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In order to be recognized, each neighborhood association shall adopt bylaws which will at a minimum include rules governing process and procedure for:

a. Election and term of officers;

b. Information presented to the neighborhood membership, government and/or the general public; membership and voting requirements;

c. Establishing neighborhood boundaries which shall be substantially within the city or its urban growth area;

d. Frequency of meetings which shall be at least once per year and provisions for the holding of special meetings with appropriate notice; and

e. Management of the neighborhood finances and records, including but not limited to maintenance of meeting sign-in sheets.

The initial bylaws shall be presented to the City Council as part of the official recognition process by City Council, in accordance with VMC 2.75.030, and shall be signed by all elected officers and filed with the Office of Neighborhoods. Any bylaw changes must also be filed in writing with the Office of Neighborhoods within 60 days of the revision. (Ord. M-3696 §1, 2005)