BYLAW DOCUMENTS
(Present and Proposed)
At the January 22, 2012, Annual Meeting, the congregation voted unanimously to approve the proposed bylaws. As per our present bylaws, we will convene a second and final vote on these bylaw amendments in 30 days' time. Therefore, on Sunday, February 26, at 10:45 AM, a second and final congregational vote is rewquested.
Please review the “present” and “proposed” bylaws, scheduled for review and vote.
To download the present bylaws (revised as of September 2010),
To download the PROPOSED bylaws (for review and voted affirmatively on January 22, 2012 for a second vote to be held on February 26, 2012),
CLICK HERE FOR THE PROPOSED VERSION (WITH LEGAL REVIEW COMPLETED)
NOTE: To read a summary of the legal review and related changes to the proposed Bylaws working draft, please read the January 19 letter from the Coordinating Minister.
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEGAL REVIEW MEMO
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To access the "model bylaws" for nonprofit corporations provided by the Vermont Secretary of State, please visit this link: http://www.sec.state.vt.us/corps/dobiz/npo/sample_bylaws.htm
For a letter regarding the details of the bylaw revisions and the process for reviewing and considering their approval, please refer to this letter (PDF format) written to the congregation on January 6, 2012:
CLICK HERE FOR THE LETTER REGARDING BYLAW CHANGES
If you have comments or questions about the proposed bylaws, please contact Wayne Kachmar, Moderator, or the church office.
Grace and Peace,
The Rev. Jerrod H. Hugenot, on behalf of the Moderator and Cabinet