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Proposed Amendments to the
Bylaws to be Presented to
the Membership for Voting in
October 2021
In addition to electing Board officers and directors, Voting members will also
vote on five proposed Bylaws amendments. The proposed changes appear
below and are posted online at www.atanet.org/elections. Please note that
material proposed to be deleted is struck through; material proposed to be
added is underlined. ATA's Bylaws may be altered, amended, or repealed
by a two-thirds vote of the voting members.
Amendment 1:
Ex Officio Membership
of Ethics Committee
Proposed Amendment
to the Bylaws
ARTICLE V
Officers
Section 2-Duties
a. The President shall be
the principal executive
officer of the Association
and shall in general
supervise all of the
affairs of the Association
and be responsible for
the operation of the
Association Headquarters.
The President shall
be the Chairman of
the Board and shall
preside at all meetings
of the Association, the
Board of Directors,
and the Executive
Committee and shall be
a member ex officio of
all committees, except
the Nominating and
Leadership Development
Committee and the Ethics
Committee, without
the right to vote unless
otherwise provided
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by these Bylaws. The
President shall share with
the Treasurer the right to
sign checks and warrants
for the withdrawal of
Association funds. The
President shall execute on
behalf of the Association
all documents,
obligations, contracts, or
other instruments which
the Board of Directors
have authorized to be
executed, except in cases
where the signing and
execution thereof shall
be expressly delegated by
the Board of Directors, or
these Bylaws or by statute
to some other officer or
agent of the Association.
The President shall
perform such other duties
applicable to the office of
President as prescribed
by the parliamentary
authority adopted by the
Association. The President
shall be responsible for
carrying out the policies
and directives adopted or
approved by the Board
of Directors.
b. The President-Elect shall
automatically become
President at the end
of the current term of
office. The PresidentElect
shall perform
all duties applicable
to the office of vicepresident
as prescribed
by the parliamentary
authority adopted by the
Association or as may be
presented by the Board
of Directors from time
to time and shall be a
member ex officio of
all committees, except
the Nominating and
Leadership Development
Committee and the Ethics
Committee, without
the right to vote unless
otherwise provided by
these Bylaws.
The ATA Board of Directors
recommends approval.
Commentary
The purpose of the proposed
amendment is to add the
Ethics Committee to the list
of committees of which the
President and PresidentElect
shall not be ex officio
members. They are already
excluded from being ex officio
members of the Nominating
and Leadership Development
Committee. Robert's Rules of
Order recommends exclusion
from these committees to
avoid any undue influence by
these officers over nominees
for elected office or the
investigations of members.
Amendment 2:
Expanding Eligibility
to Chair and Serve on
Committees
Proposed Amendment
to the Bylaws
ARTICLE III
Membership
Section 3-Rights
and Privileges
b. Corresponding members
have all the rights and
privileges of Active
members except the right
to hold Association office
and to serve on the Board
of Directors or standing
committees.
c. Associate members
have all the rights and
privileges of Active
members except the
right to vote, to hold
Association office, and
to serve on the Board
of Directors or standing
committees.
ARTICLE VII
Other Committees
Section 1-Appointment
of Committee Heads
and Members
Unless otherwise specified
in these Bylaws, and subject
to approval by the Board
of Directors, the President
shall appoint or reappoint
all committee heads, all
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