Exactly Joe. Ginger gingerh@shawneelink.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Garnett JJoe Zsedeny <jzsed@slic.com> To: <BOARD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2000 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [BOARD-L] Motion to amend 99-25 > This cuts both ways. The NC should certainly have someone he/she > feels comfortable with but so should the Board. Like most > parliamentary bodies the chairman nominates and the Board > confirms. That way both the NC and the Board are comfortable. > > Joe > > Tim Stowell wrote: > > > > Now that Ken's motion has been seconded by Maggie, > > it is given the number 00-31) and the floor is > > open for discussion. The motion reads as: > > > > I move to Amend Previously Adopted Motion 99-25. > > > > Issue: Motion to Appoint a Secretary > > Date: 12 September 1999 > > Motion #99-25:I move that Motion 99-2 be rescinded and that the Board > > appoint a secretary for the one year term of Board II or until dismissed by > > Board II or a succeeding Board. Further, > > That the secretary nominee be selected from among the volunteer membership > > of the USGenWeb Project. > > That the nominee to this position not be currently serving as a Board member. > > That the nominee be nominated by the National Coordinator and appointed by > > a majority vote of a quorum of the Board. Rejection of a nominee will > > require the NC to forward another name. > > The appointee must either be knowledgeable in parliamentary procedure or be > > willing to learn proper procedure using Roberts Rules and be well versed in > > the Project Bylaws. Duties of the appointee shall be those assigned by the > > Chair (NC). The NC shall insure that the secretary be subscribed to all > > appropriate mailing lists. As a minimum these lists would be the > > USGENWEB-ALL-L, STATE-COORD-L, ARCHIVES-L, the Board-Exec-L and the Board-L. > > *************************************************************************** > > I move that Previously Adopted Motion 99-25 be amended to read: > > > > That the Board Secretary not be currently serving as a Board member. > > > > The appointee must either be knowledgeable in parliamentary procedure or be > > willing to learn proper procedure using Roberts Rules and be well versed in > > the Project Bylaws. Duties of the appointee shall be those assigned by the > > Chair (NC). The NC shall insure that the secretary be subscribed to all > > appropriate mailing lists. As a minimum these lists would be the > > USGENWEB-ALL-L, STATE-COORD-L, ARCHIVES-L, the Board-Exec-L and the Board-L. > > **************************************************************************** ** > > Since the duties and responsibilities of the Board Secretary are defined by > > the NC, as stated in the original motion, the NC should have the > > prerogative of selecting someone he/she feels comfortable with. > > -- > Zsedeny Genealogy - http://www.rootsweb.com/~jzed/home.htm > NDGenWeb Archives - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nd/ndfiles.htm > Pembina County, ND - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndpembin/pembina.htm > Ramsey County, ND - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndramsey/ramsey.htm >