Bylaw Committee Meeting, March 27, 2009

The Bylaw Committee met Friday, March 27, 2009 at the office of the Local, at 2:25 p.m. Present: Chairman Jeff Apana, Janet Clippard, Scott Whitney.

Approval of the minutes of the past meeting was postponed until the next meeting.

Discussion of a proposal from the Board of Directors to amend the Bylaws.

A motion was made by Whitney to report favorably on Proposal 2; the motion was adopted.

A motion was made by Whitney to report unfavorably on the proposal to amend the Bylaws by adding a new subsection of Article VII Section 2 (a): vote in Executive Board meetings only to break a tie; the motion was adopted.

A motion was made by Whitney to report no comment on the proposal to amend the Bylaws by adding a new subsection of Article VII Section 2 (a): have the authority to vacate a Director's office if that Director is absent from more than three Executive Board meetings per year and amending Article VII Section 2 (d) as follows: have the authority to vacate a Director's office if that Director is absent from more than two three Executive Board meetings per year, except absences due to illness, or absences excused by the President; the motion was adopted.

A motion was made by Whitney to report no comment on the proposal to amend the Bylaws by adding a new subsection of Article VII Section 2 (d): be prohibited from approving personnel salaries in excess of $300 per week or personnel wages in excess of $15 per hour; the motion was adopted.

A motion was made by Whitney to report favorably on the remaining proposed amendments to the Bylaws contained in Proposal 2.

A motion was made by Whitney to report unfavorably on the proposed amendments to the Bylaws contained in Proposal 3.

The meeting adjourned at 3:20 p.m.

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Jeffrey Apana

Bylaw Committee Chair