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KCRAR Members to Consider Bylaw Changes

July 27, 2017 in KCRAR

The KCRAR Board of Directors approved changes to the makeup of the
KCRAR Board of Directors and the KCRAR Executive Committee during the July
Directors meeting. Since these changes
will impact the KCRAR Bylaws, before they can be put into place a vote in favor
of the changes will be required by a majority of KCRAR Members voting. A ballot will be sent to all KCRAR REALTOR®
Members in early August.

You may be wondering why changes to the Board and the Executive
Committee are being considered. Many boards revisit the composition of their
board structure from time-to-time; it is a normal and healthy process for
boards to do so. The last time the Board
structure at KCRAR was modified was in 2014 when the Small Brokerage
Representative seat was added to the Board of Directors.

This article will summarize the proposed changes to the KCRAR
Board of Directors and the KCRAR Executive Committee.

Proposed
Changes to the KCRAR Board of Directors:

  • Replace the one-year Presidential appointment
    of a Small Firm Representative having 10 or fewer agents, with an elected Small
    Firm Representative with 20 or fewer REALTOR

    ® members for a three-year
    term.

  • Require the Commercial Representative on the
    KCRAR Board be a REALTOR

    ® member or an NAR Institute Affiliate.

  • Only REALTOR

    ® members and NAR Institute Affiliates
    may be elected to serve on the Board.

  • Create four new At-large elected Director
    positions with the requirement that two of the four positions be held by
    Broker-Owners or Managing Brokers (presently 3 elected director positions must
    be held by Broker-Owners or Managing Brokers).
  • Eliminate the existing elected Director
    positions from each Region based on the Region member population count and
    replace with one elected Director from each Region.

Voting/Director Election:

  • All REALTOR

    ® members receive ballots for the two
    “general” At-large Director positions.

  • Only Brokers (Designated REALTORS

    ®) receive
    ballots for the two At-large Broker-Owner/Broker Manger Director
    positions. (Same practice as present,
    only Brokers receive ballots to elect these positions).

  • Only REALTOR

    ® members in the subject Region
    receive ballots to elect a Director running for a Region position. (Same practice as present).

  • Only Brokers (Designated REALTORS

    ®) of firms
    with 20 or fewer REALTOR

    ® members receive ballots to elect the Small Firm
    Representative.

Proposed
Changes to the KCRAR Executive Committee:

  • Removal of the requirement that a Commercial
    Representative serve on the Executive Committee.
  • Require the composition of the Executive
    Committee not to exceed four members from any one brand. (Presently there is no
    limit or restrictions of the number of positions held by individuals in one
    firm or of the same brand/franchise.)

Comparison of the Proposed Board
Composition and the Existing Board Composition:

Proposed
Composition of the Board:

3 Officers
(President, President-Elect, Treasurer)
1 Immediate
Past President

4 Elected
Directors; 1 Director from each Region

4 At-large
Elected Directors
(2 must be Broker-Owners/Managers)
1 Commercial
Representative (elected by Commercial Members)
2 Large Firm
Representatives (appointed by their firm)
1 Small Firm
Representative (elected by Brokers of Small Firms)
2 State
Representatives (the KAR Zone VP & the MR Dist. Rep)
1 Current Heartland MLS
President
1 Presidential
Appointee

Existing Composition of the
Board:

3 Officers (President,
President-Elect, Treasurer)
1 Immediate Past
President
9 Total Elected
Directors:
1
Director from Rivers Region
2
Directors from Northland Region (1 must be a Broker-Owner/Manager)
2
Directors from Show Me Region (1 must be a Broker-Owner/Manager)
4
Directors from Sunflower Region (1 must be a Broker-Owner/Manager)
1 Commercial
Representative (elected by Commercial Members)
2 Large Firm
Representatives (appointed by their firm)
1 Small Firm
Representative (appointed by President)
2 State Representatives
(the KAR Zone VP & the MR Dist. Rep)
1 Current Heartland MLS
President
1 Presidential
Appointee

Please look for your Bylaws ballot which will be emailed to
all REALTOR® Members in early August. Please
remember to vote!

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