ARTICLE VIII the bylaws states that the “bylaws may be amended or repealed, in whole or in part, by a majority vote at any organized meeting of the Association preceded by a thirty (30) day advance written notice to the membership of such proposed change. This will be done by means of publication in the TBA Journal in a timely issue, and/or sent to the members last recorded preferred contact address preceding such meeting.” The bylaws are posted on the TBA website.
The membership will be asked to consider and approve the following change to Article II Section 2 of the current bylaws at the 2022 Annual Meeting regarding the members of the Nominations Committee: “The Nominations Committee will consist of but not be limited to, the Immediate Past President, two “Directors at Large” shall be changed to “Executive Committee members serving currently or who have served in the previous five years” selected by the Executive Committee, and two members from the general membership.”
Having representation on the Nominations Committee from both the general membership and those who have had the experience of serving on the Executive Committee brings a well-rounded perspective to the Nominations Committee. This change is recommended to broaden the pool of potential Nominations Committee members selected from the Executive Committee because Directors At Large selected to the Nominations Committee who want to be considered for nomination to other positions must recuse themselves from the process of interviewing nominees for those positions. If the pool of potential members is broadened slightly, the Nominations Committee can function with less of these conflicts arising.