Amend USATT By-Laws

March 28 , 2007

Motioner: Robert Blackwell       Seconder: Jiing Wang

Moved that the USATT By-Laws be amended as follows:
 
1.      The Board complies with the USOC governance recommendation regarding Board structure and member make-up.
2.      The Board accepts a recommendation from the USATT Counsel as listed in an email on March 13, 2007:
       a.      The Board members can each resign effective as of a given date.  Next the Board may pass a Bylaw changing the composition of the Board to be effective as of the same date.  By Bylaw, the Board would appoint three people (one an athlete) to serve as interim Directors for the period between the mass resignation of the current Board and the constitution of the newly structured Board.  This would be my preferred mechanism.
3.      The governance reform occurs as follows:
       a.      On or before April 1, 2007, the Board creates a Governance Reform Committee.
                     i.      The Committee re-writes the By-Laws. The Committee must include 2 members not currently on the Board and one person independent of Table Tennis and comply with the USOC’s 20% Elite Athlete Ratio and 20% Gender Rules.
                     ii.      The Committee furnishes to the Board a new By-Laws draft on or before May 1, 2007.
                     iii.      The Board reviews and responds on or before May 15, 2007.
                     iv.      The Committee completes the By-Laws on or before June 1, 2007 for the Board to review and approve.
                     v.      The By-Laws are distributed to the General Membership for review on or before June 15, 2007.
                     vi.      The General Membership may respond to the new By-Laws on or before June 29, 2007.  The Board retains the full right to modify the By-Laws.  The By-Law distribution to the members is for informational reasons and feedback.  
                     vii.      The Board officially approves the new By-Laws on or before the US Open Board meeting.
b.      All current Board members resign effective July 15, 2007 subsequent to a Board meeting at the US Open in Las Vegas , NV during the first week of July 2007.  All Board members are encouraged to remain active through strong participation in USATT committees.
c.      On or before the Board meeting in July 2007, the Board appoints three USATT adult members as Interim Directors as listed above for the duties as listed above.  They are not members of the current Board.  The Interim Directors assume Board duties as of July 15, 2007.
d.      The USATT conducts an election on or about September 1, 2007 to elect up to 9 new Board members and in accordance with the new By-Laws.
                       i.      Any adult USATT member in good standing and who was not on the board as of July 20, 2006 may run for the Board for a 2-year term.  All adult USATT members in good standing may run for Director positions beginning with the next regular election.
                       ii.      The new Board members assume their Board responsibilities as of November 1, 2007 and will serve until December 31, 2009 for a period of 26 months.
                       iii.      New Director terms thereafter are for 2 years.

Closing date for voting: Wednesday, March 28, 2007, Noon MST or as soon as everyone has registered their vote.

Motion did not pass: 6-2-1-4
I n Favor: Whitney P, Khoa N, Ed H, Robert B, Barney R, Jiing W
Against: Sheri P, Tim B.
Abstain: Dell S.
No vote: Lily Y, George B, Joseph W, Ashu J.