Re: [atlarge-discuss] Bylaws Discussion - Suggested Modifications for sections 3.1 thru 5.5

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Danny and all fellow members,

 All bylaws for ICANNATLARGE.ORG should be posted to
the ICANNATLARGE.ORG web site before said bylaws
can be reasonably considered official iterations or actual final
draft's of bylaws for the members and/or organization for
ICANNATLARGE.ORG.

  However, in that yet again we have a guest and several members
engaging in bylaws iterations the following listed on Danny's
site, I see some specific small language and other problems
with the following sections:

3.1  Determinative Vote -- Except as otherwise specifically provided
herein, all matters coming before the Board for determination shall
be determined by a majority vote of the Board.  The Board's powers,
however, will be constrained by the authority of the Membership to
block any decision or require other decisions at the Members'
discretion

 The following changes I am suggesting to the above section:
The Boards decisions or votes on matters coming before
them, must be approved by a majority vote in ratification
by the members before enactment or otherwise implemented.

  This should replace: "The Board's powers,
however, will be constrained by the authority of the Membership to
block any decision or require other decisions at the Members'
discretion"

Section 4.2  the following should be considered for modification:

"Any transactions or contracts entered into will be subject to
  independent scrutiny by persons appointed by the Membership,
  with whom final authority  for all transactions will rest"

Should possibly read instead: " Any transactions or contracts
entered into will be subject to independent  scrutiny by persons
ELECTED or HIRED by the Membership, OR IF HIRED APPROVED
by a vote of the membership, with whom final authority
for all transactions will rest"

  Section 4.3 needs serious modification.  It currently reads as:

"Except when specifically authorized by the Board, no
Board member shall serve on any standing administrative
committee.  Decisions on membership of administrative
committees will rest with Committee chairs, who will be 
appointed by the Membership, though the Board may make
recommendations. Board members may serve either as 
Chairperson or member of these standing administrative 
committees, but appointment to the chair will be by 
the Membership. 
    
4.3 possibly should read as follows:

"Except when specifically authorized by the Board, no
Board member shall serve on any standing administrative
committee.  Decisions on membership of administrative
committees will rest with the vote or the members
of,  though the Board may make recommendations. 
Board members may serve as acting chair only. 
Chairperson must be elected within two weeks of the 
committee's constitution, and said constitution of 
such committee or committees must be determined by 
the vote of the Board by majority vote with the 
ratification vote of the members by simple
majority with at least 10% of the members voting. 

Section 5.4 needs some modification as well.  It reads as follows:


"5.4  The following shall be the Standing Committees of the Board: 

                        Finance Committee 
                        Website Committee 
                        Election Commission 
                        DNS Issues Committee 
                        Polling Commission 
                        Publicity & Outreach Committee"

  The following additions of standing committees should be added:

IP allocation and policy
Privacy and security 
Protocol standard development


Section 5.5 also needs some modification.  It reads as follows:

"5.5  Each Standing Committee shall have at least four Committee 
Chair-appointed members; the Chair of each Standing Committee shall 
be appointed by the Members.  Members of Standing Committees shall 
hold office until the appointment of their successors.  Control and 
appointment to these Committees should rest with the Membership, not 
the Board. The Membership should select a Chair for each Committee, 
and also have powers to appoint others, and the Chair should be allowed
discretion to appoint members, but the Membership has the authority 
to "call in" any appointee or annul any committee and make new 
appointments. Standing Committees should generally expect to 
operate until after a new Board election. On seeing who has been 
elected to a new Board, informed decisions can then be made on 
the appointment to these Standing Committees. There does not 
need to be a limitation to serving on just one committee, though 
the Membership may sometimes regard this as desirable."

  5.5 should possibly read as follows:

"Each Standing Committee shall have at least four Committee 
members but n; the Chair of each Standing Committee shall 
be appointed ot limited to four.  Should be open to any and 
all interested members without restraint or restriction.
the Chair of each Standing Committee shall be elected by 
the committee Members within two weeks of it's constitution.
should a chair resign, or for any reason not be able to
continue to serve as chair, or be considered by committee
members not able to serve adaquately or reasonably,
a new chair must be elected in no more than seven working
days of the leaving chair no longer serving as chair. 
Members of Standing Committees shall hold office until 
for a period not to exceed 18 months at which time a
new standing committee members must than volunteer and a 
new chair elected from that new committee membership.
There does not need to be a limitation to serving on just 
one committee, though no member maay serve on more than two 
(2) committees at any given time.

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