|
 |
Minutes of the
Bylaws and Standing Orders Committee
ASLCS Spring Business Meeting
Boston, Massachusetts
March 19, 2005 |
The ASLCS Committee on Bylaws and Standing Orders met during the ASLCS Spring meeting at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts, on Saturday, March 19, 2005, beginning at 9 a.m., Chairman Greg Gray presiding. The following members were in attendance:
|
Greg Gray, WV, Chair |
Bo Hoover, WV |
|
Carmela Bills, VA |
Millie MacFarland, ME |
|
George Bishop, VA |
Patrick Merkel, TN |
|
Laura Clemens, OH |
Tara Perkinson, VA |
|
Marilyn Eddins, CO |
Susan Schaar, VA |
|
Jeff Finch, VA |
Karen Wadsworth, NH |
|
JoAnn Hedrick, DE |
Jeannine Wood, ID |
Chairman Gray recapped the last meeting of the committee, held in Baltimore in September 2004, stating that during that meeting he had appointed a subcommittee to begin restructuring the Standing Orders, with Jeannine Wood, Chairman, and John Garrett, Virginia, Vice Chairman. The intent of the rewrite is not to change the intent of any of the standing orders, but to make them more “user friendly.” The following persons volunteered, and were appointed by the Chairman, to serve on this subcommittee: George Bishop, VA; Mike Fina, OK; JoAnn Hedrick, DE; Rusti Horton, ID; Pamm Juker, ID; Patrick Merkel, TN; Norm Moore, AZ; Tara Perkinson, VA; and Karen Wadsworth, NH.
Jeannine presented to members in attendance a draft rewrite of the Standing Orders, noting that this draft had been previously submitted to members of the subcommittee in November of 2004. Jeannine stated that John Garrett and Patrick Merkel had presented to her their comments and suggested additions or changes to the draft, and their remarks were distributed to the members. The committee reviewed the draft and also John Garrett’s and Patrick Merkel’s suggestions, and expressed opinions on what should be changed, and what should stay the same. After discussion, and with general agreement from the members in attendance, Chairman Gray requested that the subcommittee prepare another draft to include the changes that were discussed. Once the changes are made, the draft will once again be sent to the subcommittee members for their review and comments. The Bylaws Committee will again discuss the Standing Orders rewrite at the NCSL Annual meeting in Seattle, Washington, in August. There being no further business before the committee, the meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Greg Gray, Chairman
Bylaws and Standing Orders Committee
|
