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Committee Members
Patty Scholl, Chair
Doris Blauet
Alexia Estabrook
Committee Objectives
To outline recommendations for updating the MDMLG bylaws.
Accomplishments
The Bylaws Committee recommends changes to be made to the bylaws as
follows:
Section 2 - Rights and Privileges
Current:
A. All and only members as of January 1st can vote at general meetings and in the
elections. If both personal and institutional memberships are held, the member is eligible to cast two votes, one as a personal
member and one as an institutional member.
Proposed:
A. All members as of January 1st can vote at general meetings and in the elections. If both personal and institutional memberships are
held, the member is eligible to cast two votes, one as a personal member and one as an institutional member.
Current:
B. All and only regular members are eligible for election to office.
Proposed:
B. All members are eligible for election to office.
Current:
C. All members may be appointed to committees. Only a regular member may chair a committee, with the exception of the Interlibrary Loan
Committee, whose chair must be both a regular member and work in an institution which has an institutional membership. One person may cast
only one vote when acting as a committee member.
Proposed:
C. All members may be appointed to and chair a committee. One person may cast only one vote when acting as a committee member.
Article X. DIRECTORY
Current:
An annual MDMLG Directory shall be published and membership lists maintained under the direction of the Executive Board. The directory
shall contain at least the names, addresses and telephone numbers of members, the composition of the Executive Board, the composition and
charges of committees and representatives, and the Constitution and
Bylaws. Information from membership renewal and application forms received by the stated deadline will be included in the directory,
which will be distributed at the first regular meeting.
Proposed:
An annual MDMLG Directory shall be published and membership lists maintained under the direction of the Executive Board. The directory
shall contain at least the names, addresses and telephone numbers of members, the composition of the Executive Board, the composition and
charges of committees and representatives, and the Constitution and
Bylaws. Information from membership renewal and application forms received by the stated deadline will be included in the directory,
which will be available by the first regular meeting.
The changes were presented to the board and to the general membership
for approval at the April 19th meeting.
Patty Scholl, Chair
June 20, 2001
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