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  August 10, 2008

To all Louisville Trout Unlimited members:

Proposed Changes to Bylaws

To be voted on at the Annual Meeting, October 28, 2008

All proposed changes are in ORANGE.
Please read all of Article IV AND all of Article V.
 

Article IV
Election, Term, Vacancy

Section 1: Limitation of Terms
  No board member shall serve more than three (3) consecutive two (2) year terms. Provided that upon the recommendation of the Nominating Committee and the approval by a majority of the board of Directors, a Board Member who is either an Officer or a member of the Board may stand for election of one (1) more year. After a break in service of two or more years, an individual may again serve as a Board Member or Officer.
Section 2:  The President shall be elected by a vote of the membership at the annual Meeting of the Chapter for a one-year term and the President shall be eligible for only one (1) successive term.
Section 3:  All other officers shall be elected by a vote of the membership at the Annual Meeting of the Chapter for a one-year term and said officers shall be eligible to serve for two (2) consecutive one-year terms.
Section 4: The term of office of all elected officers shall be one (1) year. All officers will serve until the next election.
Section 5: In the event of a vacancy in any office or in the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors shall appoint an individual to serve until the next election.
Section 6: A majority vote of those members present and in good standing will be sufficient to elect all officers and no member shall hold more than one (1) office at any time.
Section 7: The Nominating Committee shall nominate members for each elected office. Said nominations shall be made and sent to all members. The announcement shall be made in advance of the election. Nothing, however, will deny nominations from being made from the floor during the Annual Meeting.

 

Article V

Board of Directors

Section 1: The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer than eight (8) members in addition to the officers listed in ARTICLE III above. These eight (8) members shall be elected to serve a two (2) year term and in order to provide for continuity, their terms should be staggered so that no more than one half of the Directors’ terms expires in a given year.
Section 2: The Board of Directors shall be responsible for the general supervision of the Chapter’s affairs.
Section 3:  The Board of Directors shall meet on a regular basis. Special meetings may be called by the President or upon the request of at least 2/3 members of the Board.
Section 4: 2/3 members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum and a majority vote.
Section 5: Notice of any special meeting must be given in writing at least seven (7) days.

In the event of bylaw changes at the annual meeting, thirty (30) days notice must be given.

Section 6: The Board of Directors may create additional elected offices should it deem it necessary.
Section 7: A Director’s term shall automatically expire when, within a calendar year, he or she fails to appear for four (4) meetings of the Board of Directors.
Section 8: A Director’s term shall automatically expire when, within a calendar year, he or she fails to appear for four (4) general membership meetings.
Section 9: Missed meetings described in Article V Section 7, and Section 8, shall not be combined.
Section10: The Board will fill Board vacancies. Any member in good standing shall be eligible to be chosen to fill any vacancies on the Board of Directors.

 


 

Upcoming Events:

August 23 Intro to Fly Fishing at Wolf Creek Hatchery Education Center
September 23 Annual Banquet
September 26-27 Browns, Bows, Brookies, and Bluegrass

 

 

 

 

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