Bylaws

[Jerry Stebbins]

Tom ,thanks for the answer, but::
What March K Factor--just now got first one this year, except for the handout at the NATS, and it did not mention this.
With my phone line the best I can ever do is 14.2, so therefore  I do not download anything
What K Factor month was the tally displayed to the Membership?
The fact that there was nothing in them before that defined how the Districts were established, and structured, does not make the omission  in the new ones correct.
What in the old ones (Bylaws) authorized establishing the Districts as were previously set. I have heard a lot of discussion in the past about changing the Districts to match AMA, but there were always excuses/no rationale for not doing anything.
By the new Bylaws, omissions are kicked back to what AMA has--is this a new  change?  If not, we have not been operating to the Bylaws in the past.Why not?
I joined after 1990--so have no record--I wonder who knows they are there.
Jerry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Thomas C. Weedon 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 4:04 PM
  Subject: RE: Bylaws


  Jerry,
  The By Laws revision proposals were in your March 2002 K-Factor, in the center. It was a tear out that you were supposed to fill out, then tear out, then insert in an envelope and mail in. Did you do it as requested?

  The old By-Laws was on our national web site www.nsrca.org for three (3) years. Did you bother to look or print out a copy? I'll send you a copy in Word or PDF if you want.

  The vote was tallied for each proposed change, and only those that were accepted by the membership was included in the final version.

  There was nothing in the old By-Laws detailing the boundries of the NSRCA Districts, nor the number of the Districts.

  The old By-Laws were last changed on December, 1990. You will find them in the K-Factor from that date.

  Hope that helps,

  Tom Weedon
    -----Original Message-----
    From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Jerry Stebbins
    Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 3:30 PM
    To: discussion at nsrca.org
    Subject: Bylaws


    I just got my November issue of K Factor, and lo and behold we have a new set of Bylaws.It has a revision date of July--4 months ago. I for one never received any K Factor with a revision proposed, or an opportunity to understand,or vote on the changes. How many others out there are in the same boat?
    How do you compare the new to the old when you never had a copy/saw the old to compare with? 
    What has changed?
    Why was it changed?
    What was the "voted tally" on what changes?
    Why does it have many errors in the "final version"?
        Examples--Where does it identify the number of Districts?
                        Where are they defined-physically
                        How are they structured
                        How are the revised
                Also--How are District VP's replaced?
                            They are the BOD -per Art.VII-Section 1-a.
                            "The President SHALL fill such vacancy---"per   Article VII Section 3 b.
                            "this vacancy MAY BE filled by vote of then remaining BOD---" per Article VIII Section 3-m.                      
                             Guess who does it?--the "SHALL"  rules in any reading.----so why is it in two places?
                  Wishy washy writing of a "governing document" e.g. Article X Section 2-b. and c.  "SHOULD appoint" do they or not? it says "SHALL" under a. Maybe whoever wrote this is being purposefully that way?
                Under Article X Section 2--This defaults the lack of District definition in the Bylaws to AMA, and therefore it's District definitions.Until this gets fixed, unless intentional, do we switch to the AMA Districts?
    This is not sour grapes, but real concern!!!!
    I hope I am not gonna have to "duck and run" on this one, since all the folks I talked to around here are in the same boat.
    Jerry


                        
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