Ok, I would like to propose several changes to this proposal, to be voted on at the assembly;
Change Motion 1:
Change proposed Art. IX. (2) c) to: "c) Elect Board members, Court of Arbitration members and Lay auditor"
Reasoning: As stated elsewhere, I dont see it as neceserry, for the GA to discuss and appoint any position within the organisation. This should be up to the elected bodies. Proposed text in original proposal is vague. If some positions need to be elected by GA, it must be specified in Statutes, its RoP or other bylaws.
Change Motion 2:
Change proposed Art. IX. (2) d) and e) to:
- “d) Vote on amendments to the Statutes,”
- “e) Adopt its Rules of Procedure,”
- “f) Approve any internal regulations of the Association, where it deems necessary.”
Reasoning: For this, there are several; First, as stated before, I dont deem it neceserry, for the GA to approve the RoP of other bodies. Its their business, their self regulation. Second, Rules of Procedure are not for the “Association” as a whole, they are for meetings of thier bodies - GA should have its RoP (with details outlined in proposed in Art. X. (2)). Thirdly, some internal regulations (as outlined in i.e. Art. III. (5) of curent Statutes) may be required and in some cases, they should be approved by GA. (But not always - if Board outlines how to pay for Membership or How to apply, or How to register for wiki, I dont see it as neceserry to be always approved by the GA.)
Change Motion 3:
Ommit proposed Art. X. (2) d).
(2) The Rules of procedure defines :d) vote power
Reasoning provided elsewhere
Change Motion 4:
In proposed Art. XII (2) g) change “the Rules of Procedure” to “decisions of the General Assembly”
Reasoning: Once again, the are not only one “The Rules of Procedure”, but each body has its onw, and in this case, it is neded to be specific. And we can assume, that other internal regulations can also regulate powers or responsibilities of the Board.
Change Motion 5:
Change proposed Art. XII (5) to read: “(5) If a
positionseat is vacant, a vote is held at the nearest General Assembly session to fill it.
If the delay between the beginning of the vacancy and the next session and that the efficiency of the Board requires it, theChairpersonBoard may appoint an acting person to thispositionseat.”
Reasoning: As discussed before, paragraph (4) is about “positions”(Chait, Vice-Chair, …) in the Board, par. (5) about “seats” of the Board. So change is to reflect that.
Moreover, for the Chair(maybe even temporarry chair) by their own, to be able to appoint new members of the Board is too powerfull. There should be check of the whole Board.
Technical “sit” in proposed Art. XIII. (4) should read “seat”
Change Motion 6:
Change proposed Art. XIII (6) to:
“(6) The Board establishes its own Rules of Procedure.”that have to be approved by the General Assembly.
Reasoning: As discussed previously, I dont see a reason for the RoP of Board to be approved by GA.