Bylaw Committee Meeting, March 23, 2021

The Bylaw Committee met Tuesday, March 23, 2021 virtually via Zoom at 1:05 p.m. Present: Chairman Jeff Apana, Elena Alamilla, Eddie Martinez, and Scott Whitney.

There were no objections to meeting virtually and a motion was made and adopted to obtain the floor and also to vote by a physical or virtual show of hands.

A motion was made and carried to approve the minutes of the 9/18/19 meeting.

Discussion of a proposal from the Board of Directors to amend the bylaws. A motion was made by Alamilla and adopted by unanimous consent to report favorably on a reformatted version by Whitney that streamlines and reflects language more relevant for committee meetings as follows:

Whereas many members live a great distance from one another and

Whereas travel in south Florida is time-consuming and

Whereas it is in the interest of the Local for committees to meet often and

Whereas members have become more familiar with virtual meetings during the COVID pandemic, be it

Resolved, to amend the Bylaws as follows:

ARTICLE XI COMMITTEES

NEW Section 4

Committees may meet by electronic means provided that:

a. the technology utilized permits simultaneous aural communication among all the participants,

b. members of the committee unanimously agree to conduct the meeting by electronic means,

c. all members of the committee have reasonable access to the technology utilized,

d. the committee first adopts special rules for the conduct of the electronic meeting, including:

    1. how participants are recognized and obtain the floor,

    2. how motions are handled,

    3. rules for debating pending motions,

    4. rules for discussing subjects before the committee,

    5. how voting will be conducted.

The meeting adjourned at 1:24 p.m.

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Jeffrey Apana

Bylaw Committee Chairman