The purpose of this townhall is to learn about the proposed changes to our church by-laws, starting at 12:45pm in the Chapel. The governance committee will host a Q&A session for any questions you may have. Questions? Contact [email protected]
By-Law Proposed Change Summary
Update 1. Document Version Number
• Date on cover page is the date of JMM approval.
• Version Number will be updated to 7.0 (from 6.3)
• Subsequent changes by this governance committee (2023-2024) will be proposed as 7.1, 7.2 etc
Update 2. Terminology
• Utilize “JMM” as abbreviation for “Joint Membership Meeting” after first mention in Article V.2
Update 3. Section 2.0 Changes
• Update order to conduct JMM (Section 2.1.4)
• Quorum for congregational membership meetings will only be required when decision making is needed. (Section 2.3.2)
• Allowance to meet virtually or in hybrid fashion (NEW – Section 2.3.4)
• Electronic ballots to be allowed (NEW – Section 2.3.5)