AMHS Bylaws Revised Pending Membership Vote

For over five years, the Executive Committee (EC) and Board of Directors have been discussing the restatement of the society’s bylaws, to make them more consistent with current practices and procedures that have, over time, changed. Furthermore, the Society has two sets of bylaws: one set for the Grant and Scholarship Fund, Inc.; and one set for the Abruzzo and Molise Heritage Society. The provisions contained in both are almost identical, so it made sense to review the two sets and merge them into one.

The EC discussed the bylaws at the January 20, 2019 EC meeting, at which time Lucio D’Andrea, Jeff Clark, and Maria D’Andrea-Yothers agreed to serve on an ad-hoc committee to review the by-laws and make suggested changes. The restated by-laws were presented to the EC at the March 3 meeting, along with a “change record” that reflected the most significant amendments to the existing bylaws and/or removal of certain provisions.

The EC, after careful review of the proposed amendments, unanimously approved the restated bylaws, and recommended the same for adoption by the general membership at the June 9 meeting. The membership will receive the change record via email 30 days prior to the June 9 meeting. The bylaw committee will ask for a vote to approve the changes. Subsequently, a notice of final adopted amendments shall be sent to the members for their records.