BYLAWS OF THE MELROSE EAST
CRIME PREVENTION DISTRICT
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ARTICLE I
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NAME AND AUTHORITY
The name of this organization shall be the Melrose East Crime Prevention District and it shall
be governed by the Board of Commissioners (hereinafter the “Board”). The District was created
by Act No. 446 of the 2024 Regular Session of the Louisianan Legislature and is a political of
the State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE II
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PURPOSE
The purpose of this organization is to exercise the powers and duties of the Melrose East
Crime Prevention District as provided by La. R.S. 33:9097.7(B), (C), and (F)
ARTICLE III
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MEMBERSHIP
Members shall be those persons currently appointed to the office of commissioner of the
Melrose East Crime prevention District who have taken and filed the requisite oath of office
commissioner or member of this board by the secretary of state.
ARTICLE IV
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OFFICERS
Section 1
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Officers and Duties
The officers of the board shall be president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer.
These officers shall perform the duties prescribed by these bylaws and by the parliamentary
authority adopted by the board. No member may hold more than one elected office of the
board at a time.
Section 2
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Election and Term of Office
Officers shall be elected at the first regular meeting of each calendar year, which shall be
known as the annual meeting. The officers shall serve for one year or until their successors are
elected and assume office. Their term shall begin at the close of the annual meeting at which
they are elected. Officers shall be eligible for re-election.
Section 3
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Office-Holding Limitations
No member shall hold more than one office at a time, and any members which has serve two
consecutive terms shall not be eligible to serve in that office until the lapse of one year.
Section 4
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Vacancy in Office
In the event of a vacancy in the office president, the vice president shall assume the office of
president for the remainder of the term,. A vacancy in the any other office shall be filled by the
office of the successor to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. An election to fill a
vacancy shall be held at the first regular meeting of the board after the vacancy occurs, unless
the board holds a special meeting to fill the vacancy.
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ARTICLE V
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DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Section 1
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President
The president shall preside at meetings of the board, serve as spokesman for the board, and
execute on behalf the board any instructions and directive the board adopts and signs to him
and prepare the meeting agenda and may countersign checks.
Section 2
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Vice President
The Vice president shall preside at the meetings of the board and exercise any ministerial
functions incidental to the office of president in the presidents absence of temporary disability,
and may countersign checks.
Section 3
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Secretary
The secretary shall keep minutes of meetings of the board and shall be the custodian of those
minutes, may countersign checks, shall transmit written notices of meetings, and shall perform
such other duties as are assigned by law or the board.
Section 4
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Treasurer
The treasurer shall have custody of the funds of the Melrose East Crime Prevention District. He
shall cause said funds to be deposited in a bank or banks selected by the board, and shall
disperse funds only upon order and authority of the board. He shall be the custodian of the
financial records of the board and shall prepare and furnish such reports of the financial
condition at the regular meetings of the board as the board may direct.
ARTICLE VI
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MEETINGS
Section 1
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Regular Meetings
Regular meetings of the board shall be held quarterly on the 2nd Tuesday of the first month of
every calendar quarter at a time and location determined by the board. Notice of the dates and
locations of the meetings for each calendar year shall be made available to the public as
required by La. R.S. 4:27. Rules and regulations of the board relative to the notice and conduct
of meetings shall conform to applicable provisions of the former. La. R.S. 4:27.
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2 Special Meetings
Special meetings of the board may be called by the president or by written request of at least 3
members. Notice of a special meeting shall include the purposes of the meeting which has
been called, and shall be transmitted to the commissioners in writing at least 5 days before the
meeting. If the secretary fails to transmit any notice required under this section, the president ,
or the members who have requested the special meeting is to be held, may set the date for the
special meeting and transmit the notice at the expense of the district.
ARTICLE VII
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COMMITTEES
Section 1
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FINANCE and BUDGET COMMITTEES
The treasurer and 2 members appointed by the president shall constitute the and finance and
budget committee. The committee shall report its recommendations to the board on financial
matters.
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OTHER COMMITTEES
The board shall create and staff such committees, special or standing, as it deems appropriate
to the work of the board.
ARTICLE VIII
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PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
The rules contained in the current condition of Roberts Rules of Orders newly revised shall
govern the board in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not
inconsistent with these bylaws and any special rules of order the board may adopt, and any
applicable statues that do not authorize the provisions of these bylaws to take precedence.
ARTICLE IX
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AMENDMENT
These bylaws may be amended by a majority vote oat any meeting provided that written notice
of the proposed amendments have been transmitted to the commissioners in writing at least
10 days before the meeting at which the amendments are to be considered.
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CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, Thomas A. Demars, secretary, certify that the foregoing bylaws were amended by the board
of commissioners.
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Thomas A. Demars Date
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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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Carlos Kerrick, President
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Brian Brousseau, Vice President
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Thomas A. Demars, Secretary
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Anthony Prest, Treasurer
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Chris Jonson, Board Member
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