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UMN Participants
Any resident, family, or small business operator living or working in the District of Columbia, especially in the area in proximity to the Union Market neighborhood in Wards 5 & 6 of DC can be a participating member of UMN so as long as they agree with the UMN mission and agree to receive information from UMN. UMN members can participate through meetings, inperson and online, through social media, the signing of petitions, and otherwise being active in UMN campaigns. There are no UMN membership fees and the level of one's activity in UMN is determined by one's own chosen level of participation. Any UMN participant may petition UMN Facilitators for representation at administrative hearings, through court filings, or at any other proceeding or meeting, legallyrelated or otherwise, regarding the protection of their personal and property interests from demonstrated threats driven by development projects, or from any other activities in the District of Columbia, or elsewhere, as long as the threat is concrete, direct, and not speculative. When UMN Facilitators reach out to UMN participants seeking consent on a major question or decision regarding the association, affirmative consent is presumed given by default unless individual UMN participants actively submit opposition in writing blocking the decision within the timeframe set forth with the question.
Association Mission
UMN seeks to protect and preserve the personal and property interests of DC residents, families, and those living, working, and playing in the neighborhoods within proximity and adjacent to the area known as Union Market located in Wards 5 & 6 of the District of Columbia.
OUR MANAGERS
UMN Facilitators
The founders of UMN are the original managers of this unincorporated nonprofit citizens association per DC Code § 29–1100, interalia. UMN managers will be known as Facilitators. Facilitators can call meetings and implement participant polls, and can conduct business on behalf of UMN if the business involves limited financial expenditures (less than $750.00). Facilitators can make legal representations on behalf of UMN before administrative agencies, courts, or other such entities, and can otherwise choose who may represent UMN before said entities. UMN Facilitators are also responsible for informing and updating UMN participants about UMN campaigns and activities. Facilitators may be recalled from their position at anytime by UMN participants. If a recall request is delivered to the UMN list and there are no objections by any other UMN participant, then the Facilitator is recalled, and reverts simply to a participant. Facilitators may also resign in writing at anytime by sending a note to the list of UMN participants. Facilitators otherwise have no terms or term limits. There shall be no more than three UMN Facilitators operating in good faith at any given time. UMN Facilitators may seek consensus of UMN participants in selecting new UMN Facilitators. If all UMN Facilitators resign or are recalled simultaneously, UMN as an association shall dissolve and cease operations. Expenditures by the association of more than $750.00 requires the consent of active participating UMN participants. UMN Facilitators may choose to hire staff to assist the work of UMN. Facilitators swear to uphold the mission of UMN as stated above.
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