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March 26, 2010

Board Action on Dues

The Columbus Bar’s Board of Governors this past Friday passed a dues increase of ten dollars ($10) for all membership categories. The contribution for becoming a sustaining member will be decreased by ten dollars ($10). The changes will become effective for the 2010-11 fiscal year in accordance with the procedures set forth in pertinent part below:

Article VIII. Dues

Section 2. Dues Structure to be Set by Board of Governors.
The Board of Governors shall establish, by a vote of at least ten (10) of its members, the dues structure for each membership class of the association. Any new dues structure shall become effective thirty (30) calendar days after publication unless the procedure specified in Section 3 of the Article is invoked.

Section 3. Petition Objecting to Published Dues Structure.
Within thirty (30) days of the first publication of a notice of a proposed new dues structure established by the Board of Governors, a written petition, signed by not less than one hundred (100) of the voting members of the Association, may be filed in objection to the proposed dues structure. The petition shall be addressed to the President and filed at the Association’s offices. Upon the filing of a timely and properly executed petition, the published dues structure, shall be submitted to a vote of the membership and shall become effective only upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the eligible members who cast a ballot.