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Meeting at Maxim's Restaurant, Tucson, AZ
6 March 2002
1. Present were Gannd, Don, Arlene, Kirk and Michele.
2. Minutes. The Minutes of the last meeting at Kirk and Steve's were approved as sent.
3. Membership. Scott will be arranging his new work schedule to be able to attend either the Wednesday meetings or the Monday Dedicant Program meetings. Both he and Linda now have cars.
4. Ostara. A draft of the ritual was discussed.
a. The celebrants at Ostara will be:
1) D1 & D2 - Gannd
2) Seer - Kirk
3) Bard - Arlene
b. Sections of the ritual, particularly those parts which change each time (i.e. invocations, etc.) will no longer be written out, but will be up to the inspiration of the celebrant.
5. Pursewarden's Report.
a. We have the same amount in the treasury as last meeting ($44.19).
b. Meeting donations of $1 will be considered OPTIONAL only - there is no pressure to give.
6. Annual SSG Membership Dues.
a. Annual dues will be $30 per year. $15 of that amount will be dedicated to that person's ADF Associate Membership dues
b. For Couples, annual SSG dues will be $30 for the first person and $20 for the partner/spouse, payable in 2 installments. $15 out of each membership will be used to buy a one-year ADF Associate Membership for each person.
c. Should anyone wish to have Full ADF Membership, an additional dues payment of $15 will be required.
7. SSG Dedicant Program Meeting Dates.
a. March 18, 2002 - Don and Arlene's house at 7pm.
b. March 25, 2002 - Kirk and Steve's house at 7 pm.
c. April and May dates to be determined.
8. ADF Provisional Grove Membership.
a, Gannd will submit the paperwork to ADF for our Grove membership upgrade.
b. Proposed Bylaw Change. Gannd noted that a slight change in our Bylaws would be required to meet ADF's legal requirements.
MOTION: The SSG Scribe will send out a referendum calling for the Bylaw changes. Motion Approved.
c. The text of the changes will be printed after these minutes.
9. Next SSG Meetings.
a. March 18, 2002 - Dedicant Program meeting at Don and Arlene's house.
b. OSTARA - at Summerlands Stone Circle, March 20, 2002 at 6:30 pm.
c. April 3, 2002 - Regular Grove meeting at Maxim's Restaurant.
10. Adjournment.
Proposed By-law Amendment
The following is the text of Article 13 that we are amending. Deleted words will be shown in green lettering, and added words will be shown in red lettering.
Article 13. NON-PROFIT NATURE OF THE ASSOCIATION CORPORATION
13.1 Sonoran Sunrise Grove, ADF is organized exclusively for charitable religious, educational and scholarly scientific purposes including for such purposes the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code or a corresponding section of any future federal tax code.
13.2 No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, its members, directors, officers, or other private persons, except that the association shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in Article 1 of these by-laws.
13.3 No substantial part of the activities of the association Corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to influence legislation, and the association Corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.
13.4 Notwithstanding any other provisions of these by-laws, this association Corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any activities or exercise any powers that are not in futherance of the purposes of this association Corporation.
13.5 Upon the dissolution of this Corporation, the officers shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the Corporation, dispose of all the assets of the Corporation exclusively for the purposes of the Corporation in such manner, or to such organization or organizations organized and operated exclusively for Neopagan religious, educational or charitable purposes as shall at that time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as revised (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law), as the officers shall determine.
13.6 Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the Court of Common Pleas of the county in which the principal office of the Corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such Neopagan organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.