[sac-board] Constitution change proposal

All,

At the last board meeting the question of wording in the constitution 
regarding the renewal of late renewing members was discussed. I offered to  
write up a change in wording to clarify the position.
here is the change as I will present it at Friday's meeting:

Propsal to Amend the SAC Constitution
Currently Article VIII, Paragraph B reads as follows    

Dues.
1   A schedule of annual dues prepared by the committee headed by the 
Treasurer and accepted by the General Assembly shall be added to the bylaws. 
This schedule will be reviewed for possible revision at the end of each 
fiscal year by the Treasurer or at any other time that is deemed necessary by 
the Board of Directors or a majority of the General Assembly.
2   Annual dues shall become due and payable at the beginning of the fiscal 
year. New members joining at other times will be charged on a pro-rated basis 
based on the quarter the application is accepted as shown:
a)  Fiscal Quarter: 1st-100%; 2nd -75%; 3rd-50%; 4th-25% 
3   Any member whose dues are delinquent for more than 60 days shall be 
automatically terminated from membership. Any terminated member reapplying 
for membership shall pay all back dues or a reinstatement fee as shown in the 
attached schedule.
4   Any dues in excess of the regular membership fee constitute an optional 
contribution in support of the activities of the Saguaro Astronomy Club.
5   Regular members age 65 or older shall have their annual membership fee 
reduced by 50% upon request.

Proposal is to Change the Blue highlighted section (Article VIII, Paragraph 
B, Section 3) to read as follows(Changes are highlighted in Yellow):

    Dues.
1   A schedule of annual dues prepared by the committee headed by the 
Treasurer and accepted by the General Assembly shall be added to the bylaws. 
This schedule will be reviewed for possible revision at the end of each 
fiscal year by the Treasurer or at any other time that is deemed necessary by 
the Board of Directors or a majority of the General Assembly.
2   Annual dues shall become due and payable at the beginning of the fiscal 
year. New members joining at other times will be charged on a pro-rated basis 
based on the quarter the application is accepted as shown:
a)  Fiscal Quarter: 1st-100%; 2nd -75%; 3rd-50%; 4th-25% 
3   Any member whose dues are delinquent for more than 60 days shall be 
automatically terminated from membership. 
a.  Any terminated member wishing reinstatement, who maintained membership 
status during the previous calendar year, shall pay the full years dues for 
the type of membership requested.
b.  Any Terminated member, who did not maintain membership during the 
previous calendar year, shall be treated as a new member and shall pay dues 
for the type of membership desired, including any pro-rations based on the 
schedule in Article VIII, Paragraph B, Section 2.
4   Any dues in excess of the regular membership fee constitute an optional 
contribution in support of the activities of the Saguaro Astronomy Club.
5   Regular members age 65 or older shall have their annual membership fee 
reduced by 50% upon request.

The purpose of the change is to clarify the club's policy regarding 
readmission of late renewing members.

End Proposal

This change will end the ambiguity over wether alate renewing member is 
entitled to a proration of dues. It also essentially limits a former member's 
liability. This last part would be most likley used for someone who moved 
away nad has returned and wishes to join SAC again.

Please review and save comment for the meeting.

Rick Tejera
Editor SACnews
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
SaguaroAstro@xxxxxxx
www.saguaroastro.org

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