[NLRS] Notification of NLRS Bylaw changes

[Jon Platt]

Hello NLRS club members.
This email serves as notification for a pending vote regarding two proposed changes to our clubs Bylaws.  That vote will happen at next years, 2026, NLRS business meeting.  This email is for notification purposes only.
The first proposed change deals with now we define a member in good standing and how, as a club, we maintain our clubs roster.  The proposed change is cut and pasted below where the crossed out text will be deleted and the red text added.  


2. Membership

Membership(Full or Associate, described below) is granted to the applicant byfilling out and submitting a membership form to the club’ssecretary.:

Full membership- Full membership carries all club privileges as well as right tohold a club office and to vote for club officers. Full membership isopen to licensed Amateurs. 
Associate membership- Associate Membership includes all club privileges except for theright to hold office and vote for club officers. Associate Membershipis open to those actively engaged in a class leading to an AmateurRadio license and all other interested persons.
A member shall beconsidered current and in good standing by being active in amateurradio contests, by attending club meetings and events, or beconsidered a contributor to club affairs by a club officer.   Amember shall be considered current and in good standing by being anactive participant in VHF+ amateur radio activities (such as VHF+contesting, satellites, antenna design and building, radioexperimentation, EME, or presenting/writing about VHF+ relatedtopics, etc.), by attending club meetings and activities, or by beingconsidered a contributor to club affairs by a club officer. Clubofficers together shall periodically review the membership roster toremove silent keys, those who have asked to be removed from themembership roster, and those demonstrating a lack of interest inparticipating in the club and its mission. Those removed from theroster may be reinstated by submitting a new club membership form.

The second proposed change deals with how we define a quorum.  As our club has regionally grown, now with over 140 members, meeting the "1/3 of current membership" requirement has become more and more difficult, hence making conducting formal club business more and more difficult.  The proposed change is cut and pasted below where the crossed out part is to be deleted and replaced with the red text.

4. QuorumAquorum shall consist of one-third (1/3) of current members. Aquorum shall consist of at least 15 current members present. Current members not present at a given meeting may convey writtenproxies to the Secretary regarding any votes to be taken at thatmeeting. Such proxies shall be considered as "current memberspresent" for the purpose of a quorum.


You can find the current NLRS Constitution and Bylaws posted on our clubs website at https://www.nlrs.club/   .   
Myself and fellow club officers will be at Aurora'25 if you wish to discuss.  
73, JonW0ZQ


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