Here are the proposed resolutions being considered by the NPPA Board of Directors during their 2005 NPPA Board of Directors meeting beginning June 23 and running through June 24 in San Antonio, TX. Changes are in BOLD:
Treasurer's Term of Office Resolution
Be it resolved that the NPPA's Treasurer's term be modified in the following manner:
Standing Rules Article 3.1.1
From:
The National President and Vice-President, who serve for one year, shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors. The National Secretary, who serves for two (2) years, shall be elected at the annual meeting of the board in even numbered years. The National Treasurer, who serves four (4) year terms, shall be elected on the odd numbered year.
To:
The National President and Vice-President, who serve for one year, shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors. The National Secretary, who serves for two (2) years, shall be elected at the annual meeting of the board in even numbered years. The National Treasurer, who serves two (2) year terms, shall be elected in odd numbered years.
Respectfully submitted
T.C. Baker / NPPA Treasurer - Nominations Committee Member
Ron Stover / NPPA Region 5 Director - EC Board Rep - Nominations Committee Chair
Time Limit for Approving Minutes
Where as: Currently, there is no time limit for approving EC meeting minutes,
And whereas; the time limit for distributing minutes was effectively removed,
And whereas; the Board of Directors and NPPA members should be kept current on NPPA business,
And whereas; minutes are the official record of business,
And whereas; it is important to close this loophole so that the board and members will always be up to date on NPPA official business,
Therefore be it resolved that a time limit for approving and distributing minutes be put back into the NPPA bylaws. The following two additions to NPPA Standing Rules will be made. (Additions are in bold.)
Standing Rules:
Section IV
Meetings
A.) Board and committee meeting guidelines
1.) Notice of meetings will be posted on the NPPA Web site.
2.) Agendas will be provided to guests at the beginning of the meeting.
3.) Guests may comment to the board only at the designated section on the agenda or when the board/committee requests public comment.
4.) The committee chair will be responsible for maintaining a file containing the minutes of each meeting that will be available upon request to committee members and board members
5.) Minutes of meetings shall be approved at the next meeting.
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Standing Rules
Section II.
F.) Duties of the Executive Committee Board Member representative are to:
1.) Be a member of the Executive Committee, and the Board of Directors.
2.) Perform duties at the discretion of the President.
3.) Retain all responsibilities and duties of his/her regional office.
4.) Perform the duties of chair of the committee on nominations and report to the Executive Committee and to the Board of Directors those persons considered for national office.
5.) Keep the membership and the Board of Directors informed of the Executive Committee's actions through periodic letters or reports. An EC meeting report should be given to the Board of Directors within 20 days of each EC meeting.
6.) Be the voice and representative of the International Membership
Submitted by:
Eric Blumer - Region 9 Associate Director
Exact Language Resolution
Whereas: It is imperitive that NPPA board members, as well as the general membership, fully understand the business of their association and potential changes to its bylaws.
And Whereas; the bylaws to this association are the governing documents and should be respected,
And whereas; proposed changes to the bylaws should be fully and clearly understood and debated before the board votes,
And whereas; in order to fully and clearly understand and debate proposed changes to the bylaws, the exact language and meaning of the changes are vitally important,
And whereas; the exact language of changes to the bylaws need to be written down clearly and concisely,
And whereas; for years it was required that the exact language for changes to the bylaws should be written down and provided 30 days prior to a meeting,
And whereas; this procedure was removed,
And whereas; currently there exists the potential for misunderstandings, miscommunications, as well as Bylaws changes without prior full and clear understanding and debate about actual ramifications,
Therefore be it resolved that:
Section XXIII B. 2. return to the NPPA bylaws.
XXIII. Amendments
A. Amendments.
These Bylaws may be adopted, amended, altered, repealed or superseded, either in whole or part, by a two-thirds majority vote of a quorum of the Board of Directors present at the annual or special meeting.
B. Procedural requirements
1. Written notice containing any proposed amendment, in whole or part, to the Bylaws, shall be mailed to each member of the Board of Directors at his/her last known address, at least 30 days prior to the meeting.
2. A resolution containing a proposed amendment to be presented at the annual meeting must be sent to the chairman of the committee on resolutions by April 1st, or 90 days prior to a special meeting or as otherwise provided for herein. The chair of the committee on resolutions shall prepare the resolution for mailing by the Executive Director. All such resolutions must contain the exact wording of the affected section of the Bylaws that are to be changed as well as the wording of the proposed amendment.
C. Effective date of amendments.
All amendments to the Bylaws shall become effective upon the adoption by a two-thirds majority vote of a quorum of the Board of Directors present at the annual or special meeting, or on the date as otherwise provided for in the resolution.
Submitted by:
Eric Blumer - Region 9 Associate Director
Resolution to Change Chair of the EC Committee on Nominations
Whereas the Board of Directors has been reduced in numbers, thus dramatically shrinking the pool of possible board experienced candidates for Executive Committee positions, and
Whereas the Executive Committee Board Member Representative is not eligible to run for another EC position at the end of their term because they are the Chair of the EC Committee on Nominations,
Be it resolved that the Past President of the NPPA will become the Chair of the EC Committee on Nominations, thereby allowing the departing EC Board Rep to run for election to a different EC position, thus allowing the NPPA to take advantage of the experience that person has gained as a member of the EC during the previous year.
