Bylaws
The Board voted unanimously to amend our bylaws; the goal was to set the next Board up for success and clean up lingering administrative issues.
Major changes
- Removed mention of membership dues
- Removed active/inactive membership designation
- Removed annual membership meeting requirement
- Bylaws amendment vote changed to simple majority (from 3/4 of board)
- Simplified elections process; removed nominating committee, SHIPMATE notification requirements
Minor changes
- Cleaned up description of board/officer duties
- Consolidated discussions of committees to one section
- Other miscellaneous formatting and editorial changes