[Eg-oversight-board] Updated By-Laws

Fri Apr 20 10:56:05 EDT 2018

Sounds good to me.

On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 10:54 AM Mike Rylander <mrylander at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am fine with Scott's suggested wording if we want to require two board
> members be on a committee, and that the chair must be a board member.  In
> particular, I am thinking of the conference committee, where we have a few
> folks with concentrated knowledge that would be ideal for chairing the
> committee, but may not be serving on the board in any given year.
>
> How about the following instead:
>
> Section 4:3 Other Committees.
> The Corporation may have other Committees consisting of at least one
> Director appointed by a majority of all the Directors in office, and at
> least one additional individual from within the Evergreen user community,
> regardless whether that individual serve on the board at the time of
> committee appointment, appointed by a majority of all the Directors in
> office. Such other committees shall have such purposes and such powers as
> the Board may confer, subject to the limitations described in Section 4:4
> below. The Board shall appoint two or more individuals, one of which must
> be a Director in office, as members of any such Committee and the Board
> shall shall designate one such Committee member as the chair of the
> Committee. Subject to Section 4:4 below, the Board shall have the power at
> any time to expand or limit the authority of, dissolve, and fill vacancies
> in, or change the membership of, any such Committee.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> --
> Mike Rylander
>  | President
>  | Equinox Open Library Initiative
>  | phone:  1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
>  | email:  miker at equinoxinitiative.org
>  | web:  http://equinoxinitiative.org
>
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 9:33 AM, scott.thomas at sparkpa.org <
> scott.thomas at sparkpa.org> wrote:
>
>> Tim,
>>
>>    I like the idea of specifying it as you do in your last sentence. I
>> would recommend a change in wording to make it consistent with the language
>> elsewhere:
>>
>>
>>
>> “The board may supplement committee membership with representatives from
>> the community of Evergreen users who do not currently serve on the Board.”
>>
>>
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* eg-oversight-board [mailto:
>> eg-oversight-board-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org] *On Behalf Of *Timothy
>> Spindler
>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 19, 2018 12:40 PM
>> *To:* Terran McCanna <tmccanna at georgialibraries.org>
>> *Cc:* Oversight Board <eg-oversight-board at list.evergreen-ils.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Eg-oversight-board] Updated By-Laws
>>
>>
>>
>> How about changin
>>
>> Section 4:3 Other Committees.
>> The Corporation may have other Committees consisting of two or more
>> Directors appointed by a majority of all the Directors in office. Such
>> other committees shall have such purposes and such powers as the Board may
>> confer, subject to the limitations described in Section 4:4 below. The
>> Board shall appoint two or more Directors as members of any such Committee
>> and shall designate one such Director as the chair of the Committee.
>> Subject to Section 4:4 below, the Board shall have the power at any time to
>> expand or limit the authority of, dissolve, and fill vacancies in, or
>> change the membership of, any such Committee.
>>
>> to
>>
>>
>> Section 4:3 Other Committees.
>> The Corporation may have other Committees consisting of two or more
>> Directors appointed by a majority of all the Directors in office. Such
>> other committees shall have such purposes and such powers as the Board may
>> confer, subject to the limitations described in Section 4:4 below. The
>> Board shall appoint two or more Directors as members of any such Committee
>> and shall designate one such Director as the chair of the Committee.
>> Subject to Section 4:4 below, the Board shall have the power at any time to
>> expand or limit the authority of, dissolve, and fill vacancies in, or
>> change the membership of, any such Committee.  The board may also include
>> members from the Evergreen users who do not serve on the board.
>>
>> My other thought is this line may allow for it." Board shall have the
>> power at any time to expand or limit the authority of, dissolve, and fill
>> vacancies in, or change the membership of, any such Committee. "
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> <http://www.cwmars.org>
>>
>> Tim Spindler | Executive Director | CW MARS
>>
>> tspindler at cwmars.org | 508-755-3323 x120
>>
>> http://www.cwmars.org
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 11:30 AM, Terran McCanna <
>> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org> wrote:
>>
>> Looks great, Tim. Good catch on the Committees, Mike.
>>
>>
>> Terran McCanna
>> PINES Program Manager
>> Georgia Public Library Service
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>> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 10:02 AM, Mike Rylander <mrylander at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks, Tim.
>>
>>
>>
>> The changes to the election sections look much better.  The language
>> about filling vacancies might need to be explicitly subordinate to the
>> general language regarding staggered terms, but I think the intent is
>> fairly clear now.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regarding the Committees section, all parts specify that the committees
>> will be made up of Directors (that is, EOB members).  Traditionally we have
>> invited assistance from outside the EOB for several officially designated
>> committees, and I wonder if we shouldn't adjust the bylaws to explicitly
>> allow for that.  In particular, I think section 4:3, Other Committees,
>> should get this change.
>>
>>
>>
>> Otherwise, it looks to be in good shape.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mike Rylander
>>  | President
>>  | Equinox Open Library Initiative
>>  | phone:  1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
>>  | email:  miker at equinoxinitiative.org
>>  | web:  http://equinoxinitiative.org
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 8:03 AM, Timothy Spindler <tspindler at cwmars.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Attached are the updated by-laws marked in red.  Please let me know by
>> the 5 PM PST Monday if you have no other changes.  If you think we need
>> more time, also please let me know by 5 PM PST Monday.
>>
>>
>>
>> <http://www.cwmars.org>
>>
>> Tim Spindler | Executive Director | CW MARS
>>
>> tspindler at cwmars.org | 508-755-3323 x120
>>
>> http://www.cwmars.org
>>
>>
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