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AMENDMENT
TO THE BYLAWS
Original Bylaw: Article IV, Section 4
The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Chapter. He or she shall have the general and active management of the business and affairs of the Chapter. With the Treasurer he or she may sign and execute
in the name of the Chapter, all contracts, agreements and other obligations of the Chapter subject to the
approval of the Board of Directors. He or she shall have the general supervision and direction of all the other
officers of the Chapter, and shall see that their duties are properly performed. He or she shall
submit a report of the operations of the Chapter to [
]. He or she do and perform other such duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors. The office of President shall
not be held by one person for more than two (2) years in succession.
Amended Bylaw: Article iv, Section 4
The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Chapter. He or she shall have the general and active management of the business and affairs of the Chapter. With the Treasurer he or she may sign and execute
in the name of the Chapter, all contracts, agreements and other obligations of the Chapter subject to the
approval of the Board of Directors. He or she shall have the general supervision and direction of all the other
officers of the Chapter, and shall see that their duties are properly performed. He or she shall
submit a report of the operations of the Chapter to [
]. He or she do and perform other such duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors.
**Deleted:
The office of President shall not be held by one person for more than two (2) years in succession.
This Amendment shall be titled Article XI to
the By-Laws.
Article XI, Section 1: Purpose and Use of the Earl Kimball
Grant Fund
a)
The
Earl Kimball Grant Fund is to be used to support any project,
educational or notv which
contributes
towards the fulfillment of the overall mission of Trout Unlimited,
specifically “To
conserve,
protect, and restore
Michigan
’s watersheds
which support wild trout and salmon.”
b)
The
principal of the Fund may not be used except upon a majority vote by the
General Membership.
Only
interest generated on the principal may be used to fund projects
approved by the Earl Kimball
Grant Committee. Any
unused interest may be rolled over and used to fund projects approved by
the Committee in subsequent years.
Article XI, Section 2: Formation of the Earl Kimball Grant
Committee
a)
The
Earl Kimball Grant Committee will be comprised of the Immediate Past
President, the current President, the current Secretary, a current
member of the Board of Directors, and a current General
Member.
In the event that there is not Immediate Past President to serve, that
position may be filled
by
a current Member of the Board of Directors or current General
Member, either of whom shall be appointed by the President and confirmed
by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
b)
The
Member of the Board and the General Member to serve on the Committee
shall be appointed by
the
President and confirmed by majority vote of the Board of Directors. The
Member of the Board
and the General Member shall serve one term on the Committee and may be
re-appointed and
reconfirmed by the Board on an annual basis.
c)
The
Immediate Past President shall act a Chairperson of the Committee. In
the event that there is
no
Immediate Past President, the current President shall act as
Chairperson.
d)
The
Secretary shall keep the minutes of the Committee meetings and report
the Committee’s business
at the first Board of
Directors meeting following a Committee meeting. A report of the
Committee’s business shall also be presented at each General
Membership meeting and a written copy shall be kept with the general
minutes.
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