Business & Social Witness
Each meeting of the Association for the conduct of business shall be called a General Assembly.
General Assemblies shall make overall policy for carrying out the purposes of the Association and shall direct and control its affairs.
Voting at each regular and special General Assembly shall be by accredited delegates from certified member congregations, certified associate member organizations, and trustees.
Each delegate and trustee shall have only one vote, even if present in more than one capacity.
Not less than 300 accredited delegates representing not less than 100 certified member congregations located in not less than 10 states or provinces shall constitute a quorum at any regular or special General Assembly.
The Board of Trustees shall prepare a Final Agenda for each General Assembly which shall include:
- all reports and other matters required by these Bylaws to be submitted to the General Assembly and all proposed amendments to Bylaws and Rules appearing on the Tentative Agenda that meet the requirements of Rule G- 4.18.3;
- those Business Resolutions, including alternative versions, on the Tentative Agenda which meet the requirements of
- Rule G-4.18.3;
- Business Resolutions, amendments to Rules or Bylaws or other items submitted by the Planning Committee, the Board of Trustees or the Executive Committee, which did not originally appear on the Tentative Agenda, provided, however, that any such items appear on the Final Agenda accompanied by an explanation for the delayed submission;
- additional proposed amendments to Bylaws submitted by the Commission on Appraisal;
- those proposed Congregational Study/Action Issues on the Tentative Agenda which meet the requirements of Rule G-4.18.3, and if applicable pursuant to Sections 4.12(a); and
- the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Statement of Conscience submitted by the Commission on Social Witness pursuant to Section 4.12 (c) and (d), if applicable.
For more information contact generalassembly@uua.org.
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Last updated on Thursday, September 8, 2011.
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