BYLAWS​

Preamble

The Broward Housing Council (“Council”) is established pursuant to Section 11.06, Article XI of the Charter of Broward County, Florida and has as its general purpose to serve in an advisory capacity to the Broward County Board of County Commissioners and to facilitate coordination between the County, municipalities, the business community, and not-for-profit groups to address housing issues including, but not limited to, affordable housing, workforce housing, and homelessness.

Article I. Membership and Term of Office

A. Membership

Membership of the Council is provided by Ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners in accordance with the Broward County Charter.​

B. Vacancy of members

Vacancies of Council members shall be filled in accordance with the Broward County Charter and Sections 1-618 and 1-619 of the Broward County Code of Ordinances.

Article II. Organization of the Council

A. Election of Officers

Officers shall be elected in accordance with the requirements of the Broward County Charter.

B. Duties of Officers

1. The Chair shall:

(a) Preside at all meetings of the Council.

(b) Be an ex officio member of all committees of the Broward Housing Council.

(c) Perform all the duties usually pertaining to the office of Chair.

2. The Vice Chair shall:

(a) Preside at all meetings of the Council in the absence of the Chair.

(b) Perform all such duties usually pertaining to the office of Vice Chair.

(c) Assume the office and duties of the Chair, in the event that office becomes vacant, until the Council fills such vacancy through an election as set forth in Article II hereof.

Article III. Meetings


A. Regular Meetings

Meetings shall be held as provided in the Broward County Charter. Meetings may only be cancelled or rescheduled by the Chair or by a majority vote of the Council members present at a regularly scheduled meeting. All Council members shall be notified of such cancellation or rescheduling with as much notice as possible.​

B. Place of Meetings

1. Upon provision of due public notice, regular or special meetings of the Council may be held at any appropriate public place in the county.

2. All meeting notices shall be provided in accordance with the Sunshine Law.​

C. Order of Business

The order of business for meetings shall be as determined by the Chair.

D. Minutes

Minutes of each meeting of the Council shall be accurately taken, preserved and provided to members at or before the next regular meeting. 

1. Recorded.  Minutes shall be recorded and transcribed for each meeting and after review by the Council, corrected if necessary, and approved at the next regular meeting. The minutes are not required to be a verbatim transcription. However, all motions shall be a verbatim transcription.

2. Contents.  The minutes shall show the vote of each member present on all matters on which the Council takes action. It shall be the duty of each member to see to it that both the matter and his vote thereon are properly recorded in the minutes. Unless otherwise shown by the minutes, it shall be presumed that the voice of each member present supported any action taken by the Council.​

Article IV. Voting and Quorum


A. Each member shall have one (1) vote which may only be exercised by the member, not by proxy or by designee. 

B. Action on any proposal shall require an affirmative vote of a majority of the voting members present except for:

(1) Action matters relating to amendment of these Bylaws will require a majority vote of all members then seated on the Council, as set forth in Article VIII.

C. Once a quorum is established, the Broward County Housing Council meeting may start without regard to the absence of any other Council members.

Article V. Board Attendance


Attendance requirements must adhere to Section 1-618 of the Broward County Code of Ordinances.​

Article VI. Rules


All procedural matters not addressed by these Bylaws shall be governed by the latest edition of Robert's Rules of Order.

Article VII. Amendments


Amendments of these Bylaws may be proposed by any member, and shall become effective upon affirmative vote of a majority of all members then serving on the Council.