Recommendations Regarding ACCMA Bylaws Amendments
In accordance with the ACCMA Bylaws, the ACCMA Bylaws Committee met by videoconference on April 7, 2020 to review the ACCMA Bylaws and make recommendations for changes. The Committee’s recommendations were reviewed and approved by the ACCMA Council on June 12, 2020, and the recommendations are now being presented to the ACCMA membership for approval. Please indicate your approval or disapproval to these recommended changes by completing the online survey below.
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The proposed changes are as follows (click here to read the complete memo outlining the proposed changes and rationale):
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Amending section 1304, which states that “The Councilors, other than the President, President-Elect, Secretary Treasurer, and the Immediate Past President, shall be elected as follows: One Councilor shall be elected from and by the membership of each Councilor district, plus one for each 175 members, or fraction thereof, in excess of the first 175”, to increase the number of members necessary for an additional Council seat to 225. Making this change will ensure that the overall size of the ACCMA Council remains constant despite recent gains in overall membership. The Committee believes that the ACCMA Council is already a sizeable board with 34 voting members and many other nonvoting ex-officio members who participate in Council meetings.
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Amending Section 402.3 to conform to CMA policy and current practice on membership dues. The amended language still retains the authority of the Council to approve policy related to dues.
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Amending Section 603 to specify that the Council may also meet via video conference, in addition to telephone conference calls, to reflect current practice.
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Amending Section 603.1 to clarify that special meetings of the Council may be called by any two members of the Council only when there is not a regularly scheduled meeting of the Council within the next 45 calendar days.
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Amending Section 604 to specify that the Councilor-at-Large shall be elected upon vacancy, rather than requiring the Council to do so at its first meeting. This allows the Council to hold a call for nominations at the first meeting of the Council and to hold the election at a subsequent meeting of the Council.
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Amending Section 1101 do delete the requirement that “Each committee member shall serve until a successor is appointed” since committee participation is voluntary.
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Amending Section 1505 at the advice of counsel to provide greater flexibility for the Council to approve change to the bylaws without requiring the approval of the general membership.
