Don and All:
I would like to amend this amendment to read:
"The Advisory Board membership shall consist of: the National Coordinator and an
at-large Representative, elected by the membership of the project, one (1) State
Coordinator representative, elected by State Coordinators, twelve (12) 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." END
The AB as originally constituted had 16 members. A decent number to prevent a small group
from taking control. Two were lopped off via amendment, and now you are proposing lopping
off 3 more.
I would much prefer seeing the AB restored to it's original strength. My suggested
amendment brings the total membership up to 15, but the method of increasing the number to
16 would require either creating new regions or adding one more at-large berth.
When the By-Laws were first voted in, many raised objections to one part or another, but
we were told "Just vote it in and we'll fix it later". Well, it is almost 10
years later and only one fix has been applied. Let's not rush this through only to
have to fix it later.
--
Joy Fisher
CC White Pine County, NV
CC Nye County, NV
---- Don Tharp <detict(a)cox.net> wrote:
Hello to all Nevada members.
My name is Don Tharp and I am the host of Humboldt county. While new
to Nevada, I've been a member of USGenWeb for many years. A proposal
has been submitted to amend our bylaws, a proposal concerning equal
representation of the different categories of membership in USGenWeb.
All states have been sent a message containing a request to
sponsor/co-sponsor the USGenWeb bylaw amendment which is posted at URL
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/elk/2007amnd.html
With the full knowledge and permission of our State Coordinator, I am
advising you of the proposed amendment and asking the members of this
state if they wish the state to participate in sponsoring.
Sponsoring or co-sponsoring does not mean that every CC in NVGenWeb
endorses the proposed amendment, it only means that the proposed
amendment may be placed on the ballet for our 2007 election.
If it is placed on the ballet, the entire membership will then
exercise their voting rights and vote for or against the proposed
amendment. A 2/3 majority voting would be required to pass it.
Please read the proposed amendment and let the Nevada membership know
if you would wish Nevada to participate in sponsorship. Your
discussion on this list will be appreciated.
Don Tharp
detict(a)cox.net
CC Chautauqua County, Kansas
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