FYI. Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Swafford" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 4:02 PM Subject: [USGW-Discuss] Bylaws Revision -- News > (**Please forward to all appropriate project lists**) > > The Bylaws Revision Committee (BRC) is starting the final review process of > first draft proposals. Members are encouraged to send comments or > suggestions related to the following articles. > > > ARTICLE V DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD > Section 1. The Advisory Board shall perform the duties prescribed by these > Bylaws, by the parliamentary authority, and by adopted standing rules and > policies. > Section 2. The National Coordinator (NC) is the principal administrative > officer of The USGenWeb Project with decision authority subject to approval > of the Advisory Board. The NC serves as the public representative for the > project and presides at all meetings of the Advisory Board. The NC shall > serve as an ex officio member of all committees and maintain the national > organizational e-mail lists and any appropriate national sub-lists. The NC > shall appoint a Recording Secretary and Parliamentarian to the Advisory > Board to serve for the term of the NC or until relieved. The NC is > authorized to appoint "special committees" deemed necessary or when directed > by the Advisory Board. The appointment of the Recording Secretary, the > Parliamentarian, and "special committees" shall be subject to confirmation > by the Advisory Board. A simple majority vote of the AB shall confirm the > appointment. > Section 3. The Advisory Board is responsible for promptly addressing and > resolving national issues, intervening in state issues only upon breach of > USGenWeb bylaws. Duties of the Advisory Board include appointing a > Webmaster to maintain the national website, appointing and overseeing all > standing committees including, but not limited to an Election Committee and > a Grievance Committee, and appointing special committees as necessary. > Section 4. It shall be the responsibility of the Webmaster and the Advisory > Board to ensure that the national website is in compliance with the stated > bylaws of The USGenWeb Project. > Section 5. The Advisory Board is authorized to remove links from the > national website, as appropriate, to websites which fail to comply with the > bylaws, rules or policies of The USGenWeb Project or to websites which > display inappropriate content. Coordinators of non-compliant websites shall > be given a 14 day "Notice to Comply". During the 14 days covered by this > notice, the coordinator may request extension, subject to approval of the > Advisory Board. > Section 6. The Advisory Board shall be responsible for administering > internet domains registered to The USGenWeb Project. > Section 7. In the case of a vacancy in the office of National Coordinator, a > special election shall be completed within 60 days to seat a National > Coordinator for the remaining term of office. The Representative at Large > shall serve as Acting National Coordinator until the special election is > completed. In the event that the Representative at Large is unavailable or > otherwise unable to serve in this capacity, the Advisory Board shall choose > an Acting National Coordinator from among its membership. > Section 8. In the event a board member is unable to complete his/her term, > the Advisory Board shall request the Election Committee to conduct a special > election in the affected region. The newly elected representative shall be > seated within 21 days of the vacancy, and shall serve until the next > scheduled election. > Section 9. Nominees for National Coordinator and Representative at Large > shall have the following qualifications: at least one year (the twelve > months immediately preceding an election) of continuous service and current > activity as a member in good standing, and eligibility to vote within The > USGenWeb Project. Qualifications of nominees for State Coordinator > Representative, Local Coordinator Representative, and Special Project > Representative are the same with the addition that their service shall have > been as a State Coordinator, Local Coordinator, or one of the various > positions associated with the Special Projects, respectively. > 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: > dereliction of duty, excessive failure to participate in Advisory Board > votes, ethics violations, and behavior unbecoming an Advisory Board member. > 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. > > ARTICLE VI. ELECTION PROCEDURES > Section 1. A standing Election Committee (EC) shall be appointed by the > Advisory Board to conduct national-level elections and other referenda in > accordance with Standing Election Procedures and these bylaws. The Election > Committee shall also conduct state-level elections or referenda upon > request. > Section 2. It shall be the responsibility of the Elections Committee to > announce those positions for which nominations are needed. > Section 3. Nominations shall be received June 1 through June 14 from > prospective constituents of the nominee. A list of candidates, with > hyperlinks to available individual campaign pages, shall be posted to the EC > website before the voting period begins. The voting period shall be July 14 > through July 31. Terms of office shall begin on September 1. In the event a > member is nominated for more than one position, the nominee shall notify the > EC Chair for which office they wish to declare their candidacy. > Section 4. A majority of those members voting shall elect. No member shall > hold more than one voting office at any one time. Unopposed candidates for > election shall be announced the winner by acclamation by the EC Chair. In > the event of multiple candidates for the same office and no majority is > achieved the two candidates with the greatest number of votes shall be > candidates in a run-off election. > Section 5. All members of the Advisory Board, with the exception of the > National Coordinator, shall be elected to two-year terms. The National > Coordinator shall be elected to a one-year term. > Section 6. All members as defined in Article III of these bylaws shall have > the right to vote. > Section 7. For elections of regional County Coordinator Representatives, > each member shall have one vote in each region in which they maintain one or > more eligible county or local sites. For elections of State Coordinator > Representative, each member holding the position of State Coordinator or > Assistant State Coordinator shall have one vote. For elections of Special > Projects Representative, each member holding the position of File Manager > within one or more eligible Special Project shall have one vote. Each member > shall have one vote for the offices of National Coordinator and > Representative-at-Large. > > > All revision drafts may be viewed at http://home.mchsi.com/~sagitta56/ > > Roger Swafford > BRC - Chairman > > > > ==== USGENWEB-DISCUSS Mailing List ==== > --Celebrate the USGenWeb Project! -- Can you identify? > Oak Wood from Lake, Silver Lake There are multiple Silver Lakes in WI > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/images/postcards/sillk1.jpg > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >