At its annual meeting on Jan. 15, the board of the Boulder Area Chamber of Commerce pledged to revisit its bylaws following criticism from a former board member who subsequently was named to a bylaws committee and then voted back onto the board to fill a vacancy.
Carellen Smith-Nix, a current Chamber member who served on its board from 2010-2018, raised a number of concerns during a public comment period held at the start of the meeting. One was the lack of proper notice of that night’s meeting.
“[At least 10 days’ notice] should have been done via email or at the very least in the paper,” Smith-Nix said in an email to The Monitor after the meeting. “That notice should have specified the purpose of the meeting and a description of any matter or matters to be approved by the members, i.e., elections. It also should have specifically invited the membership to attend and participate. Every meeting is also open to the public and the notices should say that as well.”
