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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom ,thanks for the answer, but::</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What March K Factor--just now got first one this
year, except for the handout at the NATS, and it did not mention
this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>With my phone line the best I can ever do
is 14.2, so therefore I do not download anything</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What K Factor month was the tally displayed to
the Membership?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The fact that there was nothing in
them before that defined how the Districts were established, and
structured, does not make the omission in the new ones
correct.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What in the old ones (Bylaws) authorized
establishing the Districts as were previously set. I have heard a lot of
discussion in the past about changing the Districts to match AMA, but there were
always excuses/no rationale for not doing anything.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>By the new Bylaws, omissions are kicked back
to what AMA has--is this a new change? If not, we have not been
operating to the Bylaws in the past.Why not?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I joined after 1990--so have no record--I wonder
who knows they are there.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jerry</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=weedon@wwnet.net href="mailto:weedon@wwnet.net">Thomas C. Weedon</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 01, 2002 4:04
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Bylaws</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=650455021-01122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Jerry,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=650455021-01122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
By Laws revision proposals were in your March 2002 K-Factor, in the center. It
was a tear out that you were supposed to fill out, then tear out, then insert
in an envelope and mail in. Did you do it as requested?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=650455021-01122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=650455021-01122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
old By-Laws was on our national web site <A
href="http://www.nsrca.org">www.nsrca.org</A> for three (3) years. Did you
bother to look or print out a copy? I'll send you a copy in Word or PDF if you
want.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=650455021-01122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=650455021-01122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
vote was tallied for each proposed change, and only those that were accepted
by the membership was included in the final version.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=650455021-01122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=650455021-01122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>There was nothing in the old By-Laws detailing the boundries of the
NSRCA Districts, nor the number of the Districts.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=650455021-01122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=650455021-01122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
old By-Laws were last changed on December, 1990. You will find them in the
K-Factor from that date.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=650455021-01122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=650455021-01122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hope
that helps,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=650455021-01122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=650455021-01122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Tom
Weedon</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
discussion-request@nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Jerry Stebbins<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 01, 2002 3:30
PM<BR><B>To:</B> discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B>
Bylaws<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just got my November issue of K Factor, and
lo and behold we have a new set of Bylaws.It has a revision date of July--4
months ago. I for one never received any K Factor with a revision
proposed, or an opportunity to understand,or vote on the changes. How many
others out there are in the same boat?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How do you compare the new to the old when you
never had a copy/saw the old to compare with? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What has changed?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Why was it changed?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What was the "voted tally" on what
changes?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Why does it have many errors in the "final
version"?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Examples--Where does it
identify the number of Districts?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
Where are they
defined-physically</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
How are they
structured</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
How are the
revised</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
Also--How are District VP's replaced?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
They are the BOD -per Art.VII-Section 1-a.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
"The President SHALL fill such vacancy---"per Article VII
Section 3 b.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
"this vacancy MAY BE filled by vote of then remaining BOD---"
per Article VIII Section
3-m. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
Guess who does it?--the "SHALL" rules in any reading.----so why
is it in two places?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2> Wishy
washy writing of a "governing document" e.g. Article X Section 2-b. and
c. "SHOULD appoint" do they or not? it says "SHALL" under a. Maybe
whoever wrote this is being purposefully that way?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
Under Article X Section 2--This defaults the lack of
District definition in the Bylaws to AMA, and therefore it's District
definitions.Until this gets fixed, unless intentional, do we switch to the
AMA Districts?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is not sour grapes, but real
concern!!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope I am not gonna have to "duck and run" on
this one, since all the folks I talked to around here are in the same
boat.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jerry</FONT></DIV>
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