Change the Constitution

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Change the Constitution

The PA4HV (PA Alumni Association of Albany-Hudson Valley) should change its constitution.

Change is desirable because current leadership is stagnant. New ideas and new approaches are healthy for any organization.

Constitutional / Bylaw change would advocate for new leadership, in a bi-annual pattern. (Annual role changes are possible, but excess turnover may involve too much novelty.)

Alumni Association leadership would progress into one of four new Officer roles annually. These offices would be titled:

- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Organizer
- President

Experience from entry offices would better prepare for the role of president.

Keeping roles for more than one year may be desirable.

Past presidents would be resources for current officers. Perhaps Board Members without office could exist in an advisory role, but should be expected to assume Officer status. Student Board Members are very desirable, and their input should not be diminished.

Our current By-Laws had been changed in 1998, but really haven’t been adhered to.
Here is a copy of our current Constitution-Bylaws

Obviously, analogies to the US Constitutional System, with systematic elections, have not worked for our organization. Using NYSSPA or AAPA as role models does not translate well for our organization either.

Organizationally, we have kept our records of incorporation on public display at the PA Offices at the AMC Hun Building. The IRS likes Organizational Rules to be public. As a not-for-profit organization, we want to preserve our status and adhere to the law.

Constitutional change will be a major topic for discussion in the next Alumni Association meeting in July. The other major topic, of course, will be CME Day 2008.

Dates that are preferred and possible:

a. Monday, July 9th
b. Monday, July 16th
c. Tuesday, July 17th
d. Tuesday, July 24th
e. Wednesday, July 25th

If you have strong preferences for our next meeting date, please "cut-and-paste" the multiple choice question as a brief e-mail response to:
Thomas Lahut, PA


-Tom



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