[WYC Announce] General Meeting and Co-Commodore Elections Next Monday, May 23 / Proposed Policies Document and By-Laws Amendments

[WYC Commodore]

Hi everyone,

A suggestion was also made to rename the Purser position to Treasurer,
which I think is definitely worth considering. As with the other two
proposed By-Laws amendments, we will plan to discuss this at our general
meeting, but no decisions will be made until future meetings.

The reasons given with this suggestion were:
1) It might be easier to recruit people for the role in the future with the
position named Treasurer instead of Purser.
2) There might be gender-specific associations with Purser. Treasurer might
be more gender neutral and better promote inclusion.


Thanks,
Anthony

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On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 4:57 PM WYC Commodore <
commodore at washingtonyachtclub.org> wrote:


> Hi everyone,

>

> Next Monday, May 23rd at 7 pm, we will be having a general meeting. We

> will have elections for a new Co-Commodore, and we will also be discussing

> several proposed Policies Document and By-Laws amendments. We may also vote

> on the proposed Policies Document amendments. Please see the attached pdf

> for full details about the proposed amendments.

>

> If you are interested in running for Co-Commodore, please reply to this

> email and let us know.

>

> Zoom link for the meeting: https://washington.zoom.us/j/91884683982

>

> Thanks,

> Anthony and Sam

>

>

> ---

>

> Summary of Proposed Policies Document and By-Laws Amendments

>

> Distributed May 16, 2022

>

>

> These four proposed Policies document amendments can be revised and voted

> on at a General Meeting on or after May 23, 2022:

>

> Proposed Policies Document Amendment #1: This would correct the document

> to say that the Flying Scots can be sailed by Double-Handed Novices, which

> matches the club’s actual policies for those boats. This was in the old

> By-Laws document, but it got omitted when revising the old By-Laws document

> and replacing it with the new By-Laws document and the Policies document.

>

> Proposed Policies Document Amendment #2: This would give explicit

> permission for club members with Keelboat ratings to use outboards on the

> J/22 and Ensigns. This has been brought up several times recently with no

> major objections. This would also make outboard use less of a privilege

> specifically for Chiefs and more of a privilege for all club members with

> demonstrated ability to use these safely, as confirmed by our Keelboat

> Skippers and Keelboat Chiefs.

>

> Proposed Policies Document Amendment #3: This would remove the policy

> regarding continuous replacement of the Laser Fleet, which has not been

> followed for some time and probably should not be the club’s priority right

> now.

>

> Proposed Policies Document Amendment #4: This would correct and clarify

> issues related to WAC Fee requirements and membership effectiveness and

> expiration dates.

>

>

> These two proposed By-Laws amendments must be discussed at a General

> Meeting, during which they can also be revised. The By-Laws amendments must

> then be posted seven or more days prior to a General Meeting in which they

> may be voted on:

>

> Proposed By-Laws Amendment #1: This would rename the Publicity Chair

> position to Recruitment Chair.

>

> Proposed By-Laws Amendment #2: This would extend the exception from

> needing to be a regular Chief in order to become a designated Catamaran

> Chief or Sailboard Chief in the same manner that the By-Laws already allow

> with Keelboat Chiefs and Whaler Chiefs.

>

> ---

> Anthony Au and Sam Lindsay

> Co-Commodores

> Washington Yacht Club

> commodore at washingtonyachtclub.org

>

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