ANC 6B Proposed Bylaw Amendments, December 2022

ANC 6B Proposed Bylaw Amendments, December 2022

In accordance with Article XI of ANC 6B’s bylaws, ANC 6B will be considering the following bylaw amendments at it’s December Meeting.

Current Bylaws

PDF of Bylaws and Standing Rules Amendment Proposals (Bylaw amendments shown below, technical and conforming changes made on December 7)

Change #1: Bring section of committee chairs into compliance with DC Code 1-309.11(f). Add provision that vice chair must be a commissioner if chair is a resident member 

Section	Current	Proposed
VII-2(A)	The chair of each committee or special committee shall be open to any member of the Commission and shall be elected by the Commission. The chair of each task force shall be open to any member of the Commission or resident residing within the boundaries of ANC 6B and shall be elected by the Commission subject to criteria outlined in the standing rules. The chair of a standing committee shall appoint a committee vice-chair. Chairs of a special committee or task force may select a Commissioner or Resident Member as vice-chair.	The Chair of each committee or task force shall be open to any resident of the Commission area and shall be elected by the Commission. The Chair of each standing committee must be a member of the committee and shall appoint a committee vice-chair. Chairs of a special committee or task force may appoint a vice-chair. If the Chair of a standing committee is a resident member, the vice-chair must be a Commissioner.

Change #2) Remove language on co-chairs, which was unnecessarily restricted to Commissioners anyway 

Section	Current	Proposed
VII-2(B)	Each chair of a committee or task force shall serve for one year provided that each chair serves until his or her successor has been elected by the Commission. Committee chairs are elected at the regular February meeting. Special committee chairs and task force chairs are elected as needed. If a committee or task force chair position is vacant, committee or task force members shall elect a chair pro tempore to preside over committee or task force meetings until a chair is elected. Two members of the Commission may Co-chair a task force.	Each Chair of a committee or task force shall serve for one year provided that each chair serves until his or her successor has been elected by the Commission. Standing committee chairs are elected at the regular February meeting. Special committee chairs and task force chairs are elected as needed. If a committee or task force chair and vice-chair positions are vacant, committee or task force members shall elect a Chair Pro Tempore to preside over committee or task force meetings until a chair is elected.

 

Change #3: Clarify that commissioners appoint resident members by removing the clunky language about requesting to be on committees. Remove residency and number of resident members clauses to a separate rule 

Section	Current	Proposed
VII-3(A)	The resident membership of each standing committee, special committee or task force shall include only persons residing within the Commission area. Any resident requesting to become a member of any committee, special committee or task force shall inform his or her SMD Commissioner. The Commissioner may then forward the resident’s request to the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall place the Resident Member nomination on the agenda of the regular Commission meeting following such notification. A Resident Member candidate can only be considered if forwarded to the Executive Committee by the candidate’s SMD Commissioner.	Each Commissioner may nominate one resident member to each standing committee. Whenever the Commission creates a special committee or taskforce, the Commission shall also set the number of resident membersper SMD for that special committee or task force. Each nomination must be forwarded to the Executive Committee who shall place the resident member nomination on the agenda for consideration at the following Commission meeting.

Change #4: In new section on residency rules for resident members, temporarily suspend for January and February 2023 

Section	Current	Proposed
VII-3(B)	B. There shall be a limit of one resident voting member for each SMD on any standing committee.	Resident members must continuously reside in the same SMD as the appointing commissioner provided, however, that this provision shall not apply between January 2, 2023 and February 28, 2023.