NECA

Official Notice: Proposed Constitutional Amendment

Pursuant to Article XIII of the NECA Constitution, you are hereby notified that, subject to the adoption of revised bylaws, the following Constitutional Amendment will be voted upon at the meeting of the NECA Board of Governors at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, California, on October 16, 2004, and that passage of this amendment would necessitate a vote by NECA’s membership during the 2004 National Convention.

WHEREAS, The NECA Constitution was originally adopted in October, 1954;

WHEREAS, Amendments to the Constitution have been properly adopted at fifteen annual conventions;

WHEREAS, Market and organizational circumstances under which the Constitution was adopted have changed significantly;

WHEREAS, The organization and governance of the Association have been provided for in two organic documents, the Constitution and Bylaws;

WHEREAS, To enhance clarity and efficiency, the Association would be well-served by consolidating the Constitution with the Bylaws;

WHEREAS, The Association has undertaken an effort to improve and update its Bylaws;

WHEREAS, The revised Bylaws incorporate provisions now included in the Constitution;

WHEREAS, The Board of Governors will take action to adopt the revised Bylaws at its October 2004 meeting now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That, simultaneously with the adoption of the revised Bylaws, the NECA Constitution shall be dissolved.

(The above constitutes official notice by the Secretary.)