Announcements

80-20 Bylaws Amendment voting, August 25, 2012

An amendment is approved provided a majority of the members voting approve the amendment

Bylaws Amendments

Abstract: To add an Awards Committee recognizing and honoring those who help the Asian American Community.

Bylaw Amendment 3.4.6 Awards Committee:

Add a new article, article 3.4.6, to read :
 
3.4.6 Awards Committee:
The Awards Committee shall consist of a chair and two members elected by the Board in the second week of December, after the election of the new directors, every other year. Ex Officio members will include the Presidents of 80-20 AAAPac and the 80-20 EF. Candidates for the Awards Committee, including the chair, will be nominated by the Nomination committee, and must be approved by the Board of Directors. The term of office will be two years. No member shall serve more than two consecutive complete terms of service. All vacancies during the term of office shall be filled by appointment by the Board of Directors to serve the remaining term of the vacated member.

In January every year, the Awards Committee shall canvas the Board and may nominate one or more deserving candidate(s) for the “80-20 Award”* to be given out. The slate of nominated candidate(s) together with a short description of each shall be presented prior to March 1 of the year for the Board’s vote to select the most deserving Award recipient. Also, the Board will decide whether or not the ceremony will be held at the Annual meeting of the Board, or at any other appropriate occasion, on the type of award memento to be given and the words of appreciation to be inscribed or printed on the memento. The Awards Committee will make arrangements to formally invite the awardee to the event to accept the award, to prepare the memento, and to do any thing else that may be necessary for the awarding of this award.

*Titles of awards to be decided by the Awards Committee appropriate for the awardee(s).

Suggestions for titles are:
80-20 Asian American Service Award
80-20 Asian American Advocacy Award
80-20 Asian American Leadership Award
80-20 Asian American Community Service Award
Hero of Citizen Rights from the 80-20 NAAPAC
Friend of Asian Americans Award from the 80-20 NAAPAC