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Tuesday, October 08, 2002 1:36 PM
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[RC] new bylaws and citizenship
I talked to somebody at AERC yesterday
about the bylaws changes regarding citizenship, as I am directly affected
by this change.
The way I understand it, nobody picked
up on this citizenship thing, it was not an intentional exclusion of
legal residents, and nobody brought it to the attention of the BOD in
time. I am guilty too for not reading the proposed changes earlier. I
usually don't bother with boring stuff like bylaws, but trust that "they"
will do the right thing. I rather read ride reports and the fun stuff.
Guess I need to pay closer attention.
AERC office explained to me that if
we vote yes on the changes, and the new bylaws get voted in, the board
can still make an amendment to the rule to include legal residents. I
guess if the board assures us that they will motion for this amendment,
I will vote yes. I know that many hours and a lot of work was put into
this, and after all the BOD was elected by us to represent our interests.
I can't imagine them excluding one group of people intentionally.
I guess what we need to do is let the
board know that we would like an amendment to the rule to include legal
residents. If I got this all wrong again, please let me know.
Jutta Schmidt