**********
Michael Smith
State GIS Manager
Maine Office
of GIS
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
To:
[log in to unmask]
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
<<Motion
to endorse adding a federal representative to the Maine Library of Geographic
Information Board.doc>> <<An Act To Add a Federal Representative to
the Maine Library of Geographic Information Board.doc>>
NOTICE: This email and any files
transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the
entity or individual to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email
in error, please notify the system manager at [log in to unmask]
immediately. This email does not reflect an intention by the sender or the
sender's client or principal to conduct a transaction or to make any agreement
by electronic means. Neither this communication nor any attachment shall be
deemed to satisfy the requirement for a writing, and nothing contained herein
shall constitute a contract or electronic signature under the Electronic
Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, any version of the Uniform
Electronic Transactions Act adopted by any political subdivision of the