Hello all FSM Members, I presented the By-Laws at the December meeting and there were a couple recommendations to add more clarity to the By-Laws. I am sending this email to provide a new markup document for your review and any comments are due by Thursday, January 5th. This will give me time prior to our January 12th meeting to make any final changes. We will hope to have our final vote on the By-Laws at the January meeting.
The updates are classified into 2 simple categories:
1) Reflect recent policy changes and clarify the following Articles:
– Article I Membership: clarify the Members in Good Standing requirements
– Article II Budget and Membership Dues: require an annual budget presented at the kickoff meeting to clarify Membership Dues
– Article III Guest Fees: clarify guest fee requirement and amount
– Article IV Member and Guest Liability Releases: add this requirement
– Article VII Executive Committee: clarify responsibilities (i.e., budget, event calendar)
– Article VIII Permanent Committee: update to reflect current day duties
– Article IX Subsidy: updated and clarified section
2) Correct spelling and formatting.
Please email me, ksteub@yahoo.com, by January 6th with any suggested amendments and include the following information:
1) Your name
2) Article to amend, paragraph and sentence location
3) Provide what to amend: Strike out “_____” and insert “______”
Here is the current markup document to show where the changes are:
fsm-by-laws-12202016-compare-doc
Here is a clean version that is easier to read:
Thank You.
Kurt Steubing