Amend Constitution
Proposed Constitutional amendment
1 Introduction
1.1 In the present IWF Constitution it requires industry Board members to be appointed as follows:
The industry members will be chosen by the Funding Council by a procedure to be determined by the Council.
At their meeting on 21 April 2004, Funding Council adopted a new Constitution which determined that, each (industry) board representative will serve a 2 year term, with a maximum of 2 consecutive terms.
1.2 It is therefore necessary to amend the main Constitution and give 21 days notice of the proposed amendment.
2 Proposed change
2.1 Main Constitution:
2.1.1 Present wording:
PERIODS OF OFFICE
All Board members will be appointed for a three-year term and they may be re-appointed for a further three-year term.
The decision on whether to offer a non-industry Board member a further term of office will be taken by the Chair and the two Vice-chairs.
2.1.2 To be amended to:
"PERIODS OF OFFICE
All non-industry Board members will be appointed for a three-year term and they may be re-appointed for a further three-year term.
The decision on whether to offer a non-industry Board member a further term of office will be taken by the Chair and the two Vice-chairs.
Industry Board members will be appointed by a procedure determined by Funding Council and are appointed for a period of two years and may not serve more than two consecutive full terms. No Board member may hold office for more than an aggregate of six years."
2.2 Board Members’ Handbook:
2.2.1 Present wording:
Terms of Office
All Board members will be appointed for a three-year term and they may be re-appointed for a further three-year term.
The decision on whether to offer a non-industry Board member a further term of office will be taken by the Chair and the two Vice-chairs.
If a non-industry member subsequently leaves the sector he or she represents on the Board, he or she may be required to resign.
2.2.2 To be amended to:
"TERMS OF OFFICE
Non-industry Board members will be appointed for a three-year term and they may be re-appointed for a further three-year term.
The decision on whether to offer a non-industry Board member a further term of office will be taken by the Chair and the two Vice-chairs.
If a non-industry member subsequently leaves the sector he or she represents on the Board, he or she may be required to resign.
Industry Board members will be appointed by a procedure determined by Funding Council and are appointed for a period of two years and may not serve more than two consecutive full terms.
No Board member may hold office for more than an aggregate of six years"
3 Recommendation
3.1 Board members are invited to support the proposed amendment to the Constitution and Handbook.
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