SAVE THE DATE: April 20 Special Meeting of the WEDA Membership
The WEDA Board Chair, with the full support of the WEDA Board, has called a special meeting of the WEDA membership for Wednesday, April 20 at 9:00 A.M. The meeting is only open to WEDA members in good standing and will be held virtually.
The purpose of the special meeting is to consider and vote on the following proposed changes to the WEDA bylaws:
State and Officer Title Changes
Update references to WEDA staff and officer position titles throughout the bylaws to reflect the current titles in use, as follows: 1.) President and Chief Executive Officer; and 2.) Vice President of Legislative Affairs and Communications; 3.) Board Chair; 4.) Past-Board Chair; and 5.) Vice-Board Chair.
ARTICLE VII – DIRECTORS (Section 2 – Number, Tenure and Qualifications)
The President of the Wisconsin Economic Development Institute (WEDI), or his or her designee, shall serve as a director of the Wisconsin Economic Development Association.
The reason behind this proposed change to the bylaws is to better align WEDI with the goals and mission of WEDA and build greater collaboration between the two organizations.
ARTICLE VIII – OFFICERS:
The Immediate Past Board Chair of the Wisconsin Economic Development Association, or his or her designee, shall serve as a director of the Wisconsin Economic Development Institute (WEDI).
The reason behind this proposed change to the bylaws is to better align WEDI with the goals and mission of WEDA and build greater collaboration between the two organizations.
ARTICLE VII – DIRECTORS (Section 2 – Number, Tenure and Qualifications):
Change the number of board directors from “eighteen (18) in number and shall include the officers of the corporation” to “at least nineteen (19) in number…”
The reason behind this proposed change to the bylaws is to account for the potential addition of the WEDI President to the WEDA Board, and to ensure we do not have an even number of directors on the board.
An official invite with a link to join the virtual special meeting of the WEDA membership will be sent to all members prior to the meeting. Please contact mwelsh@weda.org with any questions.
