[Chapter-delegates] Revised Chapter Agreement

[Veni Markovski]

In some jurisdictions this may also cause problems. Why limit the terms? If
no new people want to serve, what shall a chapter do?

On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 10:55 Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com> wrote:

> ​Hi Joyce,
>
> Thanks for this.
>
> My first question is on the term limits clause:
>
> (ii) establish the length and maximum number of terms that any individual
>> may hold office both successively and in total. ​
>
>
> ​I think for many Chapters this alone would need by-law change, probably
> requiring an AGM or an extraordinary vote.​ At the same time it is so
> vaguely worded as to allow effectively unlimited terms. Is there a limit as
> to what ISOC would accept?
>
> j
>
>
>
> We understand that some of the changes in the agreement will imply some
>> changes at Chapter level and we will of course work with all of you to
>> ensure you can go through the necessary processes at local level in due
>> time.
>>
>> We will expect Chapters to sign the revised agreement before 1st of
>> January 2018 to still be eligible for Chapter funding.
>>
>>
>>
>> Therefore, I’d like to ask you all to review the attached Chapter Charter
>> in *the next 30 days, until 31st August* and please contact
>> chapter-support at isoc.org with any questions or specific issues you may
>> have. A French and Spanish version will be available later this week.
>>
>>
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== Sent from my phone, so any spelling mistakes are caused by the
touchscreen keyboard. Also, that's the reason for using short words and
phrases.
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