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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board Meeting Highlights
The ATA Board of Directors held its Spring Board meeting virtually
April 24-25, 2021. Here are some highlights from the meeting.

Budget
The Board approved the July 1, 2021-June
30, 2022 working budget and the 2022-24

WALTER BACAK, CAE

walter@atanet.org

draft budgets. The proposed $2.6 million
working budget provides an interim financial
framework. Treasurer John Milan will work
with the ATA Headquarters staff to update

At the next Board meeting, the Board will
vote to approve putting these revisions, and
their respective explanatory commentaries,
forward for approval by the membership
at the Annual Meeting of Voting Members,
October 28, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

the projections and incorporate feedback

Certification

from the Board. The final budget will be

Certification Committee Chair Michèle Hansen

approved at the next