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Resolutions, Memorials, and Tributes at ALA Council meetings

  • 1.  Resolutions, Memorials, and Tributes at ALA Council meetings

    Posted Nov 29, 2022 01:36 PM
    Edited by Marsha P. Burgess Nov 29, 2022 01:37 PM
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    This message is being sent on behalf of the ALA Resolutions Committee Chair, Rodney Lippard

    Greetings ALA Councilors,

    Attached are Guidelines for preparing and submitting Resolutions, Memorials, and Tributes to come before the ALA Council Meetings at LibLearnX.  Any councilor, with seconder, may offer a resolution for consideration at  Council Meetings provided the resolution has been reviewed by the ALA Resolutions Committee.  All resolutions must be received by the ALA Resolutions Committee at alaresolutions@ala.org  at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the calling of a meeting to order. This deadline ensures that final resolutions will be posted by the Council Secretariat (Marsha Burgess mburgess@ala.org)  within twenty-four (24) hours of the calling of a meeting to order.

    When preparing a resolution for submission to the Resolutions Committee for consideration, movers should complete and submit the Resolution e-Form available  at www.ala.org/aboutala/governance/council/... 

    In some cases some components of the e-form may not be applicable, please be as complete as possible. Any information you provide will help to expedite the resolution process.

    To allow other Councilors time to consider your resolution, please post your proposed resolution as a "Document" to the ALA Council community, ala-council@connectedcommunity.org

    Questions and concerns about Resolutions, Memorials and Tributes can be addressed to Rodney Lippard, chair, Resolutions Committee, via alaresolutions@ala.org.  The Resolutions Committee will review all moved and seconded resolutions and may suggest changes to the form and language of a Resolution, Memorial or Tribute for clarity and to assist the body in its consideration. 

    As a reminder:

    Year-long Submission of ALA Resolutions
    Resolutions intended for either ALA Council or ALA Membership Meetings may be submitted to the ALA Resolutions Committee (alaresolutions@ala.org) throughout the calendar year. Upon their satisfactory review and any ensuing communication necessitated by questions or clarifications from the committee, those resolutions will be inventoried and placed in queue  for posting to the agenda of the next respective Council or Membership meeting.

    For more detailed information regarding how to prepare resolutions, please visit: www.ala.org/aboutala/governance/council/...

    For more information about the 2023 Council Meetings: https://www.ala.org/aboutala/ala-governance-meetings



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    Marsha P. Burgess
    Council Secretariat
    American Library Association
    mburgess@ala.org
    (312) 280-3204
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