BYLAWS

ARTICLE I. NAMES

1. The name of this organization is the Chicano/Latino Staff and Faculty Association of California State University, East Bay.

2. The principal office of this organization is fixed and located in California State University, East Bay.

ARTICLE II. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The purpose of C/LSFA is to advocate and support opportunities for Latino/Latina students, faculty and staff at California State University, East Bay.

1. Increases access, retention and graduation rates of Latino/Latina students.

2. Recruits, retains, promotes and tenures greater numbers of Latino/Latina faculty and staff.

3. Provides increased opportunities for faculty and staff to advance to administrative and policy-making positions.

4. Reflects the Latino/Latina experience throughout the curriculum.

5. Improves its linkages with and service to the Latino/Latina community.

ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP

1. Membership is open to current and former CSUEB faculty and staff personnel.

2. Members are self-identified Latino/Latina.

3. The one member-one vote principle shall apply to full members.

4. An academic year dues of ten dollars ($10.00) for staff and twenty dollars ($20.00) for faculty and administrators is a pre-requisite to membership.

ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS

1. The elected officers shall be Co-Chairs, Secretary and Treasurer whose duties shall be those usually assigned to such officers.

2. Officers elected at the organizational meeting or elected via e-mail ballot shall serve a one-year term. Thereafter, officers shall be elected bi-annually at the end of the academic year in May.

Nominations shall be made at the previous April regular meeting or via e-mail and elected at the following regular meeting or via e-mail ballot process most convenient to the members. New officers shall take office at the first meeting at which they were elected and serve a full two calendar year continuous term.

ARTICLE V. MEETINGS

1. A minimum of seven regular monthly meetings shall be held annually at a time and place determined by the officers.

2. Special meetings may be called by the Chairperson(s) or by petition of three members. The time and place will be set by consensus.

3. A minimum of five (5) dues paying members present at a convened meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Decisions shall require a majority vote or members present. Written proxy vote or votes via e-mail shall be permitted. Roberts Rules of Order shall govern the conduct of all meetings.

ARTICLE VI. COMMITTEES

Committees shall be established and/or abolished in a standing or special level to carry on the work of the organization. The Chairperson(s) shall appoint the Committee.

ARTICLE VII. AMENDMENTS

These Bylaws may be amended at any meeting at which a quorum is present, by a two-third vote of the members who are present and voting, or by majority e-mail vote, provided notice of such amendment has been given at the previous meeting or in the call of the meeting or distributed to members via e-mail.

The Bylaws were approved for adoption at the regular meeting of Monday, July 2, 1984.

The Bylaws were amended and approved for adoption at the regular meeting of Friday,
February 19, 1987.

The Bylaws were approved via e-mail for adoption on Friday, April 21, 2006.