The "Provisos Relating to Transition."

1 These amendments will take effect upon approval (by majority vote of the members present, however;
2 The officers and directors currently in office will serve out their terms which are due to expire on December 31,2001;
3 At the last General Meeting of 2001 meeting, the association mernbers will elect the officers and board of directors in the following manner:
4. The candidates for officers who will be elected for a three year term are the:
a. President,
b. Vice-President,
c. Secretary, and
d. Treasurer.
5. The seven (7) candidates running for the Board of Directors will be elected in the following manner: (For this time ~the staggered term may be the most efficient and practical.)
a. The two (2) candidates having the highest votes will serve the full three (3) year term from January 1,2002 to December 31, 2005;
b. The candidates having the third and fourth place votes will serve for a two
(2) year term from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2004; and
c. The candidates having the fifth, sixth, and seventh place votes will serve for a one (1) year term from January 1,2002 to December 31,2003.

Note: Currently, all officers and board members are elected for three year terms. Conceivably, in a future election, if the current practice is continued, the officers and the board could change yearly and could be made up of entirely new members without any history of previous happenings! This could lead to unusual or unwanted results:
a. The staggered expiration of board members would help preserve the history you need to carry on association business, and would give Board members the opportunity to gain experiences if they choose to rur) as an officer at a later date;
b. The officers need to have a longer time in office to carry on any long term

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programs and projects they propose; and
c. It would be difficult to complete any program or project in one year.