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Benjamin Wilson, our president and his lovely wife Wendy Wilson our 2011 Queen
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661-588-8575 Email: bwilson_hwfarms@sbcglobal.net
Cell: 661-304-0070
Hello Smooth Dancers,
I’m honored to be your president this year.
For those of you who don’t know me, I’m married to our lovely
Queen Wendy. We have been
dancing for about six years. We
have three kids: Elizabeth
11, Caleb 9, and Philip 7. We
live and farm in the Shafter area.
Enough about me! We
had a very busy board meeting on January 2, 2012.
Along with routine reports, we approved a budget and approved an
amendment to our club’s bylaws. The
bylaw amendment now needs to be approved by the rest of the membership.
The process for bylaw amendments is first, the
board approves an amendment. Second,
the membership is given the text of the amendment for review.
Then lastly, the amendment is voted on at a monthly membership
meeting. If there is a
quorum of at least 10% of our membership, then the amendment is approved
by a 2/3 positive vote. Below,
you will find the text of the amendment for review.
The club will vote at the February membership meeting.
I understand that the topic of bylaws causes many
people’s eyes to glaze over, so here is brief explanation.
The first part is Article VIII.
The change updates the bylaws to match the current practice of
installing officers. The
second part is Article VI. The
change allows the board to use email, phone and video conferencing under
certain conditions.
Before delving into the minutia of the revisions,
remember:
·
January 28,2012 -
President’s Ball at the Rasmussen Center
·
February 6, 2012 -
Board meeting and membership meeting at the Grange
BY LAW CHANGES TO BE VOTED ON NEXT MONTH
Article VIII. Nominations
and Election of Officers
(Currently reads)
1.
Nominations for officers shall begin in May.
The election shall be held in November and officers installed in
January at a general membership meeting……
(For clarification)
2nd sentence
The election
shall be held in November and the officers installed in December at a
general membership meeting. The
term of office shall begin on January 1.
Article VI.
4. Special Meeting:
Special Meetings of the Board of Directors may be
called by or at the request of the president or any two directors.
The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the
board may fix any place, within Kern County, California, for holding any
special meeting of the board called by them.
Notice of any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be
given at least seventy two (72) hours previous previous thereto
by written notice delivered personally, or sent by mail to each
director at the address shown by the records of the corporation,
or by phone or email as long as there is a response to confirm
notification. If mailed,
such notice shall deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United
States mail in a sealed envelope so addressed, with postage prepaid….
5. Special
Meetings Without Members Physically Present:
In
the interim between regular meetings the president or two board members
may call for action with-out convening a Special Meeting with members
present. This would require
the same notification for special meetings listed in Article VI section
4. This may take several forms:
A. Telephone
conference call with a quorum of members.
B. Live video
conference with a quorum of members present.
C. Unanimous
Written Consent: This
requires that a motion be put to the board members with a due date for
their response. Every Board
member must respond with their vote in written form physically or
electronically by the due date and the vote must be unanimously in favor
of the motion for the motion to pass.
Any absence of a vote or negative vote would cause the motion to
fail. The president would
then be responsible to collect all written votes for presentation to the
secretary. The secretary shall then record the passing of the motion.
5. Quorum
6. Quorum
6. Manner of Acting
7. Manner of Acting
7. Vacancies
8. Vacancies
8. Compensation
9.
Compensation
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National Smooth Dancers
Bakersfield Smooth Dancers
P.O. Box 1555
Bakersfield, CA 93302
Phone: 661 321-9636 or 322-7987
Fax 661-637-1050 email mrkephart@aol.com
Last Updated 01/12/2012