Proposed Changes for Fall 2024 KHPA Conference

The following proposed changes to the KHPA By-Laws will be voted upon at the Fall 2024 KHPA conference. UNDERLINEPRINT= INSERT OR ADD; LINE THROUGH=STRIKE OUT. 

Submitted by Kristi Sanderson 2nd VP KHPA Executive Board

Article VIII-Bee Yard Operation Guidelines Section 11

CURRENT WORDING: A bee yard manager will be compensated for work associated in maintaining the bee yard and honey production with a 50% share of all honey products produced by the KHPA hives and all beeswax cappings and surplus bees beyond those needed to the KHPA equipment filled and in production.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT: A bee yard manager will be compensated for work associated in maintaining the bee yard and honey production with a 50% share of all honey products produced by the KHPA hives and all. All beeswax cappings and surplus bees beyond those needed to the KHPA equipment filled and in production belong to the yard manger as well

 IF ADOPTED WILL READ: A bee yard manager will be compensated for work associated in maintaining the bee yard and honey production with a 50% share of all honey products produced by the KHPA hives. All beeswax cappings and surplus bees beyond those needed to the KHPA equipment filled and in production belong to the yard operator as well

Rational: All beeswax capping and surplus bees beyond those needed to keep KHPA equipment filled and in production will be the property of the bee yard manager. --

Constitution & Bylaws

Bylaws and Constitution documents are posted in PDF format and available for members to review. Immediate questions or concerns related to the Bylaws and Constitution may be directed to any of the KHPA Officers or Directors prior to the annual meetings held each Spring (March) and Fall (November).

Approved March 9, 2024

Approved March 9, 2024

This constitution may be amended, repealed, or altered in the whole or in part, by two- thirds (2/3) of the votes cast at the meetings preceeded by a thirty (30) day advance, written notice of proposed change. This may be done by means of publication in the Kansas Honey Producers Association Newsletter in a timely issue preceding the bi-annual Meetings or by a First Class mailing to all members.

ARCHIVED DOCUMENTS FROM OUR PAST

  1. The time and place for meetings of officers, directors, and shareholders;

  2. How many directors, their tenure, and their qualifications;

  3. Title and compensation of the corporate officers;

  4. The fiscal year of the corporation;

  5. Who is responsible and how the bylaws are to be amended;

  6. Any rules on the approval of contracts, loans, checks, and stock certificates

  7. Inspection of the corporate records book below.

By-laws are like an official game plan on how a corporation is to be run and operated. Bylaws also state the rights and powers of the shareholders, directors and officers. Ordinarily, they’re not filed in any state’s corporate filing office. In practice, bylaws can be brief or lengthy. Operating agreements and partnership agreements, the LLC and LLP counterparts of corporate bylaws, are similar requirements. Contents vary but they typically include the following provisions:

Revised 1973