Members

05/05/2020

2020 AGM Motion 1: Clarify Attendees’ Convocation Quorum

(Member Resolution - Requires simple majority of those voting to pass)

Moved by the Rules and Bylaws Committee; Rose Bronec, Claire Creese, Kathryn Miranda; and the Attendees’ Convocation Committee; Ron Dennis, Pamela Blanc, Mary Derbyshire

Whereas, there is a need to bring clarity to the Attendees' Convocation (AC) proceedings in establishing its quorum; 

Resolved, That item 6 of the Attendees’ Convocation (AC) resolution, previously adopted by the membership in 2018, “Quorum for the AC to be a majority of members attending the ACGM in person”, be amended in the following three ways––

1. To add the phrase “Once the Annual General Meeting (AGM) quorum has been determined”,
2. To insert the words “simple” before “majority” and “voting” before “members”, and
3. To replace “ACGM” with “AGM”;

to then read: Once the Annual General Meeting (AGM) quorum has been determined, the quorum for the AC to be a simple majority of voting members attending the AGM in person.  

Attendees’ Convocation                                           

1. The session to be conducted under the general, but not exclusive, provisions of Informal Consideration, specifically, AmSAT Chair will not preside;
2. The AC's agenda of up to three items to be adopted at the beginning of the session, from a slate formed, with input from all interested parties, and subsequently published in the “General Meeting Materials,” as organized by an Attendees Convocation (AC) Committee of three, elected for a one-year term by nominations from the floor at the prior year's ACGM, except that upon passage of this motion the AC Committee to be formed immediately;
3. The AC Chair to be a member, or alternating members, of this committee;
4. 4. Any motions arising from AC deliberations to require for adoption a 2/3 majority vote of the members in attendance at the AC in person (no proxies);
5. 5. Any motions so adopted to be placed in the consideration of all motions on the next year's ACGM agenda;
6. 6. Once the Annual General Meeting (AGM) quorum has been determined, the quorum for the AC to be a simple majority of voting members attending the ACGM AGM in person.