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From: "AnnieG" <>
Subject: Re: [BOARD] Motion 2008/09-04: 'Webmaster Qualifications'
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:42:35 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)
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No Discussion
Ann Allen Geoghegan
AnnieG
-------Original Message-------

From: Larry Flesher
Date: 10/28/2008 8:30:30 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [BOARD] Motion 2008/09-04: 'Webmaster Qualifications'

No discussion.

Larry Flesher
SWSC SC Rep


--- On Mon, 10/27/08, Tina S. Vickery <> wrote:

> From: Tina S. Vickery <>
> Subject: [BOARD] Motion 2008/09-04: 'Webmaster Qualifications'
> To:
> Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 8:01 PM
> Motion 2008/09-04: 'Webmaster Qualifications'
>
> Presented by Sherri Bradley and seconded by Ann Allen
> Geoghegan,
> 'Webmaster Qualifications' dated October 27, 2008,
> is numbered
> Motion 2008/09-04.
>
> Motion reads:
>
> I move that the following webmaster qualifications and
> duties proposed by
> the Webmaster Study Group be approved and added to the
> Standard Rules of the
> USGenWeb Project.
>
> Sherri [Bradley]
>
> -----
>
> NATIONAL WEBSITE MAINTENANCE & WEBMASTER QUALIFICATIONS
> & DUTIES
>
> Section 1: The USGenWeb Advisory Board (AB) will appoint
> the webmaster and
> an assistant webmaster from the Project membership to
> maintain the USGenWeb
> National website. The webmaster and assistant serve as
> trusted technical
> assistants to the Advisory Board. In addition, one AB
> member will be
> appointed to work with and act as a liaison between the AB
> and the webmaster
> and assistant, to ensure the National site is in compliance
> with the Project
> by-laws and that the duties outlined in this document are
> fulfilled. The
> National Coordinator (NC) will also work with the webmaster
> and assistant to
> ensure that their responsibility for day to day operational
> management of
> the project site is fulfilled.
>
> Section 2: Selection of the Webmaster - The USGenWeb
> Advisory Board (AB)
> will issue a call the last two weeks of September for
> interested individuals
> to serve as the webmaster and assistant webmaster of the
> National site.
> >From this call, the newly seated AB will make their
> selections at the
> beginning of the term, at the same time the remainder of
> the appointments
> are made. The AB shall determine if those currently in
> place shall
> continue, or if one or more of the new respondees shall be
> selected.
> The qualifications for both positions are:
> (a) The individual must have been a member in good
> standing of the
> USGenWeb Project for a minimum of 6 months.
> (b) The individual must have a strong demonstrated
> knowledge of HTML,
> CSS (cascading style sheets), SSI (server side includes),
> and FTP software.
> (c) The individual must be able to devote approximately
> 8 to 24 hours
> per month to their duties as webmaster, spread out across
> the month.
> (d) The individual must respond to requests for updates
> in a timely
> manner. This is defined by responding to the request within
> 48 hours and
> completing the requested update within one week. These
> time limits do not
> apply if the webmaster and/or assistant have notified the
> board they will be
> unavailable for a period of time or if there are
> extenuating circumstances
> such as a natural disaster in the area where the webmaster
> and/or assistant
> reside. The second limit does not apply if the scope of the
> change is large
> and if the webmaster or assistant have notified the board
> that it will take
> longer. If the webmaster or assistant have notified the
> board it will take
> longer than the stated week, they must provide an expected
> completion date
> for the change.
> (e) Additional knowledge and/or skills such as php,
> databases and
> search engine optimization may be desirable but are not
> required.
>
> Section 3: Duties & Responsibilities of the Webmaster
> and Assistant
> Webmaster:
>
> (a) Makes website changes requested by the advisory
> board or the
> National Coordinator. Changes may include, but are not
> limited to adding
> additional or updated links, updating the identity of
> committee members
> and/or state SCs or ASCs and and formatting and posting of
> committee
> minutes.
> (b) Finding and correcting broken or erroneous links by
> running a link
> checker monthly.
> (c) Reviewing server logs for errors and taking any
> needed corrective
> action.
> (d) Keeping a log of all changes made to or other
> actions taken in
> regards to the National site. This log must be available
> for review by the
> AB members at all times.
> (e) Watching, reporting on and taking steps to improve
> the performance
> of the National site's performance.
> (f) Receiving reports on website problems from site
> visitors,
> pro-actively detecting problems that arise whenever
> practical and reporting
> the problems to the web host provider, either directly or
> through the
> designated process in place at the time, and work with
> their support
> organization to correct the problems.
> (g) Providing quarterly reports to the AB regarding the
> site and actions
> taken and changes made by the webmaster and/or assistant.
> (h) Notify the assistant/assistant webmaster, AB
> representative and NC
> if they will be unavailable for periods of more than 48
> hours so that others
> can cover the duties and complete any necessary updates.
>
> Section 4: Responsibility of the NC or Designated
> Individual with Control
> Panel Access:
>
> (a) Provide the codes/passwords to the webmaster,
> assistant webmaster
> and the AB representative so the stated responsibilities
> can be carried out.
> (b) If the webmaster and assistant don't have
> direct access to site
> error logs, do whatever is required to make them available
> to the
> webmaster and assistant so that their duties can be carried
> out.
> (c) If the webmaster and assistant don't have
> direct access to the
> support organization of the webhosting service, serve as
> the interface to
> report problems to the web hosting service and in working
> with their support
> organization to correct them.
>
> Section 5: General Requirements:
>
> (a) The financial information of the account holder
> must be protected at
> all times.
> (b) The website must be designed such that it is
> portable between web
> hosting services in the event that a move is necessary or
> desirable.
> (c) The ability to hand code a site in HTML format is
> not necessary.
> Pages may be created using website designing software, but
> the software must
> not be specific to the web host, causing the transfer of
> the site to be
> impossible, nor should the software insert scripts that are
> not portable
> between web design applications.
> (d) The webmaster and/or assistant webmaster may be
> replaced for failure
> to comply with Sections 2 and 3, above.
> (e) The webmaster and assistant webmaster will only be
> granted ftp
> access to those portions of the National site for which the
> Advisory Board
> have assigned them responsibility.
>
> _____
>
> Discussion is now open. If you have no discussion, please
> indicate "No Discussion".
>
> Tina Vickery
> National Coordinator
> USGenWeb Project
> USGenWeb Project information can be found at:
> http://www.usgenweb.com
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