General Membership

Meeting

TONIGHT!!

Tuesday June 29, 2021 at 8PM

Levittown Hall

201 Levittown Pkwy

Hicksville‍

General Business

W & C’s Scholarship Drawing
Proposed By-Law Change

(Proxy vote procedure, info Below)
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ALL MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND

**Members may be required to wear a mask while entering and exiting the Building**

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‍PROPOSED BY-LAW CHANGE

Proxy Vote procedure

Changes are highlighted in BOLD ITALICS.

To be voted on at the June

General Membership Meeting

Tuesday June 29, 2021 8pm

Levittown Hall‍

SECTION 2.) The annual meeting of the Association shall be held in February.

This meeting will qualify as a General Membership meeting as stated in Sec (1), with one exception. In addition to the Board of Governors’ required attendance, the attendance of one hundred (100) members of the Association will be necessary to constitute a quorum to conduct any business at this meeting. All members present at the meeting for which there is a quorum shall have the right to vote on general questions presented. In addition, if there is a quorum, and business is conducted, votes by proxy are permitted in the manner explained in this article.‍

Any questions presented that would constitute a change in policy of the Association will not be voted upon at the meeting where it is first presented.

Such questions presented must be submitted in writing to the Chairman of the Board of Delegates after the meeting at which it was first presented and at least thirty days (30) days prior to the next regularly scheduled General/Special membership meeting. Upon receipt of the question in writing, the Chairman of the Delegates shall then present it to the Board of Delegates/Governors for proper investigation and research. Once properly investigated/researched, the question may be presented at any following General/Special membership meeting, but may only be voted upon if a proper quorum is present. If no quorum is present, the Board of Governors may conduct business at such meeting providing a majority vote of the Board of Governors is attained. Proxies will be accepted only if they meet the following requirements.

1. Proxies will only be accepted from those members who certify in a form approved by the Association that he or she is in good standing who;

a. At the time of the meeting at which a vote takes place working a regularly scheduled Sheriff’s Department tour of duty;

b. on the day of the meeting at which a vote takes place on leave approved by the Sheriff’s Department, i.e. sick, vacation, personal, FMLA, or other like leave;

c. not on their regular day off.‍

2. All proxies must be notarized.

3. All proxies are to be returned to the Secretary of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association at least one business day prior to the meeting.

Any questions presented that would constitute a change in By-Laws must be referred to Article XXIII (Amendments) for proper procedure.

All Members are encouraged to attend to discuss and vote on the proposed By-Law change.