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2016 Notice of New Business
September 13, 2016 Dear ZRA Members,This communication serves as the official thirty (30) day prior written Notice of new business to be presented at the 2016 ZRA Annual Business Meeting on Saturday, 22 October 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sign-in will begin at 8:00 a.m. Members are reminded of the importance of having a quorum of voting members in attendance in order to conduct business so please plan to arrive at 8 a.m. so that the meeting can begin at 8:30 a.m.
Three new Bylaws amendments have been submitted. These, along with the one amendment held-over from 2015, will be presented for debate and voting. These documents in their entirety, which include the justification or reason for the amendment, are posted on the website under Governance, Documents for Annual Business Meeting. You must first be logged in as a member to view these documents. The Bylaws Committee strongly suggests the membership view these online documents prior to the Annual Business Meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Emily Mattox
Chairman, Bylaws Committee
Registrar, Disney’s Animals, Science & Environment
Bylaws
The following bylaws amendments have been submitted by the ZRA membership and will be presented for debate and voting:
Article IV, Section 2, (#D) on Page 3
Proposed amendment:
To amend Article IV, Section 2 (#D) by inserting “verified” after “…the names of the” and before “candidates to…”; “electronically or” after “The vote shall be done” and before “by mail and…”; and “by” after “…shall be distributed” and before “and returned to…”.
Current wording:
Registrar Emeritus. The designation of Registrar Emeritus denotes a position of honor obtained after retiring. Candidates may be proposed by any Professional category member to the Membership Services Committee for verification of qualifications.
The Membership Services Committee shall present the names of the candidates to the Professional category members for a vote. The vote shall be done by mail and the ballots shall be distributed and returned to the Membership Services Committee. A candidate who receives a two-thirds (2/3) vote, with at least one-third (1/3) of Professional category members casting votes, shall become Registrar Emeritus. Once voted in, the member remains a Registrar Emeritus for life and pays no dues. Registrar Emeritus members may serve on committees and may serve in a leadership role in a committee. Registrar Emeritus members may neither hold office nor vote on any business other than that of committees of which they are members.
Proposed wording:
Registrar Emeritus. The designation of Registrar Emeritus denotes a position of honor obtained after retiring. Candidates may be proposed by any Professional category member to the Membership Services Committee for verification of qualifications.
The Membership Services Committee shall present the names of the verified candidates to the Professional category members for a vote. The vote shall be done electronically or by mail and the ballots shall be distributed by and returned to the Membership Services Committee. A candidate who receives a two-thirds (2/3) vote, with at least one-third (1/3) of Professional category members casting votes, shall become Registrar Emeritus. Once voted in, the member remains a Registrar Emeritus for life and pays no dues. Registrar Emeritus members may serve on committees and may serve in a leadership role in a committee. Registrar Emeritus members may neither hold office nor vote on any business other than that of committees of which they are members.
Article VIII, Section 1 on Page 9
Proposed amendment:
To amend Article VIII, Section 1 by adding at the end “If any vacancies exist, the entire Board of Directors shall consist of all officers currently serving.”
Current wording:
Section 1. Board Composition. The President, the Vice-President, the Secretary, the Treasurer and three Directors shall constitute the Board of Directors.
Proposed wording:
Section 1. Board Composition. The President, the Vice-President, the Secretary, the Treasurer and three Directors shall constitute the Board of Directors. If any vacancies exist, the entire Board of Directors shall consist of all officers currently serving.
Article VIII, Section 3 on Page 9
Proposed amendment:
To amend Article VIII, Section 3 by striking out “Four (4)” and inserting “Sixty (60) percent of the” and “entire” in front of “Board of Directors”.
Current wording:
Section 3. Quorum. Four (4) members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum. All actions of the Board of Directors shall be subject to the orders of the Professional category members and none of its acts shall conflict with actions taken by the Professional category members.
Proposed wording:
Section 3. Quorum. Sixty (60) percent of the members of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum. All actions of the Board of Directors shall be subject to the orders of the Professional category members and none of its acts shall conflict with actions taken by the Professional category members.
Article XII, (Amendments) on Page 13
Proposed amendment:
To amend Article XII by inserting “, which vote shall take place” after the word “membership” at the end of the first line, and inserting “and shall include absentee votes” at the end of the first sentence.
Current wording:
These bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the membership at the annual business meeting. Any proposed amendments shall be submitted to the Chairman of the Bylaws Committee in writing sixty (60) days prior to the annual business meeting. Notice of final proposed amendments to the bylaws shall be sent to all Professional category members electronically or by US Postal service thirty (30) days prior to the annual business meeting.
Proposed wording:
These bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the membership, which vote shall take place at the annual business meeting and shall include absentee votes. Any proposed amendments shall be submitted to the Chairman of the Bylaws Committee in writing sixty (60) days prior to the annual business meeting. Notice of final proposed amendments to the bylaws shall be sent to all Professional category members electronically or by US Postal service thirty (30) days prior to the annual business meeting.
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