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Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

February 1-2, 2003

Action Minutes 2/1/03

Present:

1. 80-20 Board: Fel Anthony Amistad, Rajen Anand, Giga Andreyev, Adam Chou, David L. Chu,
Kenneth Fong, Yu-Chi (Larry) Ho, Mei Ling Hsu, Stephen Ko, Peter Luh, Richard Mak, Kathleen To, S.B. Woo, Ying Yang, Jerry Yang

2. Chapter Officers: Steven Pei (Houston), Peter Suzuki (New Jersey)

3. Observer: Leann Wang (student), Jing-Li Yu (80-20 staff)

Motions:

S.B. Woo moves to approve budget, Kathleen To seconds. Motion is passed unanimously.
S.B. Woo moves to authorize Dave Chu to make report for setting up a tax-free educational arm, Yu-Chi Ho seconds. Motion is passed unanimously.
S.B. Woo moves to double 80-20 membership from 1600 to 3200 by 6/2004. Ying Yang seconds.

Yu-Chi Ho proposes amendment: each Board member will commit to recruit 20 members, with results made public at next Board meeting. Jerry Yang seconds amendment.

Motion as amended is passed unanimously.

David Chu moves to do our utmost to resolve chapter-national conflict, and to have 80-20 President S.B. Woo meet w/ chapter officers in Houston and LA, provided chapters invite him and all officers of respective chapters will attend the meeting. Peter Luh seconds. Motion is unanimously approved.

Action Items:

Richard Mak volunteers to design a membership brochure.
Ying Yang volunteers to redesign membership form, and to explore possibility of chat / forum function on the 80-20 site for members only .
Kenneth Fong will nominate at least two candidates for the Fundraising Committee chair.
Jerry Yang and Peter Luh volunteer to explore ways to recruit students (e.g., possibility of setting a student loans).

Action Minutes Feb 2/2003:

Present:

1. 80-20 Board: Fel Anthony Amistad, Rajen Anand, Giga Andreyev, Adam Chou, David L. Chu, Kenneth Fong, Yu-Chi (Larry) Ho, Mei Ling Hsu, Stephen Ko, Peter Luh, Richard Mak, Kathleen To, S.B. Woo, Ying Yang, Jerry Yang

2. Chapter Officers: Steven Pei (Houston), Peter Suzuki (New Jersey)
3. Observers: Rachel Konrad (AP reporter), Jing-Li Yu (80-20 staff)

Motions:

Bylaw Amendments:

a) Chapters [(underlined text indicates additions to existing bylaw]. S.B. Woo moves to change:

1. Article 6.2 to: “A chapter must have 25 or more persons who pay both national and local dues. The amount of the local dues is $5 or more. A chapter must apply to the Board of Director (alternatively referred to as the National) and be granted recognition after a review of a chapter's bylaws. A list of a chapter’s members must accompany the application. The application must be renewed every three years. Renewal is automatic except for cause, i.e. for violating one or more of bylaws' provisions. A citation of cause must be in writing and be presented to the Board by the President while inviting a rebuttal from the local chapter.” Yu-Chi Ho seconds the motion.

David Chu proposes to amend that we cut out “The amount of the local dues is $5 or more.” The amendment is seconded.

S.B. Woo amends the amendment to ”amount of local dues is set by local chapter.” Ying Yang seconds the amendment to amendment. It was accepted by David Chu as a friendly amendment.

Call to question moved by Ying Yang, motion is seconded.

Call to question is passed.

Amendment is passed.

Motion as amended is passed unanimously.

The article should now read as:

Article 6.2 to: “A chapter must have 25 or more persons who pay both national and local dues. The amount of the local dues is to be set by the local chapter. A chapter must apply to the Board of Director (alternatively referred to as the National) and be granted recognition after a review of a chapter's bylaws. A list of a chapter’s members must accompany the application. The application must be renewed every three years.

Renewal is automatic except for cause, i.e. for violating one or more of bylaws' provisions. A citation of cause must be in writing and be presented to the Board by the President while inviting a rebuttal from the local chapter.”

2. Article 6.2.1 Chapter Privileges to: The official name of a chapter shall be 80-20xx, where xx shall be the identification of the city, or county or state, depending on what is appropriate, in which the chapter is located. A chapter may adopt its own bylaws provided that they are not in conflict with those of the National. It sets its own local dues. For the first two years of a chapter’s existence, national dues of those members who pay local dues are automatically rebated to the chapter provided that its bylaws have been approved by the National; and its officers are elected according to the specifications of its own bylaws. A Chapter may endorse political candidates residing in its state who are not running for the US president. A Chapter may apply for financial assistance from the National up to the maximum permitted by Federal Election Commission. Rajen Anand seconds the motion. Motion is passed unanimously.

b) President/VP: Ying Yang moves that:

Article 3.3.1 change from “The President may serve no more than 1 complete 2 yr term.” to “The President may serve no more than two complete two-year terms.” Rajen Anand seconds the motion.

Rajen Anand amends, “The president may serve no more than 2 complete consecutive 2 yr terms.” Ying Yang accepts the change as a friendly amendment.

Yu-Chi Ho calls for question, motion is seconded by Rajen Anand.

Call to Question is passed.

Motion as amended is passed. Yu-Chi Ho abstains.

