Page 18 - California Woman with daisy cover

California Federation of Business and Professional Women

Proposed Bylaw Amendments
May 18, 2024

1. ARTICLE VII - DUES, Section 1

CURRENTLY READS PROPOSED AMENDMENT WOULD READ IF
PROPOSED PASSED
Dues are payable upon acceptance Dues are payable upon acceptance
of membership and renewable Strike “on May 1” of membership and renewable
annually on May 1. Dues are Insert “by May 31” annually by May 31. Dues are
delinquent on June 1 and delinquent on July 1 and
membership shall be forfeited if Strike “June” membership shall be forfeited if
dues are not paid by July 1. Insert “July 1” dues are not paid by August 1.
Members joining after December Members joining after December
31st will pay one half of the Strike “July” 31st will pay one half of the
current annual dues. Insert “August” current annual dues.

Rationale: The fiscal year is June 1 through May 31 and this change would help align the dues income
with the correct fiscal year. Club members will still be required to pay their dues in the month of
May but the club treasurers will have the month of June to do the submission to CFBPW. Members-
at-Large would pay their dues in the month of June.

Submitted by: Members-at-Large Anne Marie Johnson, Rosemary Enzer, and Lynn Brandstater

2. ARTICLE VII - DUES, Section 3, A

Dues for members shall be: Strike: “shall be” and Dues for members:
A. Member or Member-at- “Member or Member-at-Large” A. Annual CFBPW dues for
Large. Annual CFBPW members affiliated with a club and
dues for members or members-at-large shall be Thirty-
members-at-large shall be five Dollars ($35.00); plus
Thirty-five Dollars National Federation of Business
($35.00); CFBPW dues Strike: “CFBPW dues shall and Professional Women’s Clubs
shall include a subscription include a subscription to the (NFBPWC) dues plus BPW
to the official CFBPW official CFBPW publication, International (BPW/I) dues.
publication, California California Woman;”
Woman; plus National
Federation of Business and
Professional Women’s
Clubs (NFBPWC) dues
plus BPW International
(BPW/I) dues.

Rationale: Both members are unnecessary and make the bylaw confusing.
This is no longer a printed public- ation and it is available on the Website for anyone who signs up
to receive it. Adds clarity to this this section.

1