Green Lantern
Have Truck, Will Travel
Rally around the flag boys and girls, it's time for the Lone Star DFW elections.
January 14th, 7pm at Pappas BBQ, 2231 W Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75220.
[FONT=arial, sans-serif]1 W Nrthwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75[/FONT]
Please check our bylaws, which are usually ignored at lslc.org, click on About Us, then click on Bylaws.
In the past, Lone Star has selected a President and trained the Vice President to rotate into the President's job each February. Reading the bylaws online, I don't find that clause about rotation. I remember it, but it's not there so I'm wrong. Our club has operated for years with a President by consensus, we have never really followed the letter of the bylaws. Which explains how I was VP for over 12 years.
So.... trying to keep as close to the bylaws as I can, Lone Star will open nominations for the three positions listed in the bylaws at our January meeting. That's this Thursday, January 14th. The officers open for nomination will be President, Vice President, and Treasurer. Nominations may be posted on this thread too. We will vote at the February meeting on 2/11.
I'm the first to admit that Lone Star has never followed the bylaws. Our club has always been light on the rules and heavy on general discussion and consensus. Since I joined LSLC in 1997, we have had three main priorities: 1) an annual event; 2) an annual charity; and 3) spending money with club approval, before, not after the spending. The bylaws recognize a Board of Directors which is not defined. By consensus, our members have considered any past officer a member of the Board.
If someone wants to rewrite the bylaws, go for it. We can discuss the rewrite at any meeting, call a special meeting to vote on it, and it will pass with 2/3 majority.
Lone Star DFW is a friendly, laid back group and I want to encourage all of our members to step up and run for President, Vice President, and Treasurer. I promise the current officers and past officers will be happy to help anyone that wants help.
Please post any questions or nominations. Thanks in advance to everyone that enjoys Lone Star DFW.
Happy Trails! Nick
January 14th, 7pm at Pappas BBQ, 2231 W Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75220.
[FONT=arial, sans-serif]1 W Nrthwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75[/FONT]
Please check our bylaws, which are usually ignored at lslc.org, click on About Us, then click on Bylaws.
In the past, Lone Star has selected a President and trained the Vice President to rotate into the President's job each February. Reading the bylaws online, I don't find that clause about rotation. I remember it, but it's not there so I'm wrong. Our club has operated for years with a President by consensus, we have never really followed the letter of the bylaws. Which explains how I was VP for over 12 years.
So.... trying to keep as close to the bylaws as I can, Lone Star will open nominations for the three positions listed in the bylaws at our January meeting. That's this Thursday, January 14th. The officers open for nomination will be President, Vice President, and Treasurer. Nominations may be posted on this thread too. We will vote at the February meeting on 2/11.
I'm the first to admit that Lone Star has never followed the bylaws. Our club has always been light on the rules and heavy on general discussion and consensus. Since I joined LSLC in 1997, we have had three main priorities: 1) an annual event; 2) an annual charity; and 3) spending money with club approval, before, not after the spending. The bylaws recognize a Board of Directors which is not defined. By consensus, our members have considered any past officer a member of the Board.
If someone wants to rewrite the bylaws, go for it. We can discuss the rewrite at any meeting, call a special meeting to vote on it, and it will pass with 2/3 majority.
Lone Star DFW is a friendly, laid back group and I want to encourage all of our members to step up and run for President, Vice President, and Treasurer. I promise the current officers and past officers will be happy to help anyone that wants help.
Please post any questions or nominations. Thanks in advance to everyone that enjoys Lone Star DFW.
Happy Trails! Nick