BY-LAWS

BY-LAWS

BY-LAWS

May 1, 2017

1723 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94612

OAKLAND & EAST BAY
KOREAN-AMERICAN

ASSOCIATION INC

By-Laws of

Oakland & East Bay Korean-American Association Inc 

Article I  General Provisions

Section 1:  Mission Statement…….………………………………………………………..………………………….…………3

Section 2:  Name and Office………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3

Section 3:  Service Target Area.. …..…………………………………………………………………………………………….3

Section 4:  Membership………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………..3

Section 5:  Project……………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………….4

Section 6:  Chart of organization ………………………………………..…………………….……………….………………..4

Article II General Meeting

Section 1:  Regular General Meeting………………………………………………………………………………………….5

Section 2:  Special General Meeting…………….…………………………………………………………………………….5

Section 3:  Quorum……………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………….5

Section 4:  Managing Business………………….………………………..……………………………………………………..5

Article III Board Meeting

Section 1:  Definition and Composition…………….…………………………………………………………….………….5

Section 2:  Election of Board Director……………………………………………………………………….………………..6

Section 3:  What to do of the Board…………..……………………………………………………………….……………..6

Section 4: Rights & Duties of Board Director …………………………………………………………………………….7

Section 5:  Terms of Board Directors …….…….……….……………………………………………….……………………..7

Section 6:  Election and Duty of the Chair & Vice Chair………..…………………………………………………….7

Section 7:  Appointment of Election Commissioner…………………………………………………..………………..7

Section 8:  Operation of Special Committee…………………………………………………………….…………………..8

Section 9:  Operation of Disciplinary Committee….…………………………………………………………………..8

Section 10: Election and Duty of Executive Board Director……………………………………………….……….8

Section 11: Disqualification of Board Director ………………………….………………………………………………9

Section 12: Term of Board Director, Suspension and Disqualification……………..…………………………9

Article IV Executive Committee

Section 1:  Definition, Composition & concurrent Office…………………………………………………………….9

Section 2:  Election of President & Vice President & Secretary General…………………….……………….9

Section 3:  Duty of Executive Officers…………….………………………………………………………………………….10

Section 4:  Honorary President and Advisor..…………………………………………………………………………….10

Article V Election Management Committee

Section 1:  Composition…………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….10

Section 2:  Constitution of Electoral College……………………………………………………………………………10

  Section 3:  Candidate Registration Fee………………………..…………….……………………………………………11

Section 4:  Election Management Committee Rules…………………………………………………………………11

Article VI Supervisory Committee

Section 1:  Composition and Term……….………………………………………………………………………………….11

Section 2:  Audit Report…………………………..………………………………………………………………………………11

Section 3:  Audit Subject…………………..………………………………………………………………………………………11

Section 4:  External Audit………………………….……………………………………………………………………………11

Article VII Disciplinary Committee

Section 1:  Composition………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………….12

Section 2:  Tenure………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………….12

Section 3:  Reason and type of Discipline………………..…………………………………………………………………12

Article VIII Compensation …………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………….12

Article IX Accounting, Record, Report & Inspection

Section 1:  Finances……………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………13

Section 2:  Fiscal Year………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………13

Section 3:  Records……………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………..13

Section 4:  Inspection of Books and Records……………..………………………………………………………………13

Section 5:  Certification and Inspection of By-Laws……………………………………………………………………13

Section 6:  Checks, Drafts, etc………………………….………………………………………………………………………..13

Article X Compensation for Damages…………………………………………………………………………………………………..13

Article XI Subsystem…………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………….…………….13

Article XII Organization Seal……………….. ………………………………………………………………………………….…………..14

Article XIII Adoption & Amend of By-Laws ……………………………………………………………………………………….….14

Article XIV Wind Up and Dissolution………..……………………………………………………………………………….…………14

Supplementary Provisions

Section 1:  Reconstruction/Establishment Committee………….…………………………………………………..15

Section 2:  Public Hearings ………………………………………………………………………………………………..……..15

Section 3:  Detailed Enforcement Regulations…………………………………………………………..………………15

Amendment of By-Laws  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….16

Establishment Committee of OEBKAA …………………………………………………………………………………………………..17

 

