Proposed Amendments to the By-laws of the Board of Human Services

Georgia Department of Human Services

Presenter: Tonya Cureton CurryGeneral Counsel

Presentation to: DHS Board Meeting

Date: December 9, 2015

Vision, Mission and Core ValuesVision Vision Stronger Families for a Stronger Georgia.Stronger Families for a Stronger Georgia.

MissionMission

Strengthen Georgia by providing Individuals and Families access to services that promote self-sufficiency, independence, and protect Georgia's vulnerable children and adults.

Core ValuesCore Values• Provide access to resources that offer support and empower Georgians and their

families. • Deliver services professionally and treat all clients with dignity and respect.• Manage business operations effectively and efficiently by aligning resources across

the agency. • Promote accountability, transparency and quality in all services we deliver and

programs we administer. • Develop our employees at all levels of the agency.

Highlights of Proposed Amendments

• Reflects practices that have been adopted • Updates procedures that have been implemented• Cleans up clerical mistakes in the document

Proposed Amendments, Authority

– O.C.G.A. §49-2-2– Article X, Section 1

• These By-Laws can be amended at any meeting of the Board by a two-thirds vote, provided that the amendment was submitted in writing to the Board at the immediately preceding meeting.

Article I, Section 2

– Removes the teal colored DHS logo that is identified as, “The Seal of the Board of Human Services.”

Article IV, Sections 4 and 5

• Allows the Secretary to preside at board meetings in the absence of the Vice-Chair.

• Defines key election timestamps by meetings rather than months. – First meeting of the year Election of the Nominating

Committee– Second meeting Nominating Committee presents a

slate of officers and the Board votes on the slate for a July 1 effective date

Article VI, Section 1

• States that Board Chair will set the schedule for no less than quarterly board meetings rather than monthly meetings and removes the specificity that meetings will occur in Atlanta.

• Updates the election schedule to coincide with the quarterly board meeting schedule.

Article X, Section 1

• Amendment. These By-Laws can be amended at any meeting of the Board by a two-thirds vote.– Removes prior notice provision.

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