Our car club was incorporated in California in1963. The governing document is entitled "Constitutional By-Laws". At the end of the current "Constitutional By-Laws" are two pages entitled "Policies, Procedures. and Rules". These pages were not part of the original 1963 document.
My question is: Are the "Policies, Procedures, and Rules" governed by our "Constitutional By-Laws"? Are they amended via the procedure stated in the "Constitutional By-Laws"?
I was always told by the members, who joined the club in the 1960s, that the "Policies, Procedures, and Rules" were amended by the club's Board of Officers and not by the general membership. There is no written documentation of this statement.
Any guidance would be appreciated. If the "Policies, Procedures, and Rules" are not part of the "Constitutional By-Laws" and are indeed amended by the club's Board of Officers, I would like to put a footnote of this fact into our "Policies, Procedures, and Rules" document.
My position in the club is Secretary and we are in the process of doing "Constitutional By-Laws" amendments and making a change to one of the "Policies, Procedures, and Rules".
Thank you, Marci
