Below are the latest East CAC bylaws, dating from 1980. A Bylaws Committee is being formed now to bring these bylaws up to date. If you’d like to serve on this ad hoc committee, send an email to cac-chair at eastraleigh dot org and we’ll get started. Thanks!
BYLAWS
EAST RALEIGH COMMUNITY CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL
ARTICLE I. – ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSE
1. Purpose. The Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) is a voluntary organization of citizens whose purpose is to advise the Raleigh Citizens Advisory Council (RCAC) and the City Administration on the needs of the citizens of its area and to assist in developing, evaluating, and implementing solutions to the wide range of problems affecting the Raleigh metropolitan area. “The CAC may solicit information from its communities and from appropriate agencies, institutions, or individuals, and may communicate its views on relevant matters to other governmental or private agencies, institutions, or officials.”
2. Boundaries. The East Raleigh CAC consists of all residents and property owners in the area bounded by Poole Road, to New Bern Avenue, then from Raleigh Boulevard to Glascock Street, Brookside Drive and Atlantic Avenue to Crabtree Creek and along Crabtree Creek to Poole Road.
3. Membership. The membership of the East Raleigh CAC consists of all persons within the area described above.
4. Voting. Decisions of the East Raleigh CCAC will be by majority vote of the members present.
ARTICLE II – NOMINATION, ELECTION AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS
1. Officers. The officers of the ERCAC shall be a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and secretary they shall be elected by the ERCAC in January of each year to serve a one-year term.
2. Duties. The Chairperson shall prepare the agenda, preside at the ERCAC meetings, present decisions of the ERCAC to the proper governmental agencies; inform the ERCAC of RCAC and governmental actions and appoint committees.
In the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson shall preside at the ERCAC meetings, attend RCAC meetings, and assume the office of Chairperson if it should become vacant. The Vice-Chairperson shall also be responsible for programs for ERCAC meetings. Secretary shall record minutes of regular meetings of the ERCAC.
ARTICLE III – EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
1. Membership. The executive committee shall consist of the officers and the Chairperson of the standing committees. The members of the executive committee shall serve until their successors are installed.
2. Duties. The duties of the executive committee shall be to transact necessary business in the intervals between ERCAC meetings, and to study and bring to ERCAC meetings the needs and wishes of the community.
Meetings of the executive committee shall be called by the chairperson as required.
ARTICLE IV – MEETINGS
1. Regular Meetings. “Regular meetings shall be on the fourth Tuesday of every month except July, August, and December, at 7:30 p.m. at a place to be designated in advance by the Chairperson. All meetings shall be open to the public.”
2. Other Meetings. Special meetings may be called by consent of the executive committee if the need warrants such a meeting. Notice will be given by using the mailing list.
3. Parliamentary Authority. Roberts Rule of Order shall govern the ERCAC meetings in cases in which they are applicable.
ARTICLE V – AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
1. Amendments. These bylaws may be amended at any regular meeting by a majority vote provided notice of the proposed amendment shall have been given at the previous meeting.
ADOPTED _________________________________________
BY________________________________________________
Chairperson, East Raleigh CCAC