The following is Proposed Bylaw Amendment #1. It would revise Article III, Section 4, Membership Year. The present text is published first. Proposed revisions are indicated by underlined text in the version that follows.
Article III – Membership, Section 4, Membership Year
PRESENT TEXT
Article III - Membership, Section 4, Membership Year
- The membership year shall be from July 1 to June 30.
PROPOSED AMENDED TEXT
Article III - Membership, Section 4, Membership Year
- The membership year shall be from July 1 to June 30.
- A person who is not a member of the Association may enroll in the Association for the next membership year between April 1 and June 30 of the current year. The enrollee shall be eligible to receive certain benefits and services of the Association, as authorized by the Board of Directors, between the date of enrollment in the Association and July 1. Such early enrollees will not be included in membership counts for governance representation or have individual governance rights until their membership becomes effective on July 1.
IMPACT STATEMENT
MTA locals will be able to enroll eligible potential members for the upcoming membership year each spring beginning in April of 2025 as soon as the MTA Board finalizes MTA early enrollment program guidelines.
SUBMITTED BY
Anneta Argyres, Professional Staff Union
BYLAWS AND RULES COMMITTEE
Recommends Adoption (6-0)
MTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Recommendation Adoption (52-0)
The following is Proposed Bylaw Amendment #2. It would revise various words within Articles III, IV, and VII. The present text is in the left column. Proposed revisions are indicated by strikethroughs and underlined text in the right column.
Articles III, IV, and VII – Modifications to use Gender-Neutral Language
PRESENT TEXT
Articles III, IV, and VII, as indicated below
Article III, Membership
Section 2
A. (3) he/she was
D. (1) his/her
Section 3
A. (4) (c) mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter
Article IV, Finance
Section 2
A. (2) (d) his or her
A. (3) (a & b) him or her (four instances)
Article VII, Nominations, Elections & Terms
Section 2
A. (2) he or she seeks
D. (3) he/she
Section 3
A. (2) he or she seeks
E. (3) he/she
G. (4) (b) he/she
Section 4
D. (4) he/she
Section 6
E. (2) (d) he/she is
Section 7
D. (1) he/she
PROPOSED AMENDED TEXT
Articles III, IV, and VII, as indicated below
Article III, Membership
Section 2
A. (3) he/she was they were
D. (1) his/her their
Section 3
A. (4) (c) mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter, parent, sibling, child
Article IV, Finance
Section 2
A. (2) (d) his or her their
A. (3) (a & b) him or her them (four instances)
Article VII, Nominations, Elections & Terms
Section 2
A. (2) he or she seeks they seek
D. (3) he/she they
Section 3
A. (2) he or she seeks they seek
E. (3) he/she they
G. (4) (b) he/she they
Section 4
D. (4) he/she they
Section 6
E. (2) (d) he/she is they are
Section 7
D. (1) he/she they
IMPACT STATEMENT
There is no impact on the intent and application of the existing bylaws. The proposed changes are the result of a new business item at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Delegates, which was subsequently passed by the Board of Directors, that all of MTA’s governing documents would be modified as needed to use gender-neutral language.
SUBMITTED BY
MTA Bylaws and Rules Committee
BYLAWS AND RULES COMMITTEE
Recommends Adoption (6-0)
MTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Recommendation Adoption (53-0)
