LOCAL 802 MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

A quorum of the membership was achieved prior to the meeting.

Meeting called to order at 5:05PM by President Dan Point.

Present: President Point, Financial Vice President Fisher, Recording Vice President Haines, Executive Board members Assael, Bove, Burridge, Cutler, Goodfriend-Koven, Hyde, Williams, Trial Board members Axelrod, Herman, Korn, Seidner, Williams, and Yarbrough.

Motion made and seconded to adopt the rules of the meeting and the agenda as recommended by the Local 802 Executive Board and distributed prior to the start of the meeting.

Meeting rules and agenda adopted without objection.

Opening remarks delivered by President Point.

O’Connor presented a proposed bylaw amendment resolution to revise “Charges Against Officers,” Article V.

Motion made and seconded to adopt the proposed bylaw amendment resolution.

Discussion held.

Executive Board member Colin Williams proposed an amendment to the motion to add “In the event that a member of the Trial Board is charged, then the Executive Board will deal with those charges. If an Executive Board Member is brought up on charges, the Trial Board will handle those charges,” at the end of Section 1 of the amendment.

Amendment to the resolution seconded.

Amendment to the resolution passed without objection.

Discussion held.

Voice vote taken with inconclusive results.

Hand vote taken, 176 for and 84 against.

The motion carried as amended.

Next agenda item, member Harvey Mars’ bylaw amendment resolution on “Charges Against Officers” was declared out of order.

Mars appealed the ruling of the chair.

The appeal failed by voice vote.

Member Andy Schwartz presented a bylaw amendment resolution to revise “Removal of Officers,” Article 1 Section 5d, Article VI, and Article VIII.

Motion made and seconded to adopt the proposed bylaw amendment resolution.

Discussion held.

Motion failed by voice vote.

Point ceded the chair to Financial Vice President Karen Fisher.

President Point presented a bylaw amendment resolution to revise the “Member Legal Services Fund,” Article III Section 11.

Motion made and seconded to adopt the proposed bylaw amendment resolution.

Member David Krauss moved to amend the resolution as submitted prior to the meeting in writing.

Amendment to the resolution seconded. Amendment passed without objection.

Discussion held.

The motion carried unanimously as amended by voice vote.

Point reassumed the chair.

Next agenda item, members David Krauss, et. al. bylaw amendment resolution on “Member Legal Services” was declared out of order.

Executive Board member Andrew Bove presented a bylaw amendment resolution on the “Limitation on Executive Board Bylaw Amendment Authority,” Article 8 Section 4.

Motion made and seconded to pass the proposed bylaw amendment resolution.

Motion carried by voice vote.

Bove presented a bylaw amendment resolution on “Procurement Policy,” Article III.

Motion made and seconded to pass the proposed Bylaw amendment resolution.

Discussion held.

Voice vote taken with inconclusive results.

The motion passed by hand vote.

Meeting adjourned at 6:32PM.