My comments and observations:
1. There is mention of approvals by a committee or Board of Directors, such as Article III, Section 1, paragraph iii - Honorary Member. If a decision is procedural in that it is authorized to a committee by the BOD, then they should be free to vote and make a decision. In other cases, it seems they should vote and make a recommendation to the BOD that is then approved by the BOD. This paragraph seems to be in that second category. There may be other mentions of this, so we need to clarify if it is a procedure or more of a policy or item that the BOD should approve.
2. I agree the Executive Director section may need more definition.
3. Since this is incorporated in Connecticut, have we confirmed that we are in compliance with those state laws regarding nonprofits, such as number of meetings, minimum number of board members, etc.? Apparently, the IRS does not care about the Bylaws - they are more concerned about the Articles of Incorporation - but states may be.
4. Since Bylaws are the organizational manual to be used for the operation of the corporation, I would like anything that references the Articles of Incorporation to also be detailed in the Bylaws, specifically, the reference under Article II - Purposes. (After all, I have never seen the Articles of Incorporation, and would rather have everything we need to operate within the Bylaws.)
5. There is no Indemnification article, which is to protect board members and employees from being sued. That's kind of important to me.
6. Should we have an attorney review these and provide recommendations of additions (like indemnification) before we finalize them?