I vote NO Patricia Viellenave Lewis & Upshur Co.,WV CC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Peterson (by way of Lesley L Shockey<LesShockey@wildblue.net>)" <usgwdp@cox.net> To: <wvgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 7:10 AM Subject: [WVGEN] Coordinator Committee >I am presenting the below for AB debate and member input > regarding the establishment of a special committee strictly for the help > and > counseling to county/local coordinators. > Sincerely, > Mike > ---------------- > The motion would have the Advisory Board establish a County/Local > Coordinator Facilitator Committee operating under these guidelines/rules: > 1] The purpose of the committee is to establish a website or USGW > sub-website whose sole function is to help coordinators in their efforts > as > volunteers in coordinating and publishing local genealogical research, > research efforts and resources. > 2] The website will contain specialties such as web site guidelines, tips, > and aids in the establishment, development, and maintenance of web site > pages, query systems, search utilities, etc. It will also include > assistance > areas such as recruiting volunteers in transcribing, lookups, etc.; helps > in > developing working relationships with local genealogical/historical > societies; interaction with other coordinators; understanding and > involvement in other research areas, ie., mailing lists; links to election > rules, bylaws, standard rules; and so on. The committee will include the > USGW Help Pages (in any format) and publish sound/proven conclusions on > the > website. The committee will provide one-on-one help/counseling to those > coordinators struggling to get started in their volunteer efforts. > 3] The committee will be established as a Special Committee then with any > subsequent historical success converted to a USGW Standard Committee in > accordance with the current USGenWeb bylaws/rules. > 4] The committee will be comprised of nine county/local members who do not > hold a state or national USGW office. Achieving a state or national USGW > office while a committee member results in resignation/removal from > committee. > 5] The Advisory Board will recruit and select initial and subsequent > committee members. > 6] The committee will elect it's own chair and other leaders. > 7] The committee will submit a report of tasks, accomplishments, and plans > to the Advisory Board every three months. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > USGENWEB-ALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.1/807 - Release Date: > 5/16/2007 6:05 PM > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >