FYI. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Swafford (by way of Isaiah Harrison <IsaiahH@cox.net>)" <sagitta56@mchsi.com> To: <STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 12:15 PM Subject: [STATE-COORD] BRC Final Report (Motion 04-13) > We have received (see below) the final report of the Bylaws Revision > Committee, including a motion that the recommended revisions be presented > to the membership in the upcoming election. This motion comes from the > committee and does not require a second, but is treated just as if it had > been proposed from the floor and seconded. > > The AB approve the motion as written (adopt it) or can amend the motion as > follows: > - to file or postpone indefinitely ( in effect, kills the revision) > - to postpone to a specific time ( * would require future AB action to post > for vote by referendum) > - to file and post with exceptions (strike out sections or articles of the > revision) > - to refer back to committee for further work > > The motion has been numbered (Motion 04-13) and is now open for discussion. > > -Isaiah > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- > Date: 14 May 2004 > To: NC, USGenWeb Project Advisory Board > >From : Bylaws Revision Committee > Subject: Committee Final Report. > > The Bylaws Revision Committee was established March 10, 2002 by then > National Coordinator Holly Timm. Instructions were to study the USGenWeb > bylaws to determine which articles or sections needed revision and to: 1) > delete unnecessary sections, 2) clarify or strengthen sections, 3) add new > articles as deemed necessary. In addition, the committee was prohibited from > making major changes in the project structure, such as deciding which of the > census project is to be officially recognized or eliminating the archives. > > The committee initially considered changes by the consensus building > process. Committee members with strongly held convictions regarding their > views soon revealed the weakness of the process best described by the > following - "To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all > beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one > believes and to which no one objects. - Margaret Thatcher" > The committee began the use preferential voting in a process of selecting > from individual proposals resulting in a revision proposal supported by a > majority of committee members. Great care was taken during committee > proceedings to assure that revisions will promote fairness and equitable > treatment for all USGenWeb members. The revision is our best effort to > provide for stability and enable growth of the project in future years. > > Many USGenWeb members have given of their valuable time and provided their > own unique insight to the revision process. To all those who served, a > sincere thank you! > Phyllis Rippee, Marion McCreadie, Jimmy Epperson, Jeff Scism, Roger > Swafford, Kelley Blizzard, Charles Barnum, Dennis Muncrief, Ginger Hayes, > Carol Carwile-Head, Elva Morgan, Shari Handley, Noel Matthews, Don Kelly, > Gloria B. Mayfield, Derek Hartshorn, Kimberly Taylor Morgan, Bettie Wood, > Wyndell Taylor, Angie Rayfield, Ellen Rohr, Ron Henson, Derek Nichols, > Denise Wells. > > The BRC moves this report be filed and the Bylaws Revision posted at > http://home.mchsi.com/~sagitta56/bylaws_revision.htm be posted to the > national website for presentation to the membership for vote during the > upcoming election cycle. A 2/3 majority of those voting on the Revision is > required to adopt. > > Note - appropriate "htm" files to be sent to the NC/Webmaster for posting on > approval of the motion. > > Approval - Signatories > Roger Swafford - Chairman > Don Kelly > Shari Handley > Bettie Wood > Denise Wells > Gloria B. Mayfield > Dennis Muncrief > > Opposed - Signatories > Derek Nichols > > Absentees - > Ron Henson > Marion McCreadie