[Eg-oversight-board] Updated By-Laws

Fri Apr 20 14:09:43 EDT 2018

Agreed!
Quoting scott.thomas at sparkpa.org:

> I like Mike’s language.
>
> From: eg-oversight-board  
> [mailto:eg-oversight-board-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org] On Behalf  
> Of Ruth Frasur
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2018 11:03 AM
> 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
>
> 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<mailto: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<mailto:tmccanna at georgialibraries.org>
>
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 10:56 AM, Timothy Spindler  
> <tspindler at cwmars.org<mailto:tspindler at cwmars.org>> wrote:
> Sounds good to me.
>
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 10:54 AM Mike Rylander  
> <mrylander at gmail.com<mailto: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,
>
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> On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 9:33 AM,  
> scott.thomas at sparkpa.org<mailto:scott.thomas at sparkpa.org>  
> <scott.thomas at sparkpa.org<mailto: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<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<mailto:tmccanna at georgialibraries.org>>
> Cc: Oversight Board  
> <eg-oversight-board at list.evergreen-ils.org<mailto: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. "
>
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> On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 11:30 AM, Terran McCanna  
> <tmccanna at georgialibraries.org<mailto: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  
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> Atlanta, GA  
> 30345<https://maps.google.com/?q=1800+Century+Place,+Suite+150++Atlanta,+GA+30345&entry=gmail&source=g>  
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> 404-235-7138
> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org<mailto:tmccanna at georgialibraries.org>
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> On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 10:02 AM, Mike Rylander  
> <mrylander at gmail.com<mailto: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!
>
>
>
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> Mike Rylander
>  | President
>  | Equinox Open Library Initiative
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> On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 8:03 AM, Timothy Spindler  
> <tspindler at cwmars.org<mailto: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.
>
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