[Alpacasite] Re: F&R Guide / Alaca Magazine

--- In Alpacasite@yahoogroups.com, Tim Wilson <tpwilson2@a...> wrote:
>
>
>
> I pose the following question: "Since our membership dues are set in
our
> Bylaws, and history has proven that it is VERY DIFFICULT to change
the
> bylaws and thus very unlikely to change the membership fee, how many
> would be in support of raising the fee for the F&RG ad to $1,000 and
> making the AM magazine as part of the benefits of placing an ad in
the
> F&RG"?
>

AOBA membership dues ARE NOT SET IN THE BYLAWS.

Article 2.2 of the AOBA Bylaws states, "2.2 The annual dues shall be
set by the Board of Directors and approved by the Membership at the
next Annual Meeting."

DUES ARE SET BY THE AOBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS!!!

Yes, I am shouting.

We have repeatedly heard (read) AOBA Directors and MARCOM members
promulgating the falsehood that it requires a change of Bylaws to
change the dues.

A careful reading of the Bylaws reveals that membership classes are
defined therein, while dues are not. The Board has it exactly
backwards, feeling free to create new classes of membership while
declaring their inability to change the dues structure.

This can only be interpreted in one of two ways. Either the Directors
have failed to read an understand the Association's Bylaws, or, there
is a willful attempt to deceive the membership.

Neither offers a very flattering view...

John Merrell
Gateway Farm Alpacas
http://www.gateway-alpacas.com
Alpaca, a natural elegance...

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