Actually, I'd guess that William Russell might be the only active
member who has actually seen bylaws of the UT Grotto.
The NSS Internal Organizations Committee (http://caves.org/committee/i-o/
) used to have a model set of bylaws for grottos. I can't find any
such thing on the NSS web site right now, though.
The Windy City Grotto, which I was in from its beginning in 1961, had
a very simple set of bylaws. There was a little bit of boilerplate
about goals being the same as those of the NSS, etc., but basically it
said that a board consisting of chairman, vice-chairman, secretary,
treasurer, and member-at-large, who together appointed an editor as a
sixth board member, was elected annually and had complete control and
responsibility for all grotto affairs. It was said that the board
member-at-large was there to round out a six-pack. I was editor for
about 17 years, until I moved to Austin in 1981. The current editor
has been in that position since I left, putting my record duration to
shame. So far as I know, that setup is still the case and still
working. It keeps grotto meetings nicely free of business. The board
met in a home on a different night once a month, and other members
could attend if they wanted to.
It helps a lot if a grotto has little or no money.... -- Mixon
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