CONSTITUTION OF THE NORTHEAST OHIO DISTRICT CHURCHES
ARTICLE 1: NAME
This ministry shall be called the NEO Leadership Team.
ARTICLE 2: PURPOSE
To glorify God by promoting stronger, more effective churches by advancing healthy collaboration and a regional identity with NEO Charis Fellowship. 1 Corinthians 10:31; Romans 15-16.
ARTICLE 3: BELIEFS
The ministry’s beliefs shall be the same as the Charis Fellowship of the USA.
ARTICLE 4: EXECUTIVE TEAM
1. Executive Team members and terms:
A. This ministry shall have an executive team made up of its officers and members.
B. The executive team shall consist of at least three officers in order to conduct and record business and maintain its financial records.
C. The total number of the executive team’s members shall be determined by the executive team by a 2/3rds vote.
D. The terms of service shall be determined by the executive team.
2. Qualifications: Executive team members shall desire to fulfill the mission statement.
3. Duties:
A. The executive team shall fulfill the mission statement of this organization in whatever way they deem best.
B. They shall oversee all aspects of this ministry, including its communications, organizational structure and policies and procedures.
C. They can add or remove any group of any kind at any time by a majority vote.
D. They shall determine its calendar, meetings and all other organizational structure.
E. They can receive and dispense any funds needed to fulfill the mission statement.
ARTICLE 5: RESIGNATIONS AND TERMINATIONS
1. Resignation and Termination:
A. An executive team member may terminate his service at any time by any form that can be saved and reproduced.
B. Executive team members may lose their privilege to serve if they no longer agree with this constitution or the executive team decides they should resign for the restoration of themselves or benefit of this ministry.
C. All executive team generated terminations shall occur at a scheduled meeting in which a quorum exists by a majority vote.
ARTICLE 5: BENEFITS, STATUTORY AGENT AND CONTRACTS
1. No benefit:
A. No executive team member shall receive compensation for special services without approval by a 2/3rds vote of the executive team.
B. Team members with conflicting interests must recluse themselves from voting on any issues that relate to those interests.
2. Statutory Agent:
A. The executive team shall determine the statutory agent of this organization.
B. The executive team may change the statutory agent at any time it deems necessary.
3. Contracts:
A. The executive team may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents to enter into any contract or other instrument in the name or behalf of the Northeast Ohio Leadership Team of Charis Fellowship. Such authorization may be general or confined to specific instances.
B. Unless authorized to do so by this constitution or by its by-laws, no officer, agent, or other entity shall have any power or authority to bind the Northeast Ohio Leadership Team of Charis Fellowship to any contract or engagement, or to pledge its credit or render it liable for any purpose or amount.
ARTICLE 6: FINANCES
1. Policy: The executive team shall maintain a financial policy that is in keeping with the generally accepted accounting procedures and audits of nonprofit organizations, being overseen by the team’s treasurer.
2. Insurances: The executive team shall make sure that it insured against all liabilities.
3. Funding: The executive team can seek funding from any source it desires.
ARTICLE 7: PROCEDURES AND AMENDENTS
1. Roberts rules: “Roberts Rules of Order” shall govern this corporation in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the Constitution or By-laws of this body.
2. Amendments: This constitution and its by-laws may be altered, changed, modified, amended or superseded by a new set in whole or part, by a majority vote of the executive team at any regularly held meeting by a 2/3rd vote.
ARTICLE 8: PROCEDURE FOR TERMINATION OF THIS MINISTRY
1. Board:
A. The executive team officers and its members have the right to end this ministry at any time at a meeting called for this purpose.
B. All members must be informed of this meeting and 2/3rds of its members must be able to participate in the meeting.
C. Termination of the ministry shall occur upon a 2/3rds vote of those participating in the meeting.
D. If the ministry has any assets, the officers shall at the same time determine to which ministry it shall give those assets. The assets shall be distributed to one or more exempt organizations within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal revenue code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, which is/are of like faith and order and which exists for purposes consistent with those of this organization. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the Court of Common Pleas of the county in which the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as the Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.
