Re: [Wikimedia-Canada] Wikimedia Canada: by-laws inquiry

I think reducing the bylaws to the boilerplate in order to speed up the process would be overkill. Can we look through Amgine's minimum version and make sure that every minimum clause is represented in the longer draft bylaws? That's what I tried to do under the old law, and the draft bylaws are still divided into legally required sections and optional sections.

I see the value of having in-person AGMs, as long as we also make sure that people from other provinces have ample opertunity to electronically debate all matters that will be voted on and cast proxy votes.

-Jeffery Nichols (Arcitc.gnome)

On 2010-02-01, at 1:28 AM, Amgine wrote:

Thanks Delphine!

I've begun a version of by-laws on Meta at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Canada/By-laws_Simplest_(Amgine) with the following changes to the basic template provided by the Canadian government:

 * Modified by-laws introduction, signatures, with by-laws number
   (1) and name (Wikimedia Canada as per
   http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Guidelines_for_future_chapters)
   and 'member' instead of 'shareholder'. Added section header
   'Mission Statement and Membership' to contain paragraphs 1 & 2.
 * Added paragraph 1, Mission statement, copy pasted from
   http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requirements_for_future_chapters
   and
   http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Guidelines_for_future_chapters. 
 * Added paragraph 2, Membership and voting, based on
   http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requirements_for_future_chapters
   and
   http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Guidelines_for_future_chapters.
   Modified numbering sequence to reflect new sections.
 * Paragraph 3, Calling of and notice of meetings: replaced
   'shareholders' with 'members'.
 * Paragraph 4, Votes to govern: Modify boilerplate options to the
   following tie-breaker option: "At all meetings of the board,
   every question shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast
   on the question; and in case of an equality of votes, the chair
   of the meeting shall be entitled to a second vote." (One of the
   two options provided in the boilerplate.)
 * Paragraph 6, Location and quorum: replaced 'shareholder' with
   'member'. Modified location of meeting to be approved by a
   majority of membership. Modified AGM quorum to be 10 persons
   present in person (as per
   http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Guidelines_for_future_chapters,)
   removed proxy vote percentage of membership requirement.
 * Paragraph 14: replaced 'shareholder' with 'member'.
 * Paragraph 15: replaced 'shareholders' with 'members'.

In other words, I made no changes other than inserting the required sections/numbers as per Chapters Committee except I removed the proxy vote percentage of membership as, with an open to all clause in paragraph 2, this seemed unworkable.

Amgine

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