By Michael D. Colgan, CEO and executive director
The PICPA bylaws play an important role in the governance of our association and serve as our guiding principles. Membership recently approved a series of bylaws revisions to reflect the significant changes taking place in our profession. These trends include demographic shifts, an ever-changing business environment, technological advancements, as well as demands on people’s time. While these factors all impact the profession, they also affect the PICPA, which must be able to adapt to an evolving environment. With this in mind, PICPA leadership evaluated the bylaws and recommended that changes be made to ensure continued relevance and viability. PICPA Council, at its April 25, 2017, meeting, approved these bylaws revisions and recommended that they be presented to membership for a vote. The voting period concluded Aug. 7, 2017, and all the proposed changes were approved.
The most significant changes are as follows:
Additional amendments include the following:
All of the proposed changes garnered more than a 90 percent approval by those members who voted, with the exception of the change to add a CGMA Associate Member category, which passed with almost 85 percent approval. While these changes emphasize the importance of our core CPA membership base, the CGMA Associate Member category provides us with an opportunity to engage and admit other professionals who work in the finance and accounting space with our CPAs.
I want to thank the PICPA Bylaws Committee and Council for their foresight to recommend these revisions, as well as the members who took time to cast their ballots. If you have any thoughts on PICPA’s governance or bylaws, I would be happy to hear from you.
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