January 27, 2012

For the Office of President

Henry P. Senyak          123

For the Office of Director

Joshua M. Zielaskiewicz            112

Sarah Lundeen Bonnette            99

Alicia Michele Hudson                94

Hansal N. Patal                           82

Rich Weiss                                 82

Theodore Crispino                     71

Anthony Seibert                         70

TREMONT WEST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

2012 BALLOT AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS (CODE OF REGULATIONS)

Issue 1: Name of document, title of board members
Updates title of document (Code of Regulations instead of Bylaws) and board members (Directors instead of Trustees) to conform with current state laws and regulations governing non-profit organizations. 

126    Yes   

   8     No

Issue 2: Membership/Service Area (Amending Article 1)
    Clarifies language describing the borders of the TWDC membership/service area.

127    Yes   

   7   No

Issue 3: Date of Annual Membership Meeting (Amending Article III, Sections 1 & 2)
    Moves annual membership meeting from January to May.

122    Yes   

  15    No

Issue 4: Number of required Board meetings per year (Amending Article IV, Section 8)
    Reduces required number of Board meeting from 12 to 8 each year.

115    Yes   

  22    No

Issue 5: Membership and Quorum (Amending Article II, Sections 1, 2, & 3 and Article IV, Section 4)
Changes eligibility for membership, establishes lifetime membership, and adjusts requirement for quorum accordingly.

112    Yes   

  21    No

Issue 6: Safety Committee (Amending Article VI, Section 1)
    Adds the Safety Committee as a permanent committee of TWDC

130    Yes   

   6    No

PROPOSED AMENDED BY- LAWS by GUY TEMPLETON BLACK

Please vote for my-your amended by-laws

1.  New proposal:
At least 7 of the 15 elected board of trustees shall be composed of the general membership that meet the following guidelines:
1)    Low Income Members of TWDC
a)    Members of TWDC that meet minority status.
b)    Disabled/Handicapped members of the TWDC.
c)    Vacancies of low income board members shall be filled by the board with another qualified candidate that meets the requirement of this section.

__19___ Yes        

__100___ No

2.  New proposal:
Candidates for the election as President and at-large members of the Board of Trustees shall be nominated as follows:  A)  Prior to each annual meeting, the Board of Trustees shall appoint a committee of members of which no more than fifty percent (50%) of the committee are existing board members.  This committee shall prepare a list of nominees and submit this list to the Board.  This list will then be presented for election at the annual meeting.  (The TWDC Nominating Committee shall be required to conduct a proper vetting process in which at least 50% of the said nominee/candidates on an annual basis confirm with the following qualifications to meet the community’s diversity and to insure equality.  The Nominating Committee shall seek out minority, disabled/handicapped, and low income members of the Tremont community)  B)   At the annual meeting, additional nominations may be made by members.  Each additional nomination must have a second member to endorse it to be valid.

__24___ Yes      

__91___ No

3.  New proposal:  
TWDC should have their candidate’s election the same way all other elections  are performed in this country. 
TWDC should be able to vote by absentee ballot for the seniors, disabled, etc.
TWDC should have their annual meeting in the month of May and not January.   The frigid temperature and snow/ice conditions create a hardship on seniors and the disabled, and they are least likely able to attend the annual meeting and vote for a person that has their best interest at heart. 

__39___ Yes       

__77___ No

4.  New proposal
TWDC should help other species- such as pets, service canines, military, etc.,- like they have helped humans.

__28___ Yes       

___89__ No

Said proposals can be approved in whole or in part, and/or can be motioned to be incorporated within the new proposed changes sent out the TWDC By-Law Committee.  The goal is to promote diversity and equality of all residents and stakeholders in the Tremont neighborhood.

Eternal Thanks, Guy
Guy Templeton Black and Sophia Honey (Service Canine Partner)
Quest Ministries 753 Brayton Ave. Cleveland, OH  44113 (216) 861-7368
http://realneo.us/blogs/questministries        Questministry@att.net