Guest sunshine63 Posted April 15, 2014 at 09:48 PM Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 at 09:48 PM While the by-laws are in draft form, does the Membership get them ? I know RR states that "It is good policy for every member on joining the society to be given of the by-laws." It doesn't state about drafts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 15, 2014 at 10:03 PM Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 at 10:03 PM While the by-laws are in draft form, does the Membership get them ? I know RR states that "It is good policy for every member on joining the society to be given of the by-laws." It doesn't state about drafts. What do your bylaws have to say regarding the amendment process? Does it mention anything about sending notice of proposed amendments to the members? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted April 16, 2014 at 12:35 AM Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 at 12:35 AM While the by-laws are in draft form, does the Membership get them ? I know RR states that "It is good policy for every member on joining the society to be given of the by-laws." It doesn't state about drafts. Is this a draft of a revision, or of the initial bylaws? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transpower Posted April 16, 2014 at 12:27 PM Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 at 12:27 PM The Bylaws committee is responsible for drafting or "polishing" amendments or revisions. But a non-member may appear before it to present his or her views; this is a "hearing." See RONR (11th ed.), p. 501, ll. 7-13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sunshine63 Posted May 1, 2014 at 12:45 AM Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 at 12:45 AM Is this a draft of a revision, or of the initial bylaws?This is a revision of the bylaws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted May 1, 2014 at 09:18 AM Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 at 09:18 AM This is a revision of the bylaws Okay, but you still need to answer the questions asked in post #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sunshine63 Posted May 3, 2014 at 07:26 PM Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 at 07:26 PM Nothing is mention about sending out notices. By-laws maybe amended only by a 2/3's vote of the members of the Board of Directors present and voting. A request for a by-law change maybe initiated by any member of the Board of Directors of the membership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted May 3, 2014 at 07:55 PM Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 at 07:55 PM By-laws maybe amended only by a 2/3's vote of the members of the Board of Directors present and voting. Since your board can amend the bylaws, there's no reason to send the proposed revision to the general membership (though it would be wise to send it to all the board members so they can review it before the meeting). If the revision is adopted, you could send a copy of the new version to the members (or save paper and post it on your organization's website). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Ralph Posted May 4, 2014 at 12:27 PM Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 at 12:27 PM As an aside, having the board authorized to amend the bylaws is a terrible idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted May 4, 2014 at 12:38 PM Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 at 12:38 PM As an aside, having the board authorized to amend the bylaws is a terrible idea. I was going to make a similar observation but there are some ("board-centric") organizations where the general memberships are little more than subscribers. I used to mention my "membership" in the National Geographic Society as an example. The magazine (and maps) are great but I'm pretty sure I wasn't able to vote on amendments to the bylaws. So what, at first blush, seems like a "terrible idea" may, in fact, make perfect sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Rempel Posted May 4, 2014 at 02:41 PM Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 at 02:41 PM I was going to make a similar observation but there are some ("board-centric") organizations where the general memberships are little more than subscribers. I used to mention my "membership" in the National Geographic Society as an example. The magazine (and maps) are great but I'm pretty sure I wasn't able to vote on amendments to the bylaws. So what, at first blush, seems like a "terrible idea" may, in fact, make perfect sense. And some statutes regulating nonprofit corporations require board approval of bylaws -- whether we parliamentarians like that or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted May 5, 2014 at 06:54 PM Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 at 06:54 PM Nothing is mention about sending out notices. By-laws maybe amended only by a 2/3's vote of the members of the Board of Directors present and voting. A request for a by-law change maybe initiated by any member of the Board of Directors of the membership. Then to answer your original question, it is not required to send the proposed revision to the members of the society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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