Committee Final Report

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**Type of report being submitted: Committee Final Report

**Date: July 14, 2003

**Committee Name: Governance

**Supervising Board Member: Joseph Yue

**Chair, Co-Chairs, Assistant Chairs: Laurel Bliss (chair), Heather Underwood Momberger (assistant chair)

**Committee members: Denise Kwan, Katherine Harris, Lisa Gieskes, Ursula Ellis, Charles Uth

**Goals, Objectives, Projects completed (including, but not limited to, any procedures, tip sheets, checklists, etc. created during the reporting

year):

1. Reviewed the minutes of the Annual and Midwinter board meetings for unfinished business and assignments 2. Compared changes approved to the NMRT bylaws 3. Prepared bylaw changes for ballot 4. Provided a parliamentarian at the Midwinter board meetings (Annual board meeting cancelled), and online board meetings on NMRTBD. 5. Maintained online version of Constitution and Bylaws

**Action Items/Issues To Be Resolved - What plans/projects remain which will be carried over or postponed until next year? Have there been any substantial changes in plans requiring a reconsideration or cancellation of projects? Information regarding such will be helpful for future chairs and planners.

1. Create a cheat sheet for parliamentary procedure.

2. Item deferred until next year: review Secretary's "procedures and template for submitting proposals to the Board" for compliance with Constitution and Bylaws. Propose changes to Constitution and Bylaws if warranted.

Financial Report Section:

Your budget appropriation (see budget) a. N/A

Amount which you have spent this year b. N/A

Difference between budgeted amount and amount spent (a-b) c. N/A

**Report submitted by: Laurel Bliss

**Email address: laurel.bliss@yale.edu