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Your Congregation's Bylaws: A Guide to Effective Writing and Revising

Contents

  1. About Using This Guide
  2. Introduction
  3. Organizational Structure and Bylaws
  4. Bylaws Committee
  5. Bylaw Components
    1. Name
    2. Purpose
    3. Congregational Membership in the UUA
    4. Nondiscrimination Clause
  6. Membership
    1. Membership Requirements
    2. Becoming a Member
    3. Categories of Membership
    4. Removal of Membership
  7. Congregational Meetings
    1. Types and Dates of Meetings
    2. Method of Notification
    3. Quorum
    4. Voting
    5. Other Meeting Provisions
  8. Governing Structure
    1. Composition of Board and Election Provision
    2. Caucus or Affinity Groups
    3. Youth Representative
    4. Term Length and Term Limits
    5. Responsibilities of the Board
    6. Executive Committee Board
      1. Meetings Frequency and Notice
      2. Quorum
      3. Decision Making and Voting
      4. Open Meetings
      5. Minutes
    7. Other Board Provisions
    8. Officers
      1. Officer Composition
      2. Officer Responsibilities
        1. Responsibilities of the President
        2. Responsibilities of the Vice President
        3. Responsibilities of the Secretary
        4. Responsibilities of the Treasurer
      3. Committees
        1. Nominating Committee
          1. Nominating Committee Constitution
          2. Nominating Committee Procedures
          3. Committee on Ministry or Ministerial Relations Committee
  9. The Minister
    1. Definition of the Relationship and Responsibility of the Minister
    2. Qualifications of the Minister
    3. Calling a Minister
      1. Ministerial Search Committee
      2. Quorum and Plurality of Call
    4. Dismissal and Termination of Call
  10. Other Staff
  11. Fiscal Matters
    1. Fiscal Year
    2. Other Financial Provisions
  12. Dissolution Clause
  13. Other Procedural, Financial, Legal, and Insurance Provisions
    1. Rules of Procedure
    2. Indemnification
    3. Real Property
    4. Affiliated/Auxiliary Organizations
    5. Other Legal and Public Relations Provisions
  14. Initial Adoption of Bylaws
  15. Amendment
  16. Appendix A—Resources
  17. Appendix B—Acknowledgments

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Last updated on Wednesday, March 19, 2008.

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