Article 3.3.2, change from “A vacancy of Vice President/President Elect not caused by a mid-term advancement to a vacant Presidency shall be filled by election.”…”to “a vacancy of Vice President shall be filled by appointment from the Board of Directors.” Kathleen To seconds the motion.

Call for question by Rajen Anand, motion is seconded by Dave Chu.

Call for question is passed.

Motion is passed unanimously.

Article 3.3.2, change: The Vice President will automatically become President-Elect, “and succeed to the Presidency when the Presidency becomes vacant.” To remove the requirement that the Vice-President be the President-Elect.

Mei Ling Hsu moves to table motion, motion is seconded by Rajen Anand.

Motion is tabled.

Rajen Anand moves to make bylaws consistent with items 1 & 2, with knowledge of 1 &2 already being passed. Motion is seconded by Jerry Yang.

David L. Chu amends that all wording of Acting Vice President also be reworded for consistency. Jerry Yang seconds the amendment.

Motion as amended is passed unanimously.

The first sentence of the last paragraph of 3.3.1 now reads as:

The president may serve no more than 2 complete consecutive 2 year terms.

3.3.2 now reads as:

3.3.2 Vice President:

The Vice President shall:

a. be responsible for programs of voter development, Membership and community outreach;

b. assist the President in representing the Organization externally;

c. assist the President in fundraising;

d. work with the President and Treasurer on Membership affairs;

e. assist the President in organizing meetings of the Board and the Executive Committee and Membership conventions;

f. act for the President when the latter is unable to perform his or her functions;

g. succeed to the Presidency when the Presidency becomes vacant, the term of service not being counted as a complete term of service.

A vacancy of Vice President not caused by a mid-term advancement to a vacant Presidency shall be filled by appointment from the Board of Directors. A vacancy of Vice President caused by a mid-term advancement to a vacant Presidency shall be filled by appointment from the Board of Directors for all or part of the vacated term. The appointed person shall be called the Acting Vice President and has no right to succeed to the Presidency. The appointment of an Acting Vice President shall terminate as soon as a new Vice President elected by the Membership takes office.

President/President-Elect is replaced by President in

3.3.3 e. , 3.4 first paragraph , 3.4.1 first parag. , 3.4.2 a. . A similar replacement is to be made in the Table of Contents page under 3.3.2.

Community Service Items:

Liaison w/ Congress:

S.B. Woo moves to appoint politically experienced ad hoc committees to explore Nancy Pelosi & Tom Delay’s districts to find a win-win situation for them and for 80-20. Peter Luh seconds the motion.

Call to question by David L. Chu and motion is seconded.

Call to question is passed.

Motion is passed unanimously.

Protecting Scientists:

S.B. Woo moves that: “Upon the application of a scientist/engineer, upon adjudication in court of a verdict vastly against the original charges, and upon the verification by an ad hoc 80-20 investigative committee that the government investigative tactics seem grossly improper, 80-20 shall offer to support the wronged scientist/engineer, including joining the wronged scientist/engineer as a “Friend of the Court” (amicus curiae) in asking for damages and/or offering financial support. Further 80-20 will use its political assets and considerable communication prowess to press for the censure of the wrongful investigators.” Rajen Anand seconds the motion.

Pt of information by Yu-Chi Ho: we can pick & choose cases.

Kathleen To amends: “Upon application of APA scientist/engineer” and to insert in motion “possibly racist motives.” After “…seems grossly improper.” Jerry Yang seconds the motion.

Call for question by Kathleen To, Mei Ling Hsu seconds motion.

Call to Question is passed.

Amended motion is passed unanimously.

* Final Version:

Whereas, remarkable similarities exist in the recent overaggressive,
   perhaps wrongful, government investigative tactics against Asian
   Pacific American (APA) scientists, namely Dr. Wen Ho Lee and
   Dr. Bin Han, and possibly a few others,

   Whereas, the common thread of the two celebrated cases are: grossly
   exaggerated initial government charges against the scientists,
   followed by press leaks, then verbal threats to the accused of the
   dire consequences the scientists would face, then groundless
   objection to letting the accused out on bail, and finally utter
   failure to prove the case in court,

Whereas, we are confident that such abusive government investiga-
tive tactics is not a general practice of our great nation, and

Whereas, 80-20's principal goal is to win equal justice and equal
opportunity for APAs,

   Be it, therefore, resolved that upon the application of an Asian
   Pacific American scientist/engineer, upon adjudication in court of a
   verdict vastly against the original charges, and upon the verifica-
   tion by an ad hoc 80-20 investigative committee that the govern-
   ment investigative tactics seem grossly improper and/or possibly
   racist, 80-20 shall offer to support the wronged scientist/engineer
   in asking for compensation in damages, including but not limited to
   filing as a "Friend of the Court" (amicus curiae) and/or financial
   aid. Furthermore, 80-20 will use its political assets and communica-
   tion prowess to press for the censure of the wrongful investigators.

Better Way to Handle Individual Requests for Assistance:

Giga Andreyev moves to try an alternative method for treating requests for help: Instead of rejecting all non-macro-level individual cases for help (current policy), publicize the frequency of requests and agree to take on one or two cases per year. If the case is successfully resolved, then 80-20 will take on another one. Yu-Chi Ho seconds the motion.

Motion is passed unanimously.