Upcoming meetings

General meeting

Amendment to bylaws, definition of club dive

The March general meeting is on Monday, March 6. At the March meeting, there will be a vote on the amendment to the bylaws mentioned below. The amendment changes the requirements of the fraction of members who must attend a club dive.

An amendment to the rules has been approved by the Executive Board at the November, 1999, meeting. The amendment must be approved by a vote of Alacosta members at the general meeting. The amendment requires that a majority of the divers on any club dive be Alacosta members.

The current text of the bylaws is below. Soon, to add to everyone's enjoyment, the entire text of the Alacosta bylaws will be on our web site.

The following are the bylaw changes recommended by the Executive Board:

Article IX STANDING RULES; SECTION 2. DIVES, OUTINGS AND ACTIVITIES;

paragraph d. revise the second sentence to read:

Of these, at least three (3), or a majority of the total group, whichever is larger, must be Corporation members for scheduled dives and five (5) for non-scheduled dives.

paragraph e. add:

Any expenses for a dive which require a payment from the Corporation treasury (e.g., insurance, boat transportation to Catalina, etc.) shall be prorated (with an approximate 20% contingency added) and collected from each individual participating, prior to the event.

The current text of the bylaws is:

d

Resolved, that scheduled dives shall always take precedence over non-scheduled dives; that all dives, scheduled and non-scheduled, shall have a dive chair who must assume the responsibilities listed for such, that all dives must have a minimum of five (5) divers at the launch and exit sites of the boat unless there exists an unusually easy entry area such as in harbor entries, in which case there must be a minimum of (3) divers. Of these, at least three (3) must be Corporation members for scheduled dives and five (5) for non-scheduled dives. The final decision concerning how many people must be present in any dive will be up to the Dive Chair and in no circumstances will there be fewer than noted above. Dive definitions are:

(1)

Scheduled dive; one planned and approved by the Board of Directors and/or General Membership and notice given in the Corporation's official publication.

(2)

Non-scheduled dive; dives other than the above, but which meet the attendance rules (in d. above). The non-scheduled dive must have the approval of the President or Vice-President in his absence before utilizing any Corporation equipment.

e.

Resolved, that the Chair of any activity, dive or trip by his/her appointment represents the Board of Directors and Corporation for the activity he/she chairs. The Chair shall take whatever reasonable measures deemed necessary, including denial of participation, to safeguard the health and welfare of all participants and to protect their and the Corporation's property.

Executive board meeting

Executive board meetings are pot luck meetings. Dinner starts at 6:30PM. The meeting starts at 8:00PM.

The March Executive Board meeting will be on Monday, March 20, at Bill and Joanne McDowell's house. Call for more information.

There will be no April E-Board meeting.

Meeting schedule for 2000

Meetings for 2000 will occasionally be on Tuesdays rather than Mondays.

January	4	Tuesday
February	7	Monday
March	6	Monday
April	3	Monday
May	1	Monday
June	5	Monday
July	11	Tuesday
August	7	Monday
September	4	Monday
October	2	Monday
November	6	Monday
December	4	Monday