Below are several changes recommended to the By-Laws.  These changes will be voted on at the October 30, 2011 meeting.

Recommendation #1 

Article III - Membership 
A. Eligibility for Dues Paid Membership, by Category: 

Current:  2.  Any member in arrears for a period of twelve (12) months shall be dropped from membership. 

Proposed:  2. Any Member in arrears for a period of  six (6) months shall be dropped from membership.

Recommendation #2

Article III

D. General Membership Meetings 
D1.
Current:  The Annual General and Interim membership meetings shall take place in conjunction with a meeting of the AMA. 

Proposed:  1. The Annual General membership meeting may take place in conjunction with a meeting of the AMA or  another public health meeting to be selected by the Board.

D2.
Current: The interim general membership meeting shall also take place in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA)  or another public health meeting selected by the board and approximately 5 months apart from C.1 

Proposed: The interim general membership meeting  may take place in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA) ? or another public health meeting selected by the board and approximately 5 months apart from C.1 

D4.
Current: The general membership meeting shall be considered to have a quorum when not less than 5% of the membership is in attendance.

Proposed: The general membership meetings shall be considered to have a quorum when not less than 5% of the voting membership is in attendance.
Recommendation #3

Article VII   Duties of officers

Current:  D. 1. The Vice-President shall chair the Membership Recruitment, Program and the Bylaws 
Committee.

Proposed:  D.1: The Vice President shall chair the Membership Recruitment, Program and the Bylaws          Committees, and be responsible for the Internal Policy Manual.