To:  Region 3 Committtee
Cc:  Region 3 ExCom
Sb:  [IEEE Region 3] Proposed Changes to R3 Bylaws and Operations Manual (All Passed)

Hi,

This is notification that all three motions passed. I removed the
attachments from this mail but if you wish to receive them, let me
know..

I received votes from

Sections:
Alabama
Atlanta
Broward / RSAC (one vote)
Canaveral
Central Tennessee
Central Virginia
Charlotte
Daytona
Eastern North Carolina
Evansville/Owensboro
Gainesville
Hampton Roads
Huntsville
Jacksonville
Jamaica
Lexington
Melbourne
Memphis
Miami
Mississippi
Mobile
Northwest Florida
Piedmont
Savannah
Tallahassee Area
Virginia Mountain
Western North Carolina
Winston-Salem

Other Region Committee Voting Members who have voted:
Director
Director-Elect
Secretary
Treasurer
Past-Director
Area 1 / VA Council / PAO (one vote)
Area 2 / NC Council
Area 3
Area 6
Area 7
Area 8

28 Sections voted (68%), 68% of the eligible voters in the Region Committee voted.

1.  Restructure of the Region 3 Committee -- We have proposed a restructure 
of the Region 3 Committee which will add three additional key committee 
chairs as voting members of the Region 3 Committee.  By adding the Chairs of 
the Membership Development Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, and the 
Communications Committee to the Region 3 Committee, we feel that it will 
improve communications between the Sections and the Region Executive 
Committee and may lead to better representation of the Sections.  The 
proposed restructure is provided in the attachment "REGION 3 COMMITTEE 
Restructure 10-16-06.doc.    

APPROVED 38 YES 1 NO 0 ABSTAIN


2.  Restructure of the Region 3 Executive Committee -- We have proposed a 
restructure of the Region 3 Executive Committee that makes various existing 
Ad Hoc committees a subcommittee of a Standing Committee.  We feel that this 
restructure will increase the collaboration and communication between the 
Standing Committee and its respective subcommittee and will increase and 
improve the effectiveness of all.  We have also proposed making four former 
Ad Hoc committees (Finance, Audit, Nominations and Appointments, and 
Leadership Development) Standing Committees.  Considering the vital role 
these committees have in the operation of the ExCom and the Region, we feel 
that the effectiveness of all will be improved.  In our proposal the voting 
rights are clearly defined.  The proposed restructure is provided in the 
attachment REGION 3 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Restructure 10-16-06. doc.

APPROVED 39 YES 0 NO 0 ABSTAIN


3.  Add Two Additional Members to the Finance Committee -- To insure that a 
quorum be present at a meeting of the Finance Committee meeting, and to 
provide additional input on financial issues, our Region 3 Treasurer Charles 
Hickman made a motion to add the Region 3 Secretary and the Chair of the 
Conference Committee as members of the Finance Committee.  The motion was 
approved by the ExCom.  The attachments [ Proposed changes to R3 Bylaws Art 
IV FINANCES as of 9-14-06.doc and Proposed Changes to Ops Man Sec. V.B.5 
Finance Com (10-2-06).doc ] provides the proposed changes to the Region 3 
Bylaws and Operations Manual to accommodate this motion.

APPROVED 39 YES 0 NO 0 ABSTAIN


Thanks to all for your efforts for IEEE this last year and best wishes
to all for an even more successful 2007.

Dave
-- 
David G. Green
IEEE Region 3 Secretary (98-07)