American Guild of Organists
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Proposed Operating Procedures Amendments
According to the BAGO Operating Procedures (OP), the document must be reviewed every two years. If the OP Committee recommends edits, the proposed amendments must be published for a 30-day review and comment period.
The OP Committee has proposed the following amendments for the chapter's consideration. This review and comment period begins on June 19, 2026 and will end on July 19, 2026. Any comments by Chapter members should be sent to Sean Glennon, OP Committee Chair, via e-mail to Sean.Glennon@comcast.net by July 20, 2026.
PROPOSED AMMENDMENTS
Under Section IX - Standing Committees:
REMOVE "AGO/Quimby Regional Competition for Young Organists" from the "Table of Appointed Positions" as well as the associated committee description.
REMOVE "Directory Committee" from the "Table of Appointed Positions" as well as the associated committee description.
SEPARATE the Webmaster / IT Coordinator into two separate positions. (Note: The same person could do both positions, but this amendment allows for flexibility in having two people split the responsibilities, as is the case now.)
Under the subsection "Young Organist Initiative:"
REMOVE the phrase "Each scholarship winner will receive $1,000 toward organ lessons..." and
REPLACE with “Each winner will receive a scholarship in the amount approved by the Executive Committee toward organ lessons..."
Under Appendices:
ADD Appendix E: Records Retention Policy
View Attachment: Proposed Operating Procedures (complete document)