CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
BIODIESEL ACCESS TASK FORCE

 

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS OF

THE SAN FRANCISCO BIODIESEL ACCESS TASK FORCE

TO BE ACTED UPON AT THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 10, 2010

 

 

This notice is issued pursuant to Article X – Amendment of Bylaws of the San Francisco Biodiesel Access Task Force requiring circulation of proposed amendments in writing to all Task Force members and noticed to the public at least ten (10) days prior to such meeting.  The following provisions are proposed for amendment:

 

Article II – Biodiesel Access Task Force

 

Section 2:  Term of Appointment

            The term of each voting Task Force member shall be until December 31, 200910 unless removed by the Board of Supervisors, at his or her discretion.

 

Article III - Officers

Section 2:  Term of Office

            The term of each office shall be until December 31, December 31, 200910.

 

Section 3:  Nomination and Election of Officers

A.            Nominations and Elections for officers shall be conducted at the Special Meeting of the Task Force on February 10, 2010.  At the Task Force meeting held on February 10, 2010, any voting Task Force member interested in running for office shall state publicly his or her interest and willingness to run for a specific office.  Such Task Force members, and any other voting Task Force members nominated at the February 10 meeting, shall be candidates for office.

 

Article V – Meetings of the Task Force

 

Section 6:  Regular Meetings

            Beginning February 10, 2010 the regular Task Force meetings shall be held every other month on the second Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., except in the case of a City-recognized holiday, when the meeting shall be rescheduled to a special meeting.  Meetings shall be held at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett, Jr. Place, Room 278, in the City and County of San Francisco.  This information shall be posted on the Department of the Environment’s website. 

 

 

Article VI Committees

Section 6:  Standing Committees

 

The Task Force shall have one standing committee called the Marine Committee. The Committee shall have five (5) voting members comprised of three Biodiesel Access Task Force members and two at large (non-Task Force) members. The three Task Force members shall include the Task Force member by the Port of San Francisco and at least one Task Force member who was appointed by the Board of Supervisors.

 

Section 7: Marine Committee

 

The Marine Committee shall meet quarterly, on the second Tuesday beginning in May from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Port of San Francisco, Pier One, Conference Room Bayside 3.  The Marine Committee shall focus on providing biodiesel access in the marine environment. 

 

Section 6 8:  Other Committees

 

The Task Force and/or the Chair, at his or her discretion, may establish other standing or ad hoc committees on an ad-hoc basis to perform tasks or functions as necessary., or to address issues outside the purview of standing committees.

 

This is to certify that the above notice was issued on January 29, 2010.

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Monica Fish, Task Force Secretary

 

Posted:  January 29, 2010