Bylaw Committee Meeting, August 21, 2015

Bylaw Committee Meeting

8/21/15 at Local 655 offices

Meeting called to order at 12:05 PM. Present: Chairman Apana, Janet Clippard, and Scott Whitney.

MMC to approve minutes of 3/30/10 meeting.

Jay Bertolet arrived at 12:06 PM.

MMC (moved by Apana) to propose amendment to Local 655 Bylaws Article IX Section 6.b.1 as follows:

1.      The Executive Board shall call a special membership meeting within 45 60 days of the vacancy in an office for the purpose of filling the vacancy, and any other business that may arise.

Discussion of the timeline for mailing of election ballots. MMC (moved by Apana) to propose amendment to Article IX Section 5.c.1 as follows:

1.      A printed, secret election ballot shall be mailed to each member of the Local no earlier than 45 days and no later than 30 days prior to election day, along with instructions for completing and returning it.

Discussion of quorum size and the Executive Board role in the absence of a quorum.

MMC (moved by Bertolet) to propose amendment to Article XIII Section 5 as follows:

Section 5. Seven (7) Fourteen (14) days notice is required for the cancellation of engagements unless mutual consent is given.

Discussion of Article XVI Section 4.b.

Discussion of establishing fines for Executive Board members who arrive late to meetings.

MMC (moved by Whitney) to propose amending Article IX by inserting a new section after Section 2 (and renumbering subsequent sections) as follows:

NEW Section 3. Eligibility to Vote: In order to vote in an election, a person must be a member in good standing continuously for at least 60 days prior to election day.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:04 PM.

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Jeffrey Apana

Bylaw Committee Chairman