Bylaws

The Residents’ Association Bylaws meets annually. It is governed by these Bylaws, which were updated last in 2021.

A meeting of the full membership of the Association shall be held annually on the second Monday of August to provide a report of the activities of the Association for the preceding twelve [12] months, to thank outgoing Council members, to introduce Council members, to install officers, and to conduct any other necessary business. Seventy-five [75] members shall constitute a quorum to transact the business of the Association during the Annual Meeting.

All residents of Charlestown Community shall be members of the Association. The residents shall be responsible for elections of the Residents’ Council. The Council shall determine and may collect a nominal amount of dues per resident annually. The payment of dues shall not be a requirement of membership

The bylaws cover the following:

• Purpose,
• Members,
• the Residents’ Council,
• Officers,
• Executive Committee,
• Committees,
• Meetings,
• Amendments,
• Parliamentary Authority
• Policies and Procedures
• Fiscal Year
• Limitations

Its history:

Originally adopted as Articles of Association August 23, 1984
Articles of Association amended effective
September 1, 1986,
September 1, 1988,
September 1, 1989,
September 1, 1995.

Revised and adopted as Bylaws of the Charlestown Residents’ Association February 7, 1997
Bylaws of the Charlestown Residents’ Association amended effective
March 22, 2001,
August 11, 2003,
August 11, 2008,
August 9, 2010,
August 7, 2012,
August 11, 2014,
August 9, 2021.