Term Limit

[Deb Parm]

Currently, our bylaws state "Each Officer shall serve a term of one year. No Officer shall serve more than three consecutive terms in the same office."

How can we correctly word our bylaws to allow an officer to serve more than three terms? We are specifically thinking the VP Finance should be allowed to stay longer. But we may find a situation where other officers (the ones very good at their position) should be allowed to stay in that role. 

 

[Bruce Lages]

Why not just amend the bylaws to strike out that second sentence?

[Josh Martin]

On 4/5/2023 at 12:55 PM, Deb Parm said:

Currently, our bylaws state "Each Officer shall serve a term of one year. No Officer shall serve more than three consecutive terms in the same office."

How can we correctly word our bylaws to allow an officer to serve more than three terms? We are specifically thinking the VP Finance should be allowed to stay longer. But we may find a situation where other officers (the ones very good at their position) should be allowed to stay in that role. 

Several possibilities come to mind. It ultimately depends on the society's preferences.

• Simply strike the sentence "No Officer shall serve more than three consecutive terms in the same office."
• Strike out "three" and insert a larger number.
• Revise the second sentence to provide "No Officer shall serve more than three consecutive terms in the same office, unless authorized by the assembly by a 2/3 vote."

Edited April 5, 2023 at 06:47 PM by Josh Martin

[Gary Novosielski]

You could also amend the bylaws to add: ...except that this limit shall not apply to the VP of Finance.