Forwarded as requested:
(I didn't write this or propose it, and am only sending it for the
VAGenWeb volunteers to decide if they want to approve this amendment to
be placed on the ballot in August. I think it takes six states, and I
have no idea how many others have voted on it.)
The proposal is as follows:
Current Version:
ARTICLE XIII. SPECIAL PROJECTS
Section 1. Special projects shall be established by The USGenWeb Project
to
promote the gathering of information in specialized areas. A coordinator
shall be appointed by the Advisory Board to organize the project and
enlist
volunteers. In addition, each special project shall have an Assistant
Project Coordinator or other support team in place that can take charge
in
case the Project Coordinator becomes unavailable for a period of 30
days,
unless there are extenuating circumstances. Special projects shall be
repositories for public domain or research documents and shall provide
an
easily accessible website for online research by the genealogical
community. A collection of links does not constitute a special project,
although links to appropriate websites maintained by other individuals
or
organizations are encouraged.
Section 2. The name of the special project shall be The USGenWeb ______
Project
Section 3. The staff members of The USGenWeb Archives Project, The
USGenWeb
Project, and The USGenWeb Tombstone Project shall each elect one
Special Project Representative to serve as a voting member of The
USGenWeb
Project Advisory Board.
Section 4. Project Coordinators shall be elected to those positions by
the
project staff.
Section 5. Project Coordinators are subject to possible removal by a 2/3
vote of the Advisory Board and a 2/3 vote of the project staff. A quorum
of
75% of the project staff shall participate in order for the vote to be
binding.
Section 6. If a Project Coordinator is unable to perform his/her duties,
the Assistant Project Coordinator, or other support team, shall serve
until
an election can take place among the project staff. In the case of
special
projects with more than one Assistant Project Coordinator, they shall
choose one among themselves to serve in the interim.
**
Proposed Version:
Article XIII. THE ARCHIVES PROJECT
Section 1. The USGenWeb Archives Project shall have a Coordinator and an
Assistant Coordinator or other support team in place that can take
charge
in case the Coordinator becomes unavailable for a period of 30 days,
unless
there are extenuating circumstances. The USGenWeb Archives(Digital
Library) shall be a repository for public domain or research documents
and
shall provide an easily accessible website for online research by the
genealogical community.
Section 2. The name of the project shall be The USGenWeb Archives
Project.
Section 3. The staff members of The USGenWeb Archives Project shall
elect
one Representative to serve as a voting member of The USGenWeb Project
Advisory Board.
Section 4. The Archives Project Coordinator shall be elected by the
project
staff. The Coordinator in place at the time this section of the Bylaws
is
amended shall be exempt from election procedures, unless he/she is
removed,
resigns or is unable to perform his/her duties.
Section 5. The Archives Project Coordinator is subject to possible
removal
by a 2/3 vote of the Advisory Board and a 2/3 vote of the project
staff. A
quorum of 75% of the project staff shall participate in order for the
vote
to be binding.
Section 6. If the Archives Project Coordinator is unable to perform
his/her
duties, the Assistant Coordinator, or other support team, shall serve
until
an election can take place among the project staff. In the case of more
than one Assistant Coordinator, they shall choose among themselves to
serve
in the interim.
**
Other Proposed Changes:
Article II.
Section 2. Change "The USGenWeb Project Archives" to "The USGenWeb
Archives Project"
Article V.
Change "one(1) representative each from The USGenWeb Archives Project,
The
USGenWeb Census Project, and the USGenWeb Tombstone Project," to "one(1)
representative from The USGenWeb Archives Project,"
Article VI.
Section 9.
Change "and Special Project Representative" to "and Archives Project
Representative"
Change "with the Special Projects" to "with the Archives Project"
Article VIII.
Section 1.
Change "Eight(8) voting members of the Advisory Board shall constitute a
quorum." to "Seven(7) voting members of the Advisory Board shall
constitute
a quorum."
Article XII.
Section 2.
Change "The USGenWeb Project Archives" to "The USGenWeb Archives
Project"
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