SoHG Constitution Committee


September 18, 2007
8:00 P.M.


Participants: 

§	Frank Boumphrey, Chris Deinlein, Matthew Dodds,  Roger Hill 
(joined meeting at 8:10 p.m.), Mike Just, Winn Padgett, Alan Wallach, Barry Markowitz

 Regrets:

§	Bill Engelson



The minutes for the meeting of September 11, 2007 were approved.

Chairman, Frank Boumphrey, started the meeting by suggesting 
we table all action items carried from our last meeting due 
to the fact that most committee members were attending the 
Canadian Hickory Tournament and it was agreed that said 
items would be carried to and acted upon at our next meeting.  
Instead the Chair suggested a list of talking points for discussion.  
E-mail correspondence from Frank Zadra dated September 18, 2007 
and Owe Werner dated September 18 were acknowledged.  
All the following agenda items relate to the Composite 
Model II Constitution as discussed at the 9/4/2007 meeting.

§	Following a lengthy discussion, a straw poll was held and 
the committee unanimously approved proceeding with a 
parliamentary form of governing over a congressional form.  
In so doing it was agreed that the officers and other member 
of the Executive Committee would be selected by the 
Board of Directors from within board members only.

§	Winn Padgett was charged with the task of formulating 
appropriate language concerning nominations, length of term of 
directors’ service, disposition of vacancies and related matters.

§	While it was further agreed that the entire board of directors 
would be elected to their positions by the entire membership 
eligible to vote, Roger Hill was asked to address issues concerning 
classes of membership as they relate to voting qualifications.

§	Other talking points, regarding, among other issues, 
frequency of Board meetings and method of conducting various 
meetings were briefly discussed, but no action was undertaken.

§	Carried items to be addressed at the 9/25/2007 meeting, 
carried from 9/11/2007 and as assigned tonight include the 
following areas:  (names in parens indicate committee members assignments):

        	Mission Statement, Matt

Aims and Objectives, Barry

Membership, Roger,

Board, Matt and Barry

Nominations, length of service, etc., Winn

	The meeting was adjourned at 9:17 p.m.




				Respectfully submitted,

                   Barry Markowitz
					Secretary