[Harc] HARC Meeting Quorum

[Friday Ululani]

Maybe ARRL has some sample bylaws for clubs like ours?  Here is what I 
found in just a minute:
https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Clubs/Club%20Constitution.pdf
Once we have bylaws we think are ok, could we send them via email to 
members, to vote on?

On 12/7/2023 10:49 AM, Richard Kern kn6rk via Harc wrote:
> I also read through them.
>
> We have mis-referenced sections, a double section (3.08), a 
> requirement that the club keep certain records at the "principal 
> office of the corporation" (where such location is I do not know) and 
> the requirement that the "membership committee" approval new 
> applicants for membership.  The election of the board should happen at 
> the "annual meeting" which is not defined, and there is some argument 
> that any election should be done with paper ballots, with  a section 
> describing who and how they will be counted.
>
> Do we need a committee to update this document?  We need to at least 
> fix some of the errors in it, and likely make other major changes.
>
> KN6RK
> Richard
> Maybe Next treasurer, (if we can figure out election procedure)
>
>
>
> On Thu, 7 Dec 2023 15:27:40 +0000 (UTC), Cliff VanCott via Harc 
> <harc at reflector.humboldt-arc.org> wrote:
> I agree with the idea of us taking a new look at the by-laws.  I tried 
> to decipher them during the last meeting and found them to be a bit 
> overly complicated and unclear during that rushed attempt to find the 
> answers needed in a short time.
> I think that reviewing the by-laws, even if we make no changes, would 
> both raise awareness of their content for all of us; and, if needed, 
> provide us the means by which we can modify/update them to meet our 
> organization's current needs.
> ... just my two-cents worth as the voice on the zoom call saying... 
> "Hold on, I'm trying to find it in these 15 pages of stuff!"  Cliff
> On Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 03:53:15 PM PST, David Boyd via Harc 
> <harc at reflector.humboldt-arc.org> wrote:
> Dear HARC,
> At last evening's December Business Meeting, where we attempted to elect
> new HARC officers, there was some concern that because only one Board
> member was in attendance we did not have a quorum and could not do an
> official vote.  Unfortunately we did not have HARC By-Laws handy to
> check.  I have since got a hold of a copy (thanks Cliff), and my review
> of them shows some good news, and some bad news.
> First the Good News.  There are two general types of meetings:
> Membership Business Meetings; and Board Meetings.  While the Board
> meetings do require a least half of the Board be present for a quorum,
> this is not the case for Membership Meetings.  So the absence of most of
> the Board last evening was not a problem regarding having a quorum.
> Now the Bad News:  For a Membership Meeting to have a quorum, at least
> half of the eligible voting members (i.e. those current with their dues)
> need to be present.  This was certainly not the case last evening, and
> probably has not been so for most of the meetings we have held.  If my
> understanding is correct, most of the decisions we have made at meetings
> in recent years have not been in accord with our By-Laws.
> I think we should amend our By-Laws to make it easier to have a quorum
> for our Membership Meetings.  Frankly, I think the By-Laws overall are
> much more complicated than they need to be, and could benefit from an
> update.  What are your thoughts?
> 73
> David KN6CEH
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