REVISIONS TO AWBB BY-LAWS

The membership desires to revise the AWBB by-laws as discussed at our February 1, 2010 meeting.  Attached are "marked up" and "clean" versions of the proposed changes to the by-laws.  The membership will vote on April 5, 2010 on this language to replace the existing language in the by-laws.

THE PROPOSED CHANGES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

 
 

Ø      NUMEROUS GRAMMATICAL AND OTHER CHANGES THAT CAN BE CHARACTERIZED AS “CLEAN-UPS” FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION (REPRESENTED BY THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED TEXT), INCLUDING:

 

o       ELIMINATION OF THE “FINANCE COMMITTEE” AND ALL REFERENCES TO THIS COMMITTEE

o       RENAMING OF THE AWBB SCHOLARSHIP

o       ELIMINATION OF THE “BINGO COMMITTEE”

o       ELIMINATION OF THE “WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE”

o       ELIMINATION OF THE VARIOUS FUNDRAISERS AND THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THEM, INCLUDING THE JAZZ CONCERT

o       ELIMINATION OF THE “NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE”

o       ELIMINATION OF THE “POINT RECORD COMMITTEE”

o       CHANGES TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE “UNIFORM COMMITTEE”

 

Ø      NUMEROUS SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION (REPRESENTED BY THE GREEN HIGHLIGHTED TEXT), INCLUDING:

 

o       CLARIFICATION OF THE ORGANIZATION PURPOSE

o       MORE DETAILED DEFINITION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAKE-UP

o       ADDITION OF LANGUAGE REGARDING THE HANDLING OF SITUATIONS WHERE AN OFFICER CANNOT COMPLETE THEIR TERM OF OFFICE

o       ADDITION OF LANGUAGE REGARDING RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TREASURER

o       ADDITION OF LANGUAGE REGARDING THE ABILITY OF DIRECTORS TO SERVE AS NON-VOTING ADVISORS TO / MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

o       ADDITION OF STANDING COMMITTEES NOT CURRENTLY LISTED IN BY-LAWS, INCLUDING BOOSTER WEAR, CHAPERONE, CHICKEN BBQ, FUNDRAISING, HOSPITALITY, NOMINATING, PREVIEW NIGHT, SCHOLARSHIPS, VIDEOGRAPHY, AND WEBSITE AND DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH

o       MORE DETAIL ON THE DUTIES OF THE GENERALS’ EXPRESS COMMITTEE

o       DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF NEW SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM

o       NEW LANGUAGE REGARDING THE NEED FOR AND SCHEDULING OF FINANCIAL REVIEWS OF THE ORGANIZATION’S ACCOUNTS, ASSETS, AND RECORDS

o       NEW LANGUAGE REGARDING AWBB’s NON-PROFIT STATUS

o       NEW LANGUAGE REGARDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

o       MODIFIED LANGUAGE REGARDING THE FREQUENCY OF AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR REGULAR BY-LAW REVIEW

 

Ø      RESCISSION OF AMENDMENT 1-2003 REGARDING “POINTS”

 

Ø      ELIMINATION OF “TREASURER’S GUIDE TO ASSIGNING PO NUMBERS”

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