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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>"<st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Jersey</st1:place></st1:State>
LP (via Nicholas Sarwark)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Rules for conduct of any meeting of the Bylaws Committee by
teleconference or videoconference (“e-conference”)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>1. All participants must have access to the necessary
equipment. In particular, if a member does not have access to videoconference
technology, he must be allowed to participate by teleconference.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>2. All participants must be able to simultaneously
hear and/or see in order to participate. A member participating in such a
meeting is deemed to be present in person."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>If number one is true, I am not sure what number 2
means. If you are not going to require participants to have a video
camera at their home, are we still going to require them to be able to receive
images from others, or will we let them participate via telephone only? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>The wording above permits participants to be able to see,
but not hear.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>“5. The Chair shall announce each agenda item in
order. Each member shall be called on (by predetermined order) to speak. The
member may speak in debate, offer a motion, or pass. After each member has had
an opportunity to speak the first time, the Chair shall call upon each member
to speak further in debate, offer a motion, or pass. By unanimous consent, a
third opportunity to speak may be offered. All votes shall be by roll call.
Seconding a motion shall not require recognition, and shall not deprive a
member of the opportunity to speak in the prescribed order.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Now it gets interesting. Do we really want to waste
all that time by calling on every LNC member, just so they can pass?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>I assume most videoconferencing systems have a "raise
your hand" feature. I would think that would be the best way
to handle when a member wants to be recognized.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>And you can see that all votes shall be by roll
call. Heh, heh, heh. So we will need to have roll-call votes just
to extend time by 15 minutes vs. 10 minutes? Yes - I understand some
votes could be done by unanimous consent, but that provision should probably be
amended.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>“7. At the conclusion of the meeting, the Secretary
shall read the minutes, and the last item of business prior to adjournment
shall be approval of those minutes."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Do we REALLY want to approve the minutes of a 12 hour LNC
Session without getting a chance to read them first? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Remember - Minutes of LNC Sessions can easily run 15 pages
or more.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Is there anyone on this board who really thinks that we
are going to be able to have 12 hour LNC Sessions once every 3 months or so?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>****IF**** we really think we need to do this, we
are likely going to change our schedule to having a 4 hour LNC Session once every
month, or something like that. If we do that, are we going to require every
Regional Rep to come up with a monthly report for their Region? Will we
require staff come up with staff reports every month?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Be careful what you wish for, because you might get it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> Scott Lieberman<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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