Kathy403 Posted May 2, 2016 at 04:32 PM Report Posted May 2, 2016 at 04:32 PM Our group documentation makes reference to previous and historical bylaws but the current executive can find no record (either paper or digital version) of these bylaws. The club has been in existence for a very long time and it is possible that record keeping was faulty. To complicate things further, there is a draft document proposing amendments to the missing previous bylaws but it was not signed by officers of the club and is labelled a draft. The current executive wishes to build upon this draft proposal and also make amendments and eventually have a current version ratified if accepted by the membership. Is this possible when there is no tangible record of historical bylaws available or do we need to start from scratch? The proposed draft that was never ratified and that the current executive is using as a template appears to be in good faith and is consistent with normal operations of the club. We are getting pretty confused over what to do with this situation.
Hieu H. Huynh Posted May 2, 2016 at 05:00 PM Report Posted May 2, 2016 at 05:00 PM What about looking at the minutes?
Richard Brown Posted May 2, 2016 at 05:40 PM Report Posted May 2, 2016 at 05:40 PM 1 hour ago, Kathy403 said: The current executive wishes to build upon this draft proposal . . . . The proposed draft that was never ratified and that the current executive is using as a template appears to be in good faith and is consistent with normal operations of the club. Executive WHAT???? Executive Board? Executive Committee?? Executive Director? Chief Executive Officer? Executive Chef?? 1 hour ago, Kathy403 said: The proposed draft that was never ratified and that the current executive is using as a template appears to be in good faith and is consistent with normal operations of the club. We are getting pretty confused over what to do with this situation. I would suggest adopting a new set of bylaws that reflect what the majority of your members believe the bylaws should say. That can be the version suggested by your "executive" (whoever or whatever that is) or can be a new set proposed by a bylaws committee or even by a single member. Keep in mind that a bylaw revision, as opposed to a normal amendment, completely opens up the bylaws for further amendment without restriction.
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