The functioning of SPECS-UG has been and is changing. In order to meet these changes now and in the future, the Board has revised both the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws to meet the needs of SPECS and to incorporate all aspects of the laws pertaining to a 501c (3) charitable corporation as set out in the California Corporations Code.

 

The board used templates prepared by the Public Council Law Center, a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation. These are available on the internet. They have been modified appropriately to meet our needs, while keeping the essence of SPECS intact. The Major changes are to the structure, functioning and composition of the Board.  You may download them here:

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Restatement of Articles of Incorporation (pdf) and Proposed Revision of Bylaws (pdf)

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• Since there probably will be no more Electronic Flea Markets and since SPECS no longer needs to handle high level training in emergency communications (because SCCo EOC now provides these classes) there will be only three Officers as required by California Corporate Law: President, Secretary and Treasurer, with the Board having the authority to establish additional officers as needed, all of whom will be members of the Board of Directors.

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 •  All members of the Board of Directors must be Members of SPECS-UG and they must live, work or study in Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, or at Stanford University.

 

•  Since it continues to be difficult to get volunteers to serve on the Board, there will be no limit on the number of terms served by Officers and Directors.

 

•  There will be no Director-at-large position.

 

•  There will be no Immediate Past President position.

 

•  The Board may remove any Officer or Director without cause.

 

•  Officers and Directors can resign at any time.

 

These Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation are for your review. Send any questions or concerns to the Board. There will be a vote to accept them or not at the Annual Meeting, Jan. 14, 2023. The Board urges you to accept them.