>Resent-Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 22:12:12 -0700 >X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Tue Jan 18 22:12:11 2005 >From: "Roger Swafford" <[email protected]> >Old-To: "Discuss" <[email protected]>, ><[email protected]>, > <[email protected]> >Old-Cc: "B" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, > <[email protected]> >Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:13:02 -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/9509 >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 changes to >Article VIII Duties and Qualificatoins of the Advisory Board .. Section 10. > >1. Insert "gross" between "following offenses:" and "dereliction of duty" > >2. Strikeout "and behavior unbecoming an Advisory Board member" and replace >with "or conduct characterized by a lack of fairness and good faith such as >disparaging, bigoted or grossly offensive behavior that could be injurious >to the project, its members or representatives" > >With changes applied ... > Section 10. Any elected Advisory Board member may be removed from office >for cause by 2/3 majority action of the AB, or, by a recall vote initiated >by petition of constituents (if 100 votes elected, 51 petitioners shall >cause a recall vote). Cause for removal by the AB is limited to continued, >gross, and willful neglect of the duties of office. Causes for removal by >constituents may include, but is not limited to, the following offenses: >gross dereliction of duty, excessive failure to participate in Advisory >Board votes, ethics violations, or conduct characterized by a lack of >fairness and good faith such as disparaging, bigoted or grossly offensive >behavior that could be injurious to the project, its members or >representatives. The petition must be posted on the BOARD-L mailing list at >least thirty (30) days before the vote takes place. Any vote to remove an >officer must be preceded by a presentation of facts showing cause for >removal and shall allow for rebuttal by the officer in question before the >vote takes place. > >Current proposed amendments may be viewed at >http://home.mchsi.com/~sagitta56/amendments.htm . > >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/ >