Hansome Posted April 30, 2017 at 10:17 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 at 10:17 PM Voluteer organization working with Constitution and Bylaws has proposed a negative amendment. It reads; Minor corrections occasionally are needed to correct spelling or date information - there is a proposal to not require an amendment for minimal changes such as grammar, titles, references, dates or times to ensure clarity. Doesn't Roberts Rules cover this? As we already have a rule that says anything not covered in our bylaws may be referred to Roberts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted April 30, 2017 at 10:28 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 at 10:28 PM I don't see this as negative - rather, it gives someone (who?) the power to make these changes in your governing documents. RONR doesn't say that anyone has the power to change your documents outside of their usual amendment process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Hunt Posted April 30, 2017 at 10:51 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 at 10:51 PM Except that, when adopting a bylaw amendment, the assembly may give the Secretary the authority to update cross-references and numbering as reqiured to give effect to the amendment. That is on a case-by-case basis, however, and not a general power. Note that giving a general power like this can be useful, but it can also be dangerous, because seemingly innocuous changes can be significant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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