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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>ALL:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There are some changes over the past year or so that dictate some rewording of the current ByLaws.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>These proposed changes to the bylaws will be voted on in the November 1<sup>st, </sup>2018 Business Meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The images embedded in the email show the current wording, and the proposed wording.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The attached document would be the new Bylaws being voted on in November.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please review the Bylaws in the attached document, if anyone has suggestions for any other changes <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>please email me directly rather than reply to all. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>.>Max<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Article 5 Section B.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Change in the way the dues work, include a subscription option, remove the pro-rated for members joining mid-year. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Clarify wording for members who for some reason join one year, skip a year or two, then rejoin.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ARTICLE 2 – DUTIES of the BOARD of DIRECTORS SECTION (F)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Since ARES now has their own 501c3 designation, and manages their own funds<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>HiDARG is no longer responsible for keeping track of what funds in HiDARG belongs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>to ARES. All such funds were migrated to ARES when ARES obtained their bank account<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>a few years ago. So there is no longer a need for the current wording with respect to HiDARG<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>managing funds for ARES.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>CURRENT BYLAWS DOCUMENT:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=450 height=317 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D43536.A4F6F0A0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=470 height=205 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D43536.A4F6F0A0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>PROPOSED WORDING</span></u></b>: <span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Annual Dues.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Yellow represents the changes to the current Bylaws.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Section C wording in current bylaws seems to imply that you must make up past dues if you re-join HiDARG.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Proposed clarification in wording.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Example: You join HiDARG in 2015, pay 2015 dues…drop being active and fail to pay 2016 or 2017. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>You then decide to become active and support HiDARG again in 2018. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>You are not required to make up 2016/2017 dues first.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=567 height=431 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image008.jpg@01D43536.A4F6F0A0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>73<br>Max Vaughan KF7MAX Secretary<br>High Desert Amateur Radio Group<br>PO Box 723<br>Bend, Oregon USA 97709</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.hidarg.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>www.hidarg.org</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:maxv@horizonps.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>maxv@horizonps.com</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:kf7max@arrl.net" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>kf7max@arrl.net</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>