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From: "Tina S. Vickery" <>
Subject: Fw: [STATE-COORD] Bylaws Revision -- News
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 18:23:41 -0500


FYI.
Tina
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Swafford" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 4:36 PM
Subject: [STATE-COORD] Bylaws Revision -- News


> ** Please Forward to appropriate project email lists**
>
> The BRC (Bylaws Revision Committee) has approved the following amendment
to
> Article VIII to be included when the BRC reports out.
>
> Note: The amendment contains two hyperlinks ... visit
> http://home.mchsi.com/~sagitta56/amendments.htm
> to access additional information.
>
> Members are encouraged to send comments to appropriate project lists or
> directly to BRC members linked from the BRC website.
>
> Roger - BRC website > http://home.mchsi.com/~sagitta56/
>
> _____________________________________________________________
> *Amended version*
> ARTICLE VIII. ADVISORY BOARD PROCEDURES
> Section 1. A majority of the current voting members of the Advisory Board
> shall constitute a quorum.
> Section 2. The vote requirements for motions to be adopted shall be in
> accordance with the parliamentary authority, except as specified in these
> bylaws. In all cases determination shall be made by the legal votes cast.
> Section 3. The Advisory Board shall utilize "roll call votes". Members are
> responsible for expeditiously responding to vote calls. The duration of
> voting time for motions shall be a minimum of 24 hours. The maximum
duration
> shall be at the discretion of the presiding officer, except that the
voting
> period shall not exceed 72 hours.
> Section 4. Voting records of the Advisory Board shall be posted publicly.
>
> *Current bylaw*
> ARTICLE VIII. ADVISORY BOARD PROCEDURES
> Section 1. Nine (9) voting members of the Advisory Board shall constitute
a
> quorum.
> Section 2. Issues shall require a 2/3 majority, of those board members
> voting, to pass.
> Section 3. For major issues, the Advisory Board will announce, at least 48
> hours in advance, when the vote will be taken in order for members to have
> the opportunity to voice their opinion.
> Section 4. Voting records of the Advisory Board membership shall be posted
> publicly.
>

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