Working to fulfill our mission of ending domestic and sexual violence  by providing confidential support services and education to empower  our community, Call to Safety provides a comprehensive 24/7 crisis  line, follow-up advocacy for survivors, support groups, community  outreach and education, and sexual assault medical advocacy.

Learn  more at calltosafety.org.

Hunger is not just an empty stomach or an individual experience. Hunger is a community wide symptom of exclusion, of not having enough – not having enough nutritious food, enough income, enough power, enough represented voice. Hunger is a symptom of barriers to employment, education, housing and healthcare. We all experience the effects of hunger in our communities. But together we can build communities that never go hungry. We can build communities where every  voice matters. We can build communities that share responsibility for  each other and the common good. Because, when we share prosperity, we all benefit. To achieve this bold vision, Oregon Food Bank will  foster community connections to help people access nutritious food  today, and we will build community power to eliminate the root causes  of hunger, for good.

Learn more at oregonfoodbank.org.

As the largest LGBTQ+ community center in the Pacific Northwest, Q  Center proudly serves the LGBTQ2SIA+ communities of Portland Met ro and Southwest Washington. Q Center also serves as an information  hub for friends, partners, community, and family members of LGBTQ 2SIA+ individuals. Learn more at pdxqcenter.org.

Refugee Care Collective mobilizes the city of Portland, Oregon to serve diverse populations of refugees being resettled in the Portland Metro area, in order to empower refugees to rebuild their lives and step more fully into self-sustainability.

Through restart kits and relational programs, partnership with resettlement agencies, and namely, the thousands of people who have given of their time and resources, Refugee Care Collective plays an active role in Portland refugee resettlement, bridging the gap between what is and what could be.

Learn more at refugeecarecollective.org

Sisters of the Road is a social justice organization that uplifts the digni ty and autonomy of people experiencing poverty through low/no-cost  meals, education and training, a barter work program, advocacy, and a  welcoming community space for all.  

Learn more at sistersoftheroad.org.

Wisdom records, preserves, and shares oral history, cultural arts, language concepts, and traditional ecological knowledge of exemplary Native American elders, storytellers, and scientists in collaboration with diverse institutions, agencies, and organizations. Our vision: Native American cultural sustainability, multimedia education, and cultural reconciliation.

Learn more at wisdomoftheelders.org

Section 4.3 - Nominations, election and terms

Patron directors may  be nominated by the a Board, by the a nominations committee or by  petition signed by at least twenty-five owners and submitted to the  Co-op at least forty-five days before commencement of election of  directors. 

The staff director shall be nominated and elected by the staff collective. Terms of directors shall be so staggered that one-third of the  terms, or as nearly so as may be practicable, shall expire in each year.  Patron directors shall be elected for terms of three years. To facilitate  staggering of terms, some directors may periodically be elected for  a one-year or two-year term. The election of the Nominations Committee members-at-large of a nominations committee shall be held  concurrently with Board elections as needed. Outgoing directors  shall hold office for two regular monthly board meetings following  their successors’ election or until their terms are terminated sooner in  accordance with these bylaws. Incoming Directors shall begin immediately to discharge the duties of director and, subject to resignation or removal, shall hold office for the term for which the director was elected and until a successor takes office.

Explanation:

The committee empowered to nominate candidates for the Board of Directors has changed its name. Because the  committee is named in the bylaws, each name change requires a bylaw  change. To resolve this issue, the committee is simply referred to as “a  nominations committee” rather than “the Nominations Committee.”  For example the committee is currently called “the Nomination and  Member Engagement Committee.” The members of that committee  are elected for two-year terms which means that an election every  year may be unnecessary. The change moves the election of committee members from an annual election to an election as needed (which  might be every year or it may be every other year).  

Additionally, the change to the date when incoming directors begin to  discharge their duties is made to align the bylaws with ORS 62.280(5). That law provides that incoming directors of a cooperative corporation  take their seats immediately upon election.

Section 6.2 - Election, terms and removal.

All officers shall be elected  by the incoming Board each year at the third first Board meeting fol lowing the election of new directors. Officers shall serve for terms of  one year or until election of their successors. Officers may be removed  and replaced by the Board at any time whenever the best interests of  the Co-op would thereby be served. 

Explanation:

The officer elections are currently set for the third  Board meeting after the election of new directors. Those elections  were set at the third Board meeting because Section 4.3 provides that  new directors would be empowered after the second Board meeting  after the election. That way the newly elected directors would be able  to vote for the officers. Because the proposed change to Section 4.3  provides that new directors take office immediately upon election,  those newly elected directors will be empowered to vote for officers  at the first meeting after the election. As a result, the delay in officer  elections is unnecessary. 

Additionally, because officer elections are to be held each year, a  statement that the officers will serve one-year terms is redundant.

Section 7.1 - Issuance

To evidence capital funds provided by owners,  the Co-op shall issue common shares. Common shares may be issued  only to persons eligible for and admitted to ownership in the Co op. Such shares shall be issued only upon full payment of the stated  value of the shares, as determined by the Board of Directors, which  payment shall include returnable fees paid prior to adoption of these  bylaws. Payment for shares shall not exceed three hundred dollars or  such higher amount as may be permitted by ORS 59.1245(11) ORS 59.025(11) or the corresponding provision of any subsequently enact ed Oregon statute. 

Explanation

Since the current bylaws were drafted in 1999,  Section 7.1 cited to ORS 59.1245(11). However, Chapter 59 of the  Oregon Revised Statutes does not contain that section. That section  has never been in Chapter 59. It appears to have been a scrivener’s  error when the bylaws were drafted. After reviewing communications  and memoranda related to the drafting of Section 7.1, the board has  concluded that the correct citation is ORS 59.025(11). This proposed  change corrects that statutory citation.