Central Park West Neighborhood Association

Central Park West Neighborhood Association

MEETING LOCATION

Haskins Hall (South side of Conrad Caldwell House entrance off St. James)located on the corner of St. James Court and Magnolia St. ALTERNATIVE LOCATION: Conrad Hall (West side of Conrad Caldwell House entrance of Magnolia)

MEETING DATE/TIME

Fourth Wednesday of each Month at 7:00 pm

MEMBERSHIP DUES

$10 per member, Checks payable to Central Park West Association

Email us
pennyjed@bellsouth.net

About our association

MISSION STATEMENT

To improve liveability and preserve the historic character of our neighborhood.

BY-LAWS

CENTRAL PARK WEST ASSOCIATION, INC. a nonprofit corporation chartered under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

ARTICLE I

Section 1.01 This organization shall be known as Central Park West Association, Inc.


ARTICLE II

Section 2.01 As stated in the Articles of Incorporation: “The corporation is organized under Chapter 273 for the purpose or purposes of carrying on exclusively public, charitable and educational purposes which qualify as charitable and educational purposes as defined in Section 170©(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, including without limitation the advancement of public education and culture; the combating of community deterioration, and the preservation of public building easements, facilities and works of historical architectural or aesthetic interest to citizens of Louisville, Kentucky.”


ARTICLE III Membership and Dues

Section 3.01 All persons residing in, or owning an interest in, any residential building located in the 600 block of W. Ormsby, the 1300 and 1400 blocks of South Sixth Street, Floral Terrace, the 600 block of Park Avenue, Myrtle St., or the 500 block of Magnolia St. of Louisville, Kentucky are entitled to membership in this association upon payment of dues.

Section 3.02 Membership may be granted to other persons on such conditions and terms as approved by a ¾ vote of all members present and voting at a duly called meeting.

Section 3.03 All members shall be entitled to one vote.

Section 3.04 Membership in this association shall cease:

A) When a member no longer resides in nor owns an interest in a building in the 600 block of W. Ormsby, the 1300 and 1400 blocks of South Sixth Street, Floral Terrace, the 600 block of Park Avenue, Myrtle St., or the 500 block of Louisville, Kentucky unless membership is granted pursuant to Section 3.02 of these bylaws:

B) Upon failure to pay dues which have been due for more than three (3)months provided, however, that subsequent payment of all assessed dues owing for the current year at the time when membership ceased shall automatically reinstate such terminated membership.

ARTICLE III Membership and Dues

Section 3.05 Annual membership dues shall be payable at the time and in the amount as follows:

A) Dues shall be due and payable at the January meeting

B) The amount of dues shall be determined at the preceding November meeting


ARTICLE IV Meetings

Section 4.01 A meeting of the membership shall be held for the purposes of electing officers, establishing dues for the following year and conducting any other business at the November meeting of each year. The time and place of such meeting shall be set by the President.

Section 4.02 In addition to the annual meeting, other meetings shall be called by the President at such reasonable times and places as may be needed to carry out business and purposes of this association, and a meeting must be called promptly by the President at a reasonable time and place upon written request of one half of the members. The President shall strive to arrange bimonthly meetings, one of which may be the annual meeting.

Section 4.03 Written notice of a meeting shall be delivered or mailed by the Secretary to each building containing resident members and to each nonresident member not less than five (5) days before the meeting.

Section 4.04 The presence of one-third or more of the resident or property-owning members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting. The organization shall not make any assessments beyond the annual dues.

Section 4.05 All business, actions, motions and elections shall require a simple majority vote of all members present and voting unless otherwise specified by these bylaws.


ARTICLE V Officers

Section 5.01 The officers of Central Park West Association, Inc. shall be a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, who shall serve as members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Section 5.02 The President shall preside at all meetings of the Corporation, shall exercise general supervision of the affairs and activities of the Corporation, and shall perform such other services as custom, necessity, and parliamentary usage require. The President shall appoint all committees and, in addition to being a member and the presiding officer of the Board of Directors, shall be an ex-officio member of all committees.



ARTICLE V Officers

Section 5.03 The Vice-President shall assume the duties of the President during the President’s absence or inability to serve.

Section 5.04 The Secretary shall supervise and handle the secretarial material of the Corporation, shall keep the minutes of the Corporation, shall give written notice of meetings and of other events significant to the area as directed by the President, and shall act as the Corporate Secretary insofar as the execution of official documents or the institution of official actions are required. The Secretary shall also be custodian of Corporation records and shall organize and maintain a record of all matters of historical interest concerning the activities of the Corporation.

Section 5.05 The Treasurer shall be the custodian of all monies, securities, and valuable papers of the Corporation, shall keep a roll of active membership, shall send out all bills, and shall render a treasurer’s report at each meeting.

Section 5.06 Officers shall be elected by a majority vote of the members present and voting at the annual meeting. The newly elected officers shall assume their duties and term of office immediately following the annual meeting.

Section 5.07 Vacancies in the offices of Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer shall be filled by the election of the membership at the next meeting after the vacancy is created.


ARTICLE VI Board of Directors

Section 6.01 The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall consist of the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and the immediate past President.

Section 6.02 The Board of Directors shall have authority to act in the interim between meetings of the membership upon all matters, except the assessment of dues, upon which the membership could act at a regularly scheduled meeting.

Section 6.03 Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held upon the call of the President of the Corporation, who shall serve as the presiding officer.

Section 6.04 A majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum.

Section 6.05 All members of the Board of Directors shall have the same voting privileges.

Section 6.06 At each meeting of the membership of the Corporation, the President shall submit a report of any activities of the Board of Directors subsequent to the preceding meeting of the membership.




ARTICLE VII Amendments

Section 7.01 These bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds majority vote of the members present and voting at a duly called regular or special meeting of the membership of the Corporation, provided due notice of the proposed changes has been given to the membership at least two (2) weeks prior to said meeting.