LINKS TO MINUTES JULY 2008 SESSION	JULY 2008 MEETING CONVENED JULY 2008 AGENDA JUNE 2008 MINUTES EC 2nd QTR REPORT GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE MOTION 2007/08-10 RECALL OF GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE MOTION 2007/08-08 GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE SLATE REQUESTED USE OF USGenWeb LOGO GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE NEW SLATE ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY PROPOSAL ADJOURNMENT
JULY 2008 MEETING CONVENED	(1 Jul 2008) By the NC The July 2008 meeting convened
JULY 2008 AGENDA	(1 Jul 2008) By the NC -- Grievance Committee discussion;  -- Election Committee 3rd Qtr. Report; -- Newsletter Committee 3rd Qtr. Report; -- June minutes; -- Educational and Promotional Resources. (2 Jul 2008) By the NC For the record, I erred the quarterly reports that are due are for the 2nd quarter. The Standing Committees report based on the calendar year.
JUNE 2008 MINUTES	(14 Jul 2008) By the NC The June Minutes have been posted for review to the national website at: http://www.usgenweb.org/business/AB-06-2008.shtml If there is no objection or corrections the minutes will stand approved July 17, 2008, 8:00 am. (21 Jul 2008) by the NC Having heard no objection, the June minutes are approved as presented
EC 2nd QTR REPORT	(2 Jul 2008) Forwarded by the NC ----- Original Message ----- TO: National Coordinator and Advisory Board, USGenWeb FROM: USGenWeb Elections Committee SUBJECT: Amended EC Report - Second Quarter DATE: July 2, 2008 APRIL - JUNE (See full report at: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOARD/2008-07/1215031398 )
GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE	(1 Jul 2008) By the NC (Call for discussion) Over the past several weeks, I have been subscribed to the "private" Grievance Committee list. They have failed to communicate to me:  Who is on the committee, or the terms they are seated to fill; Of committee members that did respond to my questions, (two individuals), agreed to a slate that does not satisfy the representation of roles mandated by the Grievance Committee Procedures: "The Grievance Committee shall consist of seven members of The USGenWeb Project in good standing. The panel must include a State Coordinator and a member of the Special projects and three County Coordinators/Local Coordinators who have not served as State Coordinator or in a national level position within the last three years."; (see full text at: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOARD/2008-07/1214935692 )
MOTION 2007/08-10 RECALL OF GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE	(1 Jul 2008) by Phyllis Rippee, seconded by  Linda Blum-Barton "I move to recall the remaining members of the Grievance Committee, so that a new committee can be named. The recall is without prejudice, so that they may volunteer again when future calls for volunteers are made." (6 Jul 2008) By the NC Call to vote issued. (9 Jul 2008) By the NC With 14 Advisory Board members voting, Motion 2007/08-10: 'Recall of Grievance Committee' passes. Those voting 'Yes': Alice Allen, Linda Blum-Barton, Sherri Bradley, Scott Burow, JanCortez, Cyndie Enfinger, Larry Flesher, Phyllis Rippee, Suzanne Shephard, Greta Thompson and Bettie Wood, Those voting 'No': Concetta Franco Phillipps, Gail Meyer Kilgore and Jason Mendenhall. The seated members of the Grievance Committee are recalled. Thank you for your service to the USGenWeb Project. (11 Jul 2008) By Linda Blum-Barton Linda issued a Challenge to the vote results since  Alice Allen voted after the Voting closed. (11 Jul 2008) By the NC Correction to announcement of vote results With 13 Advisory Board members voting, Motion 2007/08-10: 'Recall of Grievance Committee' passes. Those voting 'Yes': Linda Blum-Barton, Sherri Bradley, Scott Burow, Jan Cortez, Cyndie Enfinger, Larry Flesher, Phyllis Rippee, Suzanne Shephard, Greta Thompson and Bettie Wood. Those voting 'No': Concetta Franco Phillipps, Gail Meyer Kilgore and Jason Mendenhall. Those not voting: Alice Allen. The seated members of the Grievance Committee are recalled. Thank you for your service to the USGenWeb Project
MOTION 2007/08-08 GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE SLATE	(11 Jul 2008) By the NC Correction to announcement of vote results With 13 Advisory Board members voting, Motion 2007/08-08: 'Confirmation of Grievance Committee Slate' fails. Accept: Alice Allen, Gail Kilgore. Reject: Greta Thompson, Concetta Franco Phillipps, Jan Cortez, Linda Blum-Barton, Sherri Bradley, Larry Flesher, Bettie Wood, Scott, Burow, Suzanne Shephard, Phyllis Rippee Abstain: Cyndie Enfinger Not Voting: Jason Mendenhall
REQUESTED USE OF USGenWeb LOGO	(12 Jul 2008) by the NC As National Coordinator, I have received the following request for use of the USGenWeb Project logo. If no objection is raised by July 14, 2008 at 7:00 pm EST, it is my intention as National Coordinator to grant use of the USGenWeb Project logo for this publication. The Standard Rules state: http://www.usgenweb.com/~usgw/volunteers/standard-rules.shtml SECTION IV. PERMISSION TO USE A USGenWeb LOGO. (Adopted 17 October 2006 (Motion 06-18)) In the event a request for permission to use one of the USGenWeb Logos in a publication is received, the National Coordinator shall notify the Advisory Board of his/her intent to accept or reject the request. Unless an objection is registered the National Coordinator's decision will stand. ----- Original Message ----- From: Pam Cooper   To: tsvickery@gmail.com  Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 6:07 PM Subject: Use of logo Hi: I am the editor of a county newsletter and one of our members has written an article about his discovery of the US GenWeb. May I use a small version of your logo with the article? This is just to attract people's attention and become familiar with it. Thank you for your consideration. Pam (14 Jul 2008) By the NC Having heard no objection, permission is granted for use of the USGenWeb logo in your publication. Thank you for wishing to feature the USGenWeb Project. We would very much like to get a copy of the publication when available. The USGenWeb Project Advisory Board would also like to make you aware of http://genevents.genwebsite.org/ , a USGenWeb Project site dedicated to help societies/groups have a successful event. It also assists researchers in locating genealogical events. Thank you again for including the USGenWeb Project in your publication.
GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE NEW SLATE	(9 Jul 2008) By the NC Due to a reconciliation by and with Advisory Board members of the Project members who volunteered during the last call, the following slate will be presented in Executive Session to select the initial Grievance Committee Slate. "Volunteers for the Grievance Committee will be required to meet certain minimum requirements for service." "Volunteers must have a minimum of one year's continuous service as a Member in Good Standing of either a State Project or a recognized Special Project of the USGenWeb Project." "The Grievance Committee shall consist of seven members of The USGenWeb Project in good standing. The panel must include a State Coordinator and a member of the Special projects and three County Coordinators/Local Coordinators who have not served as State Coordinator or in a national level position within the last three years." "Of the initial appointments four (4) will be for two-year terms, and three (3) for one-year terms. The Advisory Board will appoint the Grievance Coordinator for the initial term for a period of one year." John Quigley - CC/LC Darilee Bednar - CC/LC Fred V. Provoncha - CC/LC John Little - CC/LC Joel Newport - CC/LC Diane Siniard - CC/LC Kemis Massey - CC/LC Joyce Reese - CC/LC Shirley Cullum - State Coordinator Adrian Williams - Special Projects Robert Sizelove - Special Projects Dorman Holub - Special Projects Nick Sierra who did volunteer does not meet the minimum requirement of one year's continuous service. Thank you Nick for volunteering and your willingness to serve. The Board is now in executive session to select the initial seven member slate. The slate of the initial seven members will then be presented to Board-L. At that time discussion will be open for member comment for a period of seven days. After that date, the board ill vote to accept or reject the slate based upon the discussions and member input. (21 Jul 2008) By the NC Please feel free to forward to USGenWeb Project lists. ---- The Advisory Board has reviewed the qualifications of those members who volunteered to serve on the Grievance Committee. The proposed slate of committee members is listed below and will remain open for comments from the membership for a period of ten days. After that date, the board will vote to accept or reject the slate based upon those comments. This selection process by the Advisory Board was necessitated by the results of Motion 2007/08-10: 'Recall of Grievance Committee'  One proposed volunteer, Darilee Bednar, was not considered as she did not meet the qualifications set forth in the Grievance Policy and Procedures: "The Grievance Committee shall consist of seven members of The USGenWeb Project in good standing. The panel must include a State Coordinator and a member of the Special projects and three County Coordinators/Local Coordinators who have not served as State Coordinator or in a national level position within the last three years."  Darilee served on the USGenWeb Project Advisory Board as Northwest Plains (NWPL) County Coordinator Representative with a two year term Ending 8/31/06. We wish to thank all those who volunteered. The selection process was difficult. CC/LC Representatives: Kemis Massey - 2 year term - GAGenWeb Project Joel Newport - 2 year term - MIGenWeb Project Diane Siniard - 2 year term - NCGenWeb Project Special Project Representative: Robert Sizelove - 1 year term State Coordinator Representative: Shirley Cullum - 1 year term - SC TXGenWeb Project At Large Representatives: John Quigley - 1 year term - TXGenWeb Project Dorman Holub - 2 year term - TXGenWeb Project Please feel free to send your comments to me or your Advisory Board representative for consideration. Email addresses are available at http://usgenweb.org/about/advisoryboard.shtml (22 July 2008) by the NC With the posting of the Grievance Committee Slate for member comment the Advisory Board is out of executive session
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY PROPOSAL	(28 Jul 2008) By the NC Next Agenda Item: This Day in History (Educational/Promotional) Over the last few months, I have been working with our web master to place on our National Pages, a "On this day in history, as gleaned from USGenWeb pages" A database has been created and I offer this url as an idea of what I envision. The url is presently not on our National pages. It is in a working environment that Linda uses before she places our pages live. It is my hope that it will be soon featured on our http://usgenweb.org page with the Board's approval. http://www.cottonhills.com:87/research/index.shtml (We are aware that the above url may not work with all browsers). To feature USGenWeb Project resources in this manner, I feel will benefit our researchers and feature the vast resources that are part of the USGenWeb Project! Comments, discussion? (28-31 July) Discussion followed: (see the following for discussion ) http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/BOARD/2008-07?m=t&s=Redisplay
ADJOURNMENT	(1 Aug 2008) By the NC The July 2008 meeting adjourned

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