-----Original Message----- From: state-coord-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:state-coord-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Scott Burow Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 1:43 PM To: board@rootsweb.com; usgw-discuss@rootsweb.com; state-coord@rootsweb.com Subject: [STATE-COORD] Announcement - Bylaw Amendment Proposal by KSGenWeb ******Please Forward to all Project Lists****** The KSGenWeb Project has proposed the following amendment to the USGenWeb Bylaws pursuant to Article XVI, Section 3, and has been posted to the USGenWeb Project national webpage at: http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/notice.shtml and is quoted in it's entirety here: In compliance with bylaw Article XVI, the KSGenWeb Project requests the following proposed amendment to the USGenWeb Bylaws be presented on the ballot during our annual voting period July 1, 2007 through July 31, 2007 for approval by The USGenWeb Project membership. Proposed Amendments to the USGenWeb Bylaws - February 20, 2007 The State Coordinators represent the smallest segment of the USGenWeb Project membership. Their members makeup approximately 5% of the membership but they are allocated over 25% of Advisory Board positions. The State Coordinators should not have a larger ratio of representation than the Special Projects and Local Coordinators on the Advisory Board. As the terms of the present positions for regional State Coordinator Representatives expire they will be replaced by the new positions of this proposal. Three (3) at-large representatives will replace three (3) State Coordinator Regional Representatives and one State Coordinator Representative elected by all State Coordinators will replace one (1) of the State Coordinator Regional Representative. With the above as reference the KSGenWeb Project is sponsoring the following amendment to the USGenWeb bylaws. Amend Article V. ARTICLE V. COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY BOARD which reads: "The Advisory Board membership shall consist of: the National Coordinator, four (4) State Coordinator Regional Representatives, eight (8) Local Coordinator Regional Representatives, one (1) Special Projects representative elected by members of the special projects, and one (1) at-large representative. All shall have voting privileges except the National Coordinator who shall vote only in the case of a tie. The regions from which State Coordinator and Local Coordinator Representatives are elected shall be decided by the Advisory Board on an annual basis." >From the above, strike three (3) State Coordinator Regional >Representative positions from the four (4) present State Coordinator Regional Representative positions and replace with three (3) at-large representatives positions and one (1) State Coordinator Representative position. The amended article will read: ARTICLE V. COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY BOARD "The Advisory Board membership shall consist of: the National Coordinator and four (4) at-large Representatives, elected by all members of the USGenWeb Project, one (1) State Coordinator Representative, elected by State Coordinators, eight (8) Local Coordinator Regional Representatives, elected by Local Coordinators, one (1) Special Projects Representative elected by members of the Special Projects. All shall have voting privileges except the National Coordinator who shall vote only in the case of a tie. The regions from which Local Coordinator Representatives are elected shall be decided by the Advisory Board on an annual basis." As terms of State Coordinator Regional Representative positions expire they will be replaced with the positions of this amendment. The first two State Coordinator Regional Representative positions terms that expire will be replaced by the one (1) State Coordinator Representative to be elected by all State Coordinators and by one (1) at-large representative. The remaining two (2) State Coordinator Regional Representative positions, upon expiration of their term, will be replaced by two (2) at-large representatives." Any project wishing to co-sponsor this amendment should advise a member of the USGenWeb Project Advisory Board so that their name may be included as a co-sponsor. The proposed amendment shall remain posted to the national webpage until the annual election. Scott Burow National Coordinator USGenWeb Project ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STATE-COORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message