Article I   General Provisions

Section 1: Mission Statement

  1. Strengthen ties, improve welfare and resolve complaints among Koreans & Korean-Americans (hereinafter “Korean-Compatriot”) living in East Bay in Northern California.  
  2. Introduce our own culture through various cultural events and actively participate in cultural events of the community. 
  3. Participate actively in mainstream social events to enhance the political power of Korean-Compatriot, and to support our descendants to join the mainstream society.    
  4. Endeavor to establish the identity of Koreans-compatriot through the upbringing and education project. 

Section 2: Name and Office

  1. “East Bay Korean Association” is the name of Korean letter expression.  
  2. “OAKLAND & EAST BAY KOREAN-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INC” is the name of English letter expression. (acronym: OEBKAA)
  3. Main office locates in Oakland City, California State, and a branch may be established in another city.

Section 3: Service Target Area

  1. Our service-target is Korean-Compatriot who live in East Bay in Northern California.

ALAMEDA COUNTY (16 CITY), CONTRA COSTA COUNTY(29 CITY), SOLANO COUNTY (11 CITY) in East Bay Area are service Area.

  1. If Korean-Compatriot in neighboring City or County join this organization, this organization may include the area as a service target area.     

But, there must be a participation agreement signed by the Korean-Compatriot, with 10 persons’ signature for a CITY, or 30 persons’ signature for a COUNTY, and the Board should decide within 30 days from the receipt of the requesting letter.

Section 4: Membership

  1. Member means the person who understands the purpose of establishing this organization
      and actively participates in the activities of this organization, and there are two kinds of
      members, full member and honorary member. 
  2. The Regular membership is a person who is 18 years of age or older with a Korean Lineage: 
  • A person whose address is a service area as defined in Section 3, or
  • A person who agrees to the purpose of this organization and operate a business in the area as defined in Section 3.
  1. Regular members can vote at the General Meeting and participate in the electoral college for
                      the election of President.  
                      However, the member is who should pay the membership fee ($30.00 and/over a year), 
                      determined by the Board.                    
  2. The Regular Members should follow the decisions of the Board, and actively participate in the
                      projects implemented by the Organization.   The honorary member is a person who
                      understands the purpose of establishing this Organization and actively supports with both
                      materially and morally, and the qualifications should be determined by the Board Meeting.

Section 5:  Project

               The Board decides the details of activities.

Section 6: Chart of Organization

Article II   General Meeting

 

Section 1:  Regular General Meeting

  1. The President should convene a regular general meeting during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year and hold a meeting within 30 days of the end of the fiscal year.
  2. The convener of the Regular General Meeting should announce the date of the General Meeting and announce it through the Web page of this Organization and two or more media before 15 days.
  3. The convener of the General Meeting should notify the regular members discussion subject, date and place by mail or e-mail. 
  4. The President should be the chairperson of the general meeting, and should preside at the meeting in the order of the vice president, when the chairperson is no longer serve, the Board Chair and the vice Board Chair in the case of president and vice president.

Section 2:  Special General Meeting

  1. During the session, a special general meeting may be convened at the request of the president, the board chair, or more than thirty full members, in the event of an urgent decision.  The scope of the urgent matters should be decided by the board meeting. 
  1. The convener of the special general meeting should notify the convening of the said
                meeting through media, telephone, fax, e-mail within 14 days from the date of the request
                of the said meeting.

Section 3: Quorum

  1. The quorum of the General meeting and the extraordinary general meeting should be at least 30 members, which consists of 2/3 of existing board members and regular members.
  2. The proposed agenda should be determined by a majority of the members present.  However, the disciplinary action under the provisions of Article VII should be decided by a two-thirds of members present.

