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A three page document 'BYLAWS OF WOODSON CHILDREN'S PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL ADVISORY BOARD', signed Sept 18, 1990 This is contained in a manila file folder entitled 'WCPH Advisory Board 1990'.Context
ARTICLE I. NAME
The name of this body shall be the Woodson Children's Psychiatric Hospital Advisory Board.
ARTICLE II. OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Board are to (a) serve as an advocate . . . . ; (b) cooperate and interact . . . . . ; (c) provide a liaison between . . . . ; (d) to serve as a vehicle to convey community needs . . . ; (e) to suggest, promote and support . . .
ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. The advisory Board shall be composed of not les than 10 members and not more than 25 members who are 18 years of age or older and who are residents of the hospital's Service Area. . . . . reflect a composition of the community . . . . At least 51% . . . shall be non-mental health professionals. The Director of the hospital shall be a member of the Board ex-officio.
Section 2. Appointments to the Advisory Board shall be made by the Director from recommendations to the Executive Committee.
Section 3. Term of appointment shall be two years and so staggered to have appointments made annually, except for the initial year when all appointments shall be made one-half for two years and one-half for one year.
Section 4. Members may be removed from membership for the following reasons: (a) missing three consecutive meetings without reason or (b) missing 50% of the meetings in any one year. Members shall automatically be terminated for the following reasons: (a) no longer residing in the . . . Area and or (b) by acts that may adversely reflect the hospital standing in the community.
ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS
Section 1. The officers . . . shall be a President, a Vice- President and a Recording Secretary. (and) perform duties ads prescribed by the parliamentary authority.
Section 2. The Nominating Committee will submit a slate of officers by the 3rd Wednesday in September. The report . . . will be mailed . . . at least 10 days prior to the October meeting.
Section 3. The officers shall . . . serve for a term of one year until their successors are elected. The term . . . (to) begin at the close of the annual meeting . . . they are elected.
Section 4. Vacancies . . . shall be filled for the remainder of the term . . . In the event the office of President is vacated, the Vice-President shall succeed to office.
ARTICLE V. MEETINGS
Section 1. The full board shall meet at least quarterly.
Section 2. The regular meeting in October shall be known as the annual meeting an shall be for the purpose of electing officers.
Section 3. The annual meeting calendar will be completed by the Executive Committee immediately following the October meeting, and mailed with the . . .minutes by November 1.
Section 4. Special meetings may be called by the President, Director or by written request of a majority of members. The purpose . . . shall be stated in the call. Except in cases of emergencies, . . . .
Section 5. A quorum shall be constituted by the attendance of at least a simple majority of the . . . board membership. Vacant positions . . . not counted.
ARTICLE VI. RESPONSIBILITIES
The responsibilities of the Board shall be (a) to serve as an advocate for Woodson Children's Psychiatric Hospital, the patients, families, and staff; (b) to interpret the community needs . . . and the hospital mission to the community; (c) to help in the assessment of the community needs and problems . . . ; (d) to give suggestions . . . , and (e) to involve citizens in a viable on-going process . . . . . and evaluation to make recommendations concerning the findings of such review.
ARTICLE VII. COMMITTEES
Section 1. Standing committees of the Board shall be as follows:
Executive Committee
Nominating Committee
Section 2. The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, Vice- President and a Recording Secretary and the chairman of the standings committee, the . . . specially appointed committees and the immediate past President of the Board.
Section 3. The Nominating Committee shall consist of three members appointed each year by the President. (their duty shall be) to nominate candidates for the offices to be filled at the annual meeting.
Sect 4. Special committees shall be appointed by the President as deemed necessary . . . . . . . The President shall be ex-officio of all committees except the Nominating Committee.
ARTICLE VIII. RULES OF ORDER
The deliberations of this Board shall be conducted in accordance with parliamentary usage as defined in Robert's Rules of Order.
ARTICLE IX. AMENDMENTS
Section 1. Amendments to the By--laws may be proposed in any regular or special meeting by a single vote of the entire membership. Proposed amendments shall be presented to all members in writing at least seven days prior to the meeting.
Section 2. Amendments shall not become effective until approved by the Director and the Division Director.
APPROVED BY:
DIRECTOR, WOODSON CHILDREN'S PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL DATE
DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES DATE
DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
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