Preamble
We, the members of The California Council of the Blind, having established in 1934 the CCB as an organization dedicated to the full equality and opportunity in society for Californians who are blind and low vision, and now seeking through revision of our governing document to renew our organization and our commitments in response to the demands of today's changing world, do hereby:
Establish these bylaws to reflect continuity with the values and principles that have historically defined our organization through policies and resolutions;
Reiterate our commitment to a self-governing organization in which people who are blind and low vision are the supreme authority, maintaining control over our own decisions and lives;
Develop mechanisms for acquiring the necessary management, fundraising, legal, financial and technological expertise to assure the viability and success of the organization and to maximize its ability to meet the challenges of the future;
and Devise administrative and accountability structures to ensure that the authority delegated to officers and staff is utilized in ways that maximize its effectiveness and that preserve membership authority and control.
