Executive Committee Mtg 04-16-24

Prosposed Bylaws Amendments

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the Board of Directors or Executive Committee, the granting of membership to the applicant would be detrimental to the objectives of the Bureau.

4.4 If membership is granted to other than an individual, the member shall designate an individual to represent it in the affairs of the Bureau, who shall be considered a member for the purpose of serving on the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee or as an officer of the Bureau. 4.5 A member may resign by notice in writing to the Board of Directors. The resignation shall be effective on the earlier of (a) the date specified in the notice or (b) the last day of the period for which its membership subscription has been paid. 4.6 A member may be expelled for conduct detrimental to the objectives of the Bureau, as determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the Board of Directors. In addition, a member may be expelled for the failure of the member to pay its membership subscription or current installment of its membership subscription, within 90 days after the due date therefore. 5.1 Each member in good standing shall have one vote in the affairs of the Bureau, which shall be cast by the individual designated in the application for membership or thereafter named in writing by the member: A member shall be deemed in good standing if it is not more than thirty (30) days in arrears in paying all subscriptions owing by it to the Bureau. 5.2 Except as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 5.6, the Bureau shall have an annual meeting of members for the purpose of electing directors and such other business as may be presented to it by the Board of Directors. The date, time and place of the annual meeting shall be determined by the Board of Directors. 5.3 Special meetings of members may be called by the Board of Directors and shall be called by the Board of Directors upon the written request to it of at least twenty-five (25%) percent of the members in good standing, which request must specify the business to be conducted. The business conducted at a special meeting of members shall be confined to the matters specified in the notice thereto. 4.7 Membership subscriptions shall be payable in advance on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual basis, as determined by the Board of Directors. Article 5 – Membership Meetings and Actions Taken Without A Meeting

5.4 Written notice of the date, time, place and purpose of all meetings of members shall be mailedgiven to each memberMember of record entitled to vote at a

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