WHEREAS the SARM currently has four bylaws in place including a bylaw with respect to SARM membership, a bylaw with respect to the election and appointment of officer, a bylaw with respect to the Board of Directors, and a bylaw with respect to conventions;

WHEREAS Bylaw 2 provides that the President of the RMAA shall be an ex-officio member of the Board in ‘an advisory capacity’ however, for at least the last 10 years, the RMAA President has participated on the Board as a voting member;

BE IT RESOLVED that the SARM bylaws be updated to reflect the RMAA President’s role on the Board as an ex-officio member with voting authority.