Proposed Bylaw Changes

Lynn Kissel, LUNAR #009, has drafted the following changes to LUNAR's bylaws. The full text of the proposed changes are available on-line at the URL:

http://users.aimnet.com/~kissel/LUNAR/bylaws/bylaws_960215.html

The main focus of the changes is the meeting schedule of the club. Instead of a rigid schedule of a meeting on the third Thursday of the month, the new bylaws would call for an annual meeting in the first quarter of the calendar year, followed by additional meetings as need and interests dictate.

Another important change is the method by which the membership is to be notified about proposed bylaw changes. The idea of the revised wording is to allow for future electronic distribution of proposed bylaw changes.

Also, a new member designation of Contributing is proposed as a revenue enhancing change to LUNAR's dues structure.

The following text is the proposed changes to Articles 1-Name, 4-Dues, 5-Meetings, 8-Elections, and 10-Amendments. Existing bylaws text to be deleted is shown in italic characters with new text show in bold characters.

Article 1. Name

The name of this organization shall be

**former text**
the Livermore Unit of the National Association of Rocketry

**changed to**
LUNAR (the Livermore Unit of the National Association of Rocketry).

Article 4. Dues
...

**new paragraph**
Contributing Membership Plan: Dues income shall be supplemented by a special prefix of "Contributing" for each of the membership categories (as in "Contributing Adult Member") with an annual dues contribution of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) or more.
...

Article 5. Meetings

**former text**
Meetings of the Section shall be held if possible on the third Thursday of every month.

**changed to**
An annual Section meeting (open to all Section business) shall be held during the first quarter of the calendar year. Additional Section meetings shall be held throughout the year as needs and interest require.
All Section meetings at which officers or members of the Board of Directors will be elected, or at which the Bylaws will be amended, require a five day public notice to the membership in a form deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors.
...

Article 8. Elections
Elections of officers and members of the Board of Directors shall take place at the

**former text**
first meeting of the calendar year

**changed to**
annual Section meeting.
All officers and members of the Board

**add text**
of Directors
shall serve a term of one year. Vacancies in offices and on the

**former text**
board

**changed to**
Board of Directors
shall be filled by nomination and election of a Section member to serve the remaining term of office and shall take place at the Section meeting at which the vacancy is announced. Nominations for all elections shall be made from the floor, and the candidate having the largest number of votes shall be elected.

Article 10. Amendments

These Bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of those junior, senior and adult Section members present and voting at any official meeting of the Section, providing

**former text**
written notice of the pending amendment has been sent to the membership of the Section at least five days in advance of such meeting

**changed to**
public notice of the pending amendment has been given to the membership at least five days in advance of the meeting in a form deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors.
Youth members (age eleven and under) may not vote to amend these Bylaws. NAR Headquarters shall be notified of all amendments to these Bylaws.

Information date: Feb. 7, 1996 lk