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