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Subject: [USGW-SE] FW: [BOARD] Announcement - Bylaw Amendment Proposal
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Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 1:43 PM
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Subject: [BOARD] 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
USGenWeb Project information can be found at:
http://www.usgenweb.com
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