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 1 references the inclusion of “all rural municipalities” however, in 2014, The Municipalities Act was amended to provide the authority to establish a municipal district that includes at least one urban municipality and one rural municipality;

BE IT RESOLVED that the current SARM bylaws be updated to allow for membership of municipal districts.