Welcome To Long Beach Island, NJ Also Known as LBI
18 Miles of Smiles
LBI Business Alliance Member Info & Bylaws
Long Beach Island Business Alliance, Inc. P.O. Box 2298 Long Beach Township, NJ 08008 609-492-6363 www.NJLBI.com
"Shop & Eat Local" While On Long Beach Island
The mission of the Long Beach Island Business Alliance is to actively promote ONLY Long Beach Island, NJ.
Our goal is to advance the long term interests of tourism and business of Long Beach Island, NJ in a consumer friendly small town LBI atmosphere.
To become a member of the LBI Business Alliance, your business must have a physical Long Beach Island, NJ address (brick & mortar), not a post office box.
Also, you and your business must be for the good of Long Beach Island.
$100 Membership includes:
1) A Free Link From www.NJLBI.com To Your Website - and a reciprocal link from your website back to www.NJLBI.com
This Free Link will help you take advantage of NJLBI.com's High Google Search Rankings and has the possibilty of sending your business a lot of internet customers.
2) Business leads forwarded to your business from potential customers that e-mail NJLBI.com asking for advice, recommendations, what is open, restaurants, vendors available, LBI hotels and motels available, etc.
3) Monthly meeting and network with ONLY LBI Business Owners And LBI Managers that will help you plan and grow your business. Meetings are held the second Monday of every month at 6:30 pm in Nardi's Tavern & Restaurant on the 2nd floor.
4) Learn What Is Really Happening On Long Beach Island.
5) A Chance To Make Your Voice Heard And Make Your LBI Ideas Really Happen. Yes, You Can Make A Difference.
The Future Of Long Beach Island Is In Your Hands. Join Now !
To get more information about The Long Beach Island Business Alliance, please e-mail us at NJLBI@NJLBI.com.
Article I: Incorporation and Mission Statement Section 1: The Long Beach Island Business Alliance (“Alliance”) is a New Jersey non-profit corporation, dedicated to promote Long Beach Island, NJ and businesses located on Long Beach Island, NJ (“LBI”). Our time and energy will bededicated to these purposes. All members are encouraged to actively participate. We are not affiliated with any local, state or federal agency and act independently within all applicable local, state and federal laws. Article II: Makeup of Alliance and Officers Duties Section 1: The Long Beach Island Business Alliance Executive Board (“Board”) shall consist of up tonine officers. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Alliance. All actions of the officers must be consistent with the mission statement of the Alliance. Section 2: Membership in The Long Beach Island Business Alliance is open to any interested business, religious or charitable entity (“Business”) on Long Beach Island, NJ with a physical Long Beach Island address. Acceptance shall not be based on age, sex, race, religion, place of national origin, or disability.
Section 3: Active members in good standing are defined as those members whose dues are currently paid. Section 4: The officers of the Alliance shall include the President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Third Vice-President, Fourth Vice-President, Fifth Vice-President, Sixth Vice-President, Treasurer & Recording Secretary. All officers are encouraged to be actively involved in the Alliance and promote the Alliance and attempt to recruit new members. Section 5: The President shall have the ability to cast a tie breaking vote in the event of a tie vote among the remaining board members. All Vice-Presidents will be assigned to chair committees as needed by the Board. The vice-presidents shall have the power and ability to perform all of the president’s duties in his absence. A vice-president will be appointed by the president to speak and act in his absence; and in the event of an emergency, any vice-president may act in his behalf until a quorum of the Board appoints a temporary president. Section 5: The Recording Secretary shall keep full audibly recorded minutes of all Alliance meetings and allow access by members of the Alliance to, and maintain functional custody of, all record books, documents, and papers of the Alliance at a site determined by the Alliance. The recording secretary may appoint a provisional secretary for purposes of recording events at any Alliance function. Section 6: The Treasurer shall receive all dues of the Alliance membership, send out all notices of dues and obligations and receive and give receipt for same. The Treasurer shall maintain an accurate record of all these transactions. The Treasurer shall once yearly mail or electronically notify all members of their dues status and notify the Board of such members. The Treasurer shall receive and have charge of all funds of the Alliance, and shall depositsaid funds in a bank or banks designated by the Board. The