TY - JOUR AB - propose d amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws o f the American Meteorological Society Dear Members: dures, an d the outline of the interrelationship of the various board s and committees with more detail than contained in Approximately two years ago , the Council of the American the Constitution, have been cast into the proposed new By- Meteorological Society directed a review of the Society's Con- Laws. This document is capable of amendment without the stitution, By-Laws, and Organizational Procedures, initially expense and cumbersome procedure of a mail ballot to the with an eye toward s clarifying an d eliminating certain incon- sistencies an d duplications. The task evolved into a thorough membership; however, amendment may be accomplished review of our operative governing documents by Officers of only by prope r notice to the Council members, an d then by a the Society an d an ad hoc committee, with the assistance of two-thirds vote of the Council membership. Finally, if the legal counsel. new Constitution and By-Laws are adopted, the Organiza- In October of 1987, the Council approved an amendment tional Procedures will be revised to deal with the day-to-day to the Constitution and By-Laws. In accordanc e TI - proposed amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws of the American Meteorological Society JF - Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society DO - 10.1175/1520-0477-69.2.177 DA - 1988-02-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-meteorological-society/proposed-amendments-to-the-constitution-and-by-laws-of-the-american-WkH9rKnyca SP - 177 EP - 191 VL - 69 IS - 2 DP - DeepDyve ER -