No discussion Alice NENC CC Rep *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 4/20/2010 at 6:18 AM [email protected] wrote: >Presented by Larry Flesher and seconded by Ann Allen Geoghegan and dated >19 >April 2010, the motion reads: > >The grievance process begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance >Committee.  Once received by the Grievance Committee Chair, a notice will >be >submitted to the Advisory Board and posted on the EXEC list that includes >the names of all parties involved and a short (5-10 words max) description >of the violation.  This will serve as the Advisory Board's cue to cease and >desist any involvement until and unless the grievance resolution is >appealed. >  >The grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the >Grievance Committee.  The party filing the grievance must acknowledge AT >THE >TIME OF FILING that they understand and agree to abide by the >confidentiality of the grievance process.  All other parties must >acknowledge AT THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION that a grievance has been filed >that >they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance >process. >  >Grievance confidentiality extends to all parties (including the mediators, >arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins. >Failure by one of the parties to agree to abide by the confidentiality of >the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the >grievance. >  >The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process >will be: >  >. If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has >broken confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses the >grievance with no option to re-file. >  >. A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss >it" >in answer to a question is not considered a breach. >  >. If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties >involved, the parties involved should not be penalized. >  >. If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the GC >representative to the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the >grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to >get >the issue resolved. >  >. Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process >by >someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis >by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties >applied based on the results of the findings. >  >  >Specifically, the following modifications to the Standing Rules will be >made: >  >Section V of the Standing Rules, item E, number 1 will be modified to read: >The grievance process begins when a complaint is made by any of the >following:  (Items a-c remain unchanged.)  In addition, the following will >be added as a separate item after the last paragraph of number 1.  "The >grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the >Grievance Committee and extends to all parties (including the mediators, >arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins. >  >Item E, number 2 will be modified to read: The initial complaint should be >brought to the Grievance Coordinator, and must include the following >information: (Items a-f remain unchanged.)  Item g will be added, which >will >state "An acknowledgement that the member understands that the >confidentiality of the grievance process begins when the complaint is filed >and that they agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance >process." >  >Item E, the first paragraph of subsection number 4 will be modified to >read: >"Upon receiving the initial complaint, the Grievance Coordinator will >assign >it a number, and appoint one of the permanent committee members to review >the complaint to determine whether it meets the requirements outlined in >subsection C of this Section.  At the same time, the Grievance Committee >Chair will send a notice to the Advisory Board and to be posted on the >BOARD-EXEC mail list that includes the names of all parties involved and a >short (5-10 word max) description of the violation.  This will serve as the >Advisory Board's cue to cease and desist any involvement until and unless >the grievance resolution is appealed." >  >The second paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read:  "The review >of the complaint will result in an "accept" or "reject" determination from >the Committee Member assigned. The review at this level should assume that >the facts stated in the complaint are true, and the determination of the >viability of the grievance made based upon a review of the by-laws, >policies, or procedures alleged to have been violated.  The recommendation >and the reasons therefore, shall be provided to the Grievance Committee as >a >whole, and voted upon." >  >The fourth paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "If accepted >as a viable grievance, the parties shall be so informed.  The parties must >acknowledge at the time of notification that a grievance has been filed and >that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the >grievance process. Failure to agree to abide by the confidentiality of the >grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the >grievance. A Committee Member, volunteer mediator and two volunteer >arbitrators will be assigned. The parties to the grievance, the Committee >Member, mediator, and arbitrators will then be subscribed to a private >email >list.” >  >The first paragraph of subsection 6 will be modified to read: " When the >team is seated, the parties shall be so advised by the Mediator. Everyone >will be reminded that the grievance confidentiality extends to all parties >(including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the >grievance process begins and that failure to abide by the confidentiality >of >the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the >grievance.  The parties shall have seventy-two (72) hours to submit to the >Mediator a written statement of their position on the issues of the >dispute. >The mediator shall provide the position statements to the team members for >their review." >  >The current subsection 9 will be renumbered to subsection 10. >  >The following subsection will be inserted between the current section 8 and >the former subsection 9 (newly renumbered to section 10) and will be >numbered as subsection 9: >  >The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process >will be: >  >. If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has >broken the confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses >the grievance with no option to re-file. >  >. A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss >it" >in answer to a question is not considered a breach. >  >. If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties >involved, the parties involved should not be penalized, unless it is >evident >that a party to the grievance is intentionally feeding information, after >the grievance process began, to the one that broke the confidentiality. >  >. If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the GC >representative in the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the >grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to >get >the issue resolved. Consequences for the GC representative are referenced >in Section V of the Standard Rules, Subsection A, under the >“Qualifications” >item. (Link to the section above.) >b. Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process >by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case >basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and >penalties applied based on the results of the findings. > >. Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process >by >someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis >by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties >applied based on the results of the findings. > >Discussion is now open. If you have no discussion, please indicate by >stating "No Discussion". > > >Sherri Bradley >National Coordinator >USGenWeb Project >Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org >Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php >

No discussion. Larry Flesher SWSC SC Rep ----- Original Message ---- From: Sherri <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, April 20, 2010 5:18:00 AM Subject: [BOARD] MOTION 2009/10-23 - Augmentation of the Grievance Procedures Presented by Larry Flesher and seconded by Ann Allen Geoghegan and dated 19 April 2010, the motion reads: The grievance process begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee.  Once received by the Grievance Committee Chair, a notice will be submitted to the Advisory Board and posted on the EXEC list that includes the names of all parties involved and a short (5-10 words max) description of the violation.  This will serve as the Advisory Board's cue to cease and desist any involvement until and unless the grievance resolution is appealed.   The grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee.  The party filing the grievance must acknowledge AT THE TIME OF FILING that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process.  All other parties must acknowledge AT THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION that a grievance has been filed that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process.   Grievance confidentiality extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins. Failure by one of the parties to agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance.   The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process will be:   . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has broken confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses the grievance with no option to re-file.   . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss it" in answer to a question is not considered a breach.   . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties involved, the parties involved should not be penalized.   . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the GC representative to the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to get the issue resolved.   . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties applied based on the results of the findings.     Specifically, the following modifications to the Standing Rules will be made:   Section V of the Standing Rules, item E, number 1 will be modified to read: The grievance process begins when a complaint is made by any of the following:  (Items a-c remain unchanged.)  In addition, the following will be added as a separate item after the last paragraph of number 1.  "The grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee and extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins.   Item E, number 2 will be modified to read: The initial complaint should be brought to the Grievance Coordinator, and must include the following information: (Items a-f remain unchanged.)  Item g will be added, which will state "An acknowledgement that the member understands that the confidentiality of the grievance process begins when the complaint is filed and that they agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process."   Item E, the first paragraph of subsection number 4 will be modified to read: "Upon receiving the initial complaint, the Grievance Coordinator will assign it a number, and appoint one of the permanent committee members to review the complaint to determine whether it meets the requirements outlined in subsection C of this Section.  At the same time, the Grievance Committee Chair will send a notice to the Advisory Board and to be posted on the BOARD-EXEC mail list that includes the names of all parties involved and a short (5-10 word max) description of the violation.  This will serve as the Advisory Board's cue to cease and desist any involvement until and unless the grievance resolution is appealed."   The second paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read:  "The review of the complaint will result in an "accept" or "reject" determination from the Committee Member assigned. The review at this level should assume that the facts stated in the complaint are true, and the determination of the viability of the grievance made based upon a review of the by-laws, policies, or procedures alleged to have been violated.  