Thanks to Mike for putting this together. It is a great idea to
draft the proposed vote, when we have complicated matters to address.
Since the removal provision is for cause, perhaps a simple
majority vote is all that is needed ( a similar provision in the Maine Non-
Profit Corporations Act requires a 2/3 member vote for removal of a director with
or without cause). If the bill provided for a 60% super majority vote, that
would be 9 of the 15 members, which might be appropriate given the seriousness
of the action. We might also consider a prior notice to the
offending member (certainly clear notice should be provided in the
published meeting agenda) and whether the notice should be given (as a courtesy
at least) to the appointing authority.
From: Maine GeoLibrary
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Smith, Michael
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:54 AM
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Subject: Board membership
Thanks to
everyone who responded. The concensus I got from the responses is that:
- a federal
representative is desired
- otherwise
board membership, quorum, etc. should not really change (mixed opinions on
adding a legislator, other industry reps, keeping the board small)
- the Board
is weighted too heavily to state agencies
- the
ability to remove delinquent members is desired after either 3 consecutive
absences or 4 absences in any 12-month period
What I have
written then, into the draft bill that is (hopefully) attached, is:
- removal of
the DAFS commissioner appointee, since the CIO is also representing DAFS (Nancy
don't take that personally!)
- addition
of a federal rep, to be nominated by the Board in a majority vote
- removal of
members by the Board in a majority vote provided the delinquent member has
missed either 3 consecutive meetings or 4 in any 12-month period
- no change
in quorum since the membership number will stay the same
At the
meeting next week I will make a motion that the Board endorse this bill and
send it on to Dick Thompson who can shepherd it into the legislative process.
**********
Michael Smith
State GIS
Manager
Maine Office of
GIS
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