Recommendations of the Members By-Laws Review Committee 9 Current By-Laws (January 2023) (A) Board’s Proposed Change (B) Board’s Rationale (C) By-Law Committee’s Recommendation (D) By-Law Committee’s Rationale (E) MEMBERSHIP By-law 13(2) 13 (2) Persons who have the necessary qualifications for membership and are desirous of becoming joint members may apply in writing to the Secretary. The application shall state the residence and occupation of each person, whether the tenancy will be a joint tenancy or a tenancy in common and shall contain such other information as the Board may from time to time decide. By-law 13(4) Any person(s) who has/have the necessary qualifications and who is desirous of: a. becoming a member shall apply to the Society using the appropriate form, whether electronic or paper. b. becoming joint account holder shall apply to the Society using the appropriate form, whether electronic or paper. Revision that allows management to execute on operational matters instead of the Secretary. By-law 13(4) Accepted as proposed. Agree with recommendation. MEMBERSHIP By-law 13(3) 13 (3) An application of a joint membership to withdraw from the Society or to vary the composition of the joint membership must be signed by all the persons comprising the joint membership. By-law 13(3) renumbered to By-law 13(5) No changes. No changes. By-law 13(3) renumbered to By-law 13(5) No changes were recommended by the Committee. No need to change. MEMBERSHIP By-law 14 14. Any person who has the necessary qualifications and who is desirous of becoming a member shall apply in writing to the Secretary. His application shall state his residence and occupation and contain such other information as may be prescribed from time to time. By-law 14 To be deleted as it has been incorporated into the amended 13(2). By-law 14 Accepted as proposed. Agree with recommendation. MEMBERSHIP By-law 15 15. The election of applicants for membership shall be by the Board but no person thus admitted to membership shall become a member or be entitled to any of the rights or privileges of membership until he has paid an entrance fee of $5.00, subscribing and paying for not less than one By-law 15 The approval of applicants for membership shall be by the Board through authority delegated to the management of the Society, but no person thus admitted to membership shall become a member or be entitled to any of the rights or privileges of membership until he has paid a membership fee determined and Removes the absolute figure and provides the board with flexibility to amend the entry fee without going back to the membership. By-law 15 Amend and restructure to state: The approval of applicants for membership shall be by the management of the Society, through the The general membership must retain the final authority to decide the rules of membership.
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