The Illinois CU League recently passed an amendment to itsbylaws prohibiting volunteers outside of the credit union industryfrom serving on its board.

While many credit unions across the country rely on volunteerswho are lawyers, accountants or just interested members of thecredit union and community who invest time making important creditunion decisions, Vicki Ponzo, the league's senior vice president of memberservices, said it just makes sense to only have credit unionprofessionals as board members.

The amendment prohibiting volunteers is part of a larger changeto the ICUL's bylaws, much of which pertains to measures approved in2009 to reduce the size of the league's board and revise the waydirectors are elected.