[Eg-oversight-board] Updated By-Laws

Fri Apr 20 11:02:37 EDT 2018

I'm just nodding which doesn't translate well to email.

On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 11:00 AM, Terran McCanna <
tmccanna at georgialibraries.org> wrote:

> Me too!
>
> Terran McCanna
> PINES Program Manager
> Georgia Public Library Service
> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
> Atlanta, GA 30345
> 404-235-7138
> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 10:56 AM, Timothy Spindler <tspindler at cwmars.org>
> wrote:
>
>> 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-bou
>>>> nces 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
>>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1800+Century+Place,+Suite+150++Atlanta,+GA+30345&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>> Atlanta, GA 30345
>>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1800+Century+Place,+Suite+150++Atlanta,+GA+30345&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1800+Century+Place,+Suite+150%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Atlanta,+GA+30345&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>> 404-235-7138
>>>> 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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>>
>> Tim Spindler | Executive Director | CW MARS
>>
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>> http://www.cwmars.org
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