Section 4:  Managing Business

  1. Amending of By-Laws. 
  2. Approval of business plan and confirmation of progress
  3. Approval of budget and financial reporting
  4. Approval of the elected executive board member and executive offices
  5. Approval of supervisory committee
  6. Deliberation on the reconsideration of the complainant of disciplinary decision

 

Article III   Board Meeting

Section 1:  Definition and Composition 

  1. The Board Meeting is the highest decision maker of this organization and determines all the rules for operating the organization and establishes a business plan.  The Board Meeting consist of more than 7 members including the Chair and the Vice Chair.   The composition of the Initial Board Meeting specifies in the supplementary provisions.
  2. The Board Meeting should adhere the rule of checks, balance and separation of power. 
  3. The regular Board Meeting is held once a month, and extraordinary board meeting may be  
    convened by the Chair.  Before 5 days of the Board Meeting, the meeting-date is notified by email. 
  4. An extraordinary board meeting could be held by the Chairman of the Board, upon the request and necessity of majority of the total number of directors, and two days prior to the convening date, the convening may be notified along with the agenda of the meeting via e-mail.
  5. Resolutions at the General Meeting, A quorum is decided by the attendance of 2/3 or more of the total number of directors and the approval of a majority of the total number of directors.
  6. Decisions made by the Board of Directors A quorum is decided by the attendance of more than half of the current directors and the approval of more than half of the board of directors.

 

Section 2:  Election of Board Director

  1. City Representative:
    Representing a City in the service area, and the number of members should be determined by detailed enforcement regulations according to the number of Koreans-compatriot residing in that City.   

      (ALAMEDA COUNTY: 16 Cities, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY: 29 Cities)

  1. Organization Representative:
    Representing an organization set up by Korean in the service area, and must be recommended by the head of the organization, and approval of the Board Meeting) 

     (The Organization must be recorded in California Government.)

  1. Deserved Representative:  

Former President, Former Vice President, Former Board Chair, Former Vice Board Chair,
Former Secretary General, but should residing in the service area, and should pay the member due.

  1. Recommended Representative:    

Recommended by 10 or/over regular member, or recommended by 2 or overboard member, and approved by the Board Meeting.

  1. A person who agrees to the business purpose of this association and who wants to faithfully practice his/her duties and rights as a director and has obtained the consent of the board of directors.

Section 3 :  What to do of the Board

  1. Business plan, execution, final report
  2. Budget, final settlement, report preparation
  3. Amending of By-Laws & other rule and regulations
  4. Election of Board Members
  5. Decision of regular member due, Board member due
  6. Separation of business of each committee
  7. Drafting of proposed agendas at General Meeting
  8. Election of supervisory committee members
  9. Election of disciplinary committee members
  10. Decision of the business of special project committee
  11. Decision of Election Committee Members & operation rule
  12. Decision of election & appointment of Executive Officers & operation officers
  13. Appointing of honorary President and Advisor
  14. Decision of payroll matters

 Section 4: Rights & Duties of Board Director

  1. Board member has the right to speak, to vote, to be elected at a Board meeting. 
  2. Board member should observe the rules, pay the dues, and participate in various events. 
  3. Board member could delegate his/her authority when he/she cannot attend for the Board Meeting for unavoidable reasons.  He/she should submit a power of attorney to the Board Chair, at the time of delegation.  However, the power of attorney does not have effect unless it is recognized that it is unavoidable

Section 5: Terms of Board Directors

  1. The term of Board Director is 3 years and could be renewed.  Each year, one-third of the Board Director could be replaced, and the Board decide how to replace it.
  2. The term of the Board Chair, The Vice Chair, Treasury, Secretary, Civil Affairs director, Publicity/Planning director, Education/Culture director, Next Generation director, Special Project director is 2 years based on Fiscal-year, and can be renewed once. 

Section 6: Election and Duty of The Chair, Vice Chair

  1. The Board Chair supervise and direct all the duties of the board meeting.
  2. The Board Chair should be elected by the Board Meeting, which is at least two-thirds of the board member present.  Candidates must have two or more board members’ consent, and must have majority of the supporters of the board members present.  In the case of a single candidate, a 2/3 majority vote is required.
  3. The Vice Chair should be elected by majority of supporters at the board meeting.  The Vice Chair should have the Board Chair’s consent.
  4. The Board Chair should determine the budget for the following year at least 30 days before the beginning of the fiscal year, and should review the financial statements within 45 days after the end of the fiscal year and prepare a report to be submitted to the general meeting.
  5. The Board Chair should determine the membership dues, board member dues and other fees until 30 days before the beginning of the fiscal year, and review and revise each regulation. 
  6. The Vice Chair should assist the Board Chair, and if the Board Chair is no longer serve, the Vice Chair should act for 3 months.  If the Board Chair is no longer serve for three months or more, the Vice Chair should request the Board to elect a new Board Chair 14 days before expiration of three 3 months.