Treasurer shall report monthly on the finances of the Alliance either at the monthly meetings or by e-mail if unable to attend the monthly Board meeting. Section 7: The Board will manage all affairs of the Alliance during the interval between scheduled meetings of the Alliance, may fill vacancies in an emergent way before the next monthly meeting of the Alliance but may not change the mission statement, bylaws or constitution of the Alliance during the interval between scheduled meetings. Section 8: The Event Committee shall determine and coordinate all events for the Alliance. They will maintain a master schedule for all events that shall be open to the membership at large. The Board must approve all events. Section 9: Only accepted and approved agreements and contracts by the Board may be signed by the Alliance officers. Section 10: Long Beach Island Business Alliance Officers will not receive any compensation whatsoever in regards to performing their duties as officers of the LBIBA. Members and Officers may be reimbursed for expenses laid out in the performance of their duties. Article III: Meetings and Elections Section 1: The regular meetings of the Alliance will be held at the place and time determined by the Board by simple majority vote. Regular meetings are held the second Monday of every month at 6:30 pm. Board meetings are held at 5:30 pmon the same date and venueas regular meetings. The Board will make every effort to facilitate consistency regarding time and place of regular meetings. Section 2: At any official meeting of the Alliance, ten members in good standing shall constitute a quorum.
Section 3: The Alliance understands that many of the businesses on Long Beach Island are seasonal and many of the members are not on Long Beach Island year round. Voting by Proxy, Absentee Ballot or E-mail is permitted as determined by the Board. Section 4: All committee meetings may be scheduled at the discretion of each committee. The Board president shall be notified of all such meetings. All committee meetings are open to any member in good standing of the Alliance. Meetings concerning disciplinary or personal aspects of any individual of the Alliance may be closed at the Board’s discretion. Section 5: Board Members shall be elected for three year terms. The Board will be elected by the membership of the Alliance in good standing (dues paid). The Board President will be elected by the Board members with a majority vote of the Board and may only serve two consecutive terms. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by a majority vote of the membership at an official meeting. The election of Board Members will be staggered with only three Board Members up for election at any one time as determined by the Board. Section 6: The annual meeting shall be the regularly scheduled meeting occurring duringthe month of October. Section 7: At the regularly scheduled September meeting nominations for the Board willbe taken from the floor and voted on at the annual meeting in October. No nominations will be taken from the floor the day of the elections unless there are no nominations for that office at the previous meeting.If due to reasonable circumstances a delay in the nomination process needs to occur, the board will announce nominations at the next monthly meeting or set a reasonable time frame for nominations not to exceed 2 months. At the annual meeting, only Alliance members in good standing are eligible to vote (dues paid). Section 8: All routine meetings of the Alliance will adhere to Robert's Rules of Order. The sequence of business shall be; 1) Call to Order with Pledge of Allegiance, 2) Reading and Approval of Minutes, 3) Reading and Discussion of Correspondence, 4) Reports of Officers, Boards, Standing Committees, 5) Reports of Special Committees, 6)Announcements, 7) Unfinished Business, 8) New Business, 9) General Discussion, 10) Adjournment, with announcement of next meeting date. Section 9: At the written request of 10 members in good standing, a special meeting of the Alliance may be called. This request shall state the object for the meeting. A good faith effort must be made to make the membership aware of the special meeting. Section 10: Any Board member who has missed 3 consecutive meetings without a valid excuse (deemed appropriate by a majority vote of the remaining board members), will be deemed dismissed from the board, the dismissed board member’s position will be designated as “vacant” and will be available to be filled on a temporary basis ( by a member in good standing and by a majority vote of the board) until the next board member election cycle where a full election can be held. Section 11: The board will ask the membership for nominations for open board positions when the board deems positions open and available. The board will determine from the slate of nominees presented by