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From: "Don Kelly" <>
Subject: Re: [BOARD-L] MOTION 05-01: BYLAWS ARTICLE V. AMENDMENT
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:44:59 -0800
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A start is a step in the right direction.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cyndie" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 5:07 AM
Subject: RE: [BOARD-L] MOTION 05-01: BYLAWS ARTICLE V. AMENDMENT


> We have been in violation of the bylaws for years, that does not explain
> the
> sudden urgency.
>
> If this were to pass, it seems silly to go through a special election.
> Why
> not allow the existing reps to finish out this year and have the election
> with the general election? All of these special votes and elections
> requires a lot of coordination and seems to me to put a burden on the EC.
>
> What does 'it is a start' mean? A start for what?
>
> Also, I have not seen a reason for why this is asking for one rep and not
> two. There are currently two and a new Special Project was added within
> the
> past couple of years, so there are more volunteers not less. Again, if
> you
> look at the number of volunteers in these projects this is lopsided
> representation in favor of the general project. . . or is that what this
> is
> really about. Push out the special project reps, so special project
> volunteers have no say in project matters. Special Projects have made a
> great contribution to the USGenWeb and have added a variety of information
> that is not on all of the county pages. They have as much right as any
> one
> else for fair representation on the Board. It this were really about
> changing the wording to reflect the lack of a Census Project rep, it would
> list two reps and not one.
>
> Respectfully,
> Cyndie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Kelly [mailto:]
> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 10:52 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [BOARD-L] MOTION 05-01: BYLAWS ARTICLE V. AMENDMENT
>
> Tentative answers.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cyndie" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 3:10 PM
> Subject: RE: [BOARD-L] MOTION 05-01: BYLAWS ARTICLE V. AMENDMENT
>
>
>>I have received the following questions:
>>
>> - Why is this considered urgent?
>
> Because we are in violation of the bylaws.
>
>> - Why not wait until election time for this?
>
> Want to get a rep seated before election cycle....and open voting
> priviledges to hundreds of volunteers.
>
>> - Does this have anything to do with the agenda item:
>> c. Policy Statement: County sites vs. Archives as repository of
>> collected data
>
> NO, but it is a start.
>
> Don Kelly
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Cyndie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Shari Handley [mailto:]
>> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 11:07 PM
>> To:
>> Subject: [BOARD-L] MOTION 05-01: BYLAWS ARTICLE V. AMENDMENT
>>
>> It has been moved by Jan and seconded by David that the USGenWeb
>> Advisory Board consider the bylaw amendment sponsored by the ARGenWeb
>> and co-sponsored by MSGenWeb, TXGenWeb, DEGenWeb, MIGenWeb, ORGenWeb and
>> WIGenWeb Projects as *urgent*, so that it would be placed before the
>> membership for a vote, at the earliest possible convenience of the EC.
>> Text as follows:
>>
>> Current Article:
>> ARTICLE V. COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY BOARD
>>
>> The Advisory Board membership shall consist of: the National
>> Coordinator,
>> four (4) State Coordinator Regional Representatives, eight (8) Local
>> Coordinator Regional Representatives, one (1) representative each from
>> The
>> USGenWeb Archives Project, The USGenWeb Census Project, and The USGenWeb
>> Tombstone Project, and beginning in 1999, one (1) at-large
>> representative.
>> All shall have voting privileges except the National Coordinator who
>> shall
>> vote only in the case of a tie. The regions from which State Coordinator
>> and Local Coordinator Representatives are elected shall be decided by
>> the
>> Advisory Board on an annual basis.
>>
>> Strike "one (1) representative each from The USGenWeb Archives Project,
>> The
>> USGenWeb Census Project, and The USGenWeb Tombstone Project," and
>> replace
>> with "one (1) Special Projects representative elected by members of The
>> USGenWeb Archives Project, The USGenWeb Census Project, and The USGenWeb
>> Tombstone Project" . . .
>>
>> The amended article will then read:
>>
>> ARTICLE V. COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY BOARD
>>
>> The Advisory Board membership shall consist of: the National
>> Coordinator,
>> four (4) State Coordinator Regional Representatives, eight (8) Local
>> Coordinator Regional Representatives, one (1) Special Projects
>> representative elected by members of the special projects, and one (1)
>> at-large representative. All shall have voting privileges except the
>> National Coordinator who shall vote only in the case of a tie. The
>> regions
>> from which State Coordinator and Local Coordinator Representatives are
>> elected shall be decided by the Advisory Board on an annual basis.
>>
>> In addition, the Section 3 of Article XIII regarding Special Projects
>> would
>> need to be amended:
>>
>> Current article:
>> ARTICLE XIII. SPECIAL PROJECTS
>>
>> Section 3. The staff members of The USGenWeb Archives Project, The
>> USGenWeb
>> Census Project, and The USGenWeb Tombstone Project shall each elect one
>> Special Project Representative to serve as a voting member of The
>> USGenWeb
>> Project Advisory Board.
>>
>> This amended section would read:
>> Section 3. The staff members of any special projects (as defined in
>> Section
>> 1) shall elect one Special Project Representative to serve as a voting
>> member of The USGenWeb Project Advisory Board.
>>
>>
>>
>> The motion is numbered 05-01. Discussion, please.
>>
>> Shari
>>
>>
>>
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