Governance: summary of changes

• The present COUNCIL will be replaced by a Council of 12 Trustees elected directly by the Membership
• There is a new provision for up to three CO-OPTIONS (by Council from the Membership) to achieve balance in skills and/or jurisdictions (ie, Home Nations)
• Council will appoint (from the Members of Council):
  • Leader of Council (ie, Chair of Council)
  • Deputy Leader of Council
  • Honorary Treasurer

The HON. TREASURER will be appointed by and from the Council.

2. Voting Members

• All individual Members of the Institute in good standing are eligible to vote.

3. Presidency

• The President-Elect (renamed the VICE PRESIDENT) will be directly elected by the Membership, as at present.
• Under the new arrangements the President and President-Elect will not be Trustees.
• Under the new arrangements, the office of the immediate Past President will continue with its present status for 2008 only and will then be reviewed.

4. Officers of the Institute

• Under the new arrangements the "Officers of the Institute" are: President, Vice-President, Leader of Council, Honorary Treasurer.

5. Governance Year

• The Governance Year will run from 1 January to 31 December.

6. Other arrangements

• CILIP's Executive Board, Standing Committees and the range of subgroups and panels etc will be dis-established at the end of 2007.
• A POLICY FORUM will be established, chaired by the Vice President, with representation from Branches, Groups, the Home Nations, the Affiliates, and the Retired Members’ Guild.
• The "OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT" will be  established with Panels , as follows:
  • Elections (as current Scrutineers but with expanded functions)
  • Disciplinary (as at present)
  • Ethics (as at present)
  • Audit (previously agreed but not yet established)
  • Remuneration
  • Editorial Board
  • Equal Opportunities and Diversity
• Various BOARDS have been established by Council (or continued) where needed to oversee the operational business of CILIP (e.g  Chartership Board, Accreditation Board).
• TASK AND FINISH GROUPS will be established by Council as and when needed.
• JOINT COMMITTEES (such as the Library and Archives Copyright Alliance and the Information Rights Forum) will continue, but will be kept under review.
• REPRESENTATIVE BODIES (ie, the English Branches Forum and the Home Nations Forum) will continue broadly as at present.
• No changes are proposed to the governance of BRANCHES, GROUPS, or the HOME NATIONS. They will liaise with the Policy Forum on matters of professional policy.