Puerto Rico Psychiatric Society
POB 33113
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00933
22 November 2006
Results of votes by members on the proposed amendments to the Bylaws of the Puerto Rico Psychiatric Society, a chapter of the American Psychiatric Association.
The Bylaws Committee recommended four amendments to the Bylaws. These proposed amendments were mailed to members on October 9, 2006.
The Committee of Tellers met on November 21, 2006. The Committee reported that ballots, representing the votes of 37% of the eligible voting members, were returned and counted. The following results were discussed and approved by the Executive Committee on November 21, 2006.
Article I- Identification
Section 1. Correction of the the name: The name of this organization shall be " Puerto Rico Psychiatric Society " A Chapter of the American Psychiatric Association. PASSED by 96% of votes
Section 2. "Puerto Rico Psychiatric Society" shall be the name incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
PASSED by 94% of votes
Article VI- Officers
Section 1. Add a position of Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer to the officers of this Association. The Medical Director/CEO will be hired by the Executive Committee and his responsibility among others will be to implement the goals and objectives of the Association and to provide direction, continuation and leadership toward the implementation of the objectives.
PASSED by 71% of votes
Article VII- Election of Officers
Section 1. J. Any member who has served as officer and is interested in continuing to work for one additional, consecutive two-year term may continue in the same position only if he or she has had an outstanding performance, the nomination is approved by the Executive Committee and the candidate is subject to be re-elected by the membership.
PASSED by 92% of votes
