[nfbmi-talk] Phone State Board meeting

Fri Sep 16 16:57:10 UTC 2016

Thank you. Martha Moore, MPA, DTMEmbrace Today and be a Change Agent 

    On Friday, September 16, 2016 11:49 AM, Michael Powell <mpowell7583 at yahoo.com> wrote:

 Hello Martha.
As I under stand it, and as I have looked at three of our chapter constitutions and our state constitution which are all developed to some extent from the models for affiliate and chapter constitutions, Amendments need to be presented at a meeting prior to the meeting at which they are voted on.  They could be read again at the meeting they are actually voted on if someone from the board, chapter meeting, or convention requests they be read or if a lot of time has elapsed where someone might need to hear a reading before the final vote is taken.  but the board can just as well read on their own time to check it and be ready to approve it.  Now, just for the heck of it, since they happen to be in my computer and are screaming for me to recognize them, here is what our Lansing, Detroit, Wayne county, and state constitutions say.    I apologize to the other chapters and divisions who are not in my computer.  If you would like me to put you in email me a copy.
Lansing: "This Constitution may be amended at any regular meeting of this organization by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the active members present and voting, provided the proposed amendment has been submitted in writing and read at a previous business session and provided it is in compliance with the provisions of the Charter of Affiliation received by the state affiliate from the National Federation of the Blind and with the policies of the National Federation of the Blind of Michigan and the National Federation of the Blind."
Detroit: "This Constitution may be amended at any regular business meeting of this organization by an affirmative two-thirds majority vote of the members present and voting at two consecutive business meetings provided that the proposed amendment(s) has been submitted in writing and read at a previous business meeting.  Article II and Article IX shall not be amended."
Wayne County:  "This constitution may be amended at any regular business meeting of this organization by an affirmative two-thirds majority vote of the members present and voting at two consecutive business meetings, provided that the promised amendments have been submitted in writing and read at a previous business meeting. (ARTICLE II and ARTICLE VIII shall not be amended)."
And now, if you are still with me, here is the state constitution as amended in 2015.
"ARTICLE XV AMENDMENTS
This Constitution may be amended at any regular meeting of this organization by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the active members present and voting, provided the proposed amendment has been submitted in writing and read at a previous business session and provided it is in compliance with the provisions of the Charter of Affiliation received from the National Federation of the Blind and with the policies of the National Federation of the Blind."

So it is my humble opinion that although a little differently they all say the same thing.  Elizabeth is right.  I think the confusion starts when recommended changes are added and the constitutions get read in their entirety at subsequent meetings because of those changes.  If anyone happens to wonder what articles can't be changed they are purpose and affiliation. 
Anyway, I hope that answers the question.  Although cutting and pasting can be fun I think I had better get a life and say that's all for now.

Michael Powell    
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I thought the Constitution had to be read twice before approvals.  Is this not correct?  I read it once earlier this year at a board meeting. Martha Moore, MPA, DTMEmbrace Today and be a Change Agent 

    On Friday, September 16, 2016 7:14 AM, Elizabeth Mohnke via NFBMI-Talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

 Hello Derek,

Sorry, I believe I could not find your email when I sent out something to the rest of the NFB of Michigan board. There is no need to read the constitution for the guide dog division. It simply needs to be approved.

Warm regards, Elizabeth

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 16, 2016, at 6:52 AM, Derek Moore via NFBMI-Talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Can Martha read magdu constitution  
> 
> Derek
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Sep 15, 2016, at 10:16 PM, Larry Posontt via NFBMI-Talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hello,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> We will have a phone board meeting next Wednesday, September 21 at 9:00 pm.
>> It has been requested that we change our meetings from Thursdays to another
>> day.  This is a trial to see how it works out.  We can have a discussion
>> next Wednesday if there are concerns.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Please let others know of our meeting next Wednesday at 9 pm.  
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>> 
>> Thank you.
>> 
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>> 
>> Sincerely Larry
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