Bylaws

(a non-profit corporation)

Article I – Definitions

As used in these bylaws, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

“Corporation” shall mean Burn Blue

“Director” shall mean

“Officer” shall mean

“Stakeholder” shall mean

“Mailing List” shall refer to the Burn Blue mailing list which all stakeholders will be on – “burnblue@googlegroups.com”

“Values” shall refer to the Burn Blue Values as documented on the Burn Blue website

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Article II – Preamble

The name of this organization shall be Burn Blue, and it shall be a not-for-profit corporation.

Article III – Mission

The mission of Burn Blue is to support blues dancing in Seattle. To do this, we will

  1. Create and/or support regular blues dances in Seattle
  2. Promote blues dancing to the Seattle community
  3. Grow the teachers, DJs, and organizers within our community
  4. Raise the level of dancing for current blues dancers

No part of the net earnings of this corporation shall inure to the benefit of any individual and this corporation is not organized for profit or to pursue any endeavor carried on for profit. This corporation is not organized to promote any political candidate, neither shall it attempt to influence legislation unrelated to its mission.

Article IV – Directors

Directors shall include the original incorporators Additional directors may be added by unanimous vote of current directors

Directors may resign at any time with a notification to the mailing list

A director may be removed through a unanimous vote of all other directors
Any change in the directors must be accompanied by a notification to the mailing list

Responsibilities:

The directors are responsible for setting the values and mission of Burn Blue, specifically they shall

  1. appoint the officers
  2. meet once a year to appoint officers, additional director meetings may be called by any one of the directors,
  3. write and amend the Values, Mission, and Bylaws of Burn Blue when needed.

Article V – Officers

  1. Officers serve a term of 1 calendar year
  2. Terms will begin on January 1st each year.
  3. Officers may serve multiple terms with no limit
  4. Officers may resign at any time, with a notification to the mailing list
  5. Additional officers may be added by unanimous vote of the directors
  6. An officer may be removed through a unanimous vote of the directors
  7. Current officers may be appointed to serve another term by a unanimous vote of the directors
  8. Directors may serve as officers

Responsibilities

The officers are responsible for the day to day operations of Burn Blue, specifically, they shall

  1. help guide Burn Blue toward its mission through its Values,
  2. uphold the Values when representing Burn Blue,
  3. direct finances to achieve the Mission of Burn Blue,
  4. ensure good relations with the venues used by Burn Blue,
  5. organize agendas, schedule and run officer and community meetings,
  6. follow up on action items from officer and community meetings,
  7. ensure that proceedings of officer and community meetings are recorded,
  8. coordinate the responsibilities of other positions in the organization,
  9. follow up on delegated responsibility.

Article VI – Stakeholders

It is Burn Blue’s aim to be a transparent organization and to serve its stakeholders in the community. To that end

  1. A “stakeholder” shall include anyone on the public Burn Blue mailing list
  2. Instructions for becoming a stakeholder shall be available at any and all Burn Blue events
  3. Anyone wishing to become a stakeholder may join the mailing list
  4. Any stakeholder wishing to remove themselves as stakeholders may remove themselves from the mailing list
  5. All stakeholders shall be informed of Burn Blue community meetings through this mailing list at least a week in advance of the meeting

Responsibilities

At Burn Blue Community Meetings, stakeholders are responsible for

Helping to guide Burn Blue toward its mission through its values

Generating ideas

Raising problems and issues

Brainstorming solutions

Volunteering to help Burn Blue with any of these things as their interests and time permit

Article VII – Indemnification

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Article VIII – Meetings

There shall be quarterly meetings of the Board of Directors

There shall be quarterly meetings of the Stakeholders

Decision making shall be as follows:

  • For decisions to be made at a meeting there must be a quorum of directors present
  • A quorum is defined as more than 50% of all the directors
  • For any decision, first consensus shall be sought
  • If consensus cannot be reached, any decision may be settled by a simple majority vote of the directors present

Article IX – Committee

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Article X – Dissolution

Burn Blue does not contemplate any distribution of profits or dividends to the members. No part of the net earnings, or assets of the Society on dissolution, or otherwise, shall be for the benefit of any individual member, or officers. All assets owned by Burn Blue shall be irrevocably used for charitable purposes. On liquidation or dissolution, all assets remaining after paying all debts and obligations, shall be distributed and given over to a non-profit fund, foundation, or association organized and operated for charitable purposes which has established a tax exempt status under Section 501©(3) of the United States Revenue Code. If Burn Blue holds any assets in trust at the time of dissolution, such assets shall be disposed of in such manner as may be directed by decree of the Superior Court of the county in which Burn Blue has its principal office.

Article XI – Amendments