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PROPOSED AMENDMENT CHARTER COMMISSION BY-LAWS ARTICLE II, SECTION 7 Currently reads: Elections. The Chair, Vice-Chair, Second Vice-Chair and Secretary shall be elected from among the members of the Commission at the first meeting after November 1st in even-numbered years, and shall hold office for two years or until their successors are elected and qualified. The Chair shall conduct the election. Officers shall be declared elected and qualified by a simple majority vote of those present and voting. Newly elected officers shall take office at the close of the meeting in which the election is held. No officer shall be eligible to hold more than two consecutive terms in the same office. In filling vacancies for unexpired terms, an officer who has served more than half of a term is considered to have served a full term in that office. The last elections were held on January 12, 1993. Elections were held because the chair was following past practice of holding elections after two years service. No by-laws were found and they were being prepared at that time. The proposal was for elections annually at the annual meeting. This proposal was replaced with one which is in the current by-laws. As the by-laws read an election must occur in an even-numbered year. To conform to the apparent intent of the by-laws, an amendment is necessary in order to hold elections in odd years or after officers have served a two-year term. I recommend the following amendment: Elections. The Chair, Vice-Chair, Second Vice-Chair and Secretary shall be elected from among the members of the Commission at the first meeting in odd-numbered years and shall hold office for two years or until their successors are elected and qualified. . . . Submitted by Julie Trude