PTG Board of Directors - Results of RFA's
I have annotated this with unofficial results of the Board of Director's Actions on these RFAs.

These are the issues that were voted on during the Pre-Council Board of Directors meeting. Most are presented as an RFA, or Request For Action. Dave Stocker's comments, observations, and some of the arguments pro/con are in parenthesis, usually at the end of the RFA description. You can view the entire Agenda and documents here: https://bit.ly/3hK0TvS

1. Bylaw and Policy Proposals
A Motion to approve this proposal passed 9-0
RFA #1  to change authority for Caucus rules from the BOD to Council.  Bylaws Proposal 1. Page 500. Supporting  Discussion: These rules are the decision of Council, and the Council determines how the Board is elected, the Board should not be directly involved in this process. Recommendation: Bylaws Committee recommends adoption. The Bylaws Committee agrees that Caucus should be under the purview of Council since Caucuses are held during Council and consist of Council delegates. (Caucus is a subset of Council, this would give Council final say on how it is done.)
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1.1 comments
2. RFA from Jim Fariss, Secretary-Treasurer, to change publishing BOD meeting minutes in the Journal to making available to every member electronically.  (This would be much faster!) Recommendation: Bylaws Committee recommends adoption. Suggestion from the bylaws committee: Question using "by the PTG attorney" since we might refer them to someone else for review and this wording locks us in. We might not even have anything contentious or potentially of a legal nature, but our rules would then still lock us in to paying to have them reviewed. not only in this potential situation but also for other potentials it would be better to have specifics in policy on who reviews rather than in Bylaws in order to allow us flexibility. A possible change could be, “as soon as possible after being reviewed.”  (It has always been our practice to have the minutes reviewed by our lawyer to make sure all decisions are legal and agree with our bylaws. Removing the reference to the lawyer could be used as a cost saving measure. In my experience, the lawyer has often found issues the Board missed.)
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1.2 comments
3. RFA from Jim Fariss, Secretary-Treasurer, to change having the Agenda reviewed by Attorney to having the Agenda reviewed “if there is a question.” (Gives flexibility if needed.)  Recommendation: Bylaws Committee recommends adoption. This amendment brings stated policy inline with practice and provides needed flexibility. *
1.3 comments
4. RFA from the Bylaws Committee to change the wording about requesting a Council vote by Chapter strength.  Clarifies: "...A motion for a chapter strength vote must be made prior to announcement of the result by the chair."  Supporting Discussion: There has been at least one situation in the past where a chapter strength vote was called for after the result of a standard vote was declared and the chapter strength recount reversed the result of the standard vote. The existing Council Standing Rules allow for a chapter strength vote to be called for before the results of a vote are announced. This bylaws change supports the existing Council Standing Rules and avoids a standard vote being overturned by a chapter strength recount of the vote.
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1.4 comments
Proposal 5: Malaysia/Mainland China Dues Reduction. Page 506  (This proposal has been pulled from consideration.  You may still make your opinion known)
1.5 comments
Proposal 6: Electronic Meetings in Committees . Page 508.  Clarifies what we do.  Bylaws recommends adoption.  (Welcome to the 21st century.)
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1.6 comments
Proposal 7: Filling Vacancies in Elected Committees. Page 509.  Recommendation: Bylaws Committee recommends adoption. This language mirrors that of appointment of elected officers and allows the PTG Board to address situations where the membership in an elected committee falls below a threshold required by Bylaws, rule, or statute.  (After our experiences with the COVID interruptions, some think this may be an issue some day.)
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1.7 comments
Proposal 8: Definition of Member in Good Standing. Page 510 Supporting Discussion: This definition is referenced multiple times throughout Bylaws (4 times) and Organizational Policies (14 times) and should be readily available to all members and specifically defined within our Bylaws as a basic point of rights of a member of PTG.
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1.8 comments
Proposal 9: Disciplinary Procedures - Rewrite Page 511.  From your RVP.  I strongly suggest taking time to read and familiarize yourself with the rewritten procedures:  <cr>https://bit.ly/PTGDisciplinary  <cr>https://bit.ly/PTGEthicsIRP  <cr>https://bit.ly/PTGMembersRIRP
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1.9 comments
2. Organizational Policies
1. Revised/Reorganized Organizational Policies (Fariss/Cassaday) Page 563  Huge undertaking.  A lot to digest.  
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2.1 comments
2.  Reduce Administrative Fee (Davis). Page 565.  Monthly administrative fee for dues should be minimal.  This proposal limits fee to actual cost +$.50
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2.2 comments
3. Advertising Policy (Connecticut Chapter) Page 566.  Requires developing policy for advertisers to maintain complaint free behavior (some limitations)
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2.3 comments
4. Online Community Rules and Etiquette (Poulin) Page 567.   Replaces Forum Decorum Rules (Read before deciding Yea or Nea)
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2.4 comments
5. Chapters and Membership (Bowman) Page 571.  (International Relations Committee) Removes 75 mile radius for chapter 's primary area and geographic restriction.   (Currently, Chapters are defined as 75 miles from the Chapter seat. In the age of the internet, physical location becomes less relevant.)
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2.5 comments
6. Members Rights Committee (Blees) Page 573.  Changes MR from Council elected to an Appointed Committee  (Pros: Election by Council can end up with a committee of people unsuited to the task. Appointment can assure the appropriate people fill the committee. Cons: Election by Council allows the membership to choose who may stand in judgment of their actions.)
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2.6 comments
7. Exam Voucher Expiration (Adams).  Clarifies once exam vouchers are purchased they do not expire.
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2.7 comments
3. Miscellaneous RFAs
1. Rescind 2022 Dues Increase (Davis).  Currently Dues for 2022 are scheduled to be $324 (21-025 Jim Fariss moved and Jim Coleman seconded to implement 3.75% dues increase effective January 1, 2022. Bill Davis moved and Keith Bowman seconded to delete “3.75% dues increase” and insert “an increase to $324.00.” MOTION PASSED)  Passing this RFA will revert Dues for 2022 to $316  . (The increase was passed at the January 2021 Board meeting. It is rare to not have an increase every year.)
3.1 comments
2. Education Committee – Budget (Davis) Page 611.  This will add a line item for the Education Committee to the 2022 budget   (This committee is generating incredible content for PTG. Most is designed for web access. They are beginning to be at the point where modest amounts of money must be spent to proceed.)
3.2 comments
3. Education Committee – Articulate License (Davis) page 612.   This seeks Board approval to renew the software license being used to develop assessments. The Board currently has samples of developed product
3.3 comments
4.  Education Committee – Website (Davis) Page 614.  This is truly formality.  The committee is asking for PTG to host the Education Committee in a separate "compartment" so product and information can be more efficiently organized. (This will simplify access to materials.)
3.4 comments
5. Unrealized Gains/Losses (Connecticut Chapter).  Page 614.  What bucket is your $$ in?  How should our budget be displayed?  What's appropriate for accounting can be misleading or confusing for cash flow oriented ordinary folks.
3.5 comments
6. Association Management Software (Poulin/Cassaday) Page 616.  Request funding be provided to switch the current AMS software (MemberMax) that controls the PTG database to a new provider. There are many issues with Membermax that have made it extremely difficult for the Home Office to provide the best support to PTG’s membership.  (read report) *
3.6 comments
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