SICA General Meeting Minutes – Mar 17, 2011
Posted on March 30th, 2011SICA Bylaws, Article II Membership and Voting information
Posted on March 21st, 2011ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Boundaries and Membership Eligibility. The boundaries of the Association include all of Sauvie Island (Multnomah and Columbia Counties) and the houseboat moorages on the west side of Multnomah Channel within Multnomah County. Any person, 18 years of age or older, lawfully residing or owning property within those boundaries is eligible to become an Active Member of the Association.
Section 2. Active Membership. An Active Member is any person qualified for membership who has documented attendance at a general, special, board or committee meeting, has expressed interest in being a member of the Association, and has provided the Secretary with name, full street address, mailing address, and email address and/or telephone number. New members may be required to show proof of eligibility.
Section 3. Non-Discrimination. The Association shall not engage in discriminatory practices in granting membership or in its programs and actions.
Section 4. Voting.
A. As provided in subsection E below, Active Members may vote in annual elections to choose a Board of Directors; on proposals to amend the Association’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; on matters for which these Bylaws authorize a vote of the Active Membership; and on any issues for which the Board of Directors requests a vote of the Active Membership. On all other matters, voting shall be limited to the Board of Directors.
B. Voting is limited to Active Members. Voting by Active Members shall take place in person at General or Special meetings at which voting is permitted. Except as provided for hardship situations in subsection D below, voting shall be conducted by a show of hands or by written ballot at meetings of the membership. Voting by mail, email or by proxy is not permitted.
C. Active Members shall have one vote per person in matters in which they vote. Persons over 18 years of age who are eligible for Active Membership may qualify for voting on the day of an election by becoming Active Members as set out in these Bylaws, provided such persons show proof of eligibility (e.g., driver’s license or Oregon identification card, utility bill or property tax statement showing name and address within Association boundaries) to the Board. Unless otherwise specified in these Bylaws, decisions by the Active Membership shall be made by a simple majority vote.
D. In hardship situations, ballots may be cast in accordance with this paragraph no sooner than 14 days prior to the annual meeting. To be valid, the ballots must be filled out, placed in a sealed envelope and signed in the presence of the President, Vice President or Secretary, with the name of the person claiming the hardship printed onto the envelope. Hardship ballots shall not be opened until the night of the annual meeting. The Board may adopt procedures for establishing times for casting hardship ballots. A hardship exists where a person whose Active Membership has been previously established is unable to attend the annual meeting due to illness, vacation, work hour conflicts, or similar excusable circumstances.
E. The following limitations on voting shall apply in all matters open to voting by Active Members.
1. All resident Active Members shall have just one vote per person, even if they also qualify for membership as a property owner.
2. Active Members who are non-resident owners of property within the Association’s boundaries shall have just one vote. Where a non-resident Active Member owns multiple properties within the Association’s boundaries, that Active Member shall have just one vote representing all of those properties. Where property is owned by multiple non-resident Active Members, the Active Member owners shall have just one vote through a single representative identified to represent them.
F. The results of votes taken at general, special or annual meetings of the Association shall be recorded in the minutes.
SICA 2011 Board Nominee Bios
Posted on March 21st, 2011John Houle
I have lived 18 years at 16600 NW Gillihan Road, Sauvie Island, OR 97231. Our property is nine acres and fronts on the Willamette River. We raised our two daughters on the Island. My wife Marcy and I continue to call this our home. We have sheep, sell locker lamb and grow a variety of fruit, vegetable and products for personal use.
I work at the City of Portland as a Civil Engineer and am a member of the SIFD #30.
Living on Sauvie Island, I have come to appreciate its bounty and the opportunities this provides to farmers, residents, recreationalists and wildlife who use and enjoy the Island. I have also come to recognize that any discussion about the current and future state of the Island must consider its character and infrastructure.
I would like to offer my time and experience to be involved in the discussions about the Island and its future. The issues are many and finding solutions will be challenging. I would like to be part of this on-going conversation with my neighbors and those others who love and appreciate this Island.
Dave Koennecke
Born in Forest Grove, Oregon in 1962 and family moved to Sauvie Island in 1962. Attended Sauvie Island School and Scappoose High as well as PCC and PSU studying business administration, music and geography and forest practices. My family is wife, Kelly and children Amanda, Kristen and Alex and my hobbies are music (see “The Wieners” on i-tunes), shooting old guns on long ranges, skiing, camping or anything else that gets me into the woods.
As a youngster I helped manage 130 head of Black Angus, worked in the woods learning the aspects of forest management, land stewardship, woodland transportation, construction and environmental impact. When I was 18 yrs. old I started working at the lumber mill driving a log truck. As soon as I had that job down and all looking good, my father said “Good job!”- Now I have a new job for you to learn. This practice went on for 25 years! I am glad for it as it gave me the background for the entire structure of how to maintain a self sustaining business. I am now co-owner and VP of Alder Creek Lumber Co. and president of Koennecke Timber Co. Inc. responsible for management of over 4000 acres. (Note: Tualatin coho on Utube).
I have been a community association member for 18 years participating in Mult. Co. Westhills and Sauvie Island Rural Area Plan; Multnomah Channel Plan; Multnomah Co Transportation Plan and the Sauvie Island Bridge Committee among others. Most recently served as past president of the board of the Sauvie Island Community Assoc.
I feel I could be of good use for the community as for my experience of land use, transportation needs, and skills in project management with quality work force. My main intent is to preserve the place and neighborhood I live in for which I have grown fond of.
Sandra Kruger
