Proposed Bylaw Changes 2009 - Revision history

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	It's impossible to collect 75% of member signatures, so, same as the membership or board removal process...		It's impossible to collect 75% of member signatures, so, same as the membership or board removal process...

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	It's impossible to collect 75% of member signatures, so, same as the membership or board removal process...		It's impossible to collect 75% of member signatures, so, same as the membership or board removal process...

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ITechGeek: Undo revision 4143 by Yrewevaca (talk)

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Yrewevaca at 08:18, 24 November 2010

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Emacsen: Added committee section

2009-07-07T21:55:58Z

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	<blockquote>"For fundraising and honorary purposes, the Minister of Finance may declare the qualifications for and appointment of non-voting members. Non-voting memberships and membership titles are subject to voting member approval. Non-voting members do not have the right to vote in affairs of the corporation nor do they have any responsibilities towards it. All other rights and responsibilities of non-voting members shall be explicitly stated by the Minister of Finance and subject to voting member approval, except for the right to one (1) vegan chocolate chip cookie or a vegan baked good of equal or lesser nutritional value upon becoming a non-voting member."</blockquote>		<blockquote>"For fundraising and honorary purposes, the Minister of Finance may declare the qualifications for and appointment of non-voting members. Non-voting memberships and membership titles are subject to voting member approval. Non-voting members do not have the right to vote in affairs of the corporation nor do they have any responsibilities towards it. All other rights and responsibilities of non-voting members shall be explicitly stated by the Minister of Finance and subject to voting member approval, except for the right to one (1) vegan chocolate chip cookie or a vegan baked good of equal or lesser nutritional value upon becoming a non-voting member."</blockquote>

	As discussed earlier, I propose striking this entire section down in favor of making people full members with dues waved.		As discussed earlier, I propose striking this entire section down in favor of making people full members with dues waved. This also eliminates issues of vegan baking.

	== Article III: How we meet ==		== Article III: How we meet ==
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	<blockquote>"Regular meetings of voting members shall be held every Tuesday at 19:30 local time at the registered office. A different meeting place may be designated by written petition signed by more than three quarters (3/4ths) of voting members. Regular meetings shall not take place on the day before, upon, or after a federal holiday unless specifically approved at the prior regular meeting or annual meeting. Meetings shall not take place on the day of a closure declared by the Office of Personnel Management."</blockquote>		<blockquote>"Regular meetings of voting members shall be held every Tuesday at 19:30 local time at the registered office. A different meeting place may be designated by written petition signed by more than three quarters (3/4ths) of voting members. Regular meetings shall not take place on the day before, upon, or after a federal holiday unless specifically approved at the prior regular meeting or annual meeting. Meetings shall not take place on the day of a closure declared by the Office of Personnel Management."</blockquote>

	~~[FILL IN]~~		The times of our regular meetings should be addressed in the standing rules and not in our bylaws. This section should be amended to that effect.

	=== Section 3: Special Meetings ===		=== Section 3: Special Meetings ===
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	<blockquote>"A petition presented to all voting members and signed by one third (1/3rd) of voting members may call a special meeting. Such a petition must include the date, time, place and agenda of the special meeting."</blockquote>		<blockquote>"A petition presented to all voting members and signed by one third (1/3rd) of voting members may call a special meeting. Such a petition must include the date, time, place and agenda of the special meeting."</blockquote>

	To call a special meeting, we need a signature from 1/3rd of the membership? That seems unwieldy. I'd propose making the requirement for a meeting more online-friendly.		To call a special meeting, we need a signature from 1/3rd of the membership? That seems unwieldy. I'd propose making the requirement for a meeting more online-friendly and or else something that the ministers can do.

	=== Section 4: Notice of Meetings ===		=== Section 4: Notice of Meetings ===
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	<blockquote>"There shall be four officers, referred to as "The Ministers", consisting of a Coordinator in Chief who shall serve the role of President, a Minister of Information who shall serve the role of Vice President, a Keeper of the MIBS who shall serve the role of Secretary and a Minister of Finance who shall serve the role of Treasurer. Each officer must be a voting member and each officer shall serve from the time of their election until their successor is elected and qualifies. No officer may serve more than 3 consecutive terms. No officer shall be compensated for their service as an officer, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for officers as allowed by law."</blockquote>		<blockquote>"There shall be four officers, referred to as "The Ministers", consisting of a Coordinator in Chief who shall serve the role of President, a Minister of Information who shall serve the role of Vice President, a Keeper of the MIBS who shall serve the role of Secretary and a Minister of Finance who shall serve the role of Treasurer. Each officer must be a voting member and each officer shall serve from the time of their election until their successor is elected and qualifies. No officer may serve more than 3 consecutive terms. No officer shall be compensated for their service as an officer, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for officers as allowed by law."</blockquote>

