July 11, 2014
Greetings POPAI Membership:
According to the POPAI Bylaws, Article XIV AMENDMENTS
These bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed by the membership if a quorum is present at any regular or special meeting. Any proposed alteration to the bylaws shall be submitted to the President of the Executive Board at least sixty (60) days prior to the annual business meeting. That proposed change shall be submitted to the membership thirty (30) days prior to the annual business meeting for action at the annual meeting.
The POPAI Executive Board is now submitting the proposed POPAI Bylaw changes to the Association membership. The primary change to the by-laws is a proposed change in membership year. It has become increasingly difficult for POPAI members, Chief Probation Officers, and office managers/bookkeepers to keep track of when POPAI membership dues must be paid. To make dues payments simpler to track, the the proposed by-laws revision states on page 3:
B. Membership Year. The membership year shall run from January 1st through December 31st for each year in which annual membership dues are received.the date of receipt of the initial POPAI membership application and shall continue upon payment of annual membership dues. Membership dues paid/received after September 1st in 2014 shall extend the membership until December 31, 2015. Membership dues paid after January 1, 2015, and each year thereafter, shall be credited to the year in which the dues are received.
To encourage POPAI members to pay their 2015 dues early, with the option of paying those dues through registering for the 2014 POPAI Fall Conference, 2015 dues paid between September 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014 will extend membership until the end of 2014 AND through the full calendar year 2015.
POPAI members who are paid up to date with 2014 dues have the option of paying their 2015 dues in advance through their registration for the 2014 POPAI Fall Conference.
POPAI members who have questions about the proposed by-law revisions or have suggestions for future by-law changes should contact their District Representatives.
The Association will vote on the Bylaw changes at the 2014 POPAI Annual meeting, to be held at the POPAI Fall Conference in French Lick Indianapolis at the French Lick Resort September 4th.
You can review the proposed Bylaws at the following link: POPAI Bylaws 2014 PROPOSED REVISIONS 7-9-14