The statute is just the way I like it. To the point and
without any complications.
I agree with it totally.
13th December is OK for me.
Mario
On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:00:10 +0100
Ramon Casha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
For our first meeting in which we'll choose a committee
and decide on
other matters like the statute, I propose Saturday 13th
December in the
morning, unless there are objections (in which case
please voice them).
It's a public holiday and not too close to Christmas/New
Year, which
tends to be disruptive for such activities. Exact time
and place will be
announced later in any case.
I've seen a variety of statutes/constitutions/bylaws of
other LUGs, and
have come up with a draft for one of our own. I've also
collected some
links to other LUGs' statutes for you to look through.
Belfast: http://www.belfastlinux.org/article/c2001
Ireland: http://www.linux.ie/legal/constitution.php
Imperial College UK:
http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/linux/constitution.pdf
Australia: http://linux.org.au/org/new/constitution.phtml
(proposed new
const.)
Kitsap Peninsula:
http://www.kplug.org/template.php3?insert=bylaws.html
Metro Detroit:
http://www.mdlug.org/mdlug/admin/bylaws.html
Linux Enthusiasts & Professionals:
http://www.leap-cf.org/article.php3?article=bylaws
Cincinnati:
http://www.clug.org/about/clug-bylaws-20000826.html
Ontario Canada: http://www.oclug.on.ca/bylaws.php
S.Mississippi: http://www.smlug.org/bylaws.php and
http://www.smlug.org/constitution.php
Hong Kong:
http://www.linux.org.hk/hklug_agreement.php3?lang=en
On the other hand there are a number of LUGs which do
without a statute,
such as Edinburgh. I tried to keep the statute simple -
some of the ones
above need a team of lawyers just to interpret them. The
statute is not
carved in stone, so we could adopt one to begin with and
then refine it
as we go along.
Here's another link which might be useful:
http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/User-Group-HOWTO.html
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Statute of the MLUG
Name of organisation
i. The name of the organisation shall be
Malta Linux User
Group (MLUG).
2. Organisation
i. The MLUG is an independent, non-profit
organisation,
operated by its members.
3. Aims
i. To provide a forum for discussing and
gaining experience
on the GNU/Linux operating system and
open-source
software (OSS).
ii. To increase awareness and promote the use
of the
GNU/Linux operating system and OSS in
Malta.
4. Membership
i. Membership in the MLUG is open to
individuals who agree
with these aims and accept this Statute.
ii. Membership is obtained by subscribing to
the mailing
list.
iii. There is currently no membership fee.
5. Committee
i. The MLUG shall have a committee which
runs the society
on behalf of its members.
ii. The committee consists of five members,
who will decide
between them the following roles. Other
roles may be
created as necessary.
a. Chairperson.
The responsibility of the
chairperson is to
chair committee and general
meetings.
b. Secretary.
The responsibility of the
Secretary is to
document meeting proceedings, and
deal with
correspondence.
c. Public Relations Officer.
The PRO is responsible for the
MLUG’s public
image.
d. Assistant chairperson, and
assistant secretary,
to take over these roles in the
absence of the
chairperson or secretary.
e. Treasurer.
The treasurer is responsible for
any assets
belonging to the MLUG.
iii. Committee decisions shall be decided by
majority voting.
A quorum for a committee meeting shall
consist of 3
members.
iv. All committee members should strive to
assist one
another in accomplishing all necessary
tasks.
v. The term of office is one year, after
which committee
members may seek reelection.
6. Committee elections
i. The committee is elected during annual
(AGM) or
extraordinary general meetings (EGM).
ii. Elections are done via a democratic vote,
with each
member being entitled to one vote, if
there are more
candidates than positions in the
committee.
iii. Any person who has been a member for at
least 1 month
prior to election is entitled to vote in
the election or
any other votes taken, and may stand for
election.
iv. In the event of a resignation, the
runner-up, if any,
can automatically take his/her place
without the need
for an EGM.
7. Meetings
i. An annual general meeting is held each
year in the month
of October. Notice of the date and place
must be given
at least two weeks in advance via the
mailing list.
ii. The annual general meeting will include
reports from the
outgoing committee and an election of the
new committee.
iii. An extraordinary general meeting will be
held if
requested by a majority of the committee,
or 10% of
members.
8. General
i. This statute can be modified only by a
50% approval at a
general meeting.
ii. The views and opinions of the MLUG are
completely
independent of those of its sponsors or
other
organisations.
________________________________________________________________________
Ramon Casha
Malta Linux User Group (http://linux.org.mt)
