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On 2/18/2015 10:50 AM, selpahi wrote:
> Then I hereby second the motion in its current form as found in Riley's
> most recent email.


The motion has been moved and seconded, and there has been lots of time 
for discussion, so I call on all members to vote on the question, which 
I repeat below:
> LLG hereby recommissions BPFK (a.k.a. "banpla fuzykamni", "baupla
> fuzykamni", "byfy") as a standing committee with the charge of
> improving and maintaining formal descriptions of Lojban, elaborating
> undocumented and under-documented language features, resolving
> inconsistencies and errors in existing documentation, and responding
> to issues that arise in usage.
>
> BPFK is expressly empowered to determine its own decision-making
> process and pursue its own agenda within the scope of its charge as
> specified in this charter.
>
> BPFK is authorized to propose standards for the lojban language which
> may include, but are not limited to, lists of words, definitions in
> various languages, human or mechanical specifications of the grammar,
> and instructional or reference texts. BPFK may develop standards
> documents or recognize documents which have been developed by other
> bodies or individuals.
>
> Standard documents may be reported to an Annual Meeting or Special
> Meeting of the membership for ratification by a two-thirds majority
> of the general membership. Once ratified, these may be described as
> "official standards" of LLG. When an Annual Meeting or Special
> Meeting of the membership is not in session, BPFK may seek Board
> approval of standards, which upon such approval, may be described as
> "interim standards".
>
> Upon adoption of this policy, the Annual Meeting of LLG membership
> will hold an election for the office of chair of BPFK and may appoint
> or re-appoint members to the committee by a simple majority vote.
> After this election, the authority to appoint or elect members to
> BPFK will be delegated to the committee itself. The chair and members
> appointed by LLG will be considered to constitute the entire and
> exclusive membership of the committee until such a time as BPFK
> exercises the authority to manage its own membership.
>
> Henceforth, BPFK may, in its annual report to the membership,
> nominate a candidate to serve a subsequent term as chair. If such a
> candidate is reported, LLG membership will hold a vote of confidence
> requiring a simple majority to confirm the nomination. If no
> candidate is nominated by BPFK, or if the nominated candidate is not
> confirmed by the membership, an open election will be held by LLG
> membership. At no time will membership in LLG or BPFK be considered a
> requirement for the position of chair of BPFK.
>
> The natural term of the office of chair of BPFK will begin at the
> time of the confirmation or election at the Annual Meeting and extend
> to the confirmation or election of a chair at the subsequent Annual
> Meeting, or to the adjournment of that meeting if no chair is elected
> or confirmed. Should the chair become vacant for any reason while an
> Annual Meeting or Special Meeting of the membership is not in
> session, the Board may ask the committee to nominate an interim chair
> to serve the balance of the term. Should the committee fail to
> forward a nominee, or should more than one nominee be forwarded, the
> Board reserves the discretion to appoint an interim chair.
>
> In the case that the Annual Meeting of LLG membership fails to
> confirm or elect a chair, the committee will be considered suspended
> until such a time as an interim chair is appointed by the Board, or
> until the election of a new chair at a subsequent Annual Meeting or
> Special Meeting of the membership.
>
> Any time that a chair is elected by the membership of LLG without
> having been nominated to that election by BPFK, any membership in
> BPFK will be deemed to lapse, any membership-related procedure
> established within the committee will be deemed to expire, and LLG
> may elect new members to the committee. The authority to appoint or
> elect members will be returned to the committee once it reconvenes.
> The appointment of an interim chair will not be held to cause any
> membership in BPFK to lapse, or to have any effect upon BPFK
> membership procedures.
>
> In the case that policies specified in this document are found to
> contradict policies previously established by LLG or its Board of
> Directors, the policies in this document should be held to supplant
> the previous policies.
>


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