>Resent-Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 15:06:23 -0700 >X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Wed Feb 9 15:06:21 2005 >From: "Roger Swafford" <[email protected]> >Old-To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, > <[email protected]> >Old-Cc: "Bylaws" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, > <[email protected]> >Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 15:36:16 -0600 >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 >X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.38 >To: [email protected] >Resent-From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/9539 >X-Loop: [email protected] >Resent-Sender: [email protected] >Subject: [STATE-COORD] Bylaws Revision -- News > >** Please Forward to appropriate project email lists** > >The BRC (Bylaws Revision Committee) has approved the following amendment to >Article VIII to be included when the BRC reports out. > >Note: The amendment contains two hyperlinks ... visit >http://home.mchsi.com/~sagitta56/amendments.htm >to access additional information. > >Members are encouraged to send comments to appropriate project lists or >directly to BRC members linked from the BRC website. > >Roger - BRC website > http://home.mchsi.com/~sagitta56/ > >_____________________________________________________________ >*Amended version* >ARTICLE VIII. ADVISORY BOARD PROCEDURES >Section 1. A majority of the current voting members of the Advisory Board >shall constitute a quorum. >Section 2. The vote requirements for motions to be adopted shall be in >accordance with the parliamentary authority, except as specified in these >bylaws. In all cases determination shall be made by the legal votes cast. >Section 3. The Advisory Board shall utilize "roll call votes". Members are >responsible for expeditiously responding to vote calls. The duration of >voting time for motions shall be a minimum of 24 hours. The maximum duration >shall be at the discretion of the presiding officer, except that the voting >period shall not exceed 72 hours. >Section 4. Voting records of the Advisory Board shall be posted publicly. > >*Current bylaw* >ARTICLE VIII. ADVISORY BOARD PROCEDURES >Section 1. Nine (9) voting members of the Advisory Board shall constitute a >quorum. >Section 2. Issues shall require a 2/3 majority, of those board members >voting, to pass. >Section 3. For major issues, the Advisory Board will announce, at least 48 >hours in advance, when the vote will be taken in order for members to have >the opportunity to voice their opinion. >Section 4. Voting records of the Advisory Board membership shall be posted >publicly.