[WYC Announce] Reminder: General Meeting and Co-Commodore Elections Tonight at 7 pm / Proposed Policies Document and By-Laws Amendments

[WYC Commodore]

Hi everyone,

Just sending a reminder that we'll be holding a General Meeting and our
Co-Commodore elections at 7 pm tonight:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/91884683982

Our agenda will include:

   - Reports from position holders, fleet captains, and committees
   - Vote to approve the previously-distributed general meeting minutes
   from April 25th (re-attached here)
   - Co-Commodore elections
   - Discuss boat and dock security issues
   - Vote to store and use sailboards at Sail Sand Point
   - Discuss and vote on Policies amendments explained below and attached
   - Discuss By-Laws amendments explained below and attached, as well as
   the suggestion to rename the Purser position to Treasurer

Please let me know if you have any additional agenda items, or if you can't
attend the meeting and have a report to share.

Thanks,
Anthony

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Anthony Au and Sam Lindsay
Co-Commodores
Washington Yacht Club
commodore at washingtonyachtclub.org

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On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 8:52 PM WYC Commodore <
commodore at washingtonyachtclub.org> wrote:


> 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

>

> ---

> Anthony Au and Sam Lindsay

> Co-Commodores

> Washington Yacht Club

> commodore at washingtonyachtclub.org

>

> Support us through AmazonSmile <https://bit.ly/366G2zy>.

> Join our Discord community <https://discord.gg/5uGyJvtXM6>.

>

> www.washingtonyachtclub.org

>

>

> 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

>>

>> Support us through AmazonSmile <https://bit.ly/366G2zy>.

>> Join our Discord community <https://discord.gg/5uGyJvtXM6>.

>>

>> www.washingtonyachtclub.org

>>

>

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