PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS:
"This Constitution and By-Laws may be amended at any annual meeting when the proposed amendment has been sent to all members two (2) weeks prior to the annual meeting. The approval of two-thirds of the members present at the annual meeting shall be required for the adoption of any amendment."
Proposed Amendment and Article Changes
Article II (Before Change)
Directors
Section 1. The Board of Directors of this association shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer, and four other Directors. The Board of Directors shall elect its own officers annually, following the election of the Directors at the annual meeting.
Article II (With Proposed Changes)
Directors
Section 1. The Board of Directors of this association shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer, and six (6) other Directors. Two (2) of the six (6) directors positions shall be restricted to non-Texas members. The Board of Directors shall elect its own officers annually, following the election of the Directors at the annual meeting.
Article IV (Before Changes)
Election of Directors
Section 1. The election of all directors shall take place at the annual meeting. Each member eligible to vote and present shall be entitled to one vote. Voting shall be by secret ballot. No more than ten (10) nominees will be accepted from the floor, of which, seven (7) directors, who receive the seven (7) highest tallies, will be elected. Newly elected directors shall take office following the activities of the annual meeting, including the Billie sale.
Article IV (With Proposed Changes)
Election of Directors
Section 1. The election of all directors shall take place at the annual meeting. Each member eligible to vote and present shall be entitled to one vote. Voting shall be by secret ballot. No more than fifteen (15) nominees will be accepted from the floor, of which, nine (9) directors, who receive the nine (9) highest tallies, will be elected. Newly elected directors shall take office following the activities of the annual meeting, including the livestock sale.
a) Two (2) board positions shall be restricted to non-Texas members who reside in the forty-eight (48) contiguous states. The term will be one (1) year, and if either or both position is not filled at the annual meeting it (they) will remain open until the next annual meeting. Thereafter the positions shall be for a term of two (2) years.
The constitution currently reads:
The principal place of business shall be the permanent residence of the treasurer of the American Meat Goat Association.
Proposed change:
The principal place of business shall be Sonora, Texas. The board shall hire a Secretary/Treasurer to fulfill the Duties of the Secretary/Treasurer as outlined in Article VIII and Article IX. The board shall set the hours and salary of the Secretary/Treasurer.
Article X - Meetings of the Board of Directors currently reads:
Section 1. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be at such time and place as the board may direct. The President may call a meeting of the Board at any time by giving ten (10) days written notice to each member of the Board, a majority of which shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 2. Any Board member who missed more than two (2) Board of Directors meetings per calendar year may, at the discretion of the Directors, be removed form said board.
Proposed addition to Article X - Meetings of the Board of Directors:
Section 3. In lieu of being physically present for Board of Director meetings, Directors who live more than three hundred (300) miles from the meeting place may attend meetings via other acceptable technology, such as telephone or internet, in order to meet attendance requirements. All board members must physically attend at least one board meeting per year.
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