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League of Women Voters^®
of Perrysburg Area

Board Policies

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Board Policies

1. The Executive Committee shall consist of president, administrative vice president, program vice president, membership vice president, correspondence and recording secretaries and treasurer. When necessary, the Executive Committee will meet between board meetings for the purpose of planning and carrying our housekeeping details. The committee shall not act on matters of policy. It will report its activities to the full Board.
2. If any office is held by two people (co) both shall have voting privileges on the Executive Committee and on the Board. Only one co-president shall conduct a meeting.
3. All expense vouchers for items outside the approved budget must be counter-signed by the president or vice president. All bills and requests for reimbursement must be accompanied by a voucher and submitted to the treasurer promptly.
4. Expenditures which exceed $50.00 must have Board approval and should be in writing.
5. Committee reports must be submitted in writing to the secretary at the time of the Board meeting or they will not be included in the minutes.
6. The deadline for materials in The Voter is the day of the Board meeting. The Voter is subject to presidential approval.
7. All publicity releases shall be submitted to the public relations/publicity chairperson and are subject to presidential approval.
8. The person responsible for preparation of written material over whose signature it will be released must have the privilege of proofreading and approving the printed copy prior to release.
9. Anyone who wants time on the agenda must notify the president before the meeting. Board members shall notify the president if unable to attend any called Board meetings and provide a substitute from the committee.
10. Babysitting policy: The League shall share babysitting costs of individual League members when the Executive Committee feels it is appropriate.
11. The League may take action on governmental measures and policies in the public interest. However, it shall not support or oppose any party or candidate. Board members shall not run for or hold office. If a Board member declares for an elective office, the member shall resign from the Board. Public notices released by the League announcing the resignation of a Board Member to run for a political office shall be carefully worded to avoid the appearance of endorsing the resigning Board member's candidacy.
Board members shall not undertake any action which will cause them to be identified publicly as supporting any candidate for office or any political party. For any candidate, Board members shall not (1) Participate in any political campaign, (2) chair or administer fund raising, (3) chair campaign events, or (4) work in a signigicant way in a campaign. Board members' activities must be limited to preserve the League's non partisan position.
A Board member may serve on any public board, commission, committee, or coalition; however, that Board member does not represent the League unless officially designatied as a League representative by the League Board.
A Board member may not speak or work against a League position in any way. The political activities of a spouse or relative of a Board member are to be considered as separate and distinct from the activities of the Board member.
12. A candidate for public office or a person who has served in a public office will become eligible for board membership at the next annual meeting following the candidacy or term of office.
13. The corresponding secretary will send appropriate cards to members for certain occasions: Hospitalization or illness, death of a relative. Flowers (or appropriate contribution) will be sent on the following occasions: death of a member, death of a member's spouse or member's child.
14. The membership list is solely for the convenience of League members and shall not be used for any mailing without permission of the Board.
15. Co-sponsoring of activities shall be limited to other LWV's or organizations whose goals are compatible with LWV. Great care should be taken before joining coalitions.
16. Exceptions or amendments to the above policies withing a League year require a two-thirds vote of Board members present and voting at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board. Approved June 16, 1997
17. If appreciable sums of money are managed by the League, a fidelity bond should be purchased to cover those handling the funds. Approved January 7, 1999
18. Policy for investment of bequest of Virginia Secor Stranahan (By-laws-Article VI Sec.4)

Other League Organizations

State of Ohio League of Women Voters - http://www.lwvohio.org/
Toledo-Lucas County, Ohio-http://www.lwvtoledo.org/
Bowling Green, Ohio- http://www.wcnet.org/~lwvbg/
Akron Area, Ohio - http://www.wcnet.org/~lwvbg/
Cincinnati Area, Ohio - http://www.lwvcincinnati.org/
Cleveland, Ohio - http://www.lwvcef.org
Greater Dayton Area, Ohio - http://www.lwvdayton.org
Metropolitan Columbus, Ohio - http://www.lwvcols.org/

PROGRAM

Unlike many organizations "program" does not refer to subjects for meetings. Program is the list of position statements derived from past study and consensus or concurrence from which League can advocate and take action. It also includes the list of statements about the scope of new studies being undertaken. At each level of League both the prior positions and new studies are adopted by the membership at local annual meetings and by delegates at the biannual state and national connventions.
MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST
Environmental Issues-Clean Water Education Space Needs and Redistricting
HUMAN RESOURCES AND SOCIAL POLICY
Education: Study of space needs of the Perrysburg School District with consideration of redistricting, new buildings and building additions, with continued support of the Perrysburg School System (including Penta County) for a good academic program. Support of operating levies (both property and income tax) when shown to be needed to sustain current educational standards and/or to provide specific needed improvements. Support of Bond Levies to finance new buildings, additions to current buildings and/or purchase of existing buildings when designed for economy and flexibility in adapting to future space and program needs.
Parks, Recreation and the Arts: A study on coordination of recreation in the Perrysburg area with continued support for a well-rounded program for parks and recreation by the city, township and county.
Health and Welfare: Support of existing services to meet the basic physical and mental needs of Wood County residents with consideration of programs to meet future needs. Support of adequate means of informing the public of available services.
Youth Issues: Support of Youth Services in Wood County to achieve the maximum benefit of available funding to alleviate youth problems.
GOVERNMENT
City of Perrysburg Organization: Support of a City ordinance or charter amendment to provide a personnel policy for the Department and Division Heads which requires a measurement of performance through regular evaluations when considering salary changes, promotion or dismissal.
Public Transportation: Study of the cost effectiveness of public transportation for the Perrysburg Area.
Library Services: Support of good library service with adequate funding. Support of expanding the boundaries of Way Library district in order to enlarge the tax base.
Finances: Support of adequate financing to sustain existing Perrysburg City Services.
Water and Sewer Services: Support of equal billing and single unit charges for water and sewer for all residents of the City of Perrysburg.
Perrysburg Area TMACOG: Support of participation of City and Township in Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Government.
City, Township and County Relations: Support of efforts toward mutual respect and cooperation among City, Township and County governments and officials.
NATURAL RESOURCES
Clean Water: Support improved waste water transportation and treatment systems and an economical system for sludge disposal for the Perrysburg area in order to maintain adequate water quality standards with monitoring of water quality. Support of a precautionary moratorium on all new Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO's) that produce untreated animal waste. Support of improved and similar waste water transportation and treatment systems on each CAFO site within the Maumee River Watershed as required by the State of Ohio of Municipalities producing the same volume of waste, with safe nutrient management practices and disposal of sludge, in order to maintain adequate water quality standards in the local aquifer, the waters of Perrysburg Township, the City of Perrysburg and the Maumee River. Recommend as a state study.
Transportation of Hazardous Materials: Support of state signage and traffic patterns for all state and interstate highways including access roads and rail transportation routes where hazardous materials are transported.
Recycling Waste: Support of curbside recycling in the Perrysburg area.
LAND USE
Community Planning: Continued support of community planning (land use policies and procedures) to meet the changing needs of the Perrysburg area. Keeping currently abreast and monitoring planning, zoning, zoning appeals commissions in the City, Township and County, with emphasis on promoting orderly growth.
Historic Preservation: Support of historic preservation which would be of benefit to the Perrysburg area, and of the City's historic zoning ordinance.

Adopted 5/23/2006

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