The Standing Rules language will be changed from:
Standing Rules
ll. Duties of national officers, regional officers, executive director and Executive Committee.
E. Duties of the Immediate Past President are to:
1. Serve as Honors and Recognitions chair.
2. Be a member of the Executive Committee.
F. Duties of the Executive Committee Board Member representative are to:
1. Be a member of the Executive Committee, and the Board of Directors.
2. Perform duties at the discretion of the President.
3. Retain all responsibilities and duties of his/her regional office.
4. Perform the duties of chair of the committee on nominations and report to the Executive Committee and to the Board of Directors those persons considered for national office.
5. Keep the membership and the Board of Directors informed of the Executive Committee's actions through periodic letters or reports.
6. Be the voice and representative of the International Membership.
Changed To:
Standing Rules
ll. Duties of national officers, regional officers, executive director and Executive Committee.
E. Duties of the Immediate Past President are to:
1. Serve as Honors and Recognitions chair.
2. Be a member of the Executive Committee.
3. Perform the duties of chair of the committee on nominations and report to the Executive Committee and to the Board of Directors those persons considered for national office.
F. Duties of the Executive Committee Board Member representative are to:
1. Be a member of the Executive Committee, and the Board of Directors.
2. Perform duties at the discretion of the President.
3. Retain all responsibilities and duties of his/her regional office.
4. Keep the membership and the Board of Directors informed of the Executive Committee's actions through periodic letters or reports.
5. Be the voice and representative of the International Membership.
As well as the language in the following section of the Standing Rules from:
And also changed from:
lll. Elections
A. Election of national officers
1. The National President and Vice-President, who serve for one year, shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors. The National Secretary, who serves for two (2) years, shall be elected at the annual meeting of the board in even numbered years. The National Treasurer, who serves four (4) year terms, shall be elected on the odd numbered year.
2. At least nine (9) months before the election of national officers, it is the duty of the President to appoint a committee on nominations of at least three (3) news division members. The chair of the nominations committee shall be the Executive Committee Board Representative. Members of the national Nominations Committee (including the chair) shall not be eligible as candidates for national office during the year of their tenure.
Changed to:
lll. Elections
A. Election of national officers
1. The National President and Vice-President, who serve for one year, shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors. The National Secretary, who serves for two (2) years, shall be elected at the annual meeting of the board in even numbered years. The National Treasurer, who serves four (4) year terms, shall be elected on the odd numbered year.
2. At least nine (9) months before the election of national officers, it is the duty of the President to appoint a committee on nominations of at least three (3) news division members. The chair of the nominations committee shall be the Past President. Members of the national Nominations Committee (including the chair) shall not be eligible as candidates for national office during the year of their tenure.
Respectfully Submitted by,
Ron Stover EC Board Rep / Region 5 Director
T.C. Baker - Treasurer
Bob Gould - President
Alicia Calzada - Vice-President
Making Cutting Edge Workshop a Standing Committee
Whereas the NPPA sponsored the Cutting Edge Workshop in January 2005.
And whereas over 90 photographers and Editors benefited from the event, and it produced a profit.
And whereas the Cutting Edge is in it's 6th year of existence. And has maintained a profitable existence.
And whereas the Cutting Edge has had sponsorship from both Avid and Quantel.
And whereas the Cutting Edge is the only NPPA Workshop with the emphasis in the craft of editing. A unique workshop with the purpose of developing a specific craft.
Therefore be it resolved that the Cutting Edge Workshop be established as a standing committee in the
NPPA bylaws."
Respectfully submitted
Shawn Montano, Cutting Edge Director &
Bob Gould, NPPA President
Treasurer Voting Privileges Resolution
Whereas the Executive Committee of the National Press Photographers Association is charged with the power to carry on and conduct the business of the Association in accordance with policies established by the Board of Directors.
Whereas voting privileges for members of the Executive Committee are not clearly defined in either the Bylaws or Standing Rules of the NPPA.
Therefore be it resolved that the Treasurer’s duty to the Executive Committee is to serve as an advisor providing financial information and assisting with the budgeting process, with no voting privileges.
The Standing Rules will be amended as follows (new language in bold/italic):
II. Duties of National Officers, Regional Officers, Executive Director and Executive Committee
B. Duties of the National Treasurer are:
5. Be a non-voting member of the Executive Committee
Respectfully Submitted,
Linda D. Epstein
Region 3 Director
Tony Overman
Region 11 Director
Eric Blumer
Region 9 Associate Director
Tom Costello
Former NPPA Secretary
Educational Committee Chair Appointment Resolution
Whereas education is one of the primary missions of the National Press Photographers Association.
Whereas planning for educational programs, finding locations and lining up speakers and volunteers can be a time consuming task.
Whereas a lower hotel rate and meeting space rental fee can be negotiated with an extended lead time before the event.
