The secretary should also keep a copy of all Board-L mail. The minutes of the meeting, so to speak. I also concur with the earlier post that the secretary should be a non-board member, and hopefully be reasonably well versed in parliamentary procedure. Ginger gingerh@shawneelink.com -----Original Message----- From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman <73777.25@compuserve.com> To: BOARD-L@rootsweb.com <BOARD-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, September 09, 1999 3:35 PM Subject: [BOARD-L] Item #1 >>>1. Appointment or lack thereof of a new Secretary. > >In making a motion regarding this position - please consider putting >language into it that would define the terms under which the Secretary >position would be filled.<< > >Tim, > I think you need to choose someone that you can work with well. I am >not sure what the secretary's functions would be. I see the position as >being: 1)Posts Motions to lists (hopefully in words that a person can >easily understand along with the numbers), 2)Counting Votes, 3)Tabulating a >result, and 4)Relaying of board decisions to the general population of USGW >after the NC gives the OK. > >Maggie > >!^NavFont02F02050006NGHHIM53D9 >