The NMCA By-Law Committee has been hard at work
reviewing the NMCA Constitution and recommending changes and revisions. These
changes will be voted on at the Business Meeting during our Annual Meeting this
December. Below are the proposed changes in bold/italic text; additional
information will be available at the Business Meeting. Click on the link for
justification and reasoning for the changes.
1)
By Laws Art. VI,
Sec. 2 – All elected (currently "elective") officers shall be
chosen by a majority of votes cast, and each Honorary member, Life member, and
Regular member in good standing shall be entitled to cast one ballot in each
contest.
2)
By Laws Art. IX,
Sec 1 – Resolutions: Resolutions shall be submitted, by members in good
standing, to the Secretary who will refer them to the Ad-Hoc Committee on Resolutions, and a majority vote of the members (currently
"numbers") present and voting shall be required for adoption.
3)
By Laws Art. XI,
Sec. 5 – If one or
more seconds to a written motion is received by the Chair, but (currently
"by") unanimous consent if not
indicated, the motion remains open for discussion
until there is a call for the question.
4)
Constitution
Article III, Sec. 1: (an addition
to the Exec. Board) 6. A Director of Communications, who shall be elected for a term of
three (3) years.
5)
By Laws Art. IV,
Sec 1 – The Executive Board or general administration officers of the
Association are directly responsible to the membership and shall consist of the
President, who shall serve as Chair of the Board; the 1st
Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, the
immediate Past President, an
Industry Representative and three (3) other members who have been
elected to the Board. IF THIS PASSES, THEN UNDER CONSIDERATION: The Executive
Board or general administration officers of the Association are directly
responsible to the membership and shall consist of the President, who shall
serve as Chair of the Board; the 1st Vice-President, 2nd
Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, the immediate Past President, an Industry
Representative, Director of Communications and three (3) other members who have
been elected to the Board.
6)
By Laws Art. IV,
Sec 9 – The three (3) elected members to the Executive Board, the
Industry Representative and the immediate Past President shall attend all
meetings, and shall assist the other officers in making all decisions and formulation of
policy for the good of the Association. IF THIS PASSES, THEN UNDER
CONSIDERATION: The three (3) elected members to the Executive Board, the Director
of Communications, the Industry Representative and
the immediate Past President shall attend all meetings, and shall assist the
other officers in making all decisions and
formulation of policy for the good of the Association
7)
By Laws Art. X,
Sec 1, #1 – All
proposals for amendments must be submitted, in writing, to the Secretary for
referral to the Executive Board and the Standing Committee on Bylaws, at least
four (4) months before the date of the next annual meeting, and a two-thirds
affirmative vote of those members present at the next annual business meeting and voting
thereon shall be required for
passage.
8)
By Laws Art. VI,
Sec. 3 – A member of the Executive Board may be removed from office when the
majority of the Board agrees that sufficient cause exists for such removal. Vacancies
occurring in office between annual meetings shall be filled by the Executive
Board, except that a vacancy in the office of President shall automatically be
filled by the 1st Vice-President.
9)
Constitution
Article IX, Sec. 2 – “There shall be the following Standing
Committees, consisting of at least three (3) members: #8 Charitable | #9 Outreach
and Education".
10)
By Laws Art. IV,
Sec 6, The immediate Past President – shall be responsible for the
functioning of the following committees: CHARITABLE – OUTREACH AND
EDUCATION; and shall make periodic reports of their activities and progress to
the President.
CONSIDERABLE THANKS ARE SENT OUT TO THE BY LAW
COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF ROGER WOLFE, JOHN KUSCHKE AND EMILY SULLIVAN, AS WELL
AS MEMBERS OF THE NMCA EXECUTIVE BOARD AND ALL OTHERS WHO CONTRIBUTED