NCRS By-Laws amended Jan 10 2022 - How to Change

[Gary C.]

NCRS By-Laws amended Jan 10,2022 click here for NCRS By_Laws

By-Laws Section 24 is attached

24.1 Amendments to these By-laws may be proposed by any member of the Board or by any
20 Active Members.

If members want to change the NCRS By-Laws, then a committee should be formed and signatures gathered.

[Joe L.]

Re: NCRS By-Laws amended Jan 10 2022 - How to Change

NCRS By-Laws amended Jan 10,2022 click here for NCRS By_Laws

By-Laws Section 24 is attached

24.1 Amendments to these By-laws may be proposed by any member of the Board or by any
20 Active Members.

If members want to change the NCRS By-Laws, then a committee should be formed and signatures gathered.

Gary------

What were the actual amendments?

[Gary C.]

Re: NCRS By-Laws amended Jan 10 2022 - How to Change

Joe,

Sorry, don't know of any actual proposed amendments.

Just pointing out that members can submit proposal for By-Laws changes per Section 24.1

Gary
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[Michael J.]

Re: NCRS By-Laws amended Jan 10 2022 - How to Change

Thanks Gary, good information for the membership to know.

[Joe L.]

Re: NCRS By-Laws amended Jan 10 2022 - How to Change

Joe,

Sorry, don't know of any actual proposed amendments.

Just pointing out that members can submit proposal for By-Laws changes per Section 24.1

Gary
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Gary-----

I was not referring to any proposed amendments. It's just that "NCRS by-laws amended January 10, 2022" implies that certain amendments to the by-laws were actually instituted as of that date. That's what I was curious about.

[Dick C.]

Re: NCRS By-Laws amended Jan 10 2022 - How to Change

While we all try to understand the boards action taken this past weekend, maybe each regional director should send the latest NCRS By-Laws along with any amendments to their chapter members. This can only help the membership to try to understand the BoD action.

[Arland D.]

Re: NCRS By-Laws amended Jan 10 2022 - How to Change

Any member who would be interested in being included in the '20 active members' involved in submitting an amendment to the by-laws that would require directors to publicly declare themselves as a candidate for NCRS President 30 days prior to the vote at the board meeting can contact me via Personal Message on the TDB, email (not text) akadower@comcast.net or call 360 896-5334. If an amendment is submitted by the general population of the membership, it won't require any of the existing directors to be put in an awkward position regarding this administrative change.

[Shannon U.]

Re: NCRS By-Laws amended Jan 10 2022 - How to Change

Joe,

Section 4.7 was revised by the bylaw committee and accepted by the Board posted on January 10, 2022, to remove the restrictions delineating the requirement that the Annual Board Meeting be held between January 1st and March 31st of each year. It also included the additional verbiage as documented in the working copy excerpt from the committee.

4.7 Ammended: The Board shall hold an annual meeting at a time and place that has been designated in advance by the Board. The purpose of this meeting is to announce the election of Board members, election of Officers and Managers and to conduct any formal business needing to be addressed by the Board. All Board members, officers, managers, and employees are required to attend and/or remotely participate in this meeting. Requests for annual meeting attendance exemption may be permitted and should be forwarded to the President for review and approval.

Removed (The Annual Board Meeting shall be held between January 1 and March 31 each year at a time and place designated by the Board. The purpose of the Annual Board Meeting is to announce the election of Board members, election of Officers and Managers, and the transaction of such other business as may come before the Annual Board Meeting.)

In addition to the Annual Board Meeting, additionally scheduled meeting(s) of the Board shall be held (strike during mid-year) as needed to deal with Club matters. All Board meetings, with the exception of Executive Session meetings, are open to active Club members.

Shannon

[Gary C.]

Re: NCRS By-Laws amended Jan 10 2022 - How to Change

Shannon,

It would be good policy for the NCRS Board to adopt to publish "when and where" the NCRS Boards meeting will be held a minimum of thirty (30) days in advance.

Gary
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[Shannon U.]

Re: NCRS By-Laws amended Jan 10 2022 - How to Change

Arland,
I personally do not believe that your formal amendment if needed. It is blatantly obvious that this needs to be changed and I have already initiated the process for that change.
Shannon

[Shannon U.]

Re: NCRS By-Laws amended Jan 10 2022 - How to Change

Gary,
I agree and that had been added already during our Board meeting this week.
Shannon

[Michael J.]

Re: NCRS By-Laws amended Jan 10 2022 - How to Change

Any member who would be interested in being included in the '20 active members' involved in submitting an amendment to the by-laws that would require directors to publicly declare themselves as a candidate for NCRS President 30 days prior to the vote at the board meeting can contact me via Personal Message on the TDB, email (not text) akadower@comcast.net or call 360 896-5334. If an amendment is submitted by the general population of the membership, it won't require any of the existing directors to be put in an awkward position regarding this administrative change.

Thank you Arland, after the tumultuous events of the last few days that have blindsided so many average members, it is obvious we must take a closer look at what is going on at the board level, since it seems some (at least my) directors are not keeping the rank and file members informed of what direction the society is heading and why. We deserve better communication of all this, but this involvement will help.

[Tom R.]

Re: NCRS By-Laws amended Jan 10 2022 - How to Change

Shannon,

It would be good policy for the NCRS Board to adopt to publish "when and where" the NCRS Boards meeting will be held a minimum of thirty (30) days in advance. Gary...

That's would I would be looking for and its not there currently...why? Otherwise, it reads like a third world country.