[Fwd: Re: [Leaplist] proposed change to LEAP by-laws]

[Phil Barnett]

On Saturday 28 July 2007, J.T. Hayden wrote:
> Pardon my insertion here, but my recall *and I looked it up*
>
> at the 7/19 meeting, there was a suggestion to change the by-laws and add a
> clause which says, basically, that nobody may serve on the election
> committee for more than two years in a row. the four current board members
> who were present at the meeting agreed to it in principle, however there
> was no exact wording agreed upon, so legally it doesn't "count".
>
> the by-laws state that in order for the by-laws to be changed, the
> following needs to happen:
>
> - EITHER the change needs to be proposed at an executive committee meeting,
> and then voted upon by the executive committee at the FOLLOWING executive
> committee meeting;
>
> - OR the change needs to be "sent" to all executive committee members
> (we've always assumed that email is okay for this, although the by- laws
> don't explicitly say one way or the other) and then voted upon at an
> executive committee meeting AT LEAST TEN DAYS AFTER the change was "sent".
>
> There was not a clear acceptance of this because it did not follow current
> bylaws, as I am NOT a member, I can not be sure, but seems to ME that all
> this on here does not satisfy these conditions, that another meeting has
> yet to be made with these conditions followed ....
>
> (please feel free to tell me to shut up, because as I stated I am NOT a
> member, nor do I know the standing of any such meetings)

I don't disagree with you that all the steps have not take place, but it was 
move, seconded and voted upon to go through that process.

-- 
Phil Barnett
AI4OF
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