The Bylaws Committee is recommending that the bylaws be modified as described below.  The only substantive change is to remove the specification of amount of annual dues.  This will allow the membership to change dues, should that be desirable in the future. 

As long as that change is being made, it seemed appropriate to clean up the language, correct some typos, and make a few other small changes.  For example, the bylaws currently require 10 issues of the newsletter per year.  The recommended change is that it be published "approximately monthly". 

Article I TITLE AND PURPOSE

Section 5 Dissolution Process: Replace paragraph with:

In the event of disbanding NCDC, the following action should occur. At a regular meeting or special meeting called by the Chairperson, the membership will draw up a list of possible recipients of club funds and/or assets. Preference will be given to recipients whose Purpose is substantially similar to that of NCDC. The recipient or recipients will be chosen by secret ballot of the members present at the meeting. A two-thirds(2/3) majority will decide.

The liquidation, dissolution or winding up of NCDC, whether voluntary, involuntary or by question of the law, will be done by the club officers who shall, after paying or making provisions for the payment of all the liabilities of NCDC, dispose of all of the assets of NCDC to the recipients determined by this ballot.

ARTICLE II CLUB PARTICIPANTS

Section 1 Officers

Typo correction –llowed should read allowed

last sentence that should read than

Part C Duties:

Chairperson

Remove sentence: To perform any and all other duties usually required of the Chairperson of a Corporation.

ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP

Section 2, Part A General Membership: Replace with:

Defined as

Individual= 1 vote

Family = 2 votes

A “Family” shall consist of two (2) adults and minors (under the age of 18) residing in the same household.

Individual and Family dues as determined by the membership.

ARTICLE IV MEETINGS

Section 1 Schedule: Replace with:

Regular meetings will be held approximately once per quarter.

Section 4, Part B Process:

Add #4) Balloting by electronic means will be allowed on all matters other than Bylaw changes. Electronic means includes e-mail, conference call, web site voting or other verifiable methods that may be developed in the future. If a member does not have access to electronic media, a mail-in ballot must be provided.

Note; Section 4 Part B has already been approved by the membership.

Section 5 Guests: Replace with:

May be placed on the agenda by the Chair. Members may bring their guests to a regular meeting but they may not enter into the discussion of the business of the Club except by invitation from the Chair.

Section 6 Regular Meetings: Change format of meetings to read:

Reading of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting

Financial and Membership Report – Treasurer

Introduction of New Members

Introduction of Guests

Introduction of Guest Speakers

Reading of Correspondence

Reports of Committee Chairpersons

Old Business

New Business

Special Business

Open Forum

Set next Meeting Date

ARTICLE VI ELECTIONS

Section 1 Nominations: replace April with Spring

Section 2 Election Process: replace July with Summer

ARTICLE VII BYLAWS

Section 1 Amendments or Additions the third sentence shall now read

The bylaw and the proposed amendment will be published in the newsletter.

ARTICLE VIII CLUB PUBLICATION

Section 2 Schedule: replace with:

Approximately monthly issues will be published.

Section 3 Required Contents replace with:

Every issue: List of current officers

             NCDC membership application

As they occur: Minutes of last regular meeting

               Agenda for the next meeting

               New members

               Names of persons nominated for office

               Names of persons elected to office

               Proposed bylaw changes

               Amendments to bylaws

ARTICLE IX PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

Section 1 Conduct of the Meetings: Replace Chairpersons with Chairperson