PROPOSED BY-LAW UPDATE

The MWSRA Board has approved the following proposed amendment to MWSRA By-Laws and now presents it to the membership for their review and approval.

The current MWSRA By-Laws states:

Article VII – Qualifications of Officers.

Section 1. Only active or lifetime members in good standing may be considered for nomination and election to office or to the Executive Board.

The Board has approved the following revisions (additional language is in red):

ARTICLE VII – Qualification of Officers Section 1. Only active or lifetime members in good standing may be considered for election as Officers or Executive Board members. 

An active member is defined as any nominee whom have (or who has) officiated MWSRA-assigned games within the previous eighteen (18) months of the day of the election. Exceptions to the eighteen (18) month requirement must be submitted to the Nominations Committee for review at least 14 days prior to the election. The Nominations Committee will submit recommendations of eligibility for all nominees to the Board. Eligibility exceptions sent to the Board by the Nominations Committee will be reviewed and accepted or rejected by the Board. Nominees who are eligible as lifetime members are assumed to have officiated games assigned by MWSRA during their active membership period.

Purpose of change – This change is to clarify that anyone running for the Board should be currently officiating games for the Association. The request for exception recognizes that certain circumstances may prevent an individual from officiating during the required time period. Some potential examples include an injury that requires significant rest (i.e. ACL, back injury), family issues, temporary job issues, or others. Each request will be considered on its own merits. As currently stated, a non-member could currently run for an office. The MWSRA Board strongly feels the Association should be monitored by its own members and not anyone outside the Association.