board of Directors.
Member in Good Standing - A member whose dues are paid in full and
has attended 8 of the last 12 monthly meetings.
(see note 6)
Section 1. The Board of Directors may, by a quorum vote at any
meeting, expel any member for cause, provided said member shall have
been given at least ten (10) days prior notice and be allowed the
opportunity of appearing before the Board of Directors at that
meeting.
Section 2. No person shall be denied membership in this corporation
because of race, religion or sex.
Section 3. Annual dues will be set by the Board of Directors when
deemed necessary and are delinquent after January 31.
Section 4. The Central Florida Crime Prevention Association does not
endorse the services or products of any business member of the
Association. The member may advertise being a member of the Central
Florida Crime Prevention Association but cannot advertise the
Central Florida Crime Prevention Association endorses their services
or products.
(see note 3)
Article IV. General Membership Meetings
Section 1. Meetings shall be held on a monthly basis to be
determined by the Board of Directors and approved by the membership.
The Secretary shall set the date and notify the members.
Section 2. The presence of not less that 25% of the membership at a
meeting shall constitute a quorum and shall be necessary to conduct
the business of the organization.
Article V. Voting
Section 1. All officers and directors will be elected by a secret
ballot from the floor.
Section 2. All regular members present in good standing shall have
full voting privileges.
Section 3. During elections of officers, each law enforcement
agency/crime prevention agency shall have only one (1) vote,
regardless of the number of members present from that agency.
Article VI Officers, Duties and Terms
Section 1. The officers of the Association shall be as follows:
President member in good standing
Vice President member in good standing
Treasurer member in good standing
Secretary member in good standing
Board of Directors 3 members in good standing
Section 2. The elective officers named above shall be elected in the
manner prescribed in the Bylaws for a term of two years. The
elective officers may be re-elected to any number of consecutive
terms, at the pleasure of the membership. Special elections may be
held as necessary to replace any officer unable to continue to
serve, with thirty (30) days prior written notice to members in good
standing.
Section 3. The President shall be the chief executive of the
organization. The President shall preside at all meetings, both
general membership and board of directors. The President shall have
the power to convene special meetings of the membership and the
board of directors. The President shall have the power to appoint
all committees.
Section. 4. The Vice President shall perform the duties as
prescribed by the President and perform duties in the President’s
stead when necessary.
Section 5. The Treasurer shall render, at Board of Director’s
meetings and such other times as the President may instruct, a
written account of the finances of the association in a form and
manner showing the closing balance of the last report, all income
and expenditures itemized, and a closing balance. This report shall
be attached to the Minutes of the meeting at which presented. The
Treasurer shall be responsible for general bookkeeping practices of
the association.
Section 6. The Secretary shall be responsible for keeping the
Minutes of all meetings whether scheduled or called and cause the
Minutes to be published and distributed. It shall be the duty of the
Secretary to file any certificates or reports required by any
statue, sate or federal, submit to the Board of Directors or the
membership as appropriate any communications addressed to the office
of the Secretary and to give and serve notices to the members. The
Secretary shall attend to all correspondents of the organization and
exercise all duties incidental to the office.
Section 7. The Board of Directors may make rules and regulations, as
it may in its discretion determined necessary.
Section 8. Each officer shall have one (1) vote and such vote may be
done by proxy on any known issue. There shall be no proxy votes on
spontaneous issues.
Section 9. Regular elections shall be held during the September
monthly meeting in odd-numbered years.
(see note 3)
Section 10. Members who are elected as President, Vice President,
Treasurer and Secretary, and members elected to serve on the Board
of Directors, shall assume those positions immediately following the
elections.
(see note 1)
Section 11. The Board reserves the right to conduct business
electronically.
(see note 5)
Article VII. Amendments
These Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or added to by an
affirmative vote of not less than one-quarter (1/4) of the
membership present at any meeting; however, each member must be
notified by mail thirty (30) days prior to the intended action.
Amendments
Note 1: September 1997 Added Section 10 to Article VI.
Note 2: Amended 12/01/98 Eliminated the word “OFFICERS” from name
Note 3: May 2003 Amended Article VI Section 9 to change voting month
from May to September, effective September 2005
Note 4: September 2005 Added Section 4 to Article III
Note 5: September 2005 Added Section 11 to Article VI
Note 6: Amended June 2006 Added the words “and has attended 8 of the last 12
monthly meetings”
By-laws
Last Revised 6/06