Samvera Steering Group Bylaws - October 2014
- The Samvera Steering Group shall consist of no less than five (5) voting members. Ā
- The voting members of Samvera Steering Group shall be individuals supported in their participation by a Samvera Partner institution.
- Decisions in the Steering Group shall be made by consensus; in the event that consensus cannot be reached, decisions shall be reached by majority rule.
- In the event that multiple members of Steering Group are supported by the same Partner institution they shall exercise only one vote between them on any given occasion. Ā Thus the maximum number of votes that can be cast at any one time is equal to the number of Partner institutions supporting Steering Group members and a majority vote requires more than 50% of that number.
- Potential new members of the Steering Group must be nominated by an existing member of the Steering Group. Ā In accepting the nomination, the individual must confirm the support of their Partner institution.
- To join the Steering Group, an individualĀ must be approved by a majority vote of Steering Group.
- Steering Group members can resign at any time with notification to the other members of the Steering Group. Steering Group members can be removed by a majority vote of the other members.
- In the event that a member of Steering Group is no longer supported by a Partner institution (for instance, due to a change in role, employer or retirement) he or she shall be entitled to continue participation in Steering Group as a non-voting advisory member subject to a majority vote of Steering Group. Ā Should the individual indicate a wish to remain on Steering Group this vote shall be held as soon as practicable.
- Advisory members of Steering Group can resign at any time with notification to the other members of the Steering Group. Ā Advisory members of the Steering Group can be removed by a majority vote of Steering Group.
- The bylaws set out above may be modified at any time by a majority vote of Steering Group.
Updated to reflect the rebranding to Samvera 2017/06/17