Community Meeting

Special Membership Meeting

 Dear Fellow Members:

As President, I appointed a committee to recommend to the Board the terms and conditions of the Rabbi’s employment. The Rabbi Transition Team, lead by Michael Newman, has recommended the hiring of Rabbi Mark Kram.

I am calling a special membership meeting for the purpose of having the Community approve the hiring of Rabbi Mark Kram as Rabbi of Temple Beth Or. The meeting will be held at Temple Beth or on Wednesday, April 16 at 8:00 p.m.

Below is Article IX of Beth Or’s By-laws. Voting by absentee ballot is allowed, however, to ensure validity, you must sign your name to the absentee ballot and deliver it to the Temple or to a Board Member. The ballot would contain the word “Approve” or “Disapprove” only.

B’Shalom, Larry Goodman, President, Temple Beth Or.

Article IX of Beth Or By-Laws (as amended through July 11, 2007)

Section 1. Selection.

A. As appropriate, the President shall appoint a committee to recommend to the Board the terms and conditions of the Rabbi’s employment.

 B. Before the Board may approve a contract with a new Rabbi, the candidate must be confirmed at a Special Membership Meeting. At the Meeting, a majority of two-thirds of all members voting will be required for confirmation.

 1. The vote shall be by secret written ballot. The Executive Committee or its designee(s) shall be responsible for creation, distribution, collection and counting of the ballots.

2. The provisions of Article VIII, Paragraph 2 shall apply to the meeting, except that voting by absentee ballot shall be allowed. Absentee ballots cast shall be included in determining whether a quorum has been attained.

3. The ballot and voting procedure shall comply with such other requirements as may be determined by the Board from time to time to be required to ensure the integrity of the process.

 

No other business will be discussed at the meeting.