The Club Board of Directors has approved a new schedule for revisions to the Club Bylaws.
Town Hall meetings:
- Tuesday, October 29 at 6 p.m. at the Clubhouse
- Thursday, November 14 at 2 p.m. in the Cribari Auditorium
The Vote:
- Ballots distributed Monday, November 18 and counted on December 18.
Thank you to all who offered suggestions in the past six months for revision of Club Board Bylaws. The Board Policy Committee is grateful for your ideas and comments. These changes are reflected in the revised redlined Club Bylaws. You will find the revised redlined bylaws on The Villages online Members Portal, and you can also pick up a printed copy at the reception desk in Building A.
The following changes are included in the October 11 redline version of the Club Bylaws:
- Allow an Initiation Fee
- Amend and/or remove Capital Fund constraints
- Adopt a project cost requirement for a membership vote
- Add electronic voting as an option
- Update terminology – “Dues” rather than “Assessments”
- Clarify “Capital” definitions
The first three are important changes for our Club’s financial well-being and the others are allowed or required by recent changes in state law. The benefit of having one membership vote for these few recommended changes is avoiding the need for additional legal opinions required by the current bylaws. The Board recommends including all these topics in this revision.
Again, thank you for your engagement in this bylaw revision process.
The Board and Management want to hear from you. Please plan on participating in the Town Hall meetings.
Thank you for your commitment to our Club.
—Richard Zahner, Club Board President
