[Bern]

I've got to be honest. Several of your recent posts have got on my nerves and I opened up this one expecting to feel the same.

But not this time. You've hit on a topic close to my heart.
I fit the description of a club official and have occasionally seen the need to bend the rules out of expedency, but never without the full agreement of the committee, and the reasons noted and reported back to the membership.

If the current bylaws are no longer practical then change them, but change them through the correct process. A club has to progress and bylaws need to be reviewed. They can be amended but should never be broken.

They may appear restrictive sometimes, but when you have a committee made up of diverse individuals often living many miles apart and working on different shifts, the framework of the bylaws ensures cohesion.

rgds BERN