Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 7:00 P.M.
An important change to the prior announcement: CMAS is able to extend voting privileges beyond “dues-paying members” to anyone who feels a genuine belonging to the club, regardless of payment of dues. That may sound strange, but the board considered the confusion over dues in the past few years and how we have been waiting to become incorporated under the new bylaws to reset our membership formalities. There is no reason to leave out anyone who cares about the club, so come vote!
CMAS needs new bylaws because we plan to incorporate as a 501(c)3 non-profit, and the old bylaws are unsuitable for that purpose. Incorporating will allow tax advantages for the club and its donors, and will better protect members against liability for public gatherings. The new bylaws also restructure the club’s management to improve operations.
This meeting will be held over Zoom in the hope of helping more members to attend on a weeknight, and to keep within the rules of the old bylaws that require changes to the bylaws to be made at a regularly scheduled second-Tuesday-of-the-month meeting. Getting a good crowd is important when voting on bylaws. A copy of the new bylaws is attached to this message for your review.
The meeting will begin with an explanation of what the new bylaws would do for the club. After that, we’ll answer questions about them, and then vote on whether to adopt them.
This meeting will be only over Zoom. The link has been sent by email, so that the bots can not steal it from the Website. No one will be at the public library in Gardiner, the usual location of our monthly meetings. If Zoom meetings are not to your taste, let us know and we will find another way for you to vote.