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Records Committee
Bylaws Changes
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Index:
- First State Records & New
Voting Category
- Secretary Description &
Committee Functions on the Internet
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Jun 2008 |
First State Records & New Voting Category |
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Proposal #2:
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#2 by Kris Purdy
Proposal:
My proposal is this: eliminate item
IV.C.11. from the bylaws. I believe that each record must be considered
on its own merit and that first state records must not have to meet more
stringent criteria than records of species seen in the state many times.
Accepted: 4 - 3
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Proposal #3: |
(Proposal #3 may not be
needed if Proposal #2 is accepted).
by David Wheeler
PROPOSAL: I would like to formally propose that we modify our voting form to
allow us a choice to vote "accept--but record does not meet criteria to
include on official list" (or some equivalent thereof).
Accepted: 5 - 2
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14
Aug 2006 |
Proposals concerning the Secretary/Chairman
position and internet functions. |
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Proposal #1: |
(Since the office of Secretary/Chairman was thrown
into the bylaw later on in the process, some of the duties,
responsibilities, etc., are unclearly defined with respect to other members
of the committee. Hopefully this can be cleared up). We should define
certain names of groups (and other entities) and consistently capitalize
them to prevent misunderstanding. (i.e. Member, Voting Member, Secretary,
Review List, Committee С already defined but needs to be consistently
capitalized when referring to the UBRC Committee and not capitalized when
referring to other things). [Sections II, D; III, A and throughout]
Some specific delineations:
- The Secretary can also nominate new members, but the Secretary
will not vote in the elections. [III, C]
- The Secretary will vote on the removal of a delinquent Member of
the committee and the vote must be a super-majority of 6-1 or 7-0 for
removal. [III, F, 2]
- Changes to the checklist will be voted on by the Voting Members. [V, A, 2]
- Any Member of the committee may request review of a non-review-list
species. [V, B, 5]
Accepted: 7 - 0
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Proposal #2: |
Qualifications for the Secretary should be different
than the Voting Members with more emphasis on clerical and organizational
skills, etc. [III, B,2]
Accepted: 7 - 0
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Proposal #3: |
Election procedures should be clarified to fit all
instances - when there is one position to fill, up to three or more.
[III,C,1]
Accepted: 7 - 0
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Proposal #4: |
If a Replacement election is held and a new member
elected to a three year term this would probably fall in the middle of the
year. I think it should be rounded off so that it start at the beginning of
the year. So if someone where elected after June 30th they would get some
extra months on the three-year term and if before July 1st would have a term
shorter than three years by a few months. (also I think we need to take the
words for alternate out unless we want to have alternates). [III, G]
Accepted: 7 - 0
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Proposal #5: |
We should add an electronic meeting statute, so that
we can vote, conduce elections and other business using conference calls,
email and the internet. And in the case of email and the internet a quorum
should consist of all the members. [III,H,3]
Accepted: 7 - 0
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Proposal #6: |
We should replace the requirement to have all 3rdround
voting be conducted at a live meeting in conjunction with the UOS yearly
conference and instead use the same procedures as in the first two rounds.
[IV, B, 4, a].
Accepted: 7 - 0
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Proposal #7: |
Voting Members should accept or reject the sighting as
a whole as opposed to accepting or rejecting an individual sight record.
This means that all photographs, sight records, additional materials, expert
opinions, and testimonials of Records Committee members or others, should be
taken into account when deciding how to vote. [IV.C.8]
Accepted: 5 - 2
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Proposal #8: |
(Added to V.A.4) A northern Utah specialty indicator
(^) should be included on the official checklist to indicate species found
almost exclusively in the northern part of the state.
Accepted: 6 - 1
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