What is the process the AOTA Reorganization Proposal must go through?
Hi all,
I hope you have read the proposal in the President's report to the RA for reorganization and that you have followed the lively discussion under forums, Ad Hoc Participation. I want to make sure everyone understands the process this proposal must go through before it ever is enacted. There are many steps and anything can change along the way. Some of the steps we have completed. (* indicate what we have completed; **indicates what is currently in process):
1. Board is concerned that members want more participation and that the governance structure might need revision to accommodate more participation.* 2009
2. Board votes to appoint an Ad Hoc Committee and makes recommendations for appointments. * 2009
3. Consultants are vetted, selected, and one firm hired. * 2009
4. President appoints Ad Hoc group and consultant begins to collect data. * 2009
5. Ad Hoc group meets several times and submits proposal to Board of Directors.* 2009
6. Ad Hoc co-chair presents proposal to Board and Board votes to send proposal to RA and charges Ad Hoc group to develop and implement a member communication plan. * 2009
7. Communication plan is implemented via phone calls to leadership groups, dialogue on OT Connections, President Blog, materials on web-site, OT Practice articles ** 2009-2010
8. RA Task Group Considers and either forwards as is, amends, or recommends defeat to RA. RA Task group discussion begins on-line and then continues on site in Orlando. 2010
9. If the RA task group brings to floor of the entire RA, motion is debated, passed, amended, or defeated. 2010
10. If the motion passes as it is written now, transition begins to outline the change process in more detail and to write By-laws ammendment. By-laws ammendment goes for review by BPPC and the Board. The Board refers the Bylaws motion to the RA. 2010-2011
11. RA either passes, amends, or defeats Bylaws motion to take to membership. 2011
12. Membership either passes or defeats Bylaws motion. 2011
13. If Bylaws motion passes, the change is implemented. 2011-2012
Penny Moyers Cleveland
AOTA President