Minutes in Seconds from the November 2024 Board Meeting:

Actions:

• Approved petition to charter Omega Omicron at the University of Illinois Chicago.
• Reviewed mail vote process and results. Noting 187 eligible chapters from 224 chapters eligible to vote. Noted that none of the Mail Vote Proposals (Proposal #1: Expansion of Finance Committee, Proposal #2: Increasing the Size of the Board, Proposal #3: Creation of Grand President-Elect Officer Role) reached the required 2/3 vote to pass.
• Board supports and recognizes non-voting advisory membership of the finance committee as desired by the chair, while restricting voting privileges to the official membership outlined in bylaws.
• Board directed the Organizational Development Committee to draft recommendations related to the following:
  • Amend bylaws to not allow a District Director, Alumni Chapter Officer, or Receiver to be a Grand Officer.
  • Amend the bylaw to remove the language noting the Vice President-Finance as the CFO.
  • Amend the bylaw to grant the Immediate Past Grand President the ability to vote in all scenarios of the Board, not just in the event of a tie.
  • Amend the bylaws to remove the Executive Director as a board member and designated as an invited guest of the board.
  • Review all Board position vacancy procedures.
• Board directed the Organizational Development Committee to develop a bylaw recommendation that defines Board Committees.
• Board directed the Organizational Development Committee to develop a bylaw recommendation that develops three Board Committees, including: Executive Committee, Governance and Finance.

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