November 2006
On August 14, 2006, the Governing Board of FMCA approved the following Bylaws Amendments, as noted in bold type, in Charlotte/Concord, North Carolina. Per Article XX, Paragraph 3 of the FMCA Bylaws: Proposals to amend the FMCA Bylaws shall be adopted by a 65% affirmative vote of all votes cast by the Governing Board.
Article VIII, Paragraph 4 – Executive Board
This article was amended to read:
(4) Any voting FMCA member, other than a member who is employed by or holds a management interest in an RV-related association or company, is eligible for election to the Executive Board. A National Officer may not hold a Chapter office, Area office (except Area Vice President), or a second national position simultaneously. A voting member may not accept a nomination for more than one National Office simultaneously and must be eligible to serve the complete term of the office for which they are accepting.
Article VIII, Paragraphs 5, 6, & 7 – Executive Board
This article was amended to read:
(5) The President, Senior Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer of FMCA shall be elected for a two-year term. These officers and the Area Vice Presidents shall take office immediately following the Annual Membership Meeting in the year in which they are elected.
(6) An individual shall not serve more than 1 two-year term or exceed a total of two years in each of the positions of President and Senior Vice President, respectively, in a lifetime. An individual may serve no more than 2 two-year terms, or any combination of one-year and two-year terms not to exceed a total of four years, in each of the positions of Secretary or Treasurer, respectively, in a lifetime. A term of service of less than one year in any Officer position shall not be counted as part of the term or year limit requirement.
(7) Each of the Area Vice Presidents shall be elected for a two-year term. An individual may serve no more than 2 two-year terms, or any combination of one-year and two-year terms not to exceed a total of four years, in the position of Area Vice President, respectively, in a lifetime. A term of service of less than one year in an Area Vice President position shall not be counted as part of the term or year limit requirement. Implementation of the change to two-year terms of office shall be carried out in accordance with the policy and procedure as set forth in the Member and Volunteer Handbook.
Article VIII, Paragraph 10 – Executive Board
This article was amended to read:
(10) A plurality of all votes cast by the incumbent Area Vice President and the National Directors representing the chapters within an Area shall elect the Area Vice President.
Article VIII, Paragraph 19 – Executive Board
This article was amended by adding the following paragraph:
(19) Special meetings of the Executive Board may be called by the President or by request of 80% of the voting members of the Executive Board.
Article XI, Paragraph 2 (a) – Committees
This article was amended to read:
(a) The Nominating Committee shall consist of 5 members whose term of service shall commence with the Annual Membership Meeting in which the President, Senior Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer are installed. The Governing Board shall elect the Committee from a multiple-candidate slate presented by the President, with the candidates receiving the 5 highest vote totals being elected to the Nominating Committee. The member receiving the highest number of votes shall serve as Committee chairperson.