VNC ByLaws
The VNC Bylaws can only be updated during the first six months of a new term as follows:
Article XIII - Bylaws Ammendments
A. Any Board Member or Stakeholder may process an amendment may propose an amendment to these Bylaws. The Board shall forward all proposals to the Rules and Elections Committee to review and to provide recommendations to the Board.
B. Any proposal to amend the Bylaws shall be formalized in writing.
C. An amendment to these bylaws requires a two-thirds 2/3 majority of the full Board at a duly noticed general or special meeting. All changes shall then be forwarded to the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) for review and approval.
D. Amendments shall not be valid, final, or effective until approved by the Department (DONE) and/or the Commission (BONC). Once approved, any changes in the Bylaws shall become effective immediately. Boundaries changes or Board structure changes will require the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners’ (BONC) approval.
E. No amendment shall operate to alter the eligibility of any Board Member to serve on the Council for the remainder of that Board Member’s term in which the amendment is approved
