YES!!!! So excited to see these committees being proposed to move as
"standing"!

Thank you to the MEEOA executive committee for making this proposed change
happen!

On Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 3:21 PM Ashlee Fecteau <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hello everyone!
>
> There is a proposed change to the bylaws which has been approved by the
> executive board and requires a vote by the membership at the January
> Business Meeting. As a reminder, the bylaws state membership must be
> notified of any proposed bylaws changes no less than 15 and no more than 45
> days prior to the business meeting. Below is the original language and the
> new language for the proposed changes:
>
> *Original Language for Article VIII, Section 1:*
> Section 1
> There shall be seven (7) standing committees - Nominations and Elections
> (Art. V, Sect. 5, a+b), Conference, Public Relations, Alumni, Development,
> Membership, and Government Relations.
>
>
> *New Language for Article VIII, Section 1:*
> Section 1
> There shall be nine (9) standing committees - Nominations and Elections
> (Art. V, Sect. 5, a+b), Conference, Public Relations, Alumni, Development,
> Membership, Government Relations, Technology, and State Initiatives.
>
> We will vote on these proposed changes at the January Business Meeting.
> There will be an opportunity for questions and discussion at the business
> meeting prior to the vote.
>
> Thank you and happy holidays!!
>
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> *Ashlee Fecteau '12 (she/her)*
> Assistant Director of TRIO SSS Johnson Scholars
> University of Maine at Farmington
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