VLA By-law Proposed Changes
The following proposed changes to VLA by-laws will be voted on at the Annual Meeting on Saturday, August 7th.
Current:
Article III Section 3 – Annual Meeting, The Annual Meeting shall be held in early August of each year. The date and location will be at the discretion of the President with the approval of the Board of Directors. The date and location will be decided prior to and announced in the summer edition of the official newsletter of the Association as well as local newspapers.
Proposed:
Article III Section 3 – Annual Meeting, The Annual Meeting shall be held in early August of each year. The date and location will be at the discretion of the President with the approval of the Board of Directors. The date and location will be decided prior to and announced in the summer edition of the official newsletter of the Association as well as local newspapers. The business of the Annual Meeting may be conducted on a virtual basis or remote communication. As used in these By-Laws, “remote communication” means communication via telephone conference, video conference, the Internet or other means by which persons not physically present in the same location may communicate with each other on a substantially simultaneous basis. Should the board determine the annual meeting be conducted via remote communication, the members shall be informed via the web site, and other means as reasonably possible.
Current:
Article V Section 5 – Meeting. The Board of Directors shall meet for a regular business meeting all months except August, when the Association Annual Meeting is held and December. The Association President may call a special meeting when deemed necessary. A majority of Directors shall constitute a quorum. The location of the meeting will generally alternate between sites on each end of Lake Vermilion.
Proposed:
Article V Section 5 – Meeting. The Board of Directors shall meet for a regular business meeting all months except August, when the Association Annual Meeting is held and December. The Association President may call a special meeting when deemed necessary. A majority of Directors shall constitute a quorum. The location of the meeting will generally alternate between sites on each end of Lake Vermilion. Upon approval of the board, the president may cancel a regular business meeting.
Current:
Section 9 – Presentation
Any person or group wishing to address any Association meeting shall first seek permission from the Board of Directors.
Proposed:
Section 9 – Presentation
Any person or group wishing to address any Association meeting shall first seek permission from the Board of Directors.
VLA members are welcome to attend as observers with no participation (unless asked by a board member). The president shall be informed prior to a board meeting for a VLA member to attend a board meeting.
A non VLA member may attend with president approval and at least one other officer. Attendance will be as an observer with no participation (unless asked by a board member). The president shall inform the board of attendance by a non VLA member at an upcoming board meeting.
Any presentation to the board, or personal request for action by the board, by either a VLA member or a non-VLA member, requires prior approval by a majority of a quorum of the full board.
Current:
Article 4, Section 14 – Meeting Attendance by Remote Communication.
Directors may attend a Board meeting by means of remote communication. As used in these By-Laws, “remote communication” means communication via telephone conference, video conference, the Internet or other means by which persons not physically present in the same location may communicate with each other on a substantially simultaneous basis.
Proposed:
Article 4, Section 14 – Meeting Attendance by Remote Communication.
Directors may attend a Board meeting by means of remote communication. As used in these By-Laws, “remote communication” means communication via telephone conference, video conference, the Internet or other means by which persons not physically present in the same location may communicate with each other on a substantially simultaneous basis. Any meeting among directors may be conducted solely by one or more means of remote communication through which all of the directors may participate in the meeting, if the same notice is given of the meeting required by these bylaws, and if the number of directors participating in the meeting is sufficient to constitute a quorum at a meeting. Participation in a meeting by that means constitutes presence at the meeting.
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