2018-04 Proposals
Contents
Proposal 2018-04-A. (Bylaws)
Date: April 15, 2018
Author: Christian Hain
Status: Postponed Indefinitely
Section and Title
Section 6. Voting. Paragraph A.
Currently Reads As
“A proposal must be announced by submitting it to the Secretary in writing at a business meeting or by emailing its full text to the Secretary no later than 14 full days prior to the business meeting at which it will be considered. The Secretary shall post the full text of any proposal to be considered at a business meeting to an appropriate page on the OutWorlders website no later than 7 full days prior to that business meeting and shall announce the posting to the OutWorlders Facebook group. If a proposal is amended during discussion at a business meeting, then it cannot be adopted prior to the subsequent business meeting.”
Proposed Amendment
“A proposal must be announced by submitting it to the Secretary in writing at a business meeting or by emailing its full text to the Secretary no later than 14 full days prior to the business meeting at which it will be considered. The Secretary shall post the full text of any proposal to be considered at a business meeting to an appropriate page on the Organization's website no later than 7 full days prior to that business meeting and shall announce the posting via official communication methods. If a proposal is amended during discussion at a business meeting, then it cannot be adopted prior to the subsequent business meeting.”
Rationale
To remove specific mention of technologies and to consistently refer to OutWorlders as “the Organization.”
Proposal 2018-04-B. (Bylaws)
Date: April 15, 2018
Author: Christian Hain
Status: Approved (2018-07-15)
Section and Title
Section 6. Officers. Part A. Election. Paragraph A.
Currently Reads As
“Elected officers shall be voted on annually at the regular business meeting of the organization in December; voting shall be by secret ballot. The following officer positions are elected positions: President, Vice‐President, Treasurer, and Secretary. A candidate for an elected officer position must be a sponsoring member of the organization who was nominated for the position prior to the close of the November regular business meeting. Self‐nominations are allowed; however, all nominations must
be seconded. A printed proposal is not required for a nomination. Elected officers serve from 01 January to 31 December of the year following their election.”
Proposed Amendment
“Elected officer positions shall be voted on annually at the regular business meeting of the organization in December; voting shall be by secret ballot. The following officer positions are elected positions: President, Vice‐President, Treasurer, and Secretary. A candidate for an elected officer position must be a sponsoring member of the organization who was nominated for the position prior to the close of the November regular business meeting. Self‐nominations are allowed; however, all nominations must be seconded. A printed proposal is not required for a nomination. Elected officers serve from 01 January to 31 December of the year following their election.”
Rationale
To specifically state that the positions are up for votes, not the current officers.
Proposal 2018-04-C. (Bylaws)
Date: April 15, 2018
Author: Christian Hain
Status: Approved (2018-07-15)
Section and Title
Section 6. Officers. Part B. Appointment.
Currently Reads As
“Appointed officers may be appointed at a regular business meeting as necessary
(except the Election Coordinator). The following are appointed officer positions: Events
Coordinator, Historian, Internet Coordinator, Public Relations Coordinator, and Election
Coordinator. With the approval of at least two other elected officers, the President shall
appoint sponsoring members to appointed positions and shall announce such
appointments at a regular business meeting. Appointed officers take office at the end of
the meeting at which they were appointed and serve until the end of the January regular
business meeting of the subsequent year, with the exception of the Election Coordinator,
who serves from the end of the November regular business meeting at which they were
appointed to the end of the March regular business meeting. The Vice President shall
oversee the activities of the appointed officers.”
Proposed Amendment
“Sponsoring Members may be appointed to appointed officer positions at a regular business meeting as necessary (except the Election Coordinator). The following are appointed officer positions: Events Coordinator, Historian, Internet Coordinator, Public Relations Coordinator, and Election Coordinator. With the approval of at least two other elected officers, the President shall appoint sponsoring members to appointed positions and shall announce such appointments at a regular business meeting. Appointed officers take office at the end of the meeting at which they were appointed and serve until the end of the January regular business meeting of the subsequent year, with the exception of the Election Coordinator, who serves from the end of the November regular business meeting at which they were appointed to the end of the March regular business meeting. The Vice President shall oversee the activities of the appointed officers.”
Rationale
To specifically state that the positions are available to be appointed, not the current officers.