Therefore be it resolved that chairmen of NPPA Educational Programs shall be appointed by the President at least one year prior to the planned date of that event amending the Bylaws as follows:
XIII. National Standing Committees
B. Committee Chairs
2. Committee chairs for educational programs shall be appointed by the
President at least one year prior to the planned date of that event.
Respectfully Submitted,
Thomas P. Costello, 1998-2004 FSC Production Chair, Past NPPA Secretary
Linda Epstein, Region 3 Director
Eric Blumer, Region 9 Associate Director
David Handschuh, Past NPPA President
Damon Kiesow, Past FSC Chair, NSC Chairman
Finance Committee Resolution
Due to the reduced size of the board, we proposed that:
Be changed from:
Standing Rules Article V. Subsection A. 6.
“Committee on Finance shall be chaired by the National Treasurer and consist of three (3) members of the Board of Directors, one of which shall be a member of the previous year's Finance Committee, (excluding the Past President, President and Secretary) appointed by the members of the Board of Directors (excluding the Past President, President, and Secretary) at the annual meeting. The finance committee shall, over the course of the year, review the annual budget and report out recommendations prior to the budget's consideration at the next annual meeting. The Finance committee shall also routinely review the expenses of the members of the Executive Committee. The National Treasurer, in his/her capacity as Chair of the Finance committee shall be responsible for all committee assignments.”
Be changed to:
6. Committee on Finance shall be chaired by the National Treasurer and populated by the vice president and two (2) other members, any one of which shall be a member of the previous year's Finance Committee, (excluding the Past President, President and Secretary) appointed by the members of the Board of Directors (excluding the Past President, President, and Secretary) at the annual meeting. The finance committee shall, over the course of the year, review the annual budget and report out recommendations prior to the budget's consideration at the next annual meeting. The Finance committee shall also routinely review the expenses of the members of the Executive Committee. The National Treasurer, in his/her capacity as Chair of the Finance committee shall be responsible for all committee assignments.
Respectfully submitted by
T.C. Baker, National Treasurer
Alicia Wagner Calzada, Vice-President
Tony Overman, Region 11 Director
Jeff Gritchen, finance committee member
Resolution to de-limit terms of EC members:
Whereas the National Press Photographers Association, a volunteer led organization, values its volunteer leaders.
And Whereas the leadership of the NPPA Executive Committee turns-over frequently, breaking continuity.
And Whereas continuity of leadership is one way to build a stronger organization,
Be it resolved that Sec. III, A, 1 of the NPPA Standing Rules be amended to change Elections, Section A, subsection 1 and add a new subsection 10 (changing the following subsection numbers accordingly):
Change from:
Elections
A. Election of national officers
1. The National President and Vice-President, who serve for one year, shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors. The National Secretary, who serves for two (2) years, shall be elected at the annual meeting of the board in even numbered years. The National Treasurer, who serves four (4) year terms, shall be elected on the odd numbered year.
Change to:
Elections
A. Election of national officers
1. The National President and Vice-President, who serve for one year terms, shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors. The National Secretary, who serves for a two (2) year term, shall be elected at the annual meeting of the board in even numbered years. The National Treasurer, who serves a four (4) year term, shall be elected on the odd numbered year.
10. In the event a President is re-elected, the past-president would then serve another term, or should he/she opt not to serve another term nominations would be opened for a past past-president to serve the term instead.
Respectfully submitted:
Sean D. Elliot, National Secretary
Michelle McLoughlin, Region One Director
Linda Epstein, Region Three Director
Tony Overman, Region Eleven Director
Russ Kendall, past board member
Military Membership Division
In recognition of the personal sacrifices and other considerable contributions of the United States military, to the safety and well-being of all American citizens the NPPA has created a new Military Division for member of the U.S. military service who are assigned duties as visual journalists. This membership would consist of professional news photographers and others whose occupation has a direct professional relationship with photojournalism.
NPPA Missions & Bylaws: Under Section titled Membership:
Amend paragraph B-1: Membership shall be divided, according to a member’s occupations. There shall be eight divisions, known as News Division, Military Division, Industrial Division, Technical Division, Public Information Division, Student Division, International Division and Retired Division.
Insert after paragraph B-1-b: Military Division.
Create a new sub-paragraph B-1-b-i: Military members who are assigned primary duties as a photographer, videographer and those members assigned in the production, editing, or processing of photojournalist images.
Rename current paragraph B-1-b: Industrial Division as paragraph C-1 and all subsequent paragraphs be renamed to follow.
Membership Section, Paragraph G:
Create a new sub-paragraph G-1-a. Military applications shall be validated under provisions outlined in Paragraph G-3.
Create a new sub-paragraph G-3: Military members submitting membership applications will provide with the application an official letter from their Commanding Officer or designated representative certifying that the applicant’s primary duties are as outlined in Para B-1-b.
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NPPA Standing Rules: Under section Membership
Amend paragraph B-1 to include the following addition: The membership dues shall be ninety dollars ($90.00) per annum in U.S. funds, except for military and student members, who pay fifty-five dollars ($55.00) per annum in U.S. funds
Amend paragraph D-1 to include after Domestic Professional Dues--$90.
Military visual journalists -- $55.
Submitted by:
Chip Maury - Military Liaison
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