Proposed by the National Board of Directors
Proposal to amend the bylaws by
changing the title of the Secretary to Vice President-Membership.
Proposed additions are in italics; proposed deletions are [bracketed].
Current Bylaw
Article VI, Section 1, D.
D. Secretary. There shall be a Secretary who shall be salaried and shall be a voting member of the National Board. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the Board, the Executive Committee and the National Conference; shall be responsible for the general correspondence of the corporation; shall be the custodian of the records; and shall maintain the membership records. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be delegated by the President and Board. For corporate purposes, when necessary this position shall be designated Secretary/Treasurer.
Proposed Amendment
Article VI, Section 1, D.
D. [Secretary]. Vice President-Membership. There shall be a [Secretary] Vice President-Membership who shall be salaried and shall be a voting member of the National Board. The [Secretary] Vice President-Membership shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the Board, the Executive Committee and the National Conference; shall be responsible for the general correspondence of the corporation; shall be the custodian of the records; and shall maintain the membership records. The [Secretary] Vice President-Membership shall perform such other duties as may be delegated by the President and Board. For corporate purposes, when necessary this position shall be designated Secretary/Treasurer.
New Bylaw If Amended
Article VI, Section 1, D.
D. Vice President-Membership. There shall be a Vice President-Membership who shall be salaried and shall be a voting member of the National Board. The Vice President-Membership shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the Board, the Executive Committee and the National Conference; shall be responsible for the general correspondence of the corporation; shall be the custodian of the records; and shall maintain the membership records. The Vice President-Membership shall perform such other duties as may be delegated by the President and Board. For corporate purposes, when necessary this position shall be designated Secretary/Treasurer.
Proposed by the National Board of Directors
Proposal to amend the bylaws by deleting the requirement to appoint
the Credentials Committee at least six months prior to the National Conference.
Proposed additions are in italics; proposed deletions are [bracketed].
Current Bylaw
Article VIII, Section 2, B.
B. A Credentials Committee of at least six members shall be appointed by the President with the approval of the Board at least six months prior to the National Conference.
Proposed Amendment
Article VIII, Section 2, B.
B. A Credentials Committee of at least six members shall be appointed by the President with the approval of the Board [at least six months prior to the National Conference].
New Bylaw If Amended
Article VIII, Section 2, B.
B. A Credentials Committee of at least six members shall be appointed by the President with the approval of the Board.
Proposed by the National Board of Directors
Proposal to amend the bylaws by deleting the requirement to publish
the budget in an every-member NOW publication prior to adoption and replacing
it with a pre-adoption mailing to the leadership list and a post-adoption
printing of an abbreviated version in an every-member NOW publication.
Proposed additions are in italics; proposed deletions are [bracketed].
Current Bylaw
Article X, Section 3
The Finance and Budget Committee shall prepare a proposed line-item budget for the fiscal year. The budget, after having been published in an every-member NOW publication, shall be approved by a majority vote of the members of the Board present and voting at a meeting preceding the commencement of the fiscal year on January 1.
Proposed Amendment
Article X, Section 3
The Finance and Budget Committee shall prepare a proposed line-item budget for the fiscal year. The budget, after having been published in [an every-member NOW publication] a NOW leadership mailing shall be approved by a majority vote of the members of the Board present and voting at a meeting preceding the commencement of the fiscal year on January 1. After the budget is adopted, an abbreviated version will be printed in an every-member NOW publication.
New Bylaw If Amended
Article X, Section 3
The Finance and Budget Committee shall prepare a proposed line-item budget for the fiscal year. The budget, after having been published in a NOW leadership mailing, shall be approved by a majority vote of the members of the Board present and voting at a meeting preceding the commencement of the fiscal year on January 1. After the budget is adopted, an abbreviated version will be printed in an every-member NOW publication.
Proposed by the National Board of Directors
Proposal to amend the bylaws by increasing the maximum number of consecutive
terms a National Board member may serve from two to four.
Proposed additions are in italics; proposed deletions are [bracketed].
Current Bylaw
Article VII, Section 6, C.
No Board members shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms.
Proposed Amendment
Article VII, Section 6, C.
No Board members shall be eligible to serve more than [two] four consecutive terms.
New Bylaw If Amended
Article VII, Section 6, C.
No Board members shall be eligible to serve more than four consecutive terms.
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