The Fine Print

At our regular October meeting, we will be asked to consider changes to our Standing Rules and/or vote to submit the current rules to the United Federation of Doll Clubs for their agreement. The concern is that we may not have standing rules which are at variance with the UFDC By-laws without their concurrence, as is the situation now.

We will consider whether to keep or rescind the vote by which we adopted, in 2005, language changing Section 1 of Article 4 to read, in part: "The term of each office shall be two (2) years. A person may be re-elected to office for a second two (2) year term, but may not serve again in that office until an intervening term has elapsed." Should we vote to rescind the 2005 vote, the language will revert to that printed in the 1999 By-laws many of us have: "The term of officers shall be two years. Only the Treasurer may hold office for two successive terms. There can be no re-election of the current Treasurer until an interval of one term has elapsed."

In addition, we will be asked to consider the following language change to Section 6 of Article 4 of the Standing Rules: "Newly elected officers shall assume office at the close of the fiscal year, which is August 31st, allowing several months for the transition of responsibilities to occur."