Greetings ALA Councilors,
Attached are Guidelines for preparing and submitting Resolutions, Memorials, and Tributes to come before the ALA Council Meetings at the 2023 Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. 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: www.ala.org/aboutala/ala-governance-meetings
Thanks,
Rodney Lippard, ALA Resolutions Chair
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RODNEY LIPPARD
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Director, Gregg-Graniteville Library
University of South Carolina Aiken
471 University Parkway
Aiken, SC 29801
Office: 803-641-3460
Email:
RodneyL@usca.eduChair, Budget Analysis & Review Committee (BARC), 2021-2022
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