In accordance with the bylaws, notice is hereby given that the following bylaw amendments will be considered at the annual membership meeting on Sunday September 24th, 2006, 2:00PM, at Oneo1 (101 South Main).

Proposed Amendments to the Bylaws

Amendment 1:  Reduce the number of board members from 11 to 9.

Current Bylaw
ARTICLE V – BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section A.  Number and Qualifications
The Board of Directors of SVHS shall consist of eleven (11) elected members, none of whom can be an employee of the SVHS or any of its entities, nor an immediate relative of a current Board member. 

Proposed Bylaw Change
ARTICLE V – BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section A.  Number and Qualifications
The Board of Directors of SVHS shall consist of nine (9) elected members, none of whom can be an employee of the SVHS or any of its entities, nor an immediate relative of a current Board member. 

Amendment 2:  Board members missing more than 2 board meetings in a 12-month period shall be subject to removal upon review by the Executive Board.

Current Bylaw
ARTICLE VIII – MEETINGS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section E.  Attendance
If any Director shall be absent from three (3) regular meetings, and shall have failed to notify the President or the Business Office (CEO) for such absences, he/she shall be deemed to have resigned from office and the vacancy so caused may be filled as herein provided for filling of vacancies in the membership of the Board of Directors. 

Proposed Bylaw Change
ARTICLE VIII – MEETINGS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section E.  Attendance
If any Director shall be absent from more than 2 board meetings in a 12-month period, he/she shall be subject to removal upon review by the Executive Board. 

Rationale
To find people who are genuinely interested in helping SVHS and who have the time to devote to this interest. To find people who are willing to routinely participate. To turn this in to a working board of all its’ members, not just a few. To improve board attendance and participation.

Parliamentary information: Primary and secondary amendments to these proposed bylaw amendments are in order only if they are germane to the proposed bylaw amendments and are within the scope of the change proposed in the notice. “Amendments” which do not seek to directly change the text of the proposed amendments within the limitations of germaneness and scope, but instead propose to amend other parts of the affected section amount to new bylaw amendments will be out of order.  Notice of such new proposed bylaw amendments may be given when there are no other pending motions. At such time members may be recognized for the purpose of giving previous notice of such proposed new amendments to the bylaws as found under Article X of the bylaws.

Posted on: Tuesday, September 5th, 2006
Posted by:  Jill C. Roloff
Title: SVHS BOD Sec/Treas