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Proposed Changes in BylawsThere has been a motion made to the Executive Committee to modify the organization's by-laws to elect the President of the Society for a two-year term. The tenure of the president would alternate between the tenure of the Secretary/Treasurer, such that the President would take office in the odd-numbered years and Secretary/Treasurer would take office in the even-numbered years. This would allow for a smoother transition between experienced organizers and board members. As the current bylaws read, every other year both the President and Secretary/Treasurer of the organization are replaced. By alternating the two year tenure for both positions there would be more continuity and experience for a smoother organization of meetings. The vote on these bylaw changes will be conducted at this year's business meeting in San Diego. If passed, changes would be effective with the officers elected in the upcoming election; i.e., the new Secretary/Treasurer would serve 2002-2003 with a new Secretary/Treasurer in 2004; the new president-elect would serve as president-elect during 2002 and would become president in 2003-2004 with election of a new president-elect for 2005. Mike Swedberg, the president for 2002, would serve as past-president for two years in order to maintain the four-member board until the changes are fully in place. The relevant sections of the bylaws would be changed to read as follows: ARTICLE IV. Officers IV.1 The SSPD shall have four officers: President, President-elect, Immediate Past-President, and Secretary/Treasurer. These four officers shall comprise the Executive Committee of the SSPD. IV.2 The president shall serve for two years, beginning in an odd-numbered year (e.g., 2003-2004). The tenure will overlap the two-year term of the Treasurer/Secretary, which will begin in an even-numbered year (e.g., 2002). During this term, the president will have primary responsibility for the scientific meetings and other activities of the society. Notwithstanding, all substantive actions of the president should be approved by at least three members of the Executive Committee before they are implemented. The president shall schedule, announce, and make arrangements for all SSPD meetings and plan the program of these meetings in cooperation with the President-elect. The president will also represent SSPD to the scientific public and to government agencies. IV.3 The President-elect shall serve in this office for one year before becoming president. During this year the president-elect shall develop advance plans for SSPD meetings to be held during the following year. The president-elect shall assist the president to develop and implement the current meetings of the society, to as great a degree as requested. Arrangements for meeting rooms shall be the responsibility of the president-elect. The president-elect also will act as editor of any newsletter issues and will be responsible for bulk mailings to the membership. IV.4 The secretary/treasurer shall serve for two years, beginning in an even numbered year (e.g., 2002-2003). The tenure will overlap the two year term of the President, beginning in an odd numbered year (e.g., 2003-2004). The secretary/treasurer shall keep financial records and minutes of SSPDs actions, shall keep SSPD membership records, shall act as membership chairman, shall supervise the nomination and election of new officers, shall collect membership dues, and shall be responsible for any property of the society. |
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Summer 2004