Donal,
All politics is bad and corrupt, but it's one of those universal evils.
I'd like to see only one SC Rep on the AB, One SP Rep, One RAL, and Four CC Reps and
one NC, of course. The proposal below will probably fail, but it is better than what we
have now.
By the time I get thru reading the proposal I do not know what it said because it is
confusing. It will fail. I think most people will see it the same way.
Forget about it. It's history because it is so confusing and long-winded.
Charles Barnum
---- Donal O'Kelly <ocollaugh(a)comcast.net> wrote:
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Curious why they would want to change the bylaw we voted in just two years
ago.
On the board, the CC Reps already outvote the SC Reps by a two to one margin
(8 to 4).
So how more lop sided do they want to make this.....and more importantly,
why?
Apparently they (the sponsors) think the membership incapable of voting in a
good amendment to the bylaws, without challenging the result nearly
immediately.
Bad on them I say.
Curious
Don Kelly
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From: "Sundee C. Maynez" <sundeecmaynez(a)comcast.net>
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Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 7:54 PM
Subject: [COGEN] Fwd: Announcement - Bylaw Amendment Proposal by KSGenWeb
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>The KSGenWeb Project has proposed the following amendment to the USGenWeb
>Bylaws pursuant to Article XVI, Section 3, and has been posted to the
>USGenWeb Project national webpage at:
>
>http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/notice.shtml
>
>and is quoted in it's entirety here:
>
>In compliance with bylaw Article XVI, the KSGenWeb Project requests the
>following proposed amendment to the USGenWeb Bylaws be presented on the
>ballot during our annual voting period July 1, 2007 through July 31, 2007
>for approval by The USGenWeb Project membership.
>
>Proposed Amendments to the USGenWeb Bylaws - February 20, 2007
>
>The State Coordinators represent the smallest segment of the USGenWeb
>Project membership. Their members makeup approximately 5% of the
>membership
>but they are allocated over 25% of Advisory Board positions. The State
>Coordinators should not have a larger ratio of representation than the
>Special Projects and Local Coordinators on the Advisory Board.
>
>As the terms of the present positions for regional State Coordinator
>Representatives expire they will be replaced by the new positions of this
>proposal. Three (3) at-large representatives will replace three (3) State
>Coordinator Regional Representatives and one State Coordinator
>Representative elected by all State Coordinators will replace one (1) of
>the
>State Coordinator Regional Representative.
>
>With the above as reference the KSGenWeb Project is sponsoring the
>following
>amendment to the USGenWeb bylaws.
>
>Amend Article V.
>ARTICLE V. COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY BOARD which reads:
>
> "The Advisory Board membership shall consist of: the National
> Coordinator,
>four (4) State Coordinator Regional Representatives, eight (8) Local
>Coordinator Regional Representatives, one (1) Special Projects
>representative elected by members of the special projects, and one (1)
>at-large representative. All shall have voting privileges except the
>National Coordinator who shall vote only in the case of a tie. The regions
>from which State Coordinator and Local Coordinator Representatives are
>elected shall be decided by the Advisory Board on an annual basis."
>
> >From the above, strike three (3) State Coordinator Regional
> >Representative
>positions from the four (4) present State Coordinator Regional
>Representative positions and replace with three (3) at-large
>representatives
>positions and one (1) State Coordinator Representative position.
>
>The amended article will read:
>
>ARTICLE V. COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY BOARD
>
>"The Advisory Board membership shall consist of: the National Coordinator
>and four (4) at-large Representatives, elected by all members of the
>USGenWeb Project, one (1) State Coordinator Representative, elected by
>State
>Coordinators, eight (8) Local Coordinator Regional Representatives,
>elected
>by Local Coordinators, one (1) Special Projects Representative elected by
>members of the Special Projects. All shall have voting privileges except
>the
>National Coordinator who shall vote only in the case of a tie. The regions
>from which Local Coordinator Representatives are elected shall be decided
>by
>the Advisory Board on an annual basis."
>
>As terms of State Coordinator Regional Representative positions expire
>they
>will be replaced with the positions of this amendment. The first two State
>Coordinator Regional Representative positions terms that expire will be
>replaced by the one (1) State Coordinator Representative to be elected by
>all State Coordinators and by one (1) at-large representative. The
>remaining
>two (2) State Coordinator Regional Representative positions, upon
>expiration
>of their term, will be replaced by two (2) at-large representatives."
>
>
>Any project wishing to co-sponsor this amendment should advise a member of
>the USGenWeb Project Advisory Board so that their name may be included as
>a
>co-sponsor. The proposed amendment shall remain posted to the national
>webpage until the annual election.
>
>Scott Burow
>National Coordinator
>USGenWeb Project
>
>
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