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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS

OF THE

CONCERNED TAXPAYER ASSOCIATION OF THEBOROUGH OF SURF CITY, NEW JERSEY

THE PREAMBLE

ARTICLE I The name of the organization shall be called the ConcernedTaxpayer Association of the Borough of Surf City, New Jersey.

ARTICLE II The organization is a non-profit, non-partisan, volunteer group ofindividuals dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for residents,visitors, and taxpayers of the Borough of Surf City, New Jersey,and to facilitating communication between its taxpayers and localofficials.

ARTICLE III Membership shall be restricted to taxpayers of the Borough of SurfCity, New Jersey.

ARTICLE IV TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP

Section 1 Any member may resign his or her membership by notifying theSecretary in writing.

Section 2 Membership shall automatically be terminated when a member isno longer a taxpayer.

Section 3 Any member may be expelled from membership by the Board ofTrustees should he or she bring discredit upon this organization,and/or for non-payment of dues.

ARTICLE V BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Section 1 The governing body of this organization shall be the Board ofTrustees. It shall determine the policies and exercise supervisionover all officers, members and committees. The Boards decision

can be overruled by a two-thirds majority vote of the memberspresent at a regular meeting.

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Section 2 The Board of Trustees shall consist of the President, VicePresident, Secretary, Treasurer and up to 10 Trustees.

Section 3 The Board of Trustees shall meet at least three times a year at thetime and place designated by the President. One-half of the Board

Members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of businessat any meeting

Section 4 Any three members of the Board shall have the right to call ameeting of the Board on 10 days notice in writing to all membersof the Board.

ARTICLE VI OFFICERS: THEIR DUTIES AND ELECTION

Section 1 The principal officers of this organization shall be a President,Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Additional officers may

be elected by the Board of Trustees at its discretion and suchofficers shall perform the duties prescribed by the Board.

Section 2 The President shall preside at all meetings, appoint all committees,shall be Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and shall have furtherduties as ordinarily pertain to the office of President.

Section 3 The Vice President shall assist the President, preside and take overthe duties of the President in his absence or in the event of vacancyin the office of President.

Section 4 The Secretary shall record all proceedings of the organization'smeetings and meetings of the Board of Trustees. He/she shallmaintain a current roster of board members, committee members,and shall be the custodian of the records. He/she shall have furtherduties as ordinarily pertain to the office of Secretary.

Section 5 The Treasurer shall be Chairman of the Finance Committee.He/she shall collect all dues, keep the books and accounts and havecustody of all funds of the organization. He/she shall maintain acurrent roster of organization members. He/she shall renderperiodic reports of the financial position of the organization asdirected by the Board of Trustees, and attend to payment of allbills and obligations of the organization.. He/she shall deposit allfunds of the organization in a bank designated by the Board ofTrustees. He/she shall have further duties as ordinarily pertain tothe office of Treasurer. Any principal officer in addition to theTreasurer may be authorized to sign checks.

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Section 6 All officers and trustees shall be elected for a term of two years.Election of officers and trustees shall be held in the months of Juneor July as set by the Board of Trustees. The officers and trusteesshall take office immediately on the day of election and shall endtheir term on the day their successors have been elected. There

shall be no limitation on all principal officers and trustees on termsserved. In the event of a vacancy in any office or on the Board ofTrustees, the Board of Trustees shall have the power to fill suchvacancy for the unexpired term, except for the office of Presidentwhere automatic succession of the Vice President will fill suchvacancy. All members of this organization will be held harmlessfor any action taken by any of the Board members.

Section 7 Nominations for election of principal officers and trustees shall bemade by a Nominating Committee appointed by the President notless than three months prior to the election. This committee shall

consist of five members of the general membership, in goodstanding, and shall present its report no later than 15 days prior tothe meeting at which election is to take place. It shall nominateone candidate for each of the principal offices and up to 10trustees. Further nominations may be made from the floor at thetime of the election by any member in good standing. Electionshall be by a show of hands. Each member present shall beentitled to one vote. The candidate who receives the largestnumber of votes shall be elected and begin to serve their termimmediately.

ARTICLE VII MEETINGS

Section 1 Regular organization meetings shall be held at such time and placeas shall be determined by the Board of Trustees.

ARTICLE VIII REVENUES

Section 1 All members shall pay annual dues of $3.00 per member or $5.00per couple. Dues shall become due on July 1 of each year.

Section 2 The organization shall have no power to levy any compulsoryassessment for funds upon its members.

ARTICLE IX COMMITTEES

Section 1 The regular constituted committees of this organization shallinclude: Membership, Finance, Nominating, Public Concerns, andBorough Beautification.

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Section 2 In addition there may be such special committees appointed asdesignated by the President.

ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS

Section 1 These By-Laws may be amended only by a two-thirds vote of themembers present at a regular meeting. Proposed amendment(s)shall be filed with the Secretary in writing and a written resolutionproposing such amendment(s) shall be introduced at a regularmeeting and action thereon deferred to the following meeting.Written notice is to be sent by the Secretary to all active membersin good standing, incorporating a copy of the proposed resolutionand advising that the same will be acted upon at the next meeting.Such amendment(s) shall become part of the By-Laws on the dateof approval.

ARTICLE XI DISSOLUTION

Section 1 In the event this organization should dissolve or terminate for anyreason, any funds remaining in its hands shall be donated to a non-profit organization(s) qualified by the IRS pursuant to 5013 or5014 of the Internal Revenue Code as a non-profit entity. Thedecision as to the organization(s) to receive these funds shall bemade by a majority vote of the attending board members at aregular or special meeting. If a quorum cannot be attained at suchmeeting, then such decision shall be made by a majority of themembers of the Board of Trustees at a special meeting called tomake such decision.

These foregoing By-Laws were adopted by a majority of the members present and votingat a regular meeting of the membership on June 29, 1986, and amended at meetingson August 26, 1989, July 27, 2002, and June 18, 2011.

___________________________________ _______________________________President Secretary