Proposed Section Bylaws
The following proposed bylaws for the Acquisition and Appraisal
Section were adopted by the section meeting at the 2006 SAA Annual Meeting.
Statement of Purpose
The Acquisitions and Appraisal Section of the Society of American Archivists
provides for intellectual exchange regarding the complex issues related to the
acquisition and appraisal of material in archives and manuscript repositories.
The section also serves as a mechanism through which the concerns of its members
may be brought to the attention of the wider profession, including the leadership
of the Society of American Archivists.
Steering Committee
1. The steering committee is composed of five members: chair, vice-chair, and
three at-large members.
2. The Chair serves a one-year term and is succeeded by the vice-chair. The
vice-chair/chair-elect shall be elected annually at the section's meeting at
the SAA annual conference.
3. The immediate past chair, although not a part of the section's leadership,
is responsible for facilitating continuity, which includes turning records generated
by the section's leadership over to the incoming chair.
4. At least one, but no more than three new members to the steering committee
must be elected each year at the section's meeting at the SAA annual conference.
5. A term of service for a member of the steering committee cannot be longer
than four years.
6. "At-large members" will be assigned responsibilities as deemed
necessary by the chair.
7. The Chair and Vice-Chair are responsible for organizing and presiding over
the annual section meeting, and for coordinating the submission of session proposals
to the SAA Program Committee on behalf of the Section.
8. The Vice-Chair is responsible for writing the section's annual report, and
submitting the report to SAA.
Amendments to Bylaws
1. Bylaws can be changed with a two thirds vote of members present and voting
at the annual section meeting.
2. Proposed amendments to the bylaws must be submitted in writing to the section
chair.
Page last updated August 25, 2007.
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