Section 7: Appointment of Election Commissioner

  1. The Board Chair should require the Vice Chair to form an election college prior to 60 days from the expiration of the term of office of the President, and Election Commissioner shall elect the President until prior 30 days of expiration date.
  2. If the President and the Vice President is no longer serve, the Board Chair should appoint an election commissioner as soon as possible, and Election Commissioner shall elect the President until prior 30 days of expiration date. 
  3. The Chair should appoint the Vice Chair as a election college.   However, the Vice Chair is no longer serve, the Board Chair should appoint one of the Board Directors as the Election Commissioner.

Section 8:  Operation of Special Committee

  1. When it is necessary to establish a special committee, the chairperson recommends the chairperson to form a special committee and to operate the special committee until the task of the special committee is formally transferred to the normal business of the association.
  2. The chairman recommends the vice-president as the chair of the special committee, and in the absence of the vice-chairman, recommends one of the directors to operate the special committee. 

Section 9:  Operation of Disciplinary Committee

If it is necessary to establish a disciplinary committee, the Chairman should recommended the chairperson to form a disciplinary committee.

Section 10: Election and Duty of Executive Board Director
                1. Election of steering committee members and special affairs members must be recommended
                  by the chairperson and the president after consultation, and decisions are made with the
                  attendance of more than half of the board of directors and the approval of a majority of the
                  directors present.
              2.  Secretary
                    The Secretary assist the President & the Board Chair, and follows their instructions. He/she 
                    supervises the Secretary General except for the Treasury’s duty.

  1. Treasury
  1. The Treasury assist the Board Chair & the President, follows their instructions.  The offices prepare, manage, and maintain various financial, tax and accounting documents with the Secretary General.
  2. With the President, have the right and duty to issue checks and managing income & disbursement.
  1. Civil Affairs Board Director

The Director assist the President & the Board Chair, and follows their instructions, and manage complaints.

  1. Education/Culture Board Director

The Director assist the President & the Board Chair, and follows their instructions, and contact with mainstream social administration.

  1. Plan/Publicity Board Director

The Director assist the President & the Board Chair, and follows their instructions, organize planning and public relations related to all events that this organization carries out. 

  1. Next Generation Board Director

The Director assist the President & the Board Chair, and follows their instructions, manage the matters regarding next generation.

  1. Special Project Board Director
    The Director assist the President & the Board Chair, and follows their instructions, manage the special project determined by the Board Meeting.

Section 11:  Disqualification of Board Director

       A person who falls under any of the following subparagraphs is not eligible for a director.

    1. A person who has been sentenced to a misdemeanor/felony and has not completed.
  • A person who commits an act that is condemned by the Korean American community and the reasons for the charge are not explained;
    The method of calling is decided by the board of directors.

Section 12:  Term of Board Director, Suspension and Disqualification

  1. A Board Director loses qualification if he/she does not attend without justifiable reasons more than 3 consecutive times. 
  2. If the disciplinary procedure has been initiated pursuant to the provisions of this Bylaws, or if a discipline such as suspension of qualification or dismissal has not been clarified, or if execution of judicial institutions has not been completed, the status of capacity is suspended. 
  3. During the term of office, if the term of office of a director has expired, disciplinary proceedings have been initiated, or the execution of duties has been suspended for reasons such as criminal prosecution, he/she will automatically lose his/her position.
  4. The Board Chair, the Vice Chair, the Board Directors could be a complainant of disciplinary action. 

