2025 Proposed Bylaw Amendments
PROPOSAL 1
Section 1. The Conference shall hold a regular meeting annually. In
Federation Convention years, the Annual Meeting shall take place on the
Saturday and Sunday two days immediately
preceding the Convention in the city wherein the Convention is being
held. In non convention years, the Annual Meeting shall take place on
the Saturday and Sunday (weekend) immediately following the Father’s
Day Holiday weekend in June in a city to be chosen by the officers of
the Conference. If extraordinary circumstances prevent the Annual
Meeting from being held at this time, the President shall have the
authority to change the meeting dates to one of the two weekends
preceding or the two weekends following that herein designated.
And further, to replace “Saturday” and “Sunday” throughout the Bylaws
with “first day” and “second day” when referring to the dates of the
annual meeting.
The Bylaw Committee reports *** on this proposal.
PROPOSAL 2
Section 3. Elections of officers shall be held by secret ballot vote of
attending delegates from member locals. Each member local is entitled
to one vote per attending delegate as set forth in Federation Bylaws Article 17, Sections 4 (a) and (b). Each
attending delegate shall receive one ballot with one vote per ballot.
Such method for elections of officers shall begin with the 2010 meeting.
The Bylaw Committee reports *** on this proposal.
PROPOSAL 3
The object of the Conference shall be to unite all affiliated Locals for their mutual protection and advancement; to receive, and impart, and facilitate the exchange of such
information affecting professional musicians to these Locals as may be
helpful to their officers and members; and to foster better
understanding of and support for activities of the Federation and its Locals.
The Bylaw Committee reports *** on this proposal.