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July General Membership Meeting July 20, 2022 - 12:00 noon Golden Corral - 400 S. Independence Blvd (Virginia Beach)
Proposed Amendments to VBREA Bylaws (last revised 5/19/2021)
The VBREA Bylaws Committee has submitted to the Board proposed amendments to the VBREA Bylaws, last revised 5/19/2021, to be voted on at the July 20, 2022 Board Meeting. In accordance with VBREA Bylaws, Article 8 - Amendments, "the proposed changes to the bylaws shall be published by notice to the membership at least two (2) weeks prior to the date of such vote." These proposed amendments are detailed below. Posting to the VBREA website and sending out via email to the membership will serve as the "published by notice to the membership at least two weeks (2) prior to the date of such vote."
If any member has any questions or comments regarding the proposed amendments, please send an email to vbrea.webmaster@gmail.com. The email will be forwarded to the Board of Directors for consideration before the official vote.
PROPOSED BYLAWS AMENDMENTS: Article 4, section 4.11, Webmaster: Delete entire section. Webmaster now falls under the Communications Committee and is referenced in that section.
Article 6, section 6.1, Committee Formation: remove the words “and Opportunities” after Involvement, committee is just named “Involvement Committee.”
Article 6, section 6.2, Executive Committee: Delete entire section. The Board officers, who are defined as the Executive Committee, do not meet without the at-large directors.
Article 6, section 6.3, Nominating Committee: Add the following sentence to the end: “Committee meeting minutes shall be sent to the Association Secretary for posting to the general membership.”
Article 6, section 6.4, Finance Committee:
Currently the first sentence states: “The Finance Committee shall review the financial records of the Treasurer, prepare an annual budget, oversee any annual review of the records, and monitor the Association’s financial condition.” Remove “prepare an annual budget” as this has not been done.
Add the following sentence to the end of the first paragraph: “Committee meeting minutes shall be sent to the Association Secretary for posting to the general membership.”
Article 6, section 6.5, Bylaws Committee: Add the following sentence to the end: “Committee meeting minutes shall be sent to the Association Secretary for posting to the general membership.”
Article 6, section 6.6, Involvement and Opportunities Committee:
Delete “and Opportunities” from the committee title.
Delete “and Opportunities” from first sentence.
Add the word “Committee” to the beginning of the last sentence to read: “Committee meeting minutes shall be sent to the Association Secretary for posting to the general membership.”
Article 6, section 6.7, Benefits Committee: Add the word “Committee” to the beginning of the last sentence to read: “Committee meeting minutes shall be sent to the Association Secretary for posting to the general membership.”
Article 6, section 6.8, Communications Committee: In first sentence:
change the word “retirees” to “members”
delete “and work with the Secretary to manage the methods by which each member can be contacted to”
change the word “monitor” to “maintain”
delete “to develop and distribute a newsletter,”
add “and any other official VBREA social media site(s)”
With above changes, the first sentence will now read: “The Communications Committee shall provide news and information to members in an accurate and timely manner, notify members of all regular and special meetings, and maintain the Association web site and any other official VBREA social media site(s).”
Add the word “Committee” to the beginning of the last sentence to read: “Committee meeting minutes shall be sent to the Association Secretary for posting to the general membership.”
Article 6, section 6.9, Membership Committee: Add the following sentence to the end of the section: “Committee meeting minutes shall be sent to the Association Secretary for posting to the general membership.”
**NOTE: With the removal of section 6.2, the remaining sections will need to be renumbered.
WANTED: New Locations for General Membership Meetings The VBREA Involvement Committee is researching alternate sites for our General Membership Meetings. Criteria: Must have a separate meeting room that can seat at least 30 people. If you have any suggestions for the committee to look into, please email vbrea.webmaster@gmail.com
VBREA 2021 United Way Campaign a SUCCESS!
VBREA was asked to offer you participation in the City’s United Way campaign for 2021. We are pleased to announce along with the VBREA $500 donation approved by the Board (see minutes of November's VBREA Annual Meeting on the STAY CONNECTED page), individual VBREA members donated $350, making the 2021 total from VBREA $850. 100% of the donations were marked to go to the 5/31 VB Tragedy Fund.
WANTED: Volunteers for VBREA Board Positions and Committees!! This is your organization!! There is a desperate need for volunteers to step up to keep this organization going! See the ABOUT US page for the Board positions and different committees then email vbrea.webmaster@gmail.com to volunteer.
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Mailing Address: VBREA 2405 Courthouse Drive, B68 Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456