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In writing Bylaws, it is important to balance the intended purpose of the organization, clarity of intent over time, and flexibility of execution. The people that write a given rule may not be the ones to put it into effect 5 years later. Don't turn it into an exercise in literary elegance at the expense of saying what you mean. Give the next generation a solid clue toward what you really wanted. | In writing Bylaws, it is important to balance the intended purpose of the organization, clarity of intent over time, and flexibility of execution. The people that write a given rule may not be the ones to put it into effect 5 years later. Don't turn it into an exercise in literary elegance at the expense of saying what you mean. Give the next generation a solid clue toward what you really wanted. | ||
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Revision as of 20:38, 12 August 2006
Bylaws are the basic operating rules of an organization. In particular they are the highest internal operating rules for a corporation. The next level "up" usually being local, state, and federal law.
Bylaws can be written at varying levels of complexity. They can range from describing every business process in minute detail, to only the most broad outlines of the most basic processes (but in this case they will probably provide for subsidiary documents with greater detail). They will almost certainly describe who the membership of the organization is, how that organization is governed (Board of Directors and elections), how and when meetings take place, and how the Bylaws themselves can be changed. Some of the actual contents of the Bylaws may be governed by local laws.
In writing Bylaws, it is important to balance the intended purpose of the organization, clarity of intent over time, and flexibility of execution. The people that write a given rule may not be the ones to put it into effect 5 years later. Don't turn it into an exercise in literary elegance at the expense of saying what you mean. Give the next generation a solid clue toward what you really wanted.
