BYLAW CHANGES - The Special Meeting to vote on proposed bylaw changes was held in Seguin on January 9, 2021. For the purpose of being able to meet the quorum requirements, members were allowed to cast proxy ballots. There were 1012 ballots emailed to the members with the voting open from January 2 - 7, 2021. We needed 10 percent of the members to cast proxy ballots or attend the meeting. At the close of the voting, 166 proxy ballots were cast which exceeded the 10% quorum requirement. There were an additional 18 members attend the meeting in Seguin for a total of 184 ballots cast. The IBCA bylaws require two-thirds of the ballots cast for the adoption of the proposals.

Results of voting:

Proposal 1 - Adopted - the new bylaw document.

For: 152

Against: 25

Proposal 2 - Adopted - additional qualifications for the office of Treasurer

For: 164

Against: 14

Proposal 3 - Adopted - filling board vacancies by special election

For: 157

Against: 27

Proposal 4 - Adopted - allowing members with 2 year suspension to reapply for membership upon completion of suspension.

For: 147

Against: 37

Proposal 5 - Failed - allowing members on suspension or terminated membership to participate in IBCA sanctioned events.

For: 88

Against: 92

The adopted proposals have been sent to the law firm, Foley & Lardner, to be incorporated into the new bylaw document. Again thank you to Mike Seely and the staff at the law firm for their assistance preparing the new document and providing guidance to the board for the special meeting. We also extend our gratitude to Ernest & Belinda Servantes for providing the venue for the meeting at Burnt Bean Co.