Unlike employee guidelines, bylaws pertain to board-level decisions and actions about the day-to-day running of the business. Think of them as legal guidelines for your business, any action that violates them could be challenged in court.
The Municipal Council (at a full council meeting) makes by-laws. The municipality (officials) or appointed service providers of the municipality implements by-laws.
Your bylaws are legally binding—so treat them as such. Failure to comply with your bylaws can result in issues ranging from organizational conflict to personal liability, the rejection or loss of tax-exempt status, and in some cases, lawsuits.
A court of law will side with your bylaws in any dispute brought by another board member, an employee, volunteer or recipient of services who may have a grievance. Keep your bylaws relevant.
Additionally, reviewing bylaws is required when there's a situation that was not previously anticipated that might conflict with the existing bylaws. Typically, for-profit and nonprofit bylaws need to be reviewed at least every two years, but no less than every five years.
The bylaws are the regulations of a corporation. They contain the basic rules for the conduct of the corporation's business and affairs.
Bylaws generally define things like the group's official name, purpose, requirements for membership, officers' titles and responsibilities, how offices are to be assigned, how meetings should be conducted, and how often meetings will be held.
Richmond Hill's Tree Preservation By-Law 41-07 protects trees on private property with a trunk diameter at height (DBH) of 20 cm or greater. This By-law is an important part of the City's strategy to preserve our urban forest for the benefit of the community.
Phone: 519-661-4660. Email: enforcement@london.ca or service@london.ca.
South African municipal by-laws serve as legal frameworks established by local governments to govern specific areas within their jurisdictions. By-laws cover a wide range of aspects, including zoning, noise control, waste management, building regulations, and more.