Notice of a Special Meeting to Amend the By-Laws of The Stelle Group TO: The Trustees of The Stelle Group and. All Members of The Stelle Group We, the undersigned Members of The Stelle Group, under Article II, Section 6 of the by-laws of The Stelle Group and constituting 1/20th of the membership and under Paragraph 163 (a)l2, Sections 12 and 13, Chapter 32 of the Illinois Revised Statutes, 1973; do hereby notify you that a Special Meeting is to be held at the hour of 8 p.m. at the Cullom Community Center in Cullom, Illinois on the 27th day of June, 1975, for the purpose of submitting to members for vote the following resolution. Resolved that: Article II. Members shall be amended to include: Section 6. Rights of Petition and Criticism The right of any participant to publicly criticize with impunity the policies, decisions and government of the board of trustees is guaranteed. Any member or group of members has the right to propose by-laws, rules, regulations, policies, ordinances and guidelines, changes thereof or repeals thereof, and this procedure shall be followed to effect change. All proposals shall be made in writing with the reasons therefor and delivered in person to the appropriate party as outlined below. If the proposal concerns a matter relative to a department of The Stelle Group, the petitioner(s) shall first submit the proposal in writing with reasons therefor to the appropriate party within the department. If the communication with the appropriate party results in a denial of the proposed change, the petitioner(s) may appeal through the chain of responsibility/authority designated by the department’s table of organization. Should the communication with the appropriate parties result in a denial of the proposal, the petitioner(s) may forward the proposal to the board of trustees. If the proposal involves a matter not specifically included in any department of The Stelle Group, the petitioner(s) shall submit the proposal in writing with reasons therefor to the board of trustees. The hearing before the board of trustees shall take place within 14 days after receipt of the written proposal The purpose of the hearing is to review the proposal to determine what is for the greatest good of all concerned regarding the matter. Such proposals which are determined to be desirable may be effected by the trustees, except proposals relative to by-laws, rules, or regulations, which must be referred to the general membership for a vote. A majority vote of the membership on such a proposal shall be binding on all parties concerned. If the hearing by the board of trustees results in a denial of the proposal or in a denial of a referendum on the proposal if relative to a by-law, rule, or regulation; then a second hearing may be requested before a panel of seven peers, provided the petitioner(s) so request(s) in writing within seven days from the completion of the hearing before the board of trustees. The panel, hereafter to be called the Legislative Review Panel, shall be chosen by lot from among full members of The Stelle Group. The petitioner(s) 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 14 days from the completion of the prior hearing, unless said time limitation is waived by mutual agreement of the petitioner(s) 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 proposal to the membership for vote. It shall not be within the authority of the panel to modify the proposal unless agreed to by the petitioner(s)0 If the panel decides to submit the matter to the membership for vote, the vote shall be held no later than thirty days from the decision of the panel. A majority vote of the membership concerning the proposal shall be binding on all parties concerned. If the panel upholds the decision of the board of trustees denying a referendum on the proposal, this decision shall be binding and no hearing before a panel of seven on a proposal of substantially the same nature can be held. within six months of the panel’s decision. Judgement concerning whether a proposal is “substantially the same” lies within the exclusive purview of the Legislative Review Panel which was originally formed. to judge the similiar proposal. Nothing herein shall be construed to deny the right to a hearing before the board. of trustees on any matter within that time period. Article III Trustees shall be amended. to include: Section 1. General Powers The business and. affairs of the corporation shall be managed. by its board of trustees. The board of trustees may institute policies and guidelines, but they may not enact rules or regulations which are binding on the general membership. The purpose and intent of this section is to insure that no rule, regulation or any other legislation by whatever name shall be binding or enforcable upon any member unless it has been enacted by majority vote of the total membership. The board of trustees may initiate such rules or regulations through the referendum process. Article VIII. Amendments shall be amended to include: These by-laws may be altered, amended or repealed and new by-laws may be adopted by a majority vote of the total membership. The procedure outlined in Article II., Section 6 of the by-laws shall be followed when proposing changes in the by-laws.
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