*All** ** ** Standing Orders* The LSR sent the email below and the enclosed attachments to ODV on 12.12.21. To date the Committee has received no negative feedback. Absent objections before the Meeting, it is the intent of the Committee to recommend the adoption of the Standing Orders - As Arranged by Subject. The adoption of the SOs As Arranged By Subject, does not terminate the need to perhaps consider adding SOs on other matters. One necessary future step will be to improve/modernize the existing language; a draft that accomplishes that goal is under review by the LSR, but isn't ready for Prime Time, yet. *Indemnification* As discussed at the July Second Meeting, the proposed Articles of Association amendments drafted by Imlay and Mutha Cullina that attempted to address both the mandatory and the permissive Connecticut Non-Stock Act indemnification requirements were poorly and confusingly drafted. As a result, the Committee recommended neither version be adopted and the Board concurred in that recommendation The LSR promised to submit an indemnification provision for adoption at this, the January 2022 Annual Meeting. It has a draft under final review that will be recommended for passage at the meeting. * **The Legal Structure Review Committee* John Robert Stratton N5AUS Robert B. "Bob" Famiglio K3RF Rod Stafford W6ROD Fredric J. "Fred" Hopengarten K1VR Richard A. "Rick" Roderick K5UR President David Minster NA2AA Chief Executive Officer -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: ARRL Standing Orders Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2021 16:18:40 -0600 From: John Robert Stratton <N5AUS@n5aus.com> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> All As part of the ongoing effort of the Legal Structure Review Committee to update the ARRL's governing and operational documents, one of the important items that we found have to have been long neglected are those referred to as Standing Orders. If you look for them you will find that there is a mix of current and deleted SOs and that they are in a stream of consciousness list — there is no logical organization by topic or subject. Due to the efforts of Director Fred Hopengarten you will find enclosed as a PDF the SOs, as originally written, but re-arranged into a preliminary semblance of logical order. This took a lot of work on Fred's part and all should thank him for the effort. Consideration should be given by all of us as to whether any individual SO should be deleted, altered or supplemented. Thought should also be given to "what is missing" from these SOs, in other words what matters have we not addressed, but should address. The Committee will share that it believes almost all can be rewritten for greater clarity; in fact, there is such a draft, but the Committee believes before it makes any suggestion as to improved language, the Board should have the opportunity for form its own opinions. The SOs are not Bylaws and do not require 2/3 to adopt, delete or change. Please submit any comments and suggestions to Legal-review-comm@reflector.arrl.org . **** _______________________________________ John Robert Stratton N5AUS Director West Gulf Division Office:512-445-6262 Cell:512-426-2028 P.O. Box 2232 Austin, Texas 78768-2232 *_______________________________________***