 

Article IV  Executive Committee

Section 1:  Definition, Composition and Concurrent Office

  1. The Executive Committee should, as the executive organ of this organization, execute the business plan determined by the Board Meeting. 
  2. The Executive Committee should adhere to the rule of checks, balance and separation of powers.
  3. The Executive Committee consist of President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasury, Civil Affairs Board Director, Plan/Publicity Board Director, Education/Culture Board Director, Next Generation Board Director, Special Project Board Director. 
  4. The Executive Committee Director could serve more than one department if need.

Section 2:  Election of President, Vice President, Secretary General

    1. The President should be elected by the electoral college committee, which is at least 2/3 of the electoral college present.  Candidates must have majority of the supporters of the electoral college present.
    2. The Vice President and the Secretary General should be elected by a majority of supporters at the board meeting.  The Vice President and the Secretary General should have the President’s consent.  
  • The term of office of the President, the Vice President, the Secretary General should be 2 years and could be renewal only once, and should be concurrently a Board Member.
    If the beginning of the term starts within the Fiscal Year, the term starts from the next year

Section 3:  Duty of Executive Officers

  1. The President, as the chief operating officer of this organization, should carry out all project determined by the Board. 
  2. The President should submit reports to the Board, which prescribed in this By-Laws.
  3. The President cannot refuse the Supervisory Committee’s audit data.  
  4. The President may hire or fire temporary staff members, however the President should notify this to the Board.
  5. The Vice President assumes the duties of the president for three months in the absence of the President.  In case of absence for more than 3 months, the Board of Directors must request the formation of the Election Commission for the election of a new president 14 days before the expiration of 3 months.
  6. The Secretary General should assist the President and the Vice President and Should follow the instructions. 
  7. The President could pay wages to the manager or temporary staffs, however he/she should
    consult with the Chair in order to determine wage amount, the method of payment, and the
    working hours. 
  8. The President, Vice-president, Secretary-General, are subject to disciplinary action.

Section 4: Honorary President and Advisor

  1. The Board could appoint any person who has devoted to the reconstruction/establishment of this organization, or former president, or former chairperson, as an Honorary President or a Adviser. 

 

Article V Election Management Committee

Section 1: Composition

  1. The Election Commissioner should constitute an election management committee, which is operating for 1 month.  
  2. The Secretary General is a deserved said committee management officer, and the Election Commissioner may appoint additional election officials if necessary.
  3. The Election Commissioner and election management officials do not have the right to vote.
  4. The term of office of the Election Commission shall expire as soon as the relevant matters are terminated.

Section 2: Constitution of Electoral College

  1. The Board Directors (except for those who are suspended) should become election college member. 
  2. To prevent for candidates to get the same number of votes, the number of “election college of regular member” must be “election college of director member minus 1”. 
  3. The Election Commissioner should elect only as many said number of members as required by the random lottery method if the applied number exceeds the required number. 
  4. The Election Commissioner should fill the vacant positions among regular members randomly if the number of applicants for the election college does not meet the requirements. 

Section 3: Candidate Registration Fee

  1. The Election Commissioner may collect the registration fee at the discretion of the Board Meeting.
  2. The registration fee must be used for the election management expenses.  If there is
    any balance, it should be handed over to the operating capital of the organization. 

 

Section 4: Election Management Committee Rules

The Election Commissioner should set up the election management rules by this By-Laws,  and get approval from the Board Meeting.   However, the basic election bylaws of the Election Commission shall be determined by the Board of Directors.

 

Article VI   Supervisory Committee

Section 1:  Composition and Term

  1. The Board Chair should appoint two members of the supervisory committee, not the Board members, at the beginning of each fiscal year and receive the confirmation of the General Meeting.  If possible, one of two members may be a CPA. 
  2. The term of the supervisory committee is two years and can serve consecutive terms.
  3. If there is a vacant during the fiscal year due to the resignation etc., it should be filled up and carried out its duties, and it should be confirmed by the next General Meeting
  4. The audit chairperson shall be a person who possesses the qualification of a certified public accountant as far as possible.

Section 2: Audit Report

The Supervisory Committee should prepare an audit report and submit it to the Board Meeting within one month after the end of each fiscal year.

