Special Dahl member meeting to be held October 24

Dahl Memorial will be holding a special bylaw election meeting for all Dahl Memorial members, October 24, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at Carter County Events Center. Attending members will gather to vote on multiple bylaw changes.

The first item on the ballot is a proposed addition to bylaws that would allow the association to conduct absentee type voting for members who wish to vote but cannot be present at the meeting. Currently, anyone who is not present at the annual meeting may not vote.

Another addition would allow for changes to bylaws. Currently, there is no provision for changes.

A third proposed addition would eliminate any employee from eligibility to hold a board position which could result in a conflict of interest. Currently, there is no limitation on who can serve on the board.

There are also two different options to replace current wording pertaining to filling board vacancies in the bylaws. The first change would allow the governing board to appoint an association member to fill the vacant position for the entire remaining term of the original board member. The second would allow the board to appoint a member until the next association election is held. Then, the newly elected member would fill the position for the entire remaining term of the original board member.

The last item on the ballot is a proposed change of the phrase "Nursing Home" to "Long Term Care Facility" in the bylaws since Dahl Memorial no longer operates with a nursing home license.