DCCP by Laws 2013 Proposed Amendments

BYLAWS OF DC Concerned Providers Coalition (DCCP) ARTICLE I NAME AND PURPOSE Section 1 Name: The name of the organ
an !at on "ha## $e the DC Con%erne& Pro' &er"( Coa# t on )DCCP*+ a "er' %e ,ro' &er %oa# t on %omm tte& to en"-r ng the hea#th an& .e##/$e ng of DC area 0o-ng men of %o#or .ho ha'e "e1 . th men )YMSM* an& 0o-ng tran"gen&er .omen of %o#or )YTWOC*2 Section 2 Purpose3Objective: B- #& -,on e1 "t ng 4I5 ,re'ent on effort" at the %omm-n t0+ go'ernmenta# an& n& ' &-a# #e'e#"2 The %oa# t on(" a,,roa%h " to $r ng a$o-t Str-%t-ra# Le'e# Change" that m,a%t an& nf#-en%e ,o# % e"+ organ !at ona# "0"tem"+ re"o-r%e a'a #a$ # t0 an& e'en the ,h0" %a# en' ronment for the hea#th an& .e##/$e ng of YMSM an& YWOC2 ARTICLE II MEMBERS4IP Section 1 Eligibility for voting membership: A,,# %at on for 'ot ng mem$er"h , "ha## $e o,en to a re,re"entat 'e of a "er' %e ,ro' &er or go'ernmenta# organ !at on2 Organ !at on" ma0 ha'e m-#t ,#e mem$er"+ $-t on#0 t.o ma0 'ote2 Th " re,re"entat 'e m-"t $e . ## ng to atten& at #ea"t 678 of a## reg-#ar %oa# t on an&3or %omm ttee meet ng" )9 o-t of :;*2 Mem$er"h , " grante& after the re,re"entat 'e)"* " n' te& $0 a 'ot ng mem$er or a,,ro'e& $0 mem$er ,ro",e%t re<-e"t $0 %o/%ha r"2 Mem$er" m-"t f ## o-t a mem$er"h , form )& "tr $-te& Fe$r-ar0* to &ent f0 ann-a# 'ot ng mem$er" for the 0ear2 Charter organ !at on" m-"t %om,#ete an MOU &ent f0 ng 'ot ng mem$er" for the 0ear2 Section 2 Non-voting membership: A non/'ot ng re,re"entat 'e ma0 $e an0 of the fo##o. ng: an n& ' &-a# a&'o%ate= a %on"-#tant= a ,arent+ g-ar& an or ,o" t 'e a##0 of a YMSM or YTWOC= a mem$er of the $-" ne"" %omm-n t0= a mem$er of the "%hoo#3e&-%at on %omm-n t0= a mem$er of the menta# hea#th %omm-n t02 Section !nnual "ues: There are no re<- re& &-e" for mem$er" of DCCP2
Section # $ights of members: Ea%h mem$er )'ot ng an& non/'ot ng* m-"t re",e%t the ,ro%e""e" &e"%r $e& n th " &o%-ment an& %an 'o#-ntar #0 %hoo"e to ,art % ,ate n & "%-"" on" an&3or %omm ttee"2 Section % $esignation an" termination: An0 mem$er ma0 re" gn $0 f # ng a .r tten re" gnat on . th the %o/%ha r"2 A mem$er %an ha'e the r mem$er"h , term nate& $0 a ma>or t0 'ote of the mem$er"h ,2 ARTICLE III MEETIN?S OF MEMBERS Section 1 $egular meetings: Reg-#ar meet ng" of the mem$er" "ha## $e he#& month#0+ on the f r"t T-e"&a0 of e'er0 month from ::@7,m/@:@7,m+ -n#e"" other. "e &eterm ne& $0 the %o/%ha r"2 The #o%at on of the meet ng" " to rotate= the meet ng" from Aan-ar0 to A,r # . ## $e at Metro TeenAIDS+ Ma0 to A-g-"t . ## $e at the M,o&erate Yo-th Center of La C# n %a &e# P-e$#o+ an& Se,tem$er to De%em$er at Sa"ha Br-%e2 among %oa# t on mem$er organ !at on"2 Meet ng atten&an%e %an $e %a##/ n or n/,er"on2 The reg-#ar meet ng agen&a n%#-&e": foo&3 ntro&-%t on"+ anno-n%ement"+ %omm ttee re,ort o-t+ & "%-"" on )o#& $-" ne""3ne. $-" ne""*+ BCA+ an& %#o" ng2
Section 2 !nnual meetings: Strateg % ,#ann ng "ha## taDe ,#a%e e'er0 t.o 0ear"2 Meet ng e'a#-at on" m-"t taDe ,#a%e ann-a##0 &-r ng one of the reg-#ar meet ng" %ho"en $0 the Co/%ha r"2 Section Special meetings: S,e% a# meet ng" ma0 $e %a##e& $0 the Co/Char "Cha r"+ or %an $e &eterm ne& $0 the Co/%ha r" fo##o. ng a ",e% a# re<-e"t $0 a DCCP mem$er)"*2 Section # Notice of meetings: Not %e of ea%h meet ng "ha## $e g 'en to ea%h 'ot ng mem$er $0 ema #+ not #e"" than one .eeD ,r or to the meet ng2 Section % &uorum: Meet ng" %annot %ommen%e . tho-t a <-or-m2 B-or-m " &ef ne& a" the ma>or t0 ) 2e2+ ha#f ,#-" one* of the mem$er"h , m-"t $e ,re"ent for a voting meeting to %ommen%e2 B-or-m for ",e% f % 'ote" %an $e a%h e'e& n a$"ent a thro-gh ema # 'ote"2 A## 'ote" an& & "%-"" on" m-"t $e n%#-&e& n DCCP meet ng note" an& & ""em nate& $0 ema # at #ea"t t.o .eeD" after the meet ng2 Section ' (oting: A## ""-e" to $e 'ote& on "ha## $e &e% &e& $0 a " m,#e ma>or t0 of 'ot ng mem$er" ,re"ent at the meet ng n .h %h the 'ote taDe" ,#a%e2 If <-or-m " not met &-r ng a 'ot ng meet ng+ ema # 'ote" ma0 taDe ,#a%e of n/,er"on 'ote"2 Section ) * &uestionnaire: 5ot ng %oa# t on mem$er" . ## %om,#ete a $ ann-a# 4ea#th0 Coa# t on B-e"t onna re+ or n/&e,th a%t on ,#an re' e.2 The t.o month#0 %oa# t on meet ng" that the <-e"t onna re . ## $e g 'en . th n the 0ear . ## $e %ho"en a" "een f t $0 the e1e%-t 'e %omm ttee2 ARTICLE I5 LEADERS4IP Section 1 +ea"ership $oles: Lea&er"h , 'a#-e" m-"t $e n # ne . th DCCP(" ,-r,o"e3o$>e%t 'e # "te& n Art %#e I+ Se%t on ;2 Preferen%e for $ # ng-a# n& ' &-a#" )not re<- re&*2 T.o %o/%ha r" are to $e e#e%te& -,on thro-gh a &emo%rat % ,ro%e"" )"ee Se%t on E $e#o.*2 Metro TeenAIDS . ## ,ro' &e a Log "t %" Cha r for DCCPThe e#e%te& %o/%ha r" . ## a,,o nt a Yo-th Coor& nat on Cha r to >o n the E1e%-t 'e Comm ttee2 Ea%h %omm ttee &e% &e& -,on &-r ng the "trateg % ,#ann ng "e"" on . ## ha'e a %ha r2 Section 2 $esponsibilities: E#e%te& %o/%ha r" m-"t .orD %#o"e#0 . th the Log "t %" Yo-th Coor& nat on Cha r2 The re",on" $ # t e" of %o/%ha r" an& #og "t %" 0o-th %oor& nat on %ha r n%#-&e: #ea& ng month#0 meet ng"+ %oor& nat ng meet ng #og "t %"+ %reat ng DCCP Ne. Mem$er Or entat on Pa%Det+ %o##e%t ng ne. mem$er form" an& or ent ng ne. mem$er"+ )Log "t %" Cha r*+ o'er"ee ng e'ent %oor& nat on+ %oor& nat ng nter/mem$er"h , %omm-n %at on+ manag ng ,-$# % ",eaD ng an& me& a o,,ort-n t e"+ %onferen%e an& %omm-n t0 ,re"entat on &-t e"+ "er' ng a" the %oa# t on # a "on to DCCPF" 0o-th a&' "or"+ manag ng %omm ttee %ha r"+ an& manag ng %oa# t on re%r- tment2 Comm ttee %ha r" are re",on" $#e for #ea& ng meet ng" a" nee&e&+ %oor& nat ng meet ng" )#og "t %" an& %o/%ha r" m-"t $e not f e&*+ a,,# %a$#e or entat on for ne. mem$er" to the %omm ttee+ an& %omm ttee mem$er re%r- tment2
Section ,o-,hair elections: The t.o %o/%ha r" are to $e e#e%te& thro-gh a &emo%rat % ,ro%e"" at the $eg nn ng of e'er0 0ear2 Ne. e#e%t on %0%#e $eg n" Fe$r-ar0 Mar%h ;7:@:2 Co/%ha r" . ## $e &e% &e& -,on $0 ma>or t0 of 'ot ng mem$er" ,re"ent &-r ng e#e%t on meet ng2 ARTICLE 5 COMMITTEES Section 1 ,ommittee formation: Comm ttee" are to $e e"ta$# "he& &-r ng the "trateg % ,#ann ng "e"" on2 Co/%ha r" are a$#e to form %omm ttee" a" the0 "ee f t2 Section 2 E-ecutive ,ommittee: The e1e%-t 'e %omm ttee " the on#0 "tan& ng %omm ttee of DCCP an& %on" "t" of the t.o %o/%ha r"+ an& the #og "t %" 0o-th %oor& nat on %ha r an& %omm ttee %ha r"2 ARTICLE 5II AMENDMENTS Section 1 !men"ments: The"e $0#a." ma0 $e amen&e& .hen ne%e""ar0 $0 t.o/th r&" ma>or t0 of the 'ot ng mem$er"2 Pro,o"e& amen&ment" m-"t $e "-$m tte& to the #og "t %" %ha r an& %o/%ha r" an& to $e "ent o-t . th reg-#ar meet ng anno-n%ement"2 CERTIFICATION The"e $0#a." .ere a,,ro'e& at a meet ng of DCCP 'ot ng mem$er" $0 at #ea"t t.o/th r&" );3@* of tho"e n atten&an%e on Aan-ar0 ::+ ;7::Mar%h+ 6+ ;7:@2

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BYLAWS OF DC Concerned Providers Coalition (DCCP) ARTICLE I NAME AND PURPOSE Section 1 Name: The name of the organ

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