Chapters Council/Draft charter of the Wikimedia Chapters Association/Amendments from the Representation Group

In Berlin, the group on the Chapters Representation discussed about the Council Membership. At the end, this proposal was read and agreed on. Summary: The term for a Council Member goes from two years to one years. And if a Council Member cannot attend a meeting he can give his vote to another Council Member.

Section B, Art. 3: old version: "Art. 3 [Members]: The Council consists of its Members. Each Chapter selects one Council Member, by announcement of the Chapter to the Chair of the Council. Council Members serve for a term of two years. Each Council Member has one vote.

Section B, Art. 3: new version: "Art. 3 [Members]: The Council consists of its Members. Each Chapter selects one Council Member, by announcement of the Chapter to the Chair of the Council. Council Members serve for a term of one year. Each Council Member has one vote. If a Council Member cannot attend a meeting, he can pass his voting right for that meeting to another Council Member of his confidence. One Council Member cannot cast more than one vote additional to his own."