Amendment

Section 6. Procedure for re-nomination or nomination of directors:

(Amends Article IV Section 7)

Proposal (New Section)

A) In the case of a directors seat, a member business may sponsor No more than, however up to, two candidates for a board seat. The additional seats may be granted to a member business through a members sponsorship.

However, the member businesses board seats may collectively carry only one vote in the executive and membership portions of any NYFTTA meeting. This pertains to all ratification votes including the election procedure. Board member delegates may caucus prior to a vote in order to determine a consensus.

B) Each individual board member does constitute a member for a quorum.

C) Each individual member may bring a motion to the floor.

D) Each individual member may second a motion for discussion.

F) Each individual member may chair a committee (Standing or Ad-Hoc committee).

G) Each individual member may otherwise have full authority to act in accordance with the NYFTTA bylaws.

H) This proposal does not apply to executive board positions (president, VP, 2nd VP, secretary or treasurer.) Ex. board members may cast a vote exclusive of any board member delegate/delegates. Furthermore, Ex. Board members are exempt from the member business restriction of the following

Claus in proposal (14) [a member business may sponsor No more than, however up to, two candidates for a board seat.]

I) The past president, (The past president of the board, being in good standing, will retain a board seat for a period of one year, following the annual meeting effective June 1st.) will be considered, for the period of one year, a member of the Executive board.

J) In the event that a resolution, as to the interpretation or protocol of this proposal arises, the final interpretation and determination will be that of the Executive board.

K) In the event a sponsor (member business) withdraws his or hers candidate prior to the annual election, the candidate will be removed from the election ballot.

L) (1) In the event that the Executive Director is elected from a member business sponsorship and that the board elects that the Executive Director is to be a "non paid" position, then the succeeding proposal will apply in regards to the NYFTTA voting and or ratification process.

(2) The Executive Directors authority to act on behalf of the NYFTTA will remain unimpaired by reason of Article XI of the NYFTTA bylaws.

(3) In the event that the Executive Director is elected and that the board determines that this position will be a "paid" (hired) position (this proposal does not pertain to interim inducements for temporary reimbursements or an occasional compensation), Then the Executive Director relinquishes all voting privileges in Executive session along with the membership potion of any meeting including the election process described in the NYFTTA bylaws.