|
Utah Birds Records Committee
Bylaw change proposals
(28 Apr 2015 - deadline: 12 May 2015) |
|
Name:
|
|
|
Instructions:
|
Please vote on the draft Bylaws proposals below. If
the majority vote is in favor of one of the proposals and there are no suggestions or
different proposals, the vote will be binding and the Bylaws will be
changed.
|
|
Description:
|
Kenny's proposal (#1) would change the language as described
in Sections 10. b. and 10. c. of our bylaws. It would strengthen the
voting standards for the 2nd and 3rd rounds, particularly for the third
round, which currently allows for a simple majority to accept a record.
Kenny's proposal would not change Section 10. a., which describes First
Round voting criteria, nor would it change Section 10. d.
Rick's proposal (#2) would add (less abrasive) language with
different levels of "endorsement" which would correspond with sight
records being acceptable as a "first state" record, as an official
sighting for Utah or whether it should be included on the "Comprehensive
List" (only those sightings "strongly not-endorsed" would not be listed).
Otherwise there is a slight difference in the 2nd round decisive
definition and a larger difference in the 3rd round definition.
Chart of the
outcomes of the two proposals
Link to
Bylaws Section IV.C
|
|
Proposed
Amendment #1 |
|
|
Change the
following
two sections of the Bylaws (IV.C.10.b&c.):
- Here is Kenny's draft language.
10. Decisive and Non-decisive Votes.
b. For Second Round votes to be decisive and to stop the record from
going to a third round, the record would require at least 7 votes to
accept or 6 votes to reject. Voting on a second-round record ends as
soon as 7 votes to accept or 6 votes to reject have been cast. If, at
the end of the two-month deadline the required 7 votes to either accept
or reject have not been met, the record will go to a third round.
c. For a Third Round record to be Accepted, the record must be 7-2
(receive no more than 2 reject votes), provided that all members have
voted, or at least 7 members must have voted and the two-month deadline
has passed. Records with between 3 and 5 reject votes will be classified
as "Not Accepted - Split Decision". Records with 6 or more reject votes
will be considered "Not Accepted".
Vote: 5 Acc, 3 Reject
|
|
Proposed
Amendment #2 |
|
|
Change the
following
two sections of the Bylaws (IV.C.10.a-c. and insert d.):
- IV.C.10
Decisive and Non-decisive Votes
a. First-round votes must be unanimous either in the affirmative or
negative in order to be decisive. Otherwise the record will go to a
second round of review. Records decided in the first round would be
considered either “strongly endorsed” or “strongly not-endorsed” for
purposes of record keeping.
b. Second-round votes will be considered decisive with at least 6 votes
either in the affirmative or negative. Otherwise the record will go to a
third round of review. Records decided in the second round would be
considered either “strongly endorsed” or “strongly not-endorsed” for
purposes of record keeping.
c. No record will go more than three rounds. Third-round votes
meeting the levels of the first or second round , would be consider
either “strongly endorsed” or “strongly not-endorsed” for purposes of
record keeping. Records with the majority of committee members voting
affirmative will be considered “endorsed” and all other records not
meeting the above criteria will be considered "not-endorsed" for
purposes of record keeping.
d. Only first state records that are “strongly endorsed” will be
included on the official state checklist. Records that are either
“strongly endorsed” or “endorsed" will be included on the “Official
Sightings List” (for purposes of considering whether a species should be
on the “Review Species List”). All records except “strongly not-endorsed”
(considered to be mis-identifications) will be included in the
“Comprehensive Sightings List”.
e. (change present section “d” to section “e”)
Vote: 4 Acc, 4 Reject
|
|
Keep bylaws as
they are now |
|
|
If you would like to keep section
IV.C.10.a-d the same, vote "same" if you'd like it changed, vote "change"
Vote: 7 Change, 1 Did not
vote
|
|
Opinions |
|
|
If you have any suggestions
about the proposed Bylaw changes, whether in the wording or the substance
of either proposals that you would like the committee to consider, please comment in the blank below:
-
|
|
|
|
Date:
|
(Must be filled in before the vote can be submitted).
|
|
|