Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council

“Article iii. Voting members section 2. Records of members. The secretary shall ensure that the organization maintians a current, formal, alphabetical record of the names, addresses and status of voting members and non-voting members. Section 3. Dues. Annual dues, if any, will be set by the board of directors. Section 4. Selection of voting members. The initial voting members shall be appointed by the incorporator. Subsequent individuals requesting voting membership shall submit an application and must support mission and goals of the mfwwc. Members will receive bi-monthly mailings that announce upcoming council activities as well as document recent activities. Placement on the mfwwc mailing list confers council membership. Section 5. Qualifications of voting members. Voting members must live in, work in, or be affected in any way by the watershed and its resources (local citizens, private landowners, scientists, industries, recreational users, related community, business and government groups, etc.); and must have attended at least one meeting of the board of directors or general council in the previous six months for which a voting topic has been discussed. Section 7. Resignation of voting members. Any voting member may resign at any time by sending or delivering a written resignation to the secretary of the corporation. Section 8. Quorum for voting membership meetings. The members present at a membership meeting shall constitute a quorum.”

“Article iii. Voting members section 1. Powers and purpose of voting members. Voting members have the power to elect and also to remove the members of the board of directors of middle fork willamette watershed council & to elect and remove voting members. Section 9. Decision-making by voting members. The affirmative vote of at least a majority of the voting members present at a properly called meeting, for which a quorum has been achieved, is necessary and sufficient to make decisions or pass resolutions by the voting members, unless a greater proportion is required by law, the articles or bylaws. All decisions require a clearly stated motion, a second and a vote. All motions that are successfully adopted must be recorded in the written minutes. Section 12. Annual voting membership meeting. There must be an annual meeting of the voting members, which will be held to elect members to the board of directors. It will be held during the first quarter of the calendar year at a time and location determined by resolution of the voting members, or by the board of directors, if the voting members do not do so, unless the meeting is set for a different period of the year.”

“Voting members have the power to vote on any amendments to the bylaws or articles which would alter the qualification, selection, removal, obligations, rights or powers of the voting members, and to vote on any other matters properly put before them for an advisory vote by the board of directors. The voting members do not have the power to make binding or enforceable decisions on matters reserved for the board of directors, including adopting budgets, authorizing expenditures, setting policies, or determining the organization's programs and activities.”

“The form 990 is reviewed and approved by the board of directors prior to submission.”

“Annually interested persons are given a copy of the mfwwc's conflict of interest policy and asked to complete and return a conflict of interest statement.”

“The executive director is hired by the board of directors and subject to an annual review process. The board's annual evaluation includes a performance evaluation and determination of salary for the upcoming year, based on performance and comparable compensation provided by trec salary surveys.”

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“Governing documents disclosure explanation upon request.”

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“OTHER FEES 446,106 50 0”