Apalachee Audubon Society
By-laws Changes and Board Election
Please enter your response to the following two items in the form below and click the Submit button. Online voting closes at Noon Eastern Time on May 17.
Item 1 - Proposed Changes for By-laws
Do you approve the 3 changes in the by-laws, listed below? These changes would establish 1) an Executive Committee of 3 Directors to fill the role of President if that office is vacant, which is the case for this election, 2) rename the executive committee in the current version of the by-laws to task force, and 3) redefine the quorum for board meetings.
Item 2 - Officers & Continuing Board Members
Do you approve the proposed slate of board members listed below to serve from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027?
Proposed Changes for By-laws
ARTICLE III, Powers and Duties of the Officers and Board of Directors:
(Current Version) Section 1: The President shall preside at the meetings of the Society and the Board of Directors and shall enforce the provisions of the Society’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. The President shall decide all questions of order; act as judge in elections and declare election results; and appoint standing committees and such special committees as may be authorized by the Board of Directors or by petition of not less than 10% of the membership. The President shall act as, or be empowered to appoint another member to act as, the official Society Representative when dealing or communicating with any or all other Audubon chapters, other organizations, and the public. Finally, the President shall conduct all other business or duties of the office as prescribed by the laws of the State of Florida, the Board of Directors, and these Bylaws.
The board proposes the following addition to Section 1:
The Board of Directors may appoint an Executive Committee to fulfill the President’s duties and responsibilities in the event that there is no qualified candidate willing to assume the office of President. The Executive Committee shall consist of three Board members who are not Officers but may be concurrent Committee Chairs. The Executive Committee shall continue to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the President’s Office until such time as a qualified candidate is willing to assume the Office of President. The Executive Committee shall be dissolved at such time as the membership elects a new President.
ARTICLE III, Section 6
(Current Version) An executive committee composed of the Officers and two Directors may be established to assume such responsibilities and perform such duties as the Board of Directors may designate.
The Board proposed to rename this group to “task force” to avoid confusion with the governing Executive Committee. New version would read: A task force composed of the Officers and two Directors may be established to assume such responsibilities and perform such duties as the Board of Directors may designate.
ARTICLE VII, Section 2
(Current Version) A minimum of three directors and two officers shall constitute a quorum of the Board.
Since we effectively have only two officers at this time, the board proposes reducing the requirement to one officer: A minimum of three directors and one officer shall constitute a quorum of the Board.
