September - October 2007

CALL FOR 2008 5BBC BOARD NOMINATIONS & PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE BY-LAWS

Each Fall, you elect 13 great men and women to the 5BBC Executive Board for the year term beginning December 1st. All members are eligible and encouraged to run for positions and vote. Each member has specific duties outlined below and the ones which require that you have successfully completed the Club’s Leadership training course are asterisked below. In serving on the board, you support the club’s mission to promote the benefits and fun of cycling in the New York City area. We meet once a month.

You can nominate yourself or someone else, by writing to us at vicepresident@5BBC.org (strongly preferred) or mail to: Five Borough Bicycle Club; Attn: Nominations; 891 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 002; New York, NY 10025-4403 or in person just before the beginning of the club’s general meeting on Monday, October 15th. No nominations received by any means will be accepted if received after 7PM on the 15th.

Include the name of the nominee and another club member who seconds that nomination. Ballots will be mailed out and must be returned prior to the 7:00PM start of General Meeting on November 19th when they will be counted and the results announced.

Officers

• President:* Presides at meetings; exerts overall responsibility for club matters.
• Vice President:* Assists the President; may lead specific projects.
• Recording Secretary:* Takes minutes of Executive Board meetings.
• Corresponding Secretary:* Handles general club correspondence.
• Treasurer:* Coordinates preparation of the budget and monitors spending.

Coordinators

• Day Trips Coordinator*: Coordinates planning of, identifies leaders for and schedules day trips.
• Weekend Trips Coordinator*: Coordinates planning of, identifies leaders for, schedules and budgets weekend trips.
• Newsletter Editor: Edits/publishes bimonthly club publication, Bicycletter
• Leadership Coordinator*: Organizes/conducts semi-annual leadership training course.
• Special Events Coordinator: Coordinates the Montauk Century & major events.
• Bicycle Course Coordinator: Plans and schedules repair courses & seminars.
• Program Coordinator: Plans programs for club general meetings & special gatherings.
• Communications Coordinator: Publicizes and promotes club activities to the public.

Before taking office, the President must have been a club member for two years or an Executive Board member for at least six months.

By-Laws Amendment:

The current Board would also like you to vote to amend our bylaws to add Article VII(h) to permit us to hold Board meetings with parties attending in person, by teleconference or simultaneous electronic means.

This would make it easier to schedule meetings and would widen the pool of potential Board candidates to include those Club members who would find it difficult to physically attend monthly Board meetings.

This proposed amendment will open for discussion at the end of our Club's regular Monthly meeting, Sept. 17th.