AAR Announces Upcoming Membership Meeting

AAR Announces Upcoming Membership Meeting

Dear Alabama REALTORS®,

We hope this letter finds you well and making preparations for the holiday season. Thank you to all of you who attended the Annual Conference at the Grand Hotel in Fairhope. It was great to be together and see everyone.

We are writing to request you please save the date for a Membership Meeting on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 1:30pm at the Alabama State House, Room 200, Montgomery, AL. Sign-in will begin at 1:00pm. The purpose of the meeting will be to consider several governance proposals from a Governance PAG that met throughout the summer and fall. A resource page to review the meeting information can be found here. Here is a brief overview of the proposals:

Motion 1- Constitution and Article I: The governance proposal will amend the constitution and bylaws to provide greater clarity, consistency, and add the Vision statement.
Motion 2- Article III: The governance proposal will amend the bylaws to be more consistent with Association policy.
Motion 3- Article V: The governance proposal will amend the bylaws to be consistent with the recently updated Whistleblower policy.  
Motion 4- Article VI: The governance proposal will amend the bylaws to update and simplify the timing of Board meetings.
Motion 5- Article VII: The governance proposal will amend the bylaws to be consistent with Association policy and provide greater clarity on information provided for a Membership meeting.
Motion 6- Article VIII: The governance proposal will amend the bylaws to provide clarity to the current standing committees and be consistent with the recently updated Association policy.
Motion 7- Article IX: The governance proposal will amend the bylaws to provide greater clarity on elections and dates to be consistent with Association practice.
Motion 8- Article XII: The governance proposal will amend the bylaws to reflect NAR’s renewal cycle for Code of Ethics education.
Motion 9- Article XIII: The governance proposal will amend the bylaws to provide general updates, revisions and clarity to the professional standards process.
Motion 10-Article XVIII: The governance proposal will amend the bylaws to be simplified and consistent with the recently updated Harassment policy.  

Following the meeting, please join us at AAR for coffee and dessert. The attire for the meeting is business casual. Parking will be available at the Association’s Parking lot at 502 Washington Avenue. Please reach out to myself, President-Elect Wes Grant, CEO Jeremy Walker, or Sharon Callahan prior to the meeting if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions.

Thank you for your support of the REALTOR® organization!

Warm regards,  

Slade McElroy
2021 President
Alabama Association of REALTORS®

Wes Grant
2021 President-Elect
Alabama Association of REALTORS®