	I propose removing the 3 term cap on any ministerial position. I don't see the purpose. If a person is a good leader, they'll be re-elected. If not, they won't be. If that's not acceptable to folks, I'd propose making two changes: 1) Up the cap from 3 to 5 years and or 2) Change the cap from any ministerial position to the same ministerial position consecutively.		I propose removing the 3 term cap on any ministerial position. I don't see the purpose. If a person is a good leader, they'll be re-elected. If not, they won't be. If that's not acceptable to folks, I'd propose making two changes: 1) Up the cap from 3 to 5 years and or 2) Change the cap from any ministerial position to the same ministerial position consecutively.

	=== Section 4: Duties of the Keeper of the MIBS ===		=== Section 4: Duties of the Keeper of the MIBS ===
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	<blockquote>"The board of directors shall consist of the four Ministers as defined in Article IV and two at-large directors, all of whom are considered directors for the purposes of this article. All directors must be voting members of the corporation. Each director shall serve from the time of their election until their successor is elected and qualifies. No member may serve more than 3 consecutive terms on the board of directors. No director may be compensated for their service as a board member, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for board members as allowed by law."</blockquote>		<blockquote>"The board of directors shall consist of the four Ministers as defined in Article IV and two at-large directors, all of whom are considered directors for the purposes of this article. All directors must be voting members of the corporation. Each director shall serve from the time of their election until their successor is elected and qualifies. No member may serve more than 3 consecutive terms on the board of directors. No director may be compensated for their service as a board member, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for board members as allowed by law."</blockquote>

	I don't see the point of enumerating the 3 consecutive years here either. It makes even less sense than for ministers, since the board also includes at large members who have no actual power~~. Remove it~~.		I don't see the point of enumerating the 3 consecutive years here either. It makes even less sense than for ministers, since the board also includes at large members who have no actual power.

	=== Section 2: Meetings ===		=== Section 2: Meetings ===
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	As for removal of a board member, I suggest the same changes as were put in place to remove a member.		As for removal of a board member, I suggest the same changes as were put in place to remove a member.

			== Article VI: Committees

			<blockquote>"Otherwise, the board or voting members may not create committees or delegate their authority."<blockquote>

			Committees are useful entities to have at as an option. This section should be ammended to allow for voting membership to elect a committee.

	== Article VII: Amendments ==		== Article VII: Amendments ==

Emacsen: Serge Proposed Bylaw Changes 2009 moved to Proposed Bylaw Changes 2009

2009-07-06T19:48:54Z

Serge Proposed Bylaw Changes 2009 moved to Proposed Bylaw Changes 2009

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Katie: added article/section headings, again with the aim of making this proposal easier to review

2009-02-27T15:33:35Z

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Katie: added text of applicable bylaws, hopefully making this proposal easier to review

2009-02-27T15:16:18Z

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Emacsen at 12:40, 27 February 2009

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 '''Aricle 2: Section 3'''
-Should be ammended to remove the ability for any meeting of quarum to be able to vote to change member dues. In general we'll need to create a new meeting structure to prevent a small minority of members from taking votes that could drastically alter the organization.
+In general, I'd like to eliminate the section from the bylaws. How and under what circumstances we modify dues can be in the standing rules and don't need to be put in the bylaws if we can avoid it.
-In general, I'd like to eliminate the section from the bylaws. How and under what circumstances we modify dues can be in the standing rules and don't need to be put in the bylaws if we can avoid it.
+The registed office bit is there again...

Emacsen: New page: The following changes are proposed as an ammendment to the bylaws: '''Article 2: Section 1''' Should be amended to remove all non-voting members. The issue of non-voting members is addre...

2009-02-27T12:10:23Z

New page: The following changes are proposed as an ammendment to the bylaws: '''Article 2: Section 1''' Should be amended to remove all non-voting members. The issue of non-voting members is addre...

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The following changes are proposed as an ammendment to the bylaws:

'''Article 2: Section 1'''

Should be amended to remove all non-voting members. The issue of non-voting members is addressed in Section 7 to allow the Minister of Finance to appoint non-voting honorary members. Thusfar we have found that it's better to vote all honorary members in as full voting members. Doing so should require a membership vote at a regular meeting.

'''Article 2: Section 2'''

[FILL IN]

'''Aricle 2: Section 3'''

Should be ammended to remove the ability for any meeting of quarum to be able to vote to change member dues. In general we'll need to create a new meeting structure to prevent a small minority of members from taking votes that could drastically alter the organization.

In general, I'd like to eliminate the section from the bylaws. How and under what circumstances we modify dues can be in the standing rules and don't need to be put in the bylaws if we can avoid it.