Executive Board
Meeting
Online
February 8,
2002
MINUTES
CALL
TO ORDER (Goodman) 2:00 p.m.
Present: Leslie Abrams, West Regional Representative; Laurie Whitehill Chong, Northeast Regional Representative; Norine Duncan, Secretary; Carole Goldsmith, Canadian Representative; Ted Goodman, President; Paula Hardin, South Regional Representative; Trudy Jacoby, Treasurer; Ursula Kolmstetter, Midwest Regional Representative; Karen McKenzie, Past President; Daniel Starr, Vice President/President Elect.
Observers
(incoming Board members): Irene Puchalski, Kay Teel.
1.
APPROVAL OF MIDYEAR MEETING MINUTES
Motion
#17:
Unanimously approved the midyear meeting minutes as sent and modified.
Board
Minutes are posted on the ARLIS/NA web site.
2.
ARLIS/NA VRA EDUCATION TASK FORCE
Motion
#18:
Approved the Charge for the ARLIS/NA VRA Education Task Force (8 yes, 1 no).
Some
concern about financial support was expressed.
Action
item: Duncan
to communicate to VRAC the Board’s desire that the Task Force continue to
investigate sources of outside funding for the workshop.
3.
CHAPTER BYLAWS CHANGES
Motion
#19:
Unanimously approved the changes to the ARLIS/NW bylaws (rescinded).
Motion
#20: Moved
to rescind Motion #19 and approve all chapter bylaws changes submitted to the
board; regional representatives to convey errors to the relevant chapter
(withdrawn).
Motion
#21: Moved
to withdraw Motion #20 and approve all bylaws changes except those of ARLIS/WNY
(withdrawn).
Proposed
bylaws of ARLIS/WNY are in conflict with the bylaws of the Society, Article
XIII, Section 5, which state that Chapter members must be members of the
Society.
Action
item:
Regional Reps to remind Chapter officers that their bylaws must be consistent
with Article XIII of the national bylaws.
Although
traditionally the Board has approved changes in Chapter bylaws, the Society
bylaws do not require Board approval. The Board decided that it only needs to
check Chapter bylaws for conflicts with the national bylaws.
Action
item:
Elizabeth Clarke to review Board discussion on this issue and to look for any
legal repercussions. Duncan to send relevant portion of transcript to Clarke.
Motion
#22:
Rescinded Motion #19, withdrew Motions #20 and #21, and voted unanimously to
return the ARLIS/WNY bylaws to the Chapter to be rewritten to meet the
requirement of Article XIII, Section 5 of the ARLIS/NA bylaws.
4.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Motion
#23:
Unanimously voted to rescind Motion #9 from the Midyear meeting, which dissolved
the Finance Committee.
The
Finance Committee is a standing committee that cannot be dissolved without a
bylaws change. The Board’s ad hoc Finance Committee is working on a revised
charge to be presented at the annual meeting.
ADJOURNED
2:50 p.m.
Norine
Duncan
Secretary
Approved
at the 2002 Pre-conference meeting, 3/20/2002