----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Burow" <sburow@swbell.net> | ******Please Forward to all Project Lists****** | | The WVGenWeb Project has proposed an 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 its entirety here: | | The WVGenWeb Project requests that the following proposed amendments to the | USGenWeb Bylaws be presented to the USGenWeb Project membership for approval | in accordance with Bylaws Article XVI, Section 3. To this end: it shall be | posted to the Project website and mailing lists for a period of at least thirty (30) days prior to | the annual voting period of July 1-July 31. | | "These USGenWeb Bylaws; Article VI (Duties/Qualifications of Advisory | Board), Section 3 and Article XIV (Grievance Procedures and Appeals Process) | are repealed and replaced as stated below. | | Article VI, Section 3. | The responsibilities of the Advisory Board shall include addressing any | problem issues as they arise; aiding the state projects upon request; | establishing and overseeing committees; reviewing grievance appeals in | accordance with the Grievance Committee Procedures, and appointing a | webmaster to maintain the national website. | | Article XIV, Section 1. | A standing Grievance Committee will be established. | | Article XIV, Section 2. | The Grievance Committee will operate under the Grievance Policies and | Procedures. Changes to the Grievance Policies and Procedures may be made by | the Advisory Board or may be proposed by the Grievance Committee for | approval by the Advisory Board. The current Grievance Policies and | Procedures shall be displayed on the National website. | | Article XIV, Section 3. | The Advisory Board will appoint the initial members of the Grievance | Committee. Thereafter, the Grievance Committee will recommend for approval | by the Advisory Board a slate of members to fill vacant positions. | | Article XIV, Section 4. | The Grievance Committee will administer a fair, orderly, and timely | resolution of a grievance in accordance with the Grievance Policies and | Procedures. | | Article XIV, Section 5. | The resolution of a grievance is binding upon the membership. | | Article XIV, Section 6. | All actions, whether by the national Grievance Committee or by a grievance | process at a state or special project level, shall be characterized by | fairness, courtesy, and respect for the dignity and the rights of each | individual. To that end, the following rights and responsibilities apply to | all grievance processes within the USGenWeb Project, XXGenWeb Projects, and | Special Projects. | | Article XIV, Section 6(1). | A member may choose to act as his or her own representative, or may select | someone to act as his or her representative. The member retains the right to | change or dismiss the representative at any step of the procedure; however, | such action will not affect the point at which the change or dismissal | occurs. | | Article XIV, Section 6(2). | When a member is dismissed from a position in a State, Local, or Special | Project, that member's position may not be filled until the expiration of | the time for that member to file a grievance. When the said member files a | grievance, that position may not be filled unless the grievance resolution | against the member calls for the member to lose that position. Nothing | should prevent the unlinking of the member's website and establishing a | temporary website pending resolution of any grievance. | | Article XIV, Section 6(3). | Nobody shall be discriminated against for participating in the grievance | process." | 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