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The WLUG Committee shall meet once per month, either at the Regular Meeting for the month, or a separate date, time and location, at the discretion of the committee. Committee meeting details and a tentative agenda will be published to the society mailing list seven days prior to a committee meeting.
The purpose of the Committee Meeting is to discuss matters pertaining to the ongoing running of the society. If a society member wishes to raise an issue at a committee meeting, they can give at least two day's notice to the Secretary, who will then put the item on the agenda and invite the member to the meeting if appropriate. Otherwise, committee meeting attendance is restricted to committee members.
-Only Committee members are allowed to vote at a Committee Meeting. The quorum will be five
members of the committee.
+Only Committee members are allowed to vote at a Committee Meeting. The quorum will be four
members of the committee.
Minutes of committee meetings shall be made available via the society's electronic mailing list as soon as practical after the committee meeting.
!Special Meetings:
-Special meetings are given notice to the society mailing list as is suitable to the nature of the meeting. The meeting may not require the general attendance of the society, in the case of most disciplinary meetings, or may require full attendance in the case of a change to the charter or rules of the society
.
+Special meetings are given notice to the society mailing list as is suitable to the nature of the meeting.
The purposes of a special meeting is to conduct any urgent society business, including but not limited to:
* conducting any urgent financial activity which cannot wait until the next general meeting
* disciplinary action to be taken against a society member
* changes to the charter or rules of the society
-The committee can call a special general meeting by a pass vote at a
committee meeting
. A member may call a SGM if backed by a majority
of the society's membership.
+The committee can call a special general meeting by the request of any
committee member
. A member may call a SGM if backed by at least 10%
of the society's membership.
At a SGM, a quorum shall be 50% of the society membership, or 15 people, whichever is smaller.
!Electronic Mailing List:
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An "acceptable use" policy is maintained by the committee of the society, and decisions on what are acceptable topics for the mailing list are made by the committee. The List Administrator of the society is responsible for enforcing these decisions.
!!__Rule 7__%%%
-The officers of the society shall consist of a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. The committee of the society shall include the above named officers, as well as 5
(five
) extra members. The electronic mailing list is the primary means of communication and activity within the society. As the mailing list requires some administration, an ex-officio position of 'list administrator' will be appointed by the committee.
+The officers of the society shall consist of a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. The committee of the society shall include the above named officers, as well as 3
(three
) extra members. The electronic mailing list is the primary means of communication and activity within the society. As the mailing list requires some administration, an ex-officio position of 'list administrator' will be appointed by the committee.
The officers and committee members shall be elected at an AGM or at a special meeting called for this purpose.
Temporary replacements can be appointed at the discretion of the committee.
