HI all,
Rochester has a weekly Thursday dance, with a board consisting of President,
Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. All positions are elected by the
members who attend the dance when the voting is held. There is a few week notice,
with a slate presented for consideration. It is mostly by
coercion that members get put on the slate, so there is no contention in
recent memory. The board
meetings are somewhat regular, about every month, open to all, with special
invites to the organizers
of an upcoming event, as well as "members at large" , the scheduler for
bands/callers, and the sound guy. The positions are described in the bylaws, and
there are time limits (3-5 yrs) for the positions - as much to be a guaranteed
"out" for those afraid of being stuck in the position, as for helping to get
more members of the dance involved in the organization. We are a CDSS
affiliate, and we are an
official Tax Exempt Non-Profit Organization - 501c(3). 2007 is the first year
we have to file our own
Form 990 in addition to the CDSS required annual summary. Anyone with words
of advice, please contact me directly!!!
Bob
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