[SMCARA] Club Constitution & Bylaws & Club Elections

[Mike Hasel]

Ken,

Are my dues current?

73s
Mike
N3KUN


> On Mar 19, 2015, at 10:42 PM, Ken McNeely via SMCARA <smcara at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> I think we should make both suggestions.  Remember everyone that this must be done AT THIS MEETING!  It is extremely important for the membership (ALL MEMBERS) to show up for this meeting.  Because it involves Bylaws changes we need a certain number of members to be present & we need to make these changes at this meeting to be able to give Dan the possibility of running for President again. IF there is anyone else willing to run, please let everyone know now.  The club is important to us all & I don't want to see it go under because we didn't take action to save it.  
> 
> This is our chance to save the club.  It HAS to be done this meeting.  If we do nothing, the club will end in August when this term ends. I don't think any of us want that.
> 
> 
> Ken McNeely, KB3YPY
> Treasurer
>  "If you don't make changes, you will live your next five years the same as your last five have been" 
> 
> 
>     On Thursday, March 19, 2015 10:09 PM, Daniel Metcalf <kb3uun at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Good Evening,
> 
> I just wanted to mention a few items. 
> 
> One: We only have a few meetings left before our annual club elections.
> I wanted to remind everyone that this is my last year as President
> according to the club bylaws. I wanted to put a bug in everyone's ear to
> consider running for a club office.
> 
> Two: If no one steps up then the club would be without leadership and
> thus the club would be dissolved. I am extremely concerned about this
> happening! Especially when every one I have spoken with has mentioned
> that they are not interested in being President. If it came down to it
> if the bylaws were changed to allow me another year I would run again to
> make sure the club is not dissolved. I am going back to school so I
> suggest this as a worst case scenario however being we need a month
> between proposal and vote on the bylaws and constitution changes a
> change would need to be proposed at the march meeting.
> 
> Three: Reading over the constitution the is one section that must be
> changed because it violates FCC rules.
> 
> "5. The Trustee shall posses a valid Amateur Extra Class Operator
> License to maintain the assignment of the Association’s (K3HKI) call
> sign and the Patuxent Naval Air Museum Radio Club (K3NHK) call sign.
> The Trustee shall have full responsibility for the licensing and