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TEMPLATE TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY ALLIANCE BY-LAWS

Attachment L-1 STAGE 1 ~ ATTACHMENT L

COMMUNITY ALLIANCE [NAME]

BYLAWS

ARTICLE I. NAME

SECTION 1.1 The name of this organization shall be ______(hereinafter called the ALLIANCE)

SECTION 1.2 The designated service area of the ALLIANCE shall be the ______Countie(s), Florida

SECTION 1.3 The principal office and place of business of the ALLIANCE shall be located as so designated by the ALLIANCE.

ARTICLE II. MISSION

SECTION 2.1 The mission of the ALLIANCE is ____

ARTICLE III. PURPOSE

SECTION 3.1 The purpose of the ALLIANCE shall be, but not limited to the following;

3.1.1 Joint planning for local resource utilization in the community.

3.1.2 Needs assessment and establishment of community priorities for service delivery.

3.1.3 Determining and evaluating community outcome goals.

3.1.4 Serving as a catalyst for community resource development.

3.1.5 Providing for community education and advocacy on issues related to delivery of services.

3.1.6 Promoting prevention and early intervention services.

3.1.7 Facilitating interagency communication.

SECTION 3.2 The ALLIANCE is a forum through which services for children mandated and funded by state and federal government are planned, organized and coordinated. .

SECTION 3.3 The ALLIANCE shall use shared services and resources to achieve its mission and purpose.

ARTICLE IV. ALLIANCE GOVERNANCE

Section 4.1 AUTHORITY The governing authority of the ALLIANCE shall be invested in the ALLIANCE who shall have and exercise any and all powers in the management of the business and affairs of the ALLIANCE .

Section 4.2 COMPOSITION: Membership, governance and committees shall insure equal representation from each of the counties participation. The county representative shall be the Chairman of the Board or

Executive Director (CEO) of a corporate entity that designates funding for children’s issues or the Chairman of the Board or Executive Director (CEO) of an agency with statutory requirement to deal with children’s issues.

Membership: the alliance shall consist of the following members: 1. District DCF administrator 2. Representative of the Circuit Court 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

SECTION 4.3 TERM OF SERVICE: Each ALLIANCE member shall serve a term of service, according to the following:

4.3.1 Districtwide Mandated Positions ALLIANCE members shall serve without limit of term coincident to eligibility.

4.3.2 Additional Representatives

SECTION 4.4 VACANCY If a vacancy shall occur among the ALLIANCE'S membership, the appointing/electing authority at its earliest convenience shall fill such vacancy. A member so appointed/elected shall serve for the unexpired position of that term of service.

SECTION 4.5 MEETINGS The ALLIANCE shall meet at least 12 months of the first calendar year and ______thereafter.

SECTION 4.6 QUORUM A majority of the ALLAINCE membership shall constitute a quorum necessary for official conduct of meetings of the ALLIANCE.

When a quorum is present, a majority vote of those members present and voting shall prevail in the decision of any matters brought before the meeting of the ALLIANCE, except where prescribed by these Bylaws.

SECTION 4.7 OFFICIAL FUNCTIONING The ALLIANCE shall operate as a public body, covered under provisions of the section 286.011 and the public records provision of section 119.07(1).

4.7.1 All meetings of the ALLIANCE shall be open to the public.

4.7.2 Members of the ALLIANCE are subject to the provisions of part III of chapter 112, the Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees.

SECTION 4.8 COMPENSATION Members of the ALLIANCE shall serve without compensation.

Members of the ALLIANCE may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, subject to ALLIANCE approval.

ARTICLE V. OFFICERS

SECTION 5.1 COMPOSITION The Officers shall be Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary.

SECTION 5.2 ELECTION/TENURE/VACANCY All officers shall be elected by the ALLIANCE from among its members.

5.2.1 Each Officer shall serve for a one (1) year term. However, no Officer shall serve for more than two (2) consecutive terms in the same office.

5.2.2 The Nominating Committee shall present a slate of officers to the ALLIANCE at the October ALLIANCE meeting of each year.

5.2.3 Officer elections shall take place in November of each year.

5.2.4 The term of office for all Officers shall begin on January 1st of each year.

5.2.5 Officer vacancies may be filled by the ALLIANCE at any regular meeting of the ALLIANCE, or at a special meeting called for that purpose.

5.2.6 No two (2) officers shall be from the same county. Districtwide positions shall not constitute representation of any one (1) county.

SECTION 5.3 POWERS AND DUTIES The Officers shall have such powers and duties as generally ascribed to their respective offices, and such further powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred by the ALLIANCE, including but not limited to the following:

5.3.1 Chair - preside at all meetings of the ALLIANCE; appoint the chair of ALLIANCE committees, serve as an ex-officio member of all ALLIANCE committees; represent and act on behalf of the ALLIANCE as authorized by the ALLIANCE; and exercise such other duties as may of right appertain to the office.

5.3.2 Vice Chair - exercise the authority and fulfill the duties of the Chair in the absence of that Office; and exercise such other duties as may be assigned by the Chair.

5.3.3 Secretary - maintain a current roster of the membership of the ALLIANCE; prepare a Record of Proceedings of all meetings of the ALLIANCE; serve as chair of the ALLIANCE's Nominating Committee; and exercise such other duties as may be assigned by the Chair.

ARTICLE VI. COMMITTEES

SECTION 6.1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The ALLIANCE shall empower an Executive Committee whose membership shall be:

1. Chair 2. Vice-Chair 3. Secretary 4.

SECTION 6.2 COMMITTEES Will be appointed as deemed necessary and appropriate.

ARTICLE VII. RULES OF ORDER

SECTION 7.1 MEETING PROCEDURES All meetings of the ALLIANCE will be conducted according to generally accepted procedures for the conduct of meetings.

7.1.1 Should a procedural dispute arise, the official presiding will seek consensus on dispute resolution among the members present.

7.1.2 If the procedural dispute cannot be resolved in a reasonable amount of time, the most recently published version of

Robert's Rules of Order will be used to resolve the disputed procedure.

ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENTS

SECTION 8.1 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS These Bylaws may be altered, amended, or repealed, either in part or in entirety, upon written notice of the proposed changes to the duly appointed/elected membership of the ALLIANCE at least 30 (30) days prior to the date of the ALLIANCE meeting at which the proposed changes will be considered and acted upon.

SECTION 8.2 AMENDMENT APPROVAL These Bylaws (and any future alteration, amendment, or repeal to these Bylaws) shall require approval by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the duly appointed/elected membership of the ALLIANCE.

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