Members gathered at the Midwinter Conference All Committees Meeting voted to approve a bylaws change making the Past Treasurer the Chair of the Five-Year Financial Planning Subcommittee of the Long Range Planning Committee. The text of the changes was included in the September 1998 issue of LIRT News (p. 11). The intent is to allow LIRT's Treasurer to concentrate on the current year's budget and to take advantage of the outgoing Treasurer's budgetary experience to focus specifically on LIRT's Five-Year Financial Plan. 
 
 

Bylaws Changes Proposed

CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE IV
Amend A. to ADD the following:

The representative from LIRT to ALA Council shall also be an elected position.

BYLAWS
SECTION I
ADD the following:

F. LIRT COUNCILOR   The LIRT Councilor represents the interests of the Library Instruction Round Table on the ALA Council. The LIRT Councilor is a member of the Steering Committee and an ex officio member of the Executive Board. The Councilor reports to the LIRT Executive Board, the Steering Committee and the membership about ALA Council activities, and presents ALA issues and Council documents he/she believes may require action from LIRT. The Councilor receives direction from the Executive Board and Steering Committee regarding positions to be taken on ALA Council issues, and sponsors Council resolutions as requested by the Executive Board and Steering Committee.

BYLAWS
SECTION II, E.
ADD the following as a last sentence:

The representative to ALA Council shall be elected to a three year term, except for the term beginning with the 1999 election, which shall be a two-year term.