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Originally Posted by mastratton
But it's a fair point, and I'll try to post something on the other group later to try to provide an explanation on the difference betweeen bylaws and resolutions/policies.
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Uh, as someone who setup the legislative FB group, I don't see Mark's comments as being an issue.
What I do see as an issue, based on some comments on this thread, is the attitude that only things in the bylaws are enforcable or the like.
Sorry, just not so.
People need to understand that Bylaws are but ONE of SEVERAL documents that guide organizations.
You have:
* National/state laws
* Articles of Associations/Articles of Incorporation
* Bylaws
* Special Rules of Order
* Standing Rules (which includes any policies/procedures)
* Parliamentary Authority
For APO as a National Organization, we have several standing rules:
* Convention Standing Rules (adopted at the begining of the convention. They seldom change much from year to year).
* Risk Management Policy
* Membership Policy
* National Pledging Standards
These are all adopted by the legislation at Convention, and changed by them.
Mark's point, and I think its a good one, is to get people to think about their proposals BEFORE they propose it. Do we really need it? Could it be handled other then by changing the bylaws (say thru a resolution or the like)?
This is part of the reason why some of us created the old Yahoo Groups for legislation (and why I created the FB group). It gives people a forum for discussion their ideas before proposing it. Maybe some won't be proposed. Maybe some will become a better proposal. Maybe some good proposals will get some additional people to support it. You could almost call it a sort of "pre-reference committee" in a sense.