TRUSTEES’ DRAFT PROPOSAL RIGHTS OF PETITION AND CRITICISM Any Member may publicly criticize with impunity the policies, decisions, and administration of the Board of Trustees. Any Member may propose a change in the by-laws, rules, regulations, policies and ordinances of The Stelle Group and this procedure shall be followed to affect change. All proposed changes shall be made in writing with the reasons therefore and delivered in person to the appropriate party. If the proposed change concerns a rule, regulation, policy, or ordinance emanating from a department of The Stelle Group, the petitioner shall first submit the proposed change in writing, with reasons therefor, to the party in the department who is responsible for instituting the rule, regulation, policy, or ordinance in question. If the communication with the appropriate party results in a denial of the proposed change, the petitioner may appeal the denial through the chain of responsibility/authority designated by the department’s table of organization. Should the communication with the appropriate parties in the department result in a denial of the proposal, the petitioner may propose the change to the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall set a time for hearing of a proposed change within 30 days after its receipt. The purpose of the hearing is to review the proposed change to determine what is for the greatest good of all concerned regarding the matter. If the hearing results in a denial of the proposed change in the by-laws or a rule by the Board of Trustees, a second hearing may be requested before a panel of seven peers by the petitioner within seven days from the completion of the hearing before the Board of Trustees. The panel shall be chosen by lot from among the general membership, provided, however, that should a class of membership be created as a result of advanced training, the panel shall be chosen by lot from among this class. The petitioner shall be present at the drawing of the panel by lot. The hearing before the panel shall be held at a mutually agreed upon time within 30 days from completion of the prior hearing unless said time limitation is waived by the petitioner and the Board of Trustees. The responsibility of the panel shall be to review the decision of the Board of Trustees in light of all relevant considerations and, by majority vote, to sustain the decision or decide to submit the matter to the membership for vote. The vote of the membership upon this issue shall be held no later than 30 days from the decision of the panel. If the panel upholds the decision of the Board of Trustees denying the proposed change, this decision is binding and no hearing before a panel of seven on a proposal of substantially the same nature can be held within one year of the panel’s decision, provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to deny the right to a hearing before the Board of Trustees on any matter within that time period. Rules, regulations, policies, or standards set by the Departments of Religion or Education or the Admissions Committee shall not be subject to change under the provisions of this section since their function is to attain or maintain a quality of excellence within The Stelle Group. However, suggestions or proposed changes will be welcomed by the above departments.
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