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<blockquote><strong class="quote">Anonymous wrote:</strong> <P>This is the place for discussing the proposed changes to the constitution. </P> <P>Files attached for download and review. Proposed Revisions below:<BR></P> <TABLE width="792" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px -88.8px; border: medium; border-image: none; width: 594.35pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border: 1.33px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 594.35pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="3"> <P align="center" style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px; text-align: center;"><STRONG><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">CONSTITUTION, PROPOSED REVISIONS, 3/14/18</FONT></STRONG></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P align="center" style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><STRONG><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">Articles</FONT></STRONG></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P align="center" style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px; text-align: center;"><STRONG><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">Rationale</FONT></STRONG></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P align="center" style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px; text-align: center;"><STRONG><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">Proposed Text</FONT></STRONG></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">Article I</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">No Change</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria"> </FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">Article II</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">No Change</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria"> </FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">Para 1</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">No Change</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria"> </FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">Para 2</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">No Change</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria"> </FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">Para 3</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">No Change</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria"> </FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">Para 4</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">No Change</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria"> </FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">Para 5</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">No Change</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria"> </FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">Article III</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria"> </FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria"> </FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">Para 1</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">No Change</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria"> </FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">Para 2 (a)</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">No Change</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria"> </FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">Para 2 (b)</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -7.66px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">Do away with the use of place of residence as a determiner of who can be an active member.<SPAN style="margin: 0px;"> </SPAN> Place of residence is not as important a factor in club participation as it used to be.<SPAN style="margin: 0px;"> </SPAN> There are currently a number of active members regularly attending outings who do not live locally.</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT face="Cambria"><FONT color="#000000">An active member enjoys voting privileges.<SPAN style="margin: 0px;"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">Para 2 (c)</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">We do not need an Associate Member category.</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -7.66px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">Delete</FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">Para 2 (d)</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT face="Cambria"><FONT color="#000000">Proposed changes based on change to P Para 2(c).<SPAN style="margin: 0px;"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">Voting members should be adults.</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 22.33px; text-indent: -16.75pt;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">Renumber as Paragraph 2 (c)</FONT></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 22.33px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">Revise text to read, “Family Memberships may be extended to immediate family members of Active Members living at a common address.<SPAN style="margin: 0px;"> </SPAN> Each family member, 18 and over, may cast one vote.”</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">Para 3</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">Delete. Text becomes extraneous based on the changes in<SPAN style="margin: 0px;"> </SPAN> Paragraph 2(d)</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria"> </FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">Para 4</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">Becomes Paragraph 3.</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">We only have active and family members.</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">The process for revising the fees is unclear.<SPAN style="margin: 0px;"> </SPAN> Change from “established by the membership” to “established in the bylaws”</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">Each member shall be liable for a onetime initiation fee and annual dues as established in the bylaws in the section entitled “Membership Committee”</FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">Article IV</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria"> </FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria"> </FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">Para 1</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px 4.33px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">No Change</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria"> </FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">Para 2 (a)</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">No Change</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria"> </FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; border-image: none; width: 117pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">Para 2 (b)</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 198.35pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT face="Cambria"><FONT color="#000000">The limitations section creates problems.<SPAN style="margin: 0px;"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0px -7.66px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">It takes a almost a full term for the president to climb his/her learning curve and then the club looses that institutional knowledge</FONT></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 48px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><FONT color="#000000"><SPAN style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol;"><SPAN>·<SPAN style='font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <FONT face="Cambria">It is difficult every year to find members willing to serve as president or vice-president</FONT></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria"> </FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0px -26.4px 0px 0px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">The proposed text recognizes that there should be term limits but the existing term limits are too short.<SPAN style="margin: 0px;"> </SPAN> The proposed text allows for the officers to serve more than one term but still protects the club from the establishment of an entrenched executive.</FONT></P> </TD> <TD valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1.33px 1.33px 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0in 5.75pt; width: 279pt; background-color: transparent;"> <P style="margin: 0px -7.66px;"><FONT color="#000000" face="Cambria">Limitations:<SPAN style="margin: 0px;"> </SPAN> The President shall not be elected to that office in three consecutive years.<SPAN style="margin: 0px;"> </SPAN> Moreover, members shall not serve in either the office of President and/or the office of Vice-President more than four years in any consecutive six-year period.</FONT></P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P><BR></P> </blockquote><br>
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