Agenda Item #14
SUBJECT: Study by the Strategic Planning Committee (SPC)
STATEMENT OF QUESTION:
Should the Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) be tasked with studying provisions of the AFA Constitution and Bylaws (C&B) and make recommendations to the next Board of Director’s meeting?
SOURCE AN DATE SUBMITTED: International President – April 15, 2015
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
From time to time, representation issues arise which the C&B, as written, either does not address or which could be viewed as cumbersome or inefficient.
The Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) could be tasked with reviewing selected constitutional provisions to determine the following: (1) Determine the scope of issues identified as problematic; (2) Explore possible alternative solutions; and, (3) Submit advanced agenda item(s) for consideration by the Board of Directors.
Some provisions that have tentatively been identified that relate to the following topics:
- Minimum number of members to open a Council;
- Minimum number of members to dissolve a Council;
- Provisions for an elected officer to take a leave from her/his union position
- Provisions for when an elected officer is absent from her/his union position
- The number of required officers in transitional councils
- The number of required officers in small councils
- The time line from election until assuming office, including Special Elections
Topics such as these could be identified by the Executive Board and International President for the SPC to study.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
WHEREAS, the AFA-CWA Constitution and Bylaws (C&B) is a living document that can and must be adapted as situations arise or change; and,
WHEREAS, recommendations for such changes should be fully considered and vetted before being presented to the Board of Directors for consideration; and,
WHEREAS, various issues have arisen that are either not addressed by the C&B or that current language proves inefficient to address;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) is tasked with considering specific constitutional provisions as identified by the Executive Board, the International Officers, and the SPC; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the SPC will determine the scope of the issue, explore possible alternative solutions, and submit pertinent advanced agenda items, if warranted; and,
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the SPC will provide interim working reports to the Executive Board at its next in-person meeting in September 2016 and its 1st Quarterly conference call in 2017, and a final report by March 1, 2017.