2020 Virtual Business Meeting

Even though we won’t be meeting in person this spring, we want to keep you up to date on what your executive committee has been working on this year.

We will be hosting a virtual business meeting on April 28, 2020, at 12:00 PM ET. Check your Third Thursday newsletter for the WebEx information! If you did not receive the newsletter and would like to attend, please e-mail chair@ncuraregioniii.com. You can also visit our newsletter archives.  

At the meeting, the executive committee will introduce one change to the region’s bylaws and one change to our administrative procedures. The bylaw change will allow for virtual business meetings to take place in the rare circumstance that a meeting is canceled in the future. The change to administrative procedures closes a loophole that would allow for the current chair to appoint a chair-elect if the position was vacated with fewer than 90 days remaining in the term. The wording is here for your review.

Proposed Bylaw Change: Meetings

View the full Bylaws with the proposed change (PDF)

Current language:

Region III shall hold two business meetings per year, one during the Annual Regional Meeting and one during the Annual National Meeting. The purpose of each business meeting is to conduct Regional business and inform the membership of the current financial status of the Region.

Proposed language:

Region III shall hold two business meetings per year, one during the Annual Regional Meeting and one during the Annual National Meeting. In the event of the cancelation of a regional or national meeting, a virtual meeting may be held in place of an in-person meeting. The purpose of each business meeting is to conduct Regional business and inform the membership of the current financial status of the Region.

Proposed Change to Administrative Procedures: Nominations & Elections- Vacancies in Office

Current language:

In the event that the office of Chair-Elect, Treasurer-Elect, Secretary, or Regionally-elected Board Member is vacated and more than 90 days of the unexpired term remain, nominations will be solicited by the Nominating and Elections Committee from the membership and the process for regular elections shall be followed. If less than 90 days remain in the unexpired term, the Regional Chairperson, at her/his discretion, shall appoint a replacement or decline to fill the position until the next regularly scheduled election.

Proposed language:

In the event that the office of Chair-Elect, Treasurer-Elect, Secretary, or Regionally-elected Board Member is vacated and more than 90 days of the unexpired term remains, nominations will be solicited by the Nominating and Elections Committee from the membership and the process for expedited elections shall be followed. If fewer than 90 days remain in the unexpired term, the Regional Chairperson, at her/his discretion, may appoint a replacement subject to Region III membership ratification, or decline to fill the position until the next regularly scheduled election.