Good bylaws should be greated with a smile, not a frown. Bylaws are not just important because your governing leglislation tells yiou they are: they are important because they are extremely useful. They tell members how to become members and how to elect a board to represent them. They tell directors how to act in representing thoses members in achieving the organization’s objects.
Bylaws set the broad structure for good policy making by boards of directors and they remind members about their rights and obligations. Bylaws should never be further than arms-lengthfrom a board because they are living documents that make an association life easier. Bylaws should be reviewed every two to three years-or more often if your organization is going througfh significant changes. Bylaws are your friends: embrace them!
