The Bylaws Revision Committee (BRC) is starting the final review process of
first draft proposals. Members are encouraged to send comments or
suggestions related to the following articles.
ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Members of The USGenWeb Project are those individuals of "good
standing" within The USGenWeb Project who maintain a website (county,
township, parish, town, etc.) as part of an XXGenWeb, or who function as
file managers for a part of an authorized Special Project.
Section 2. Members shall maintain "good standing" status, which includes but
is not limited to, the following requirements; responding to email in a
timely manner, actively supporting researchers, maintaining websites with
appropriate content, working to promote The USGenWeb Project public image
and respecting the rights and opinions of other members.
Section 3. The USGenWeb Project is an equal opportunity organization and
will not tolerate discrimination in any form on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or sexual
orientation
Article IV Composition of Advisory Board
The Advisory Board membership shall consist of the National Coordinator, one
Representative at Large, one State Coordinator Representative, one Special
Projects Representative and eight (8) Local Coordinator Regional
Representatives. All shall have voting privileges except the National
Coordinator who shall vote only when the vote determines the outcome of an
issue. The following regions shall elect one Local Coordinator
Representative;
North East - Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, New York;
Mid-Atlantic - Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia,
Virginia, North Carolina;
South East - Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Florida;
Great Lakes - Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota;
Plains - Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota;
South West - Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona;
Rocky Mt. - Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada;
Pacific - Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii
All revision drafts may be viewed at
http://home.mchsi.com/~sagitta56/
Roger Swafford
BRC - Chairman