### TAMUNING SENIOR CENTER BYLAWS (FY-2026)
**ARTICLE I: NAME**
The name of this organization shall be the **Senior Center Council**.
**ARTICLE II: PURPOSE & OBJECTIVES**
* **Purpose:** To empower clients to develop and implement center activities.
* **Objectives:** * Recommend and evaluate center activities.
* Promote fellowship and community well-being.
**ARTICLE III: MEMBERSHIP**
* **Eligibility:** Individuals aged 60+, their spouses (any age), and adult children with disabilities accompanying a client.
* **Status:** * **Active:** Currently registered and participating.
* **Inactive:** Absent for one full fiscal year.
**ARTICLE IV: MEETINGS**
* **Officer Meetings:** Held the 15th of each month at 1:00 PM (or the next business day).
* **Quorum:** Requires all officers. If not met, present officers may hold informal discussions. The Recreation Leader must attend and record minutes if the Secretary is absent.
* **General Meetings:** Monthly, scheduled by the Recreation Leader.
* **Special Meetings:** Called by the President as needed.
**ARTICLE V: REMOVAL & RESIGNATION**
Officers may be removed by a majority vote of center participants, provided at least 50% of the total membership is present.
**ARTICLE VI: GRIEVANCES**
* **Informal:** Resolved directly via the Recreation Leader.
* **Formal:** Resolved via Program Coordinators, the MCOG Executive Director, or a mediation committee of the 11 other Center Presidents.
**ARTICLE VII: AMENDMENTS**
Amendments require a majority vote (50% + 1) of members present, provided written notice was given 5 days prior. Final approval is required from the MCOG Executive Director.
**ARTICLE VIII: RATIFICATION**
Approved on this day of ________, 2026.
### Suggested Improvements
* **Quorum Definition:** Requiring *all* officers for a quorum is extremely difficult to maintain. Suggest changing this to a "simple majority" of officers to ensure business can actually be conducted.
* **Officer Roles:** Explicitly list the duties for the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer in a new section to prevent overlap or confusion.
* **Meeting Discretion:** Article V, Section 3 gives the Recreation Leader full discretion on general meetings. Consider wording this as "The Recreation Leader shall facilitate at least one general meeting per month" to ensure consistency.
* **Grievance Specifics:** For the "Formal Process," specify a timeline (e.g., "within 10 business days") to ensure issues are resolved promptly.
* **Spelling/Typos:** Corrected "couTat" to "Council" and "GUAN" to "GUAM" in the text above.

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