Governing Documents Review
Duties and Responsibilities
History & Board Actions
The Board considered the best method to review the concerns that have arisen about the proposed Constitution and Bylaws that had been approved by the Board on November 2, 2008.
It was stated that there should be a serious review of the inconsistencies between the proposed Constitution and Bylaws and the Connecticut statutes. It was discussed that rather than the Board attempting such a review, that a small ad hoc committee made up of members with expertise in governance, Roberts Rules of Order and the NCA be appointed to develop specific items for the Board’s consideration. Input from the Board would also be welcome. A list of specific items would be developed for Lisa Davis, the NCA attorney, to research and report to the Board. It was stated this would only be a review of certain areas to improve the document already developed, as there was no desire to start the process all over again.
Pat Randall stated that he would be willing to head such an ad hoc committee and gave the Board his recommendations as to possible committee members. Pat informed the Board that a lot of legwork would be required, but that an initial report would be possible by the Board’s fall face-to-face meeting. It was pointed out that it is better to take the time now to do it right. It is easier to change things now than after the Constitution and Bylaws has been through the final membership approval process.
Kathy McIver moved and John Cornell seconded that the Board appoint an ad hoc committee to review the recently Board-approved Constitution and Bylaws and to
review the consistency between and within the NCA’s governing documents, including but not limited to AKC regulations and the Connecticut state statutes. An initial report will be due by the Board’s fall face-to-face meeting. The motion passed unanimously. 1 Absent (LA)
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2010 Annual Report submitted by Pat Randall, Chair
This ad hoc committee is charged with examining the consistency of NCA’s governing documents. These documents come from a variety of sources (Connecticut Statutes, NCA Certificate of incorporation, NCA bylaws, NCA policy manual, parliamentary law, and the AKC directives).
We have met several times and discussed the range of items it is possible for us to handle and assembled all the material from the different sources. We have decided on computer software to help review what all the different documents say about some 50 different topics and have begun data entry. We will also be tracking the changes between our current Certificate constitution and bylaws vs the proposed revisions of these documents.
A major interim report was delivered to the Board at its November face-to-face meeting. We look forward to finishing these tasks over the next six months. |