Section 3: Audit Subject

  1. Budget and execution
  2. Entire tasks of the executive committee
  3. The Supervisory Committee should promptly request the disciplinary committee when it finds any reason for disciplinary action, even during the audit period or not.  However, if the Board Chair is the requested person who is disciplined, the Committee should request to the Vice Chair, or, if the both are the requested person, the Committee should request to the Secretary. 

Section 4: External Audit

The Supervisory Committee may request an external audit if it is deemed necessary to supervise an external agency, and may require the necessary expenses.

 

Article VII   Disciplinary Committee

Section 1:  Composition
              1. The Disciplinary Committee shall be formed when an incident that maliciously interferes
                    with the performance of the association’s busine4ss, occurs or a disciplinary cause occurs
                    based on the audit results.
               2.   The committee should be composed of four members who are elected by the board of 
                      directors and one member of the supervisory committee, a total of five members.

Section 2:  Tenure
               The term of disciplinary expires at the end of the deliberation of the matter concerned.

Section 3:  Reason and Type of Discipline

Chairman, Vice-President, Secretary-General,  Finance Director, General Affairs Director, Civil Affairs Director, Mainstream Society Director, Planning/Public relations Director, next Generation Director, Special Affairs Director, General Members does follows:

  1. When board members or officers cause considerable damage to this Organization due to unfair business practices, the disciplinary committee must review the issue, and clarify the decision with reimbursement of the amount of damage: dismissal, attention, suspension, expulsion
  2. When board members or officers be charged, convicted or requested by the supervisory committee for other reasons, the disciplinary committee must review the issue, and clarify  the decision with reimbursement of the amount of damage: dismissal, attention, suspension, expulsion      
  3. If the respondent thinks that the committee’s decision is unreasonable, he/she may ask the General Meeting to review it, and the General Meeting should immediately begin the
    hearing.

 

Article VIII  Compensation

The service of the board of directors, officers, supervisory committee members, disciplinary committee members of the organization is voluntary.  No compensation to the mentioned members above should be paid. 

 

Article IX Accounting, Record, Report & Inspection

Section 1:  Finances
               The finances of this organization should be covered by the Board member due, Regular member    
              due, donation and other income.

 

Section 2:  Fiscal Year
              The Fiscal Year of this organization is January 1st – December 31st.

 

Section 3: Records
 The organization should maintain adequate and correct accounts, books and records of its 
business and properties.  All of such books, records and accounts should be kept at its principal
place of business in the State of California, as fixed by the Board of Directors and officers from  
time to time.

Section 4: Inspection of Books and Records

 All books and records provided for in the Corporations Code of California should be open to
inspection of the members from time to time and in the manner provided in said Code, and by
the Directors as provided in the said Code.

Section 5: Certification and Inspection of By-Laws.

 The original or a copy of these By-Laws, as amended or otherwise altered to date, certified by
the Secretary, should be open to inspection by the members and Directors of this organization,
as provided by the Corporations Code of California.

Section 6: Checks, Drafts, etc.

 All checks, drafts or other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, issued in the name of or payable to the organization, should be signed or endorsed by such person or persons and in such manner as should be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

Article X  Compensation for Damages

The Board Members, Officers and Employees should be entitled to compensate for any damages incurred by the disciplinary committee in the event of a dispute arising from the exercise of the rights granted to them and knowing that the employee is unfair.

 

Article XI  Subsystem

The Board of Directors may organize subcommittees such as event committee for efficient operation of the organization.

 

Article XII  Organization Seal

The organization seal should be circular in form, and should have inscribed thereon the name of the organization, the date of its organizing, and the word “in California.”.

 

Article XIII  Adoption & Amend of By-Laws

The initial By-Laws may be adopted by the Reconstruction/Establishment Committee, and it is amended by the Board Meeting, or repealed by the General Meeting, which is decided by majority of the members and majority of the votes.

Article XIV—Wind Up and Dissolution

Upon the dissolution or winding up of this organization by more than half of the directors and more than half of the directors present, its assets remaining after payment, or provision for payment, of all debts and liabilities of this organization should be distributed to a nonprofit fund, foundation or corporation which is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational and/or religious purposes and which has established its tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue code section
501(c) (3). 

 

  • Supplementary Provisions

Section 1:  Composition, Duties and Dissolution of Reconstruction/Establishment Committee

  1. 1. The Reconstruction/Establishment Committee member should have a Korean Lineage residing in the East Bay area and should understand and support the reconstruction/establishment of this organization. 
  2. The initial number of members must be 11 or more and should be odd. 
  3. The Committee prepares the By-Laws of this organization, holding a public hearing, and conducts registering procedure to the Government Agencies.  The Committee forms the Board Meeting Committee of newly born organization, and transfers the related documents which were completed, and dissolve itself.  However, the tax exemption applications for IRS & FTB could not be included. 

Section 2: Public Hearings

A public hearing could be held in the Korean Community to establish the legitimacy and fair constitution of reconstruction/establishment of this organization.

Section 3: Detailed Enforcement Regulations

  1. The detailed regulations of this By-Laws should be determined by the Board Meeting Committee.
  2. The matters not specified in this By-Laws should follow the general customs.

 

[Amendment of By-Laws]

  1. 6/29/2017:   Reconstruction/Establishment Promotion Committee Articles of Incorporation(draft) – Partially amended by the temporary Board of Directors.
  2. 4/13/2017:   Oakland & East Bay Korean American Association Inc’s Articles of incorporation confirmed (including organizational chart)
  3. 02/08/2018: 1st amendment and revision of the Articles 
  1. Article 1, Section 1, Section 3-1
  2. Article 1, Section 4,-3
  3. Article 2, Section 2, Section3 – 1
  4. Article 3, Section 1-3 – 6
  5. Article 3, Section 4 – 3 & 4
  6. Article 3, Section 9 
  7. Article 6, Section 1 – 3 & 4
  8. Article 6, Section 3-4 
  9. Article 7, Section 1 – 1 & 2

 06/20/2019: 2nd amendment 

  1. Article 1, Section 3 – 1
  1. 03/25/2021. 3rd amendment 
  1. Article 3, Section – 1  

 

***  History of Reconstruction/Establishment Promotion of OEBKAA

  1. Singing Activity of Reconstruction/Establishment Agreement (481) – 02/10/3/20/2017
  2. Establishment of the Reconstruction/Establishment Promotion Committee – 03/15/2017
  3. Composition of the Reconstruction/Establishment Promotion Committee(9Members) – 03/20 – 03/25/2017
  1. Public hearing for articles of Incorporation – 03/31/2017
  2. Registration of a State non-profit organization – 04/03/2017
  3. Public hearing for articles of Incorporation – 04/08/2017
  4. Registration of IRS EIN – 04/17/2017
  5. Reporting to the Committee for the Articles after the public hearing – 05/01/2017
  6. Temp Decision of Articles amended – 05/04/2017
  7. Ad for invitation of Directors – 05/06-05/21/2017 (Korea Times, SF Korea, HanMi radio, KEMS, Weekly Hyundae, Weekly Morning,  Christiane Times)
  1. Convening of the Board of Directors (Quorum 11 / Attend 6) – 05/31/2017
  2. Submit to IRS 501 C 3 Tax exemption organization application – 06/08/2017
  3. Temporary Board Meeting (Quorum 11 / Attendant 14) – 06/29/2017
  4. Election of Board Members and President – 07/13/2017
  5. Inauguration ceremony preparatory committee convened, and board of Directors election of executives and presidents – 07/20/2017
  6. President & Board Chair inauguration ceremony – 07/27/2017

 

(Initial Board Members)

Jonna Kim, Leewoong Song, Dae Yeon Choi, Kyung Tae Cho, Joseph Jung, Jin H Yi, Sunhee Kim, Andy Park, Kyunghwan Kim, Sanghyun Kim, Young In Han, Seung Kwan Yoo, Keun Bae Yoo(Adviser) – 14 members

 

Certification

These By-Laws were approved at a meeting of the Board of Directors by a two-thirds majority vote on May 1st 2017

 

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Leewoong Song / Secretary                                                                                         Date

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