Minutes
Humanist Fellowship of North Texas
Quarterly Business Meeting
2005 Sep 24 Sat

The quarterly business meeting
of the Humanist Fellowship of North Texas (HFNT)
was held on Saturday, September 24th, 2005, at 12:21,
at Community Unitarian Universalist Church of Plano
with 3 members in attendance,
the Vice President being in the chair.

David Wallace Croft was appointed Interim Secretary.

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as read.

The agenda was adopted as amended.

Mr. Croft moved to accept the following as Members:
Sherry Karr of Plano
Travis Karr of Plano
Emily Morris of McKinney
Steve Morris of McKinney
The motion was seconded and approved.

The following officers reported:
* Vice President:  Joe Kleehammer
* Treasurer:  Shannon Kristine Croft

As Bylaws Committee Chair, Ms. Croft moved
* "To amend the Bylaws by replacing all instances of the word
  'Church' with 'Fellowship'."
* "To amend the Bylaws by appending the following to Article III,
  Section 2:  'All prospective Members shall be bound by oath to
  support these Bylaws before being granted Membership.'"
Both motions were seconded and approved after discussion.

Mr. Croft moved "To replace the Beliefs of the Humanist Fellowship
of North Texas with the document authored by David and Shannon Croft."
The motion was tabled until the next quarterly business meeting.

Mr. Croft moved "To affiliate with American Humanist Association".
The motion was seconded and approved after discussion.

Mr. Croft moved "To adopt a standing rule that 'For online voting,
polls shall remain open until all eligible voters have voted or
explicitly abstained, or two weeks have elapsed.'"
The motion was seconded and approved after discussion.

Mr. Croft moved "To change the name of the 'humanistchurch-admin'
mailing list to 'humanistfellowship-ops' and permit all Members to
participate."
The motion was seconded and approved after discussion.

Mr. Croft moved "To allocate up to $50 from the Treasury for one
year of webhosting."
The motion was seconded and approved after discussion.

Mr. Croft moved to elect the following as officers:
Sherry Karr, Historian
Travis Karr, Webmaster
Joe Kleehammer, President
Emily Morris, Secretary
Steve Morris, Vice President
The motion was seconded and approved.

Ms. Croft moved to create a Special Committee for Logos with
Mr. Kleehammer as Chair.
The motion was seconded and approved.

Mr. Croft moved to adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 13:13.

David Wallace Croft, Interim Secretary