By-Laws Amendment Request for Comment Below are the proposed amendments to the GEBAS by-laws that will be voted on during the special session on December 7th, 2009. Amendment 1: A board member can be removed for any conflict of interest. The removal must receive two-thirds vote. The President will appoint a replacement that will serve the remainder of the removed board members term. Amendment 2: The board will consist of 13 individuals .... All comments must be posted on Comments link at bottom of this page no later than November 27th, 2009. Note: You must log in with your gebas.org account to post comments. If you need assistance contact travel@gebas.org. |
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Regarding Amendment 1: The by-laws state right now that board members may be removed for: 1. missing 3 meetings in a 12 month period, or 2. failing to carry out the duties of the position.
Do we need to add to this a third reason stated above as "Board members may be removed from their position if a conflict of interest exists between the Board Member and the Board bests interests"? Do we need to be more specific than this? Who would determine if a conflict of interest exists?
In general, how is removal to take place? Would the person be notified in writing? Does it need to be discussed at a board meeting and then voted on prior to any other action taking place? Would the person be recused from the meeting for this item, or would he or she be able to defend themselves?
Regarding the Replacement of the position, the by-laws state that is d this done by majority vote of the remaining board members and it is suggested in the current by-laws that the board consider the alternate candidates from the most recent election.This seems adequate and appropriate to me.
Regarding Amendment 2 (Refer to Article III, page 1 of the By-laws document), We are proposing to amend this to state:
The Board of Directors shall consist of 13 Foundation Members, each of which will be elected for a two year term. These 13 Foundation Members will consist of President, Vice President, Recording Sec., Corresp. Sec., Treasurer, Travel and Exchange, Ways and Means, Volunteer Coordinator, Public Relations and Recruitment, Green Space Coordinator, Special Events Coordinator, and two additional members. These two additional membeer, granted full voting rights on the board will be Financial Secretary (specific duties?), and Technology Coordinator (specific duties?).