Annual Meeting of UUCD – Proposed Bylaws Amendments
All members and friends of UU Danbury are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 1 after the service. We will be electing a new president and voting on other business of the congregation.
Voting: To be eligible to vote, you must be a member of the congregation by April 2nd, 60 days ahead of time. Absentee ballots will be available – look for more information in late May.
Issues:
1. Should UUCD sign on to the Apartheid-Free Pledge, aimed at stopping apartheid in Israel? Look for more information soon about this.
2. Two Bylaws Amendments – Any proposed changes to our bylaws must be published ahead of time, so we are hereby doing so. They are also posted on the bulletin board in the lobby of Fellowship Hall.
If you have any questions, please ask any Board member.
Amendment 1 (proposed) – Large Emergency Expenditures
Article IV, Section 4, subsection A, which now reads:
A. The following items of business require a two-thirds vote, including those qualified members present and voting and absentee ballots, for passage and must be published to the congregation at least thirty (30) days preceding such meetings:
1. Amendments to Bylaws
2. Expenditure of money in excess of $10,000 for a non-budgeted item, except in the case of emergencies as determined by a majority of the Board of Trustees.
Replace paragraph 2 above with the following:
2. Any single or aggregate expenditure of money for non-budgeted items in excess of 10% of the approved expenditures for the fiscal year, except in case of emergency as determined by a two-thirds majority of the Board of Trustees.
Amendment 2 (proposed) – Clarifying Who’s on the Board
[Proposed text to be added is in red .]
Article VIII BOARD OF TRUSTEES (Amended 1983, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2014, 2018, 2021)
Section 1. BOARD COMPOSITION: The Board of Trustees (herein “Board”) shall consist of seven voting persons who are members of the Congregation, plus other non-voting persons, one for each of the following positions and for the term specified:
– President (1 year) or Co-President (1 year)
– Vice-President (1 year) or Co-President (1 year)
– Secretary (1 year)
– Treasurer (2 years)
– Three Trustees-at-Large (3 years)
– Immediate past President to serve as an ex officio, non-voting member for 1 year
– Any Minister serving the congregation, who is in Fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist Association, is an ex officio, non-voting member of the Board
– Any Religious Educator serving the congregation, who is either in Ministerial Fellowship or holds Religious Education Credentialed Status with the Unitarian Universalist Association, is an ex officio, non-voting member of the Board.
Section 5. MEETINGS: The Board shall establish a regular schedule of meetings, normally once a month. Special meetings of the Board shall be called at the request of the President, or at the request of a majority of the voting members of the Board, for such purposes only as shall be stated in the call.
Section 6. VOTING: A quorum of the Board shall consist of a simple majority of the voting members of the Board, and all questions shall be decided by a majority vote of those present and voting.