Changes

== Sponsors ==

== Sponsors ==

This vote is fairly simple in premise despite seeming like a very large change to our structure. '''Relieve 3 officer positions ( CTO, PR, and Treasurer) of general board duties, so that they are able to focus on and develop teams around the many varied and complex tasks associated with their roles.''' We hope to make a distinction between Directors and Officers for the benefit of the individuals in those roles, the functionality of future boards, and the organization as a whole.

This vote is fairly simple in premise despite seeming like a very large change to our structure. '''Relieve 3 officer positions ( CTO, PR, and Treasurer) of general board duties, so that they are able to focus on and develop teams around the many varied and complex tasks associated with their roles.''' We hope to make a distinction between Directors and Officers for the benefit of the individuals in those roles, the functionality of future boards, and the organization as a whole.

One of the details of this action that is often overlooked, due to a board that is historically composed of primarily officers, where all officers of are on the Board, is the distinct purpose Directors and Officers have in a nonprofit. [https://charitylawyerblog.com/2013/11/22/nonprofit-law-jargon-buster-directors-and-officers A quick discription can be found here]. Simply put - Directors are membership-elected and serve to oversee the organization is upholding its mission and Officers execute on the mission. It is a form of checks and balances where the membership has a direct voice through the Directors. That being said the officers that have very specific roles and focus on particular aspects of the functioning of the organization should be freed from having to collectively oversee and maintain the aspects of the space that do not pertain to their area of focus. This vote seeks to clarify those roles.

One of the details of this action that is often overlooked, due to a board that is historically composed of primarily officers, where all officers of are on the Board, is the distinct purpose Directors and Officers have in a nonprofit. [https://charitylawyerblog.com/2013/11/22/nonprofit-law-jargon-buster-directors-and-officers A quick discription can be found here]. Simply put - Directors are membership-elected and serve to oversee the organization is upholding its mission and Officers execute on the mission. It is a form of checks and balances where the membership has a direct voice through the Directors. That being said the Officers that have very specific roles and focus on particular aspects of the functioning of the organization should be freed from having to collectively oversee and maintain the aspects of the space that do not pertain to their area of focus. This vote seeks to clarify those roles.

Overarching goals and commentary of the vote:

Overarching goals and commentary of the vote:

== Language ==

== Language ==

For current vote language please see this [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JiU9KEu85nDeW9nveYEoYb6JxGnh6s0lFOiJOy4wnWg/edit?usp=sharing Google doc open for comments and suggestions]

 

UPDATE: As of 4 PM on 10-31-19, a member discovered a section of the bylaws that disqualifies the Vote to Restructure the Board on the basis that the ballots were delivered and voting was only open for 7 days instead of the minimum of 20 days. The elections for the annual meeting will proceed as if the vote did not pass. The original voting structure was executed for the 2020 Board election vote held on 11/05/2019.

 

 

Vote passed with 81.6% voting yes. (See update above - as of 11/4, vote did not pass.)

* This is the official action language of the vote. It's the only part of the vote that the membership is agreeing to. It must be written in the form of a statement that can be responded to with a yes or no.

* Quorum: Not applicable, only requires a 2/3rds supermajority vote due to bylaws modification.

* Write the duration of the action (if applicable) such as how long money will be made available for a specific purpose.

Quorum: The number of votes required to have a valid vote as determined by the bylaws in place on the day of the vote. If the vote doesn't meet quorum it can be proposed again, and can be voted on the following week (consider campaigning for your particular vote.)

 

Present: This is the total number of members that voted (physically present or by proxy) and includes those that abstained from voting.

* For: 94 (87%)

* Against: 8 (7%)

* Abstain: 5 (4%)

For: This is the number of members that vote but that agree with the vote language.

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Abstain: This is the number of members that were present but that did not vote on the proposal, or marked "Abstain" on their proxy.

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