Membership dues for the Emergency Services and Homeless Coalition (ESHC) shall be charged to members on an annual basis, due in full by January of each year. The dues for members shall be structured as follows:

Organizations (nonprofit agencies, government agencies, Corporations, businesses)

Individuals

The ESHC values the contribution of all its members, particularly consumers. The ESHC, therefore, will eliminate financial barriers to participation of consumers by charging no fee for membership.

Benefits of Membership

• Participation in monthly membership meetings in which decisions regarding funding of local programs occurs, networking and exchange of information occurs, updates on funding availability;
• Voting privileges regarding funding decisions;
• Participation in task forces and committees that help shape the direction of service delivery and public policy for emergency and homeless services in our community;
• Maintenance on an e-mail network that provides legislative alerts, funding announcements, notices of meetings;
• Provision of minutes of monthly ESHC membership meetings and other information;
• Potential support of projects requesting funding from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Florida Department of Children and Families, or other funding sources that require the support or endorsement of the ESHC;
• Free copy of the annual Census and Survey of Jacksonville’s Homeless Population;
• Free copy of the annual Jacksonville-Duval County Continuum of Care Plan;
• Reduced fees for ESHC sponsored conferences, as applicable;
• Access to information about funding resources and consultation;
• Access to ESHC sponsored training opportunities on grant writing, customer service and issues related to homelessness;
• Access to the Jacksonville Information Network and technical support.
  
  Policies:

1. Full membership, with voting privileges, is accorded to members that are in compliance with dues payments and other standards as set forth by the ESHC and its bylaws.
2. Potential members shall submit a membership application. The Membership and Nominations Committee shall recommend new members to the full membership of the ESHC at its regularly scheduled meetings.
3. Members are expected to be active participants in the Coalition by attending general membership meetings and participating on at least one committee or task force. Membership may be terminated if a member fails to attend more than 3 consecutive general membership meetings.
4. Each organization or individual with a paid membership, or a consumer, is entitled to one vote. Organizations may have more than one representative attend meetings. In such cases, only one representative may vote. Written proxy votes will be allowed, if an organization has no other representative attending a general membership meeting in which a vote is held.
5. Organizational membership dues will be based on the budget of the whole organization. Individual programs, departments or units may join as a separate entity or “organization”. However, dues for individual programs, departments or units will nevertheless be based on the budget of the whole organization.
6. An organization that terminates its membership during the year is not entitled to a (prorated) refund of its dues.
7. The fiscal year of the ESHC begins January 1, at which time annual membership dues must be paid in full. Members who join after January 1 will be assessed a full year of dues until July 1, after which time dues will be reduced by 50%.

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