Hi, Thanks Roberto, I thought maybe the first reference was to a chair of the GA, but the sentence occurs in the midst of a section that is otherwise about the board so it's not obvious. There's a few other odd bits in there as well which as Wolf suggests might merit tweaks. I have no great bureaucratic passion for bylaws but have alas seen what happens when they're ambiguous or don't map with actual practice. Best, BD On 7/12/07 9:32 PM, "Wolf Ludwig" <wolf.ludwig@comunica-ch.net> wrote:
Hi Roberto and all,
Roberto Gaetano wrote Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:14:
If I remember correctly from the discussions in Frankfurt and Berlin, we have a Chairperson of the Board, elected by the Board, and one Chairperson of the General Assembly, elected by the General Assembly (the whole EURALO membership). These two person can be (and I assume they generally would be) distinct.
I remember the same consideration lines from Frankfurt and Berlin as Roberto.
However, I don't know if there have been relevant changes in Lisbon, as I could not follow the matter in detail.
But I didn't follow, I must admit, the final discussions on the by-laws in Lisbon neither. However I assume, like Roberto, that these two persons can be/would be "distinct" -- what should generally enable the option of a co-chair (?).
In principle I agree with Bill that we have at least to reconsider/rediscuss the respective articles at the next GA of EURALO to adjust them to given experiences or foreseeable options.
Best, Wolf
William Drake wrote 12 July 2007 11:31:
BTW the bylaws say at 9.1 that "The GA elects at least one chair person and a treasurer" and at 9.6.1 that "The Chair of the Board, and a Vice-Chair, shall be elected by the Board subsequent to the election of the Board." Just FMI, could someone who was in Lisbon explain?
Best, Bill
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