In May, 2024, the City of Eugene adopted a new Neighborhood Organization Recognition Policy (NORP), which guides the City’s 23 official neighborhood associations. This new policy requires that SHiNA review and implement updates to our Neighborhood Association Charter and Bylaws. The proposed updates are primarily administrative, but there are a few highlights listed below:
- The City Council-approved model charter provides a more succinct description of the purpose of the neighborhood association (Article III).
- Charter includes a more robust equity statement approved by City Council (Article III, Section 2).
- Establish a minimum number of board members as 5 and proposed change of voting on board members to once every 2 years rather than every year. (Article VI, Section 1).
- Description of board positions, board election process, meeting quantity and schedules, and other general board business is moved to the SHiNA Bylaws (Article VIII).
The SHiNA Board and Membership (any resident, business owner, or employee within the SHiNA boundary) will vote to approve the updates at our October 15th General Meeting to meet the City of Eugene requirement that we complete this work by October 31st.
You can view our current charter and bylaws here: https://swhillseugene.com/charter-bylaws/
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