Hi all and thank you for the discussion to date!
Recapping the discussion so far:
- Tracked Changes / Crosswalk
- A rough crosswalk is in the attached Word document & PDF (68 landscape orientation pages if you plan to print it)
- Nota Bene: the notes about moving content in this crosswalk (v0.9) are not aligned with Appendix A.
v0.9 shows the internal content moves. (I have only finished the internal moves so far)
v0.9 also has my (Aaron's) initial notes of what seems to move where, but does not incorporate the official Appendix A list.
- Appendix A is where the content moves to external (outside the Bylaws) locations are tracked.
- Amendments
- can we see amendments as they are submitted -- short answer: this was not a planned option & the tools to do this were not explored
- the complete list of submitted amendments will go to C&B for combination and presentation ordering on Monday 1/23/2023
- my understanding is C&B hopes to release the combined amendments and tentative order of consideration later in the week, but before the day of the big meeting
- is a second needed to submit an amendment
- the motion form has a place for a seconder, so I assume one is needed (same as amendments to items in session)
- Nota Bene: it would be absolutely lovely if people were to collaborate on an amendment rather than ten individuals submitting 10 amendments to do the same thing
- editorial adjustments / scrivener errors
- recent practice has been to allow ALA ED/Staff to minor editorial corrections that do not change the meaning of the text after a Council item has passed
- with that said, I think Brian, Sheryl, and/or I would welcome an email highlighting things that were overlooked in our last-minute finalization efforts.
I plan to incorporate Appendix A into the crosswalk document as time allows this week -- but
please don't wait on it if you're thinking about an amendment.Remember, in the interest of effective use of time during the meeting, please
submit proposed amendments via the web form ASAP and by the end of the day Sunday January 22, 2023.
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Aaron W Dobbs (he/him)
Library Support Staff Round Table, Chair, 2022 - 2023
Library Support Staff Interests Round Table, President, 2021 - 2022
ALA Council, Councilor for Small Round Tables, 2019 - 2022
Round Table Member: GODORT, GNCRT, LearnRT, LHRT, LSSRT (formerly LSSIRT & SORT), MAGIRT, NMRT, RMRT
Division Member: ACRL, Core (formerly LITA & LLAMA), RUSA, UNITED
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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Professor & Library Department Chair
Scholarly Communication Librarian
Librarian Liaison for Business
Librarian Liaison for STEM
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Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties
Shippensburg University Chapter, President, 2022-2024; Vice President, 2016 - 2022
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Jeffrey W and Jo Anne R Coy Public Library of Shippensburg
Board of Trustees, President 2022; Trustee 2019 - 2024
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Original Message:
Sent: Jan 13, 2023 11:26 AM
From: Sheryl Reyes
Subject: ALA Bylaws Final Draft - Councilors to Submit Amendments by Jan 22
Sending this message on behalf of the ALA Constitution and Bylaws Committee Chair, Brian E. C. Schottlaender
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January 13, 2023
Dear ALA Colleague,
On behalf of the ALA Committee on Constitution and Bylaws (C&B), I am pleased to share with you DRAFT 4 of the General Revision of the ALA Bylaws currently being undertaken by C&B. You may access the revision here.
This fourth draft is the final one to be published before the upcoming face-to-face Bylaws Convention to be held on January 27 during the ALA Library Learning Experience (LLX) event in New Orleans. It is during that Convention that we plan to put the finishing touches on the General Revision for Council approval. Following that, the ALA membership will be invited on the 2023 spring ballot to vote on both the rescission of the Constitution and the adoption of the new Bylaws.
As a reminder, the ALA Council has now twice voted overwhelmingly in the affirmative to rescind the ALA Constitution and tasked C&B with creating instead a thoroughly revised set of ALA Bylaws that integrates content from the Constitution into a single updated Bylaws document that reflects a modern, forward-looking Association. Included in this General Revision are any TAG (Transforming ALA Governance Task Force) recommendations that have thus far been approved by Council.
As with Drafts 1-3, DRAFT 4 includes high-level annotations for substantive revisions and/or recommendations. Revisions made for purposes of clarity and/or organization have not been annotated as the intent of the language has not been changed. In addition to the text of the General Revision, DRAFT 4 includes an Appendix (Appendix A), which lists Articles and Sections from the ALA Constitution and ALA Bylaws not included in the General Revision of the ALA Bylaws because, either, they are considered no longer relevant, or, because they are being recommended for inclusion in the ALA Policy Manual.
With the publication of this final pre-Bylaws Convention DRAFT, the Constitution & Bylaws Committee is poised to receive requested amendments to the draft. Proposed amendments may be submitted here: https://www.ala.org/aboutala/governance/council/motionwebform
The Constitution and Bylaws Committee is eager to receive as many amendments as possible before the Bylaws Convention so that we may triage the proposals ahead of time to facilitate their discussion in New Orleans. We are asking, therefore, that councilors make every effort to submit amendments by Sunday, January 22.
We are looking forward to our discussions during the Bylaws Convention and to bringing to closure this part of our continuing effort to craft together a modern, forward-looking professional association.
With my best,
Brian S.
Brian E. C. Schottlaender, Chair
ALA Constitution and Bylaws Committee
Attachments:
ALA Bylaws General Revision DRAFT 4
Appendix A: Articles and Sections Not Included in the ALA Bylaws General Revision
p.s. For reference, the current ALA Constitution and Bylaws can be found via these highlighted weblinks.