2024 Spring General Meeting

General Business Meeting Announcement

Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 3:30 PM
At The Roost Restaurant, 181 County Road 539
Cream  Ridge, NJ 08514

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Agenda

1. Call to order/Quorum Check 4:00 PM

2. Agenda Review and Adoption 4:05 PM

3. Secretary Report 4:10 PM

4. Treasurer Report 4:15 PM

5. Affiliate Reports 4:20 PM

a. North

b. Central

c. South

6. VP Reports 4:30 PM

a. Membership

b. Public Relations

c. Programs

d. Political Affairs

7. New Business 4:45 PM

Bylaws Changes (See below)

8. Donation to DC Bash ($500) 5:00 PM

9. Discuss updating the web site 5:10 PM

10. Meet The Board

a. Take questions and or suggestions from the members.

11. Fund Raising Game and 50/50

a. Defend The Guard Efforts

b. Passing Defend the Guard Legislation in NJ

12. Gaza Presentation (History)

13. Convention

a. Discuss the convention.

b. Make a pitch for your candidate.

c. Discuss Donald Trump at the Convention!

d. Talk with the Delegates

14. Adjourn Meeting

15. Hang out and speak with the delegates, members, and the board!!!

Proposed Bylaws Changes

Proposal: Change C. State Board 2 to read as listed below:

2. The State Board shall have the authority to fill any Officer, including a vacancy in the chair, or VP vacancies. No State Board vacancies shall be filled, unless 10 days’ notice to the membership is given.  Any action taken by the State Board to fill a vacancy of any officer, including the State Chair, previous to the 2024 State Convention, shall be valid and not subject to a point of order.

Original:

2. The State Board shall have the authority to fill any Officer or VP vacancies. No State Board vacancies shall be filled, unless 10 days notice to the membership is given.

Rational: To clarify the process in which state board vacancies, including the chair are handled

Vote on adoption: 5 aye 0 nay – passed unanimously.

Proposal: Change Bylaw 7 Officers b to read as listed below:

b. The Vice Chair's responsibilities are:

1. Assisting the State Chair: The Vice Chair should support the State Chair in their duties, providing help and guidance whenever needed.
2. Acting as the State Chair when necessary: When the State Chair is absent or delegates their authority, the Vice Chair will assume the duties of the State Chair.
3. Becoming the Acting State Chair but not automatically the new State Chair: In the event the office of the State Chair becomes vacant, the office shall remain vacant until an election is held to fill the Office of the State Chair.  The Vice Chair shall act with the duties and responsibilities of the State Chair until an election is held to fill the vacancy of the State Chair.

Original:

b. The Vice Chair shall assume the duties of the State Chair in that person’s absence and generally assist the State Chair

Rationale: To clarify the process in which the vacancies of the chair are handled

Vote on adoption:  5 aye 0 nay  – passed unanimously

Proposal: Add to Business Rule 9c. as follows:
Bylaw and Platform Change Proposals submitted by a member to the newsletter shall be accepted at the discretion of the Editor, unless overridden by the VP of Public Relations or State Board. An explanation of any rejections by the editor shall be provided to the member and State Board. Such proposals shall be paid for as an advertisement unless the State Board or VP of Public Relations directs otherwise.

Rationale: our meetings have become unproductive and overly concerned with Bylaws proposals that have not been discussed in committee. This provides a cost for individual members to take up space in the newsletter and time during our meetings. 

Vote on adoption: 3 aye 2 abstentions – Motion Accepted