procedure for rewording bylaw revisions

[Guest J. J.]

Was the bylaw initially pending at the first meeting?

Do the bylaws require thirty days notice?

J. J."

[Guest Jay John]

The bylaws do require 30 days notice...which is what the rev. comm. was complying with at the march meeting...giving the membership the written proposed amendments that were also orally explained & discussion of each was allowed from the floor at the "

[Guest J. J.]

It sounds like the committee did not give notice of the document at the March meeting. I think to be safe, notice should be given at the April meeting and they should be considered at the May meeting.

J. J."

[Guest Gary c Tesser]

I think it would probably be safe for them at least to act on some of the non-controversial proposals without delaying another month, which might, mirabile dictu, actually get something accomplished. This depends on exactly what the bylaws provide for th"

[Guest Jay John]

Original Message:

The bylaws do require 30 days notice...which is what the rev. comm. was complying with at the march meeting...giving the membership the written proposed amendments that were also orally explained & discussion of each was allowed "

[Guest Jay John]

Thank you for clarifying the 'amendment' 'revision' differences; that's helpful.

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[Guest John M.]

>>So at the upcoming April meeting can the vote be taken w/ out further discussion on the proposed amendments?<<

So long as none of the changes since March fall outside the scope of the notice, and so long as the April meeting is at l"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>if this is a revision, as Mr. Tesser suggested may be the case, you don't need to worry about scope<<

What removes the "scope of the notice" restriction is notice of a revision. What the finished product looks like is imma"

[Guest Gary c Tesser]

Actually, men, I very much doubt that distinguishing between amending and revising the bylaws is high on their list of problems. -- what with bouncing the proposals back and forth between the membership and the bylaws committee, and the board sticking its"