the membership, the pool of applicants to be voted upon for the open board positions. The members will elect the officers by popular vote at the next monthly meeting by the members in attendance at that meeting. Members are allowed to vote only if they are in good standing (current membership dues paid). Article IV: Dues Section 1: The annual dues shall be determined by a majority vote at an official meeting payable before the annual meeting in October. The initial dues are set at $100 and includes all Long Beach Island businesses that the Alliance member owns and entitles them to one vote only. Article V: Committees Section 1: The Alliance shall have the following Standing Committees: 1) Government Relations 2) Membership, 3) Internet, 4) Marketing, 5) Events All Committes will have one Chairperson from the board, and an Operational Lead Person (if possible) from the membership and operate within the bounds of the Alliance’s rules and regulations, with all decisions being consistent with the mission statement and final approval by the Board. The Chairperson and Operational Lead Person may be the same person if necessary. Article VI: Amendments Section 1: Proposed amendments to the bylaws must be presented at a regularly scheduled meeting with notice of the proposal sent to all members at least one week prior to the meeting. A quorum must be present and approval must be from 2/3 of Alliance members at that meeting in good standing (dues current). Article VII: Bank Accounts & Payment Of Bills Section 1: Bank Accounts including savings, checking, and certificates of deposit shall be opened with the majority vote at an official Board meeting of the Long Beach Island Business Alliance. All accounts must be recorded and monthly accounting made to the general membership. Section 2: Auditing of bank accounts and all accounts will be accomplished yearly; and reports will be distributed to the Board. Auditing will be scheduled at a time as noted by the Board. All reports will be available to the general membership.
Section 3: All bank accounts must be federally insured and deposited locally on Long Beach Island if possible. A statement of receipts and expenditures for each month shall be presented by the treasurer at each regular meeting. At the annual meeting, a general report shall be given covering the receipts and disbursements of all Alliance funds and accounts for the preceding year. Section 4: The treasurer shall disburse all funds as authorized by the Alliance. A majority of the Board must approve any disbursement of funds greater than $500. Any expenditure or indebtedness of $500 or less may be authorized by the Board President in the course of doing business without Board or membership approval. Ordinary expenses such as utility and insurance bills may be authorized to be paid by the treasurer so long as adequate funds exist in the appropriate bank account. Article VIII: Miscellaneous Section 1: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of these bylaws is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
Section 2: Sexual Harassment will not be tolerated.A Board Member is not allowed to sexually harass another Board Member or any member of the Alliance. Sexual Harassment as defined by Webster’s Dictionary is: uninvited and unwelcome verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature especially by a person in authority toward a subordinate. Section 3: The Board, including officers and committee members 1) shall not be liable to the Alliance, its members or anyone as a result of their activities as such, for any mistake of judgment, negligence, or otherwise 2) shall have no personal liability in contract to the Alliance or its members or any other person or entity under any agreement, instrument, or transaction entered into by them, on behalf of the Alliance in their capacity as such; 3) shall have no personal liability in tort to the Alliance or to a member or any other person or entity, direct or imputed, by virtue of acts performed by them in their capacity as such; 4) shall have no personal liability arising out of the use, misuse, or condition of the Alliance’s properties, or which might in any other way be assessed against or imputed to them, as a result of virtue or their capacity as such.All Alliance officers and committee members are required to act within all Federal, State, and Local Laws and Ordinances, while representing the Alliance. Section 4: The Alliance shall indemnify and hold harmless any person, his heirs and personal representatives, from and against any and all personal liability, and all expenses including counsel fees, incurred or imposed, arising out of or in settlement for any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative instituted by anyone, to which he shall be or be threatened to be made a party to, by reason of the fact that he is a Board member.