ALA-APA Governance Task Force

Agenda for March 28, 2002 Conference Call

Working Group Members:

• Nancy Kranich, Chair
• Kay Cassell
• Bob Doyle
• Karen Danczak-Lyons
• Norman Horrocks
• Kenton Oliver
• Patricia Wand
• M’Lis Wendt

Background from Mary Ghikas’s February 13, 2002 document regarding the APA transition: How will we govern it? It seems to me this needs to be considered from the perspective of both the Council and the Executive Board. This question may need to be answered very specifically. How/when does one body adjourn and the other come to order? What happens when debates drift from one to the other? Are there specific organizational issues—for instance, should the Pay Equity Committee be “disestablished” within ALA and reestablished in ALA-APA?

Topics to be covered by Governance Transition Team Members

1. Council Role — Karen Danczak-Lyons

2. Executive Board Role — Kenton Oliver President and Treasurer

3. Committees — Kay Cassell Appointment Transferred committees New committees Other (reassign certain roles) Who approves and role of COO

4. Staff — Mary Ghikas and Lorelle Swader Executive Director Committee liaisons Budget Human Resources

5. Bylaws Review — Norman Horrocks Partnerships and Fund Raising, including review of Policy 9

6. Membership governance issue s— M’Lis Wendt Representative democracy issues

7. Chapters — Bob Doyle

8. Division and round table involvement/governance (e.g. certification) — Pat Wand