2012 USFS Governing Council updates, photos, etc.

[Sylvia]

News and updates from Governing Council via USFS: http://www.usfsa.org/shell.asp?sid=48049

The following item was among those NOT approved at the 2012 Governing Council meeting. Details of any other items not approved will be available by May 15 on the Reports of Action home page.

BYLAW EXHIBITS
Exhibit D - The change to the format and frequency of rule changes and Governing Council meetings. (The meeting will remain an annual meeting.)

Photos posted in USFS' Facebook gallery: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...8026341&type=1

Twitter hashtag is #GCSC12: http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23GCSC12

Related discussion threads posted in GSD (re. editorials published on Ice Skating International Online's site):

Financial Accountability

Governance and other issues

[Sylvia]

News and updates from Governing Council via USFS: http://www.usfsa.org/shell.asp?sid=48049

On Friday:

The Governing Council took the following actions pertaining to the U.S. Figure Skating bylaws and articles of incorporation:

1. Withdrew Exhibit A, which would have amended the number of votes required to pass an amendment to the articles of incorporation.
2. Adopted Exhibit B, which gives honorary, ex-officio and additional members, committee chairs and representatives from other organizations the right to speak at select meetings of U.S. Figure Skating.
3. Adopted Exhibit C, which changes the process for a new club to become a full member club.
4. Did not adopt Exhibit D, which would have changed the format and frequency of Governing Council meetings and rule changes.
5. Adopted Exhibit E, which uses a rotation to determine the non-voting athlete member of the Board of Directors each season so that, going forward, no discipline (ice dancing, pairs, singles or synchronized skating) will be represented by the non-voting member in two consecutive years.
6. Adopted Exhibit F, which moves the full definition of "athlete" into the U.S. Figure Skating bylaws.
7. Adopted Exhibit G, which clarifies the effect of filling a vacancy on the term limits of said director.

[5Ali3]

Other important news from GC: earliest.end.ever. And the beach is lovely.

[Visaliakid]

Summary of Actions Taken by the Governing Council
1. Approved the following items as they were submitted:
Group 1: 101-102, 104-106
Group 2: 202-203
Group 3: 301-310, 312-318, 320-323, 326-334, 339-358, 360, 365-366
Group 4: 401-402
New Business to the Board of Directors: 501-508
New Business to the Governing Council: 601

2. Approved the following items with amendments:
Group 1: 103
Group 2: 201
Group 3: 311, 319, 324, 325, 335, 336, 337, 338, 359, 361, 362, 363, 364

3. Refereed the following items:
New Business to the Governing Council: 602, 603

4. Did not approve the following items:
New Business to the Board of Directors: 509, 510

Sylvia - When does all the above information designated by 3-digit group numbers get spelled out in English for all USFSA members and the general public?

[BittyBug]

Sylvia - When does all the above information designated by 3-digit group numbers get spelled out in English for all USFSA members and the general public?

All of this information is currently available to U.S. Figure Skating members via the Members Only site (click on the Governing Council link).

[Sylvia]

Sylvia - When does all the above information designated by 3-digit group numbers get spelled out in English for all USFSA members and the general public?

The Combined Report of Action PDF document eventually should be published online on the USFS site -- it usually takes about a week or two after the Governing Council meeting concludes.

[shan]

Tanith Belbin - 2012 Governing Council

[Sylvia]

"The 2011-12 Combined Report of Action is now available. This details all bylaw and rule changes made throughout the past year (May 1, 2011-May 2, 2012) by the Board of Directors and made and ratified by the Governing Council May 4-5, 2012. The applicable changes will be incorporated into the 2012-13 rulebook, which will be available online by the end of July and in print by early September."
Link the the 43-page PDF document: http://www.usfsa.org/content/2011-12...20Final515.pdf