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From: Holly Timm <>
Subject: [BOARD-L] Motion 02-09 Amendment
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 20:18:23 -0400


This amendment has failed for lack of a second.

At 05:06 PM 4/1/02 -0500, Holly Timm wrote:
>May we have a second for this amendment to Motion 02-09 ?
>
>At 07:20 AM 4/1/02 -0500, merope wrote:
>
>>I move to amend the first paragraph of this motion to read:
>>
>>"The National Coordinator will nominate a secretary for the term of the
>>current Board [ie, to serve from when they are appointed until August
>>31]; this candidate will then be confirmed by a vote from the Advisory
>>Board. Secretaries may be retained for continuous service if the NC so
>>desires and the Advisory Board agrees.
>>
>>
>>>>>I move to rescind and replace Motion 99-25 with the following:
>>>>>
>>>>>The National Coordinator will appoint a secretary for the term of the
>>>>>current Board [ie, to serve from when they are appointed until August
>>>>>31]. Secretaries may be retained for continuous service if the NC so
>>>>>desires and agrees.
>>>>>
>>>>>Candidates for the Board Secretary position must be selected from
>>>>>among the volunteer membership of the USGenWeb Project, excluding
>>>>>current Advisory Board Members.
>>>>>
>>>>>They must commit the time available to read Board mail on a daily basis.
>>>>>They should have familiarity with basic HTML coding and the uploading
>>>>>of files, via FTP.
>>>>>They must be willing to subscribe to numerous project mailing lists in
>>>>>order
>>>>>to properly perform duties of the position.
>>>>>
>>>>>The duties of the Secretary will include, but may not be limited
>>>>>to, the following:
>>>>>1) Maintaining a current agenda for the Board;
>>>>>2) Assist the NC in numbering motions;
>>>>>3) Assist the NC in counting votes on motions;
>>>>>4) Compile and disseminate reports of Board activity to the Project
>>>>>membership;
>>>>>5) Maintain the sections of the national webpages dealing with Board
>>>>>activity;
>>>>>
>>>>>Any additional duties as may be required by the National Coordinator
>>>>>and/or
>>>>>Advisory Board shall be approved by the Advisory Board, according to
>>>>>proper
>>>>>and current procedure.

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