The recommendation and the reasons therefore, shall be provided to the Grievance Committee as a whole, and voted upon."   The fourth paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "If accepted as a viable grievance, the parties shall be so informed.  The parties must acknowledge at the time of notification that a grievance has been filed and that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process. Failure to agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance. A Committee Member, volunteer mediator and two volunteer arbitrators will be assigned. The parties to the grievance, the Committee Member, mediator, and arbitrators will then be subscribed to a private email list.”   The first paragraph of subsection 6 will be modified to read: " When the team is seated, the parties shall be so advised by the Mediator. Everyone will be reminded that the grievance confidentiality extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins and that failure to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance.  The parties shall have seventy-two (72) hours to submit to the Mediator a written statement of their position on the issues of the dispute. The mediator shall provide the position statements to the team members for their review."   The current subsection 9 will be renumbered to subsection 10.   The following subsection will be inserted between the current section 8 and the former subsection 9 (newly renumbered to section 10) and will be numbered as subsection 9:   The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process will be:   . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has broken the confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses the grievance with no option to re-file.   . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss it" in answer to a question is not considered a breach.   . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties involved, the parties involved should not be penalized, unless it is evident that a party to the grievance is intentionally feeding information, after the grievance process began, to the one that broke the confidentiality.   . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the GC representative in the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to get the issue resolved.  Consequences for the GC representative are referenced in Section V of the Standard Rules, Subsection A, under the “Qualifications” item. (Link to the section above.) b. Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties applied based on the results of the findings. . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties applied based on the results of the findings. Discussion is now open.  If you have no discussion, please indicate by stating "No Discussion". Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

No discussion. Tina Vickery Representative at Large ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherri" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 6:18 AM Subject: [BOARD] MOTION 2009/10-23 - Augmentation of the Grievance Procedures Presented by Larry Flesher and seconded by Ann Allen Geoghegan and dated 19 April 2010, the motion reads: The grievance process begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee. Once received by the Grievance Committee Chair, a notice will be submitted to the Advisory Board and posted on the EXEC list that includes the names of all parties involved and a short (5-10 words max) description of the violation. This will serve as the Advisory Board's cue to cease and desist any involvement until and unless the grievance resolution is appealed. The grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee. The party filing the grievance must acknowledge AT THE TIME OF FILING that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process. All other parties must acknowledge AT THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION that a grievance has been filed that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process. Grievance confidentiality extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins. Failure by one of the parties to agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance. The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process will be: . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has broken confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses the grievance with no option to re-file. . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss it" in answer to a question is not considered a breach. . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties involved, the parties involved should not be penalized. . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the GC representative to the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to get the issue resolved. . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties applied based on the results of the findings. Specifically, the following modifications to the Standing Rules will be made: Section V of the Standing Rules, item E, number 1 will be modified to read: The grievance process begins when a complaint is made by any of the following: (Items a-c remain unchanged.) In addition, the following will be added as a separate item after the last paragraph of number 1. "The grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee and extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins. Item E, number 2 will be modified to read: The initial complaint should be brought to the Grievance Coordinator, and must include the following information: (Items a-f remain unchanged.) Item g will be added, which will state "An acknowledgement that the member understands that the confidentiality of the grievance process begins when the complaint is filed and that they agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process." Item E, the first paragraph of subsection number 4 will be modified to read: "Upon receiving the initial complaint, the Grievance Coordinator will assign it a number, and appoint one of the permanent committee members to review the complaint to determine whether it meets the requirements outlined in subsection C of this Section. At the same time, the Grievance Committee Chair will send a notice to the Advisory Board and to be posted on the BOARD-EXEC mail list that includes the names of all parties involved and a short (5-10 word max) description of the violation. This will serve as the Advisory Board's cue to cease and desist any involvement until and unless the grievance resolution is appealed." The second paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "The review of the complaint will result in an "accept" or "reject" determination from the Committee Member assigned. The review at this level should assume that the facts stated in the complaint are true, and the determination of the viability of the grievance made based upon a review of the by-laws, policies, or procedures alleged to have been violated. The recommendation and the reasons therefore, shall be provided to the Grievance Committee as a whole, and voted upon." The fourth paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "If accepted as a viable grievance, the parties shall be so informed. The parties must acknowledge at the time of notification that a grievance has been filed and that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process. Failure to agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance. A Committee Member, volunteer mediator and two volunteer arbitrators will be assigned. The parties to the grievance, the Committee Member, mediator, and arbitrators will then be subscribed to a private email list." The first paragraph of subsection 6 will be modified to read: " When the team is seated, the parties shall be so advised by the Mediator. Everyone will be reminded that the grievance confidentiality extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins and that failure to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance. The parties shall have seventy-two (72) hours to submit to the Mediator a written statement of their position on the issues of the dispute. The mediator shall provide the position statements to the team members for their review." The current subsection 9 will be renumbered to subsection 10. The following subsection will be inserted between the current section 8 and the former subsection 9 (newly renumbered to section 10) and will be numbered as subsection 9: The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process will be: . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has broken the confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses the grievance with no option to re-file. . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss it" in answer to a question is not considered a breach. . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties involved, the parties involved should not be penalized, unless it is evident that a party to the grievance is intentionally feeding information, after the grievance process began, to the one that broke the confidentiality. . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the GC representative in the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to get the issue resolved. Consequences for the GC representative are referenced in Section V of the Standard Rules, Subsection A, under the "Qualifications" item. (Link to the section above.) b. Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties applied based on the results of the findings. . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties applied based on the results of the findings. Discussion is now open. If you have no discussion, please indicate by stating "No Discussion". Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

No discussion. Les Shockey Sherri wrote: > Presented by Larry Flesher and seconded by Ann Allen Geoghegan and dated 19 > April 2010, the motion reads: > > The grievance process begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance > Committee. Once received by the Grievance Committee Chair, a notice will be > submitted to the Advisory Board and posted on the EXEC list that includes > the names of all parties involved and a short (5-10 words max) description > of the violation. This will serve as the Advisory Board's cue to cease and > desist any involvement until and unless the grievance resolution is > appealed. > > The grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the > Grievance Committee. The party filing the grievance must acknowledge AT THE > TIME OF FILING that they understand and agree to abide by the > confidentiality of the grievance process. All other parties must > acknowledge AT THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION that a grievance has been filed that > they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance > process. > > Grievance confidentiality extends to all parties (including the mediators, > arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins. > Failure by one of the parties to agree to abide by the confidentiality of > the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the > grievance. > > The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process > will be: > > . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has > broken confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses the > grievance with no option to re-file. > > . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss it" > in answer to a question is not considered a breach. > > . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties > involved, the parties involved should not be penalized. > > . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the GC > representative to the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the > grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to get > the issue resolved. > > . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by > someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis > by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties > applied based on the results of the findings. > > > Specifically, the following modifications to the Standing Rules will be > made: > > Section V of the Standing Rules, item E, number 1 will be modified to read: > The grievance process begins when a complaint is made by any of the > following: (Items a-c remain unchanged.) In addition, the following will > be added as a separate item after the last paragraph of number 1. "The > grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the > Grievance Committee and extends to all parties (including the mediators, > arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins. > > Item E, number 2 will be modified to read: The initial complaint should be > brought to the Grievance Coordinator, and must include the following > information: (Items a-f remain unchanged.) Item g will be added, which will > state "An acknowledgement that the member understands that the > confidentiality of the grievance process begins when the complaint is filed > and that they agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance > process." > > Item E, the first paragraph of subsection number 4 will be modified to read: > "Upon receiving the initial complaint, the Grievance Coordinator will assign > it a number, and appoint one of the permanent committee members to review > the complaint to determine whether it meets the requirements outlined in > subsection C of this Section. At the same time, the Grievance Committee > Chair will send a notice to the Advisory Board and to be posted on the > BOARD-EXEC mail list that includes the names of all parties involved and a > short (5-10 word max) description of the violation. This will serve as the > Advisory Board's cue to cease and desist any involvement until and unless > the grievance resolution is appealed." > > The second paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "The review > of the complaint will result in an "accept" or "reject" determination from > the Committee Member assigned. The review at this level should assume that > the facts stated in the complaint are true, and the determination of the > viability of the grievance made based upon a review of the by-laws, > policies, or procedures alleged to have been violated. The recommendation > and the reasons therefore, shall be provided to the Grievance Committee as a > whole, and voted upon." > > The fourth paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "If accepted > as a viable grievance, the parties shall be so informed. The parties must > acknowledge at the time of notification that a grievance has been filed and > that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the > grievance process. Failure to agree to abide by the confidentiality of the > grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the > grievance. A Committee Member, volunteer mediator and two volunteer > arbitrators will be assigned. The parties to the grievance, the Committee > Member, mediator, and arbitrators will then be subscribed to a private email > list.” > > The first paragraph of subsection 6 will be modified to read: " When the > team is seated, the parties shall be so advised by the Mediator. Everyone > will be reminded that the grievance confidentiality extends to all parties > (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the > grievance process begins and that failure to abide by the confidentiality of > the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the > grievance. The parties shall have seventy-two (72) hours to submit to the > Mediator a written statement of their position on the issues of the dispute. > The mediator shall provide the position statements to the team members for > their review." > > The current subsection 9 will be renumbered to subsection 10. > > The following subsection will be inserted between the current section 8 and > the former subsection 9 (newly renumbered to section 10) and will be > numbered as subsection 9: > > The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process > will be: > > . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has > broken the confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses > the grievance with no option to re-file. > > . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss it" > in answer to a question is not considered a breach. > > . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties > involved, the parties involved should not be penalized, unless it is evident > that a party to the grievance is intentionally feeding information, after > the grievance process began, to the one that broke the confidentiality. > > . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the GC > representative in the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the > grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to get > the issue resolved. Consequences for the GC representative are referenced > in Section V of the Standard Rules, Subsection A, under the “Qualifications” > item. (Link to the section above.) > b. Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process > by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case > basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and > penalties applied based on the results of the findings. > > . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by > someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis > by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties > applied based on the results of the findings. > > Discussion is now open. If you have no discussion, please indicate by > stating "No Discussion". > > > Sherri Bradley > National Coordinator > USGenWeb Project > Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org > Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php > > > > > > > > USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

No discussion. Denise Wells On Apr 20, 2010, at 11:50 AM, Jeff Kemp <[email protected]> wrote: > No Discussion > > Jeff Kemp > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sherri" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 5:18 AM > Subject: [BOARD] MOTION 2009/10-23 - Augmentation of the Grievance > Procedures > > >> Presented by Larry Flesher and seconded by Ann Allen Geoghegan and >> dated >> 19 >> April 2010, the motion reads: >> >> The grievance process begins when the grievance is filed with the >> Grievance >> Committee. Once received by the Grievance Committee Chair, a notice >> will >> be >> submitted to the Advisory Board and posted on the EXEC list that >> includes >> the names of all parties involved and a short (5-10 words max) >> description >> of the violation. This will serve as the Advisory Board's cue to >> cease and >> desist any involvement until and unless the grievance resolution is >> appealed. >> >> The grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed >> with the >> Grievance Committee. The party filing the grievance must >> acknowledge AT >> THE >> TIME OF FILING that they understand and agree to abide by the >> confidentiality of the grievance process. All other parties must >> acknowledge AT THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION that a grievance has been >> filed >> that >> they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the >> grievance >> process. >> >> Grievance confidentiality extends to all parties (including the >> mediators, >> arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process >> begins. >> Failure by one of the parties to agree to abide by the >> confidentiality of >> the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately >> lose the >> grievance. >> >> The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance >> process >> will be: >> >> . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the >> grievance has >> broken confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately >> loses the >> grievance with no option to re-file. >> >> . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot >> discuss >> it" >> in answer to a question is not considered a breach. >> >> . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the >> parties >> involved, the parties involved should not be penalized. >> >> . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator >> or the >> GC >> representative to the mediation/arbitration portion of the >> grievance, the >> grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another >> chance to >> get >> the issue resolved. >> >> . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance >> process >> by >> someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case >> basis >> by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and >> penalties >> applied based on the results of the findings. >> >> >> Specifically, the following modifications to the Standing Rules >> will be >> made: >> >> Section V of the Standing Rules, item E, number 1 will be modified to >> read: >> The grievance process begins when a complaint is made by any of the >> following: (Items a-c remain unchanged.) In addition, the following >> will >> be added as a separate item after the last paragraph of number 1. >> "The >> grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the >> Grievance Committee and extends to all parties (including the >> mediators, >> arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process >> begins. >> >> Item E, number 2 will be modified to read: The initial complaint >> should be >> brought to the Grievance Coordinator, and must include the following >> information: (Items a-f remain unchanged.) Item g will be added, >> which >> will >> state "An acknowledgement that the member understands that the >> confidentiality of the grievance process begins when the complaint is >> filed >> and that they agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance >> process." >> >> Item E, the first paragraph of subsection number 4 will be modified >> to >> read: >> "Upon receiving the initial complaint, the Grievance Coordinator will >> assign >> it a number, and appoint one of the permanent committee members to >> review >> the complaint to determine whether it meets the requirements >> outlined in >> subsection C of this Section. At the same time, the Grievance >> Committee >> Chair will send a notice to the Advisory Board and to be posted on >> the >> BOARD-EXEC mail list that includes the names of all parties >> involved and a >> short (5-10 word max) description of the violation. This will serve >> as the >> Advisory Board's cue to cease and desist any involvement until and >> unless >> the grievance resolution is appealed." >> >> The second paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "The >> review >> of the complaint will result in an "accept" or "reject" >> determination from >> the Committee Member assigned. The review at this level should >> assume that >> the facts stated in the complaint are true, and the determination >> of the >> viability of the grievance made based upon a review of the by-laws, >> policies, or procedures alleged to have been violated. The >> recommendation >> and the reasons therefore, shall be provided to the Grievance >> Committee as >> a >> whole, and voted upon." >> >> The fourth paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "If >> accepted >> as a viable grievance, the parties shall be so informed. The >> parties must >> acknowledge at the time of notification that a grievance has been >> filed >> and >> that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the >> grievance process. Failure to agree to abide by the confidentiality >> of the >> grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose >> the >> grievance. A Committee Member, volunteer mediator and two volunteer >> arbitrators will be assigned. The parties to the grievance, the >> Committee >> Member, mediator, and arbitrators will then be subscribed to a >> private >> email >> list." >> >> The first paragraph of subsection 6 will be modified to read: " >> When the >> team is seated, the parties shall be so advised by the Mediator. >> Everyone >> will be reminded that the grievance confidentiality extends to all >> parties >> (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time >> the >> grievance process begins and that failure to abide by the >> confidentiality >> of >> the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately >> lose the >> grievance. The parties shall have seventy-two (72) hours to submit >> to the >> Mediator a written statement of their position on the issues of the >> dispute. >> The mediator shall provide the position statements to the team >> members for >> their review." >> >> The current subsection 9 will be renumbered to subsection 10. >> >> The following subsection will be inserted between the current >> section 8 >> and >> the former subsection 9 (newly renumbered to section 10) and will be >> numbered as subsection 9: >> >> The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance >> process >> will be: >> >> . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the >> grievance has >> broken the confidentiality, that party automatically and >> immediately loses >> the grievance with no option to re-file. >> >> . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot >> discuss >> it" >> in answer to a question is not considered a breach. >> >> . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the >> parties >> involved, the parties involved should not be penalized, unless it is >> evident >> that a party to the grievance is intentionally feeding information, >> after >> the grievance process began, to the one that broke the >> confidentiality. >> >> . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator >> or the >> GC >> representative in the mediation/arbitration portion of the >> grievance, the >> grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another >> chance to >> get >> the issue resolved. Consequences for the GC representative are >> referenced >> in Section V of the Standard Rules, Subsection A, under the >> "Qualifications" >> item. (Link to the section above.) >> b. Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance >> process >> by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by- >> case >> basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing >> and >> penalties applied based on the results of the findings. >> >> . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance >> process >> by >> someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case >> basis >> by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and >> penalties >> applied based on the results of the findings. >> >> Discussion is now open. If you have no discussion, please indicate >> by >> stating "No Discussion". >> >> >> Sherri Bradley >> National Coordinator >> USGenWeb Project >> Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org >> Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

No discussion Ann Allen Geoghegan NWPL CC Rep -------Original Message------- From: Jeff Kemp Date: 4/20/2010 10:51:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOARD] MOTION 2009/10-23 - Augmentation of the GrievanceProcedures No Discussion Jeff Kemp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherri" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 5:18 AM Subject: [BOARD] MOTION 2009/10-23 - Augmentation of the Grievance Procedures > Presented by Larry Flesher and seconded by Ann Allen Geoghegan and dated > 19 > April 2010, the motion reads: > > The grievance process begins when the grievance is filed with the > Grievance > Committee. Once received by the Grievance Committee Chair, a notice will > be > submitted to the Advisory Board and posted on the EXEC list that includes > the names of all parties involved and a short (5-10 words max) description > of the violation. This will serve as the Advisory Board's cue to cease and > desist any involvement until and unless the grievance resolution is > appealed. > > The grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the > Grievance Committee. The party filing the grievance must acknowledge AT > THE > TIME OF FILING that they understand and agree to abide by the > confidentiality of the grievance process. All other parties must > acknowledge AT THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION that a grievance has been filed > that > they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance > process. > > Grievance confidentiality extends to all parties (including the mediators, > arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins. > Failure by one of the parties to agree to abide by the confidentiality of > the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the > grievance. > > The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process > will be: > > . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has > broken confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses the > grievance with no option to re-file. > > . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss > it" > in answer to a question is not considered a breach. > > . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties > involved, the parties involved should not be penalized. > > . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the > GC > representative to the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the > grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to > get > the issue resolved. > > . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process > by > someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case > basis > by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and > penalties > applied based on the results of the findings. > > > Specifically, the following modifications to the Standing Rules will be > made: > > Section V of the Standing Rules, item E, number 1 will be modified to > read: > The grievance process begins when a complaint is made by any of the > following: (Items a-c remain unchanged.) In addition, the following will > be added as a separate item after the last paragraph of number 1. "The > grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the > Grievance Committee and extends to all parties (including the mediators, > arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins. > > Item E, number 2 will be modified to read: The initial complaint should be > brought to the Grievance Coordinator, and must include the following > information: (Items a-f remain unchanged.) Item g will be added, which > will > state "An acknowledgement that the member understands that the > confidentiality of the grievance process begins when the complaint is > filed > and that they agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance > process." > > Item E, the first paragraph of subsection number 4 will be modified to > read: > "Upon receiving the initial complaint, the Grievance Coordinator will > assign > it a number, and appoint one of the permanent committee members to review > the complaint to determine whether it meets the requirements outlined in > subsection C of this Section. At the same time, the Grievance Committee > Chair will send a notice to the Advisory Board and to be posted on the > BOARD-EXEC mail list that includes the names of all parties involved and a > short (5-10 word max) description of the violation. This will serve as the > Advisory Board's cue to cease and desist any involvement until and unless > the grievance resolution is appealed." > > The second paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "The review > of the complaint will result in an "accept" or "reject" determination from > the Committee Member assigned. The review at this level should assume that > the facts stated in the complaint are true, and the determination of the > viability of the grievance made based upon a review of the by-laws, > policies, or procedures alleged to have been violated. The recommendation > and the reasons therefore, shall be provided to the Grievance Committee as > a > whole, and voted upon." > > The fourth paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "If > accepted > as a viable grievance, the parties shall be so informed. The parties must > acknowledge at the time of notification that a grievance has been filed > and > that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the > grievance process. Failure to agree to abide by the confidentiality of the > grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the > grievance. A Committee Member, volunteer mediator and two volunteer > arbitrators will be assigned. The parties to the grievance, the Committee > Member, mediator, and arbitrators will then be subscribed to a private > email > list." > > The first paragraph of subsection 6 will be modified to read: " When the > team is seated, the parties shall be so advised by the Mediator. Everyone > will be reminded that the grievance confidentiality extends to all parties > (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the > grievance process begins and that failure to abide by the confidentiality > of > the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the > grievance. The parties shall have seventy-two (72) hours to submit to the > Mediator a written statement of their position on the issues of the > dispute. > The mediator shall provide the position statements to the team members for > their review." > > The current subsection 9 will be renumbered to subsection 10. > > The following subsection will be inserted between the current section 8 > and > the former subsection 9 (newly renumbered to section 10) and will be > numbered as subsection 9: > > The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process > will be: > > . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has > broken the confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses > the grievance with no option to re-file. > > . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss > it" > in answer to a question is not considered a breach. > > . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties > involved, the parties involved should not be penalized, unless it is > evident > that a party to the grievance is intentionally feeding information, after > the grievance process began, to the one that broke the confidentiality. > > . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the > GC > representative in the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the > grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to > get > the issue resolved. Consequences for the GC representative are referenced > in Section V of the Standard Rules, Subsection A, under the > "Qualifications" > item. (Link to the section above.) > b. Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process > by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case > basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and > penalties applied based on the results of the findings. > > . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process > by > someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case > basis > by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and > penalties > applied based on the results of the findings. > > Discussion is now open. If you have no discussion, please indicate by > stating "No Discussion". > > > Sherri Bradley > National Coordinator > USGenWeb Project > Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org > Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php > > > > > > > > USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

No Discussion Jeff Kemp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherri" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 5:18 AM Subject: [BOARD] MOTION 2009/10-23 - Augmentation of the Grievance Procedures > Presented by Larry Flesher and seconded by Ann Allen Geoghegan and dated > 19 > April 2010, the motion reads: > > The grievance process begins when the grievance is filed with the > Grievance > Committee. Once received by the Grievance Committee Chair, a notice will > be > submitted to the Advisory Board and posted on the EXEC list that includes > the names of all parties involved and a short (5-10 words max) description > of the violation. This will serve as the Advisory Board's cue to cease and > desist any involvement until and unless the grievance resolution is > appealed. > > The grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the > Grievance Committee. The party filing the grievance must acknowledge AT > THE > TIME OF FILING that they understand and agree to abide by the > confidentiality of the grievance process. All other parties must > acknowledge AT THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION that a grievance has been filed > that > they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance > process. > > Grievance confidentiality extends to all parties (including the mediators, > arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins. > Failure by one of the parties to agree to abide by the confidentiality of > the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the > grievance. > > The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process > will be: > > . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has > broken confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses the > grievance with no option to re-file. > > . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss > it" > in answer to a question is not considered a breach. > > . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties > involved, the parties involved should not be penalized. > > . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the > GC > representative to the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the > grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to > get > the issue resolved. > > . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process > by > someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case > basis > by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and > penalties > applied based on the results of the findings. > > > Specifically, the following modifications to the Standing Rules will be > made: > > Section V of the Standing Rules, item E, number 1 will be modified to > read: > The grievance process begins when a complaint is made by any of the > following: (Items a-c remain unchanged.) In addition, the following will > be added as a separate item after the last paragraph of number 1. "The > grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the > Grievance Committee and extends to all parties (including the mediators, > arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins. > > Item E, number 2 will be modified to read: The initial complaint should be > brought to the Grievance Coordinator, and must include the following > information: (Items a-f remain unchanged.) Item g will be added, which > will > state "An acknowledgement that the member understands that the > confidentiality of the grievance process begins when the complaint is > filed > and that they agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance > process." > > Item E, the first paragraph of subsection number 4 will be modified to > read: > "Upon receiving the initial complaint, the Grievance Coordinator will > assign > it a number, and appoint one of the permanent committee members to review > the complaint to determine whether it meets the requirements outlined in > subsection C of this Section. At the same time, the Grievance Committee > Chair will send a notice to the Advisory Board and to be posted on the > BOARD-EXEC mail list that includes the names of all parties involved and a > short (5-10 word max) description of the violation. This will serve as the > Advisory Board's cue to cease and desist any involvement until and unless > the grievance resolution is appealed." > > The second paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "The review > of the complaint will result in an "accept" or "reject" determination from > the Committee Member assigned. The review at this level should assume that > the facts stated in the complaint are true, and the determination of the > viability of the grievance made based upon a review of the by-laws, > policies, or procedures alleged to have been violated. The recommendation > and the reasons therefore, shall be provided to the Grievance Committee as > a > whole, and voted upon." > > The fourth paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "If > accepted > as a viable grievance, the parties shall be so informed. The parties must > acknowledge at the time of notification that a grievance has been filed > and > that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the > grievance process. Failure to agree to abide by the confidentiality of the > grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the > grievance. A Committee Member, volunteer mediator and two volunteer > arbitrators will be assigned. The parties to the grievance, the Committee > Member, mediator, and arbitrators will then be subscribed to a private > email > list." > > The first paragraph of subsection 6 will be modified to read: " When the > team is seated, the parties shall be so advised by the Mediator. Everyone > will be reminded that the grievance confidentiality extends to all parties > (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the > grievance process begins and that failure to abide by the confidentiality > of > the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the > grievance. The parties shall have seventy-two (72) hours to submit to the > Mediator a written statement of their position on the issues of the > dispute. > The mediator shall provide the position statements to the team members for > their review." > > The current subsection 9 will be renumbered to subsection 10. > > The following subsection will be inserted between the current section 8 > and > the former subsection 9 (newly renumbered to section 10) and will be > numbered as subsection 9: > > The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process > will be: > > . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has > broken the confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses > the grievance with no option to re-file. > > . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss > it" > in answer to a question is not considered a breach. > > . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties > involved, the parties involved should not be penalized, unless it is > evident > that a party to the grievance is intentionally feeding information, after > the grievance process began, to the one that broke the confidentiality. > > . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the > GC > representative in the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the > grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to > get > the issue resolved. Consequences for the GC representative are referenced > in Section V of the Standard Rules, Subsection A, under the > "Qualifications" > item. (Link to the section above.) > b. Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process > by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case > basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and > penalties applied based on the results of the findings. > > . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process > by > someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case > basis > by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and > penalties > applied based on the results of the findings. > > Discussion is now open. If you have no discussion, please indicate by > stating "No Discussion". > > > Sherri Bradley > National Coordinator > USGenWeb Project > Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org > Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php > > > > > > > > USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > >

I do mind! Especially when the AB is trying to ABROGATE the rights of the members and sweep anything into absolute secrecy. Especially CORRUPTing the bylaws and Sturgis to their absolute power. There is NO transparency in here when it is GC deciding the violations of confidentiality. Whoever determines the violations must be complete independent of the GC and the AB. Bottom line - trashbin this motion because it is direct contraction of the rights of the members at large and expanding the AB's position into a dictatorship. (in other words, refusing to follow the Bylaws and the Sturgis which is the governing parliamentary procedure when not in conflict with the Bylaws.) Take care of the Bylaws first. David Samuelsen

No discussion Pauli Smith NENC CC Rep ----- Original Message ----- From: Sherri<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 4:18 AM Subject: [BOARD] MOTION 2009/10-23 - Augmentation of the Grievance Procedures Presented by Larry Flesher and seconded by Ann Allen Geoghegan and dated 19 April 2010, the motion reads: The grievance process begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee. Once received by the Grievance Committee Chair, a notice will be submitted to the Advisory Board and posted on the EXEC list that includes the names of all parties involved and a short (5-10 words max) description of the violation. This will serve as the Advisory Board's cue to cease and desist any involvement until and unless the grievance resolution is appealed. The grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee. The party filing the grievance must acknowledge AT THE TIME OF FILING that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process. All other parties must acknowledge AT THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION that a grievance has been filed that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process. Grievance confidentiality extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins. Failure by one of the parties to agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance. The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process will be: . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has broken confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses the grievance with no option to re-file. . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss it" in answer to a question is not considered a breach. . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties involved, the parties involved should not be penalized. . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the GC representative to the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to get the issue resolved. . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties applied based on the results of the findings. Specifically, the following modifications to the Standing Rules will be made: Section V of the Standing Rules, item E, number 1 will be modified to read: The grievance process begins when a complaint is made by any of the following: (Items a-c remain unchanged.) In addition, the following will be added as a separate item after the last paragraph of number 1. "The grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee and extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins. Item E, number 2 will be modified to read: The initial complaint should be brought to the Grievance Coordinator, and must include the following information: (Items a-f remain unchanged.) Item g will be added, which will state "An acknowledgement that the member understands that the confidentiality of the grievance process begins when the complaint is filed and that they agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process." Item E, the first paragraph of subsection number 4 will be modified to read: "Upon receiving the initial complaint, the Grievance Coordinator will assign it a number, and appoint one of the permanent committee members to review the complaint to determine whether it meets the requirements outlined in subsection C of this Section. At the same time, the Grievance Committee Chair will send a notice to the Advisory Board and to be posted on the BOARD-EXEC mail list that includes the names of all parties involved and a short (5-10 word max) description of the violation. This will serve as the Advisory Board's cue to cease and desist any involvement until and unless the grievance resolution is appealed." The second paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "The review of the complaint will result in an "accept" or "reject" determination from the Committee Member assigned. The review at this level should assume that the facts stated in the complaint are true, and the determination of the viability of the grievance made based upon a review of the by-laws, policies, or procedures alleged to have been violated. The recommendation and the reasons therefore, shall be provided to the Grievance Committee as a whole, and voted upon." The fourth paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "If accepted as a viable grievance, the parties shall be so informed. The parties must acknowledge at the time of notification that a grievance has been filed and that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process. Failure to agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance. A Committee Member, volunteer mediator and two volunteer arbitrators will be assigned. The parties to the grievance, the Committee Member, mediator, and arbitrators will then be subscribed to a private email list." The first paragraph of subsection 6 will be modified to read: " When the team is seated, the parties shall be so advised by the Mediator. Everyone will be reminded that the grievance confidentiality extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins and that failure to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance. The parties shall have seventy-two (72) hours to submit to the Mediator a written statement of their position on the issues of the dispute. The mediator shall provide the position statements to the team members for their review." The current subsection 9 will be renumbered to subsection 10. The following subsection will be inserted between the current section 8 and the former subsection 9 (newly renumbered to section 10) and will be numbered as subsection 9: The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process will be: . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has broken the confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses the grievance with no option to re-file. . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss it" in answer to a question is not considered a breach. . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties involved, the parties involved should not be penalized, unless it is evident that a party to the grievance is intentionally feeding information, after the grievance process began, to the one that broke the confidentiality. . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the GC representative in the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to get the issue resolved. Consequences for the GC representative are referenced in Section V of the Standard Rules, Subsection A, under the "Qualifications" item. (Link to the section above.) b. Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties applied based on the results of the findings. . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties applied based on the results of the findings. Discussion is now open. If you have no discussion, please indicate by stating "No Discussion". Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org<http://usgenweb.org/> Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php<http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php> USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml<http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Presented by Larry Flesher and seconded by Ann Allen Geoghegan and dated 19 April 2010, the motion reads: The grievance process begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee.  Once received by the Grievance Committee Chair, a notice will be submitted to the Advisory Board and posted on the EXEC list that includes the names of all parties involved and a short (5-10 words max) description of the violation.  This will serve as the Advisory Board's cue to cease and desist any involvement until and unless the grievance resolution is appealed.   The grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee.  The party filing the grievance must acknowledge AT THE TIME OF FILING that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process.  All other parties must acknowledge AT THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION that a grievance has been filed that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process.   Grievance confidentiality extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins. Failure by one of the parties to agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance.   The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process will be:   . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has broken confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses the grievance with no option to re-file.   . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss it" in answer to a question is not considered a breach.   . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties involved, the parties involved should not be penalized.   . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the GC representative to the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to get the issue resolved.   . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties applied based on the results of the findings.     Specifically, the following modifications to the Standing Rules will be made:   Section V of the Standing Rules, item E, number 1 will be modified to read: The grievance process begins when a complaint is made by any of the following:  (Items a-c remain unchanged.)  In addition, the following will be added as a separate item after the last paragraph of number 1.  "The grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee and extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins.   Item E, number 2 will be modified to read: The initial complaint should be brought to the Grievance Coordinator, and must include the following information: (Items a-f remain unchanged.)  Item g will be added, which will state "An acknowledgement that the member understands that the confidentiality of the grievance process begins when the complaint is filed and that they agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process."   Item E, the first paragraph of subsection number 4 will be modified to read: "Upon receiving the initial complaint, the Grievance Coordinator will assign it a number, and appoint one of the permanent committee members to review the complaint to determine whether it meets the requirements outlined in subsection C of this Section.  At the same time, the Grievance Committee Chair will send a notice to the Advisory Board and to be posted on the BOARD-EXEC mail list that includes the names of all parties involved and a short (5-10 word max) description of the violation.  This will serve as the Advisory Board's cue to cease and desist any involvement until and unless the grievance resolution is appealed."   The second paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read:  "The review of the complaint will result in an "accept" or "reject" determination from the Committee Member assigned. The review at this level should assume that the facts stated in the complaint are true, and the determination of the viability of the grievance made based upon a review of the by-laws, policies, or procedures alleged to have been violated.  The recommendation and the reasons therefore, shall be provided to the Grievance Committee as a whole, and voted upon."   The fourth paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "If accepted as a viable grievance, the parties shall be so informed.  The parties must acknowledge at the time of notification that a grievance has been filed and that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process. Failure to agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance. A Committee Member, volunteer mediator and two volunteer arbitrators will be assigned. The parties to the grievance, the Committee Member, mediator, and arbitrators will then be subscribed to a private email list.”   The first paragraph of subsection 6 will be modified to read: " When the team is seated, the parties shall be so advised by the Mediator. Everyone will be reminded that the grievance confidentiality extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins and that failure to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance.  The parties shall have seventy-two (72) hours to submit to the Mediator a written statement of their position on the issues of the dispute. The mediator shall provide the position statements to the team members for their review."   The current subsection 9 will be renumbered to subsection 10.   The following subsection will be inserted between the current section 8 and the former subsection 9 (newly renumbered to section 10) and will be numbered as subsection 9:   The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process will be:   . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has broken the confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses the grievance with no option to re-file.   . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss it" in answer to a question is not considered a breach.   . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties involved, the parties involved should not be penalized, unless it is evident that a party to the grievance is intentionally feeding information, after the grievance process began, to the one that broke the confidentiality.   . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the GC representative in the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to get the issue resolved. Consequences for the GC representative are referenced in Section V of the Standard Rules, Subsection A, under the “Qualifications” item. (Link to the section above.) b. Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties applied based on the results of the findings. . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties applied based on the results of the findings. Discussion is now open. If you have no discussion, please indicate by stating "No Discussion". Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php

I will second this motion to Augment the Grievance Procedures. Ann Allen Geoghegan NWPL CC Rep -------Original Message------- From: Larry Flesher Date: 4/19/2010 8:26:13 AM To: Board Subject: [BOARD] Motion - Augment the Grievance Committee Procedures I move that the following be implemented as the Augmentation of the Grievance Committee Procedures. R/S Larry Flesher SWSC SC Rep The grievance process begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee. Once received by the Grievance Committee Chair, a notice will be submitted to the Advisory Board and posted on the EXEC list that includes the names of all parties involved and a short (5-10 words max) description of the violation. This will serve as the Advisory Board's cue to cease and desist any involvement until and unless the grievance resolution is appealed The grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee. The party filing the grievance must acknowledge AT THE TIME OF FILING that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process. All other parties must acknowledge AT THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION that a grievance has been filed that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process. Grievance confidentiality extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins. Failure by one of the parties to agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance. The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process will be: . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has broken confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses the grievance with no option to re-file. . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss it" in answer to a question is not considered a breach. . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties involved, the parties involved should not be penalized. . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the GC representative to the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to get the issue resolved. . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties applied based on the results of the findings. Specifically, the following modifications to the Standing Rules will be Made: Section V of the Standing Rules, item E, number 1 will be modified to read: The grievance process begins when a complaint is made by any of the Following: (Items a-c remain unchanged.) In addition, the following will be added as a separate item after the last paragraph of number 1. "The grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee and extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins. Item E, number 2 will be modified to read: The initial complaint should be brought to the Grievance Coordinator, and must include the following Information: (Items a-f remain unchanged.) Item g will be added, which will state "An acknowledgement that the member understands that the confidentiality of the grievance process begins when the complaint is filed and that they agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process " Item E, the first paragraph of subsection number 4 will be modified to read: "Upon receiving the initial complaint, the Grievance Coordinator will assign it a number, and appoint one of the permanent committee members to review the complaint to determine whether it meets the requirements outlined in subsection C of this Section. At the same time, the Grievance Committee Chair will send a notice to the Advisory Board and to be posted on the BOARD-EXEC mail list that includes the names of all parties involved and a short (5-10 word max) description of the violation. This will serve as the Advisory Board's cue to cease and desist any involvement until and unless the grievance resolution is appealed." The second paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "The review of the complaint will result in an "accept" or "reject" determination from the Committee Member assigned. The review at this level should assume that the facts stated in the complaint are true, and the determination of the viability of the grievance made based upon a review of the by-laws, policies or procedures alleged to have been violated. The recommendation and the reasons therefore, shall be provided to the Grievance Committee as a whole, and voted upon." The fourth paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "If accepted as a viable grievance, the parties shall be so informed. The parties must acknowledge at the time of notification that a grievance has been filed and that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process. Failure to agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance. A Committee Member, volunteer mediator and two volunteer arbitrators will be assigned. The parties to the grievance, the Committee Member, mediator, and arbitrators will then be subscribed to a private email list.” The first paragraph of subsection 6 will be modified to read: " When the team is seated, the parties shall be so advised by the Mediator. Everyone will be reminded that the grievance confidentiality extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins and that failure to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance. The parties shall have seventy-two (72) hours to submit to the Mediator a written statement of their position on the issues of the dispute. The mediator shall provide the position statements to the team members for their review." The current subsection 9 will be renumbered to subsection 10. The following subsection will be inserted between the current section 8 and the former subsection 9 (newly renumbered to section 10) and will be numbered as subsection 9: The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process will be: . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has broken the confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses the grievance with no option to re-file. . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss it" in answer to a question is not considered a breach. . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties involved, the parties involved should not be penalized, unless it is evident that a party to the grievance is intentionally feeding information, after the grievance process began, to the one that broke the confidentiality. . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the GC representative in the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to get the issue resolved. (Link to the section of the GC Committee qualifications and penalties at http://usgenweb.org/temp/amended-standard-rules-4-4.htm.) . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties applied based on the results of the findings. USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I move that the following be implemented as the Augmentation of the Grievance Committee Procedures. R/S Larry Flesher SWSC SC Rep       The grievance process begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee.  Once received by the Grievance Committee Chair, a notice will be submitted to the Advisory Board and posted on the EXEC list that includes the names of all parties involved and a short (5-10 words max) description of the violation.  This will serve as the Advisory Board's cue to cease and desist any involvement until and unless the grievance resolution is appealed.   The grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee.  The party filing the grievance must acknowledge AT THE TIME OF FILING that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process.  All other parties must acknowledge AT THE TIME OF NOTIFICATION that a grievance has been filed that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process.   Grievance confidentiality extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins. Failure by one of the parties to agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance.   The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process will be:   . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has broken confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses the grievance with no option to re-file.   . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss it" in answer to a question is not considered a breach.   . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties involved, the parties involved should not be penalized.   . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the GC representative to the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to get the issue resolved.   . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties applied based on the results of the findings.     Specifically, the following modifications to the Standing Rules will be made:   Section V of the Standing Rules, item E, number 1 will be modified to read: The grievance process begins when a complaint is made by any of the following:  (Items a-c remain unchanged.)  In addition, the following will be added as a separate item after the last paragraph of number 1.  "The grievance confidentiality begins when the grievance is filed with the Grievance Committee and extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins.   Item E, number 2 will be modified to read: The initial complaint should be brought to the Grievance Coordinator, and must include the following information: (Items a-f remain unchanged.)  Item g will be added, which will state "An acknowledgement that the member understands that the confidentiality of the grievance process begins when the complaint is filed and that they agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process."   Item E, the first paragraph of subsection number 4 will be modified to read: "Upon receiving the initial complaint, the Grievance Coordinator will assign it a number, and appoint one of the permanent committee members to review the complaint to determine whether it meets the requirements outlined in subsection C of this Section.  At the same time, the Grievance Committee Chair will send a notice to the Advisory Board and to be posted on the BOARD-EXEC mail list that includes the names of all parties involved and a short (5-10 word max) description of the violation.  This will serve as the Advisory Board's cue to cease and desist any involvement until and unless the grievance resolution is appealed."   The second paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read:  "The review of the complaint will result in an "accept" or "reject" determination from the Committee Member assigned. The review at this level should assume that the facts stated in the complaint are true, and the determination of the viability of the grievance made based upon a review of the by-laws, policies, or procedures alleged to have been violated.  The recommendation and the reasons therefore, shall be provided to the Grievance Committee as a whole, and voted upon."   The fourth paragraph of subsection 4 will be modified to read: "If accepted as a viable grievance, the parties shall be so informed.  The parties must acknowledge at the time of notification that a grievance has been filed and that they understand and agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process. Failure to agree to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance. A Committee Member, volunteer mediator and two volunteer arbitrators will be assigned. The parties to the grievance, the Committee Member, mediator, and arbitrators will then be subscribed to a private email list.”   The first paragraph of subsection 6 will be modified to read: " When the team is seated, the parties shall be so advised by the Mediator. Everyone will be reminded that the grievance confidentiality extends to all parties (including the mediators, arbitrators and GC members) from the time the grievance process begins and that failure to abide by the confidentiality of the grievance process is grounds to automatically and immediately lose the grievance.  The parties shall have seventy-two (72) hours to submit to the Mediator a written statement of their position on the issues of the dispute. The mediator shall provide the position statements to the team members for their review."   The current subsection 9 will be renumbered to subsection 10.   The following subsection will be inserted between the current section 8 and the former subsection 9 (newly renumbered to section 10) and will be numbered as subsection 9:   The consequences for breaking the confidentiality of the grievance process will be:   . If the grievance team determines one of the parties to the grievance has broken the confidentiality, that party automatically and immediately loses the grievance with no option to re-file.   . A general statement such as "I've filed a grievance and cannot discuss it" in answer to a question is not considered a breach.   . If the confidentiality is breached by someone outside of the parties involved, the parties involved should not be penalized, unless it is evident that a party to the grievance is intentionally feeding information, after the grievance process began, to the one that broke the confidentiality.   . If the confidentiality is broken by the mediator, an arbitrator or the GC representative in the mediation/arbitration portion of the grievance, the grievance gets reassigned to give the parties involved another chance to get the issue resolved. (Link to the section of the GC Committee qualifications and penalties at http://usgenweb.org/temp/amended-standard-rules-4-4.htm.)   . Consequences for breaching the confidentiality of the grievance process by someone outside of the grievance will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Advisory Board that may include a disciplinary hearing and penalties applied based on the results of the findings.

Having heard no objection, the February minutes are approved as currently posted and are available at http://usgenweb.org/business/AB-02-2010.shtml. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sherri Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 7:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BOARD] February 2010 AB minutes The February 2010 minutes of the USGenWeb Project have been posted at http://usgenweb.org/business/AB-02-2010.shtml. Please take a look and see if you find any corrections that need to be made. The minutes will be stand approved on 18 April 2010 at 8:00 pm if no corrections are identified. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I don't know, Dale. I'll ask, though. Sherri -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dale Grimm Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 8:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOARD] FW: 1st Quarter EC Report Did we get the passing of Mike Sandridge, OHGenWeb CC for Defiance, Henry and Williams Counties? He passed away December 27, 2009. http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?page=lifestory&personid=137963482 Dale -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sherri Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 8:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BOARD] FW: 1st Quarter EC Report For the record - Are there any additions or corrections? If not, the report will stand as approved on 21 April 2010 @ 8:00 p.m. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project TO: National Coordinator and Advisory Board, USGenWeb FROM: USGenWeb Elections Committee SUBJECT: EC REPORT FIRST QUARTER 2010 DATE: April 15, 2010 On January 2, 2010 Christina Palmer subbed and welcomed Terri Buster to the EC. On January 3, 2010 the EC slate was approved. Below is the 2010 Regional Assignments: Dataset Manager-Gayle Triller - [email protected] Northeast/North Central Dave Dinham - [email protected] NENC-Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont Northwest/Plains Lynn McCleary - [email protected] NWPL-Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota. Southeast/Mid-Atlantic Mary Hatton - [email protected] SEMA -Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee. Terri Buster - [email protected] SEMA - D.C., Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia Southwest/South Central Christina Palmer - [email protected] SWSC - Arizona, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana John Quigley [email protected] SWSC - Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah On January 13, 2010 Nominations for EC Chair. On January 13, 2010 Nominations for SEC/Pub Chair. On January 15, 2010 Voting started voting for EC Chair and SEC/Pub Chair. On January 17, 2010 Ann Allen Geoghegan announced Christina Palmer was elected the new Election Committee Chair. Mary Hatton was elected Secretary/Publicist Members: 1974 Members registered to vote: 1445 Members not registered to vote: 529 Total Members removed completely from USGenWeb projects: 59 Members removed from projects only: 15 Deaths: Auralle Huff of TXGenWeb CC for Gonxales and Caldwell Counties passed away on January 9, 2010. On Sheila Hanna of the NC GenWeb CC for Franklin County passed away on February 18, 2010 Respectfully Submitted, Mary Hatton Election Committee, Sec/Pub USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Did we get the passing of Mike Sandridge, OHGenWeb CC for Defiance, Henry and Williams Counties? He passed away December 27, 2009. http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?page=lifestory&personid=137963482 Dale -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sherri Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 8:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BOARD] FW: 1st Quarter EC Report For the record - Are there any additions or corrections? If not, the report will stand as approved on 21 April 2010 @ 8:00 p.m. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project TO: National Coordinator and Advisory Board, USGenWeb FROM: USGenWeb Elections Committee SUBJECT: EC REPORT FIRST QUARTER 2010 DATE: April 15, 2010 On January 2, 2010 Christina Palmer subbed and welcomed Terri Buster to the EC. On January 3, 2010 the EC slate was approved. Below is the 2010 Regional Assignments: Dataset Manager-Gayle Triller - [email protected] Northeast/North Central Dave Dinham - [email protected] NENC-Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont Northwest/Plains Lynn McCleary - [email protected] NWPL-Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota. Southeast/Mid-Atlantic Mary Hatton - [email protected] SEMA -Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee. Terri Buster - [email protected] SEMA - D.C., Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia Southwest/South Central Christina Palmer - [email protected] SWSC - Arizona, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana John Quigley [email protected] SWSC - Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah On January 13, 2010 Nominations for EC Chair. On January 13, 2010 Nominations for SEC/Pub Chair. On January 15, 2010 Voting started voting for EC Chair and SEC/Pub Chair. On January 17, 2010 Ann Allen Geoghegan announced Christina Palmer was elected the new Election Committee Chair. Mary Hatton was elected Secretary/Publicist Members: 1974 Members registered to vote: 1445 Members not registered to vote: 529 Total Members removed completely from USGenWeb projects: 59 Members removed from projects only: 15 Deaths: Auralle Huff of TXGenWeb CC for Gonxales and Caldwell Counties passed away on January 9, 2010. On Sheila Hanna of the NC GenWeb CC for Franklin County passed away on February 18, 2010 Respectfully Submitted, Mary Hatton Election Committee, Sec/Pub USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

For the record - Are there any additions or corrections? If not, the report will stand as approved on 21 April 2010 @ 8:00 p.m. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project TO: National Coordinator and Advisory Board, USGenWeb FROM: USGenWeb Elections Committee SUBJECT: EC REPORT FIRST QUARTER 2010 DATE: April 15, 2010 On January 2, 2010 Christina Palmer subbed and welcomed Terri Buster to the EC. On January 3, 2010 the EC slate was approved. Below is the 2010 Regional Assignments: Dataset Manager-Gayle Triller - [email protected] Northeast/North Central Dave Dinham - [email protected] NENC-Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont Northwest/Plains Lynn McCleary - [email protected] NWPL-Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota. Southeast/Mid-Atlantic Mary Hatton - [email protected] SEMA -Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee. Terri Buster - [email protected] SEMA - D.C., Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia Southwest/South Central Christina Palmer - [email protected] SWSC - Arizona, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana John Quigley [email protected] SWSC - Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah On January 13, 2010 Nominations for EC Chair. On January 13, 2010 Nominations for SEC/Pub Chair. On January 15, 2010 Voting started voting for EC Chair and SEC/Pub Chair. On January 17, 2010 Ann Allen Geoghegan announced Christina Palmer was elected the new Election Committee Chair. Mary Hatton was elected Secretary/Publicist Members: 1974 Members registered to vote: 1445 Members not registered to vote: 529 Total Members removed completely from USGenWeb projects: 59 Members removed from projects only: 15 Deaths: Auralle Huff of TXGenWeb CC for Gonxales and Caldwell Counties passed away on January 9, 2010. On Sheila Hanna of the NC GenWeb CC for Franklin County passed away on February 18, 2010 Respectfully Submitted, Mary Hatton Election Committee, Sec/Pub

The February 2010 minutes of the USGenWeb Project have been posted at http://usgenweb.org/business/AB-02-2010.shtml. Please take a look and see if you find any corrections that need to be made. The minutes will be stand approved on 18 April 2010 at 8:00 pm if no corrections are identified. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php

Please note that the message forwarded by David Samuelsen earlier this morning was incorrect. Applications are being accepted through 15 April 2010 as indicated here below. Sherri ********************** Reposting as a reminder - applications are being accepted through 15 April 2010. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sherri Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 1:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [BOARD] AB Vacancy - NWPL State Coordinator Representative With Gail Kilgore's resignation as the SC Representative from the NWPL Region, the NWPL seat on the Advisory Board is now empty. (The NWPL region is made up of the following states: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming.) According to the Project's bylaws, Section VI and Section IX of the Standard Rules, the following applies: When a vacancy occurs on the Advisory Board: USGenWeb Bylaws Article VI, Subsection H applies along with the following: The vacancy will be announced on the Board mailing list and the appropriate regional mailing list(s) within two days. Within five days the Advisory Board will call for volunteers for the position. Volunteers must meet the eligibility requirements for the position. Within fifteen days of the call, volunteers must submit their names to the National Coordinator and/or the Representative At Large. Within 30 days of the announced vacancy, the Advisory Board will elect, by 2/3 majority, a replacement from the pool of volunteers. USGenWeb Bylaws Article VI, Section I lists the qualifications that must be met by the nominees. In compliance with the above stated reference, the vacancy is formally posted here and a copy will be forwarded to the State-Coordinator's and USGenWeb-NW mailing lists. Interested volunteers should submit a completed Volunteer Form located at http://usgenweb.org/volform.shtml. Volunteer forms must be received by 8 pm EDT 15 April 2010. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project USGenWeb Project Information can be found at http://usgenweb.org USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Reposting as a reminder - applications are being accepted through 15 April 2010. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sherri Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 1:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [BOARD] AB Vacancy - NWPL State Coordinator Representative With Gail Kilgore's resignation as the SC Representative from the NWPL Region, the NWPL seat on the Advisory Board is now empty. (The NWPL region is made up of the following states: Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming.) According to the Project's bylaws, Section VI and Section IX of the Standard Rules, the following applies: When a vacancy occurs on the Advisory Board: USGenWeb Bylaws Article VI, Subsection H applies along with the following: The vacancy will be announced on the Board mailing list and the appropriate regional mailing list(s) within two days. Within five days the Advisory Board will call for volunteers for the position. Volunteers must meet the eligibility requirements for the position. Within fifteen days of the call, volunteers must submit their names to the National Coordinator and/or the Representative At Large. Within 30 days of the announced vacancy, the Advisory Board will elect, by 2/3 majority, a replacement from the pool of volunteers. USGenWeb Bylaws Article VI, Section I lists the qualifications that must be met by the nominees. In compliance with the above stated reference, the vacancy is formally posted here and a copy will be forwarded to the State-Coordinator's and USGenWeb-NW mailing lists. Interested volunteers should submit a completed Volunteer Form located at http://usgenweb.org/volform.shtml. Volunteer forms must be received by 8 pm EDT 15 April 2010. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project USGenWeb Project Information can be found at http://usgenweb.org USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Linda, the word "Qualifications" hot links to the section above. How would you suggest making it more intuitive? Sherri -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Linda Lewis Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 4:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOARD] [BOARD-EXEC] Motion to Augment the Grievance Procedures I am satisfied with the wording under proposed 9 d) on the page below that refers the reader to the Qualifications section. I would also suggest following it with a link to the document/section, if possible. http://usgenweb.org/temp/amended-standard-rules-4-4.htm Linda USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message