At its annual general membership meeting in January, MASA will ask members to vote on an amendment to Article VI (Officers) of its Constitution. Members will be asked to approve the addition of Section 10, which would allow the Executive Board to appoint for a one-year term one At-Large representative if it is deemed necessary in order to maintain broad representation on the Board.

If approved, Article VI would be amended as follows:

Section 10 (new)

The Executive Board may appoint one at-large director with full voting rights to fill an additional seat as deemed necessary to maintain broad-based representation for the organization on the Executive Board.  Such appointment shall not exceed one full-year term and shall require a majority approval of the full Executive Board.  This special at-large appointment may be used as a temporary arrangement to expand broad-based representation on the Executive Board when there are no Board vacancies or when candidates for vacancies do not achieve the Board’s goals for broad-based representation.

The MASA general membership meeting will be held on Friday, January 30, 2009, at the end of the 2009 Midwinter Conference in Kalamazoo. Questions regarding this meeting or the proposed constitutional amendment should be directed to William Mayes at 517.327.9262 or wmayes@gomasa.org.