Officers & Standing Committees
Officers and Standing Committees, 2011-2012, Standing Rule 2011-8, April 5.
LSM Officer Structure, Report 2011-1, January 14. Updated to match LOS 2007-1.
LSM Officer Fill, Report 2011-2,. January 14. Updated to match LOS 2007-1 and Page 2 of the Armadillo Literary Gazette.
Program structure newsletter series, Notice 2010-26, December 31. This series provides an overview of the program committees and what the committees and their members do as published in the 2007 Armadillo Literary Gazette (volume 34). The work today is similar but the overview needs updating to match today's program structure. However, it may serve provides good background for the newcomers to the local group.
Board of Officers
Board of Officers Goal for 2011-2012. Standing Rule 2011-18, August 3. The goal for the 2011-2012 term is to complete at least half of the Member Concern Action Plans.
Minutes of the Board of Officers. Special Rule 2010-11, May 5, Bylaws Article IV, Section 5, Subsection 5-3g. Board minutes shall conform to the guidance in Chapter 16E, Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised, In Brief, 2004, De Capro Press, with the following exceptions:
1. The Secretary may include lengthy items—such as announcements, reports and the texts of LOS—in the minutes indirectly by reference to newsletter articles and LSM Webpages where the text may be found. A copy shall be included with the official copy of the minutes maintained by the Secretary or Record Manager and Archivist.
2. The board may include additional items in the minutes for clarification of board deliberation—such as “it was the sense of the board that . . .”—either directly or by reference.
3. The Secretary shall record “unanimously adopted” for votes on motions if applicable.Standards. LocSec Decision 2011-20, August 3. Lone Star Mensa Operating Standards, or simply "standards", shall be the collection of standard ways of doing things within Lone Star Mensa replacing Actions Still in Effect. (ASIEs). See the Glossary and Definition Section above for more information.
Standards Guidelines. Template 2011-xx, Month xx. This template provides a format for new standards and significant amendments. It is under development.
Elections
Annual Election Calendar, Standing Rule 2009-12, September 9, PDF, amending Standing Rule 2011-23, October 5 to revise wording in the November Actions table, row 4, Election Committee. The previously amended versions and the original are available in the Archives.
Election Calendar 2011-2012, Template 2011-24, October 11, PDF
Elections Calendar 2013-2014. Template 2013-xx, November 7, PDF.
Board Composition. Standing Rule 2010-6, February 2, Bylaws Article IX, Section 1. Details of the composition of the Board of Officers, in Article IX, Section 1, of the LSM Bylaws are provided in the following table. Mid-term unfilled elected positions shall be considered vacant and shall be filled by special election or appointment under the procedures of Article VI, Section 4e, Vacancies
LSM Membership* Elected Senior Officers** Ex Officio Senior Officers Total Senior Officer Board Members Less than 400 5 4 9 400-599 7 4 11 600-799 9 4 13 800 or more 11 4 15 * On March 31 of the year preceding beginning of the term of the board.
**Includes LocSec, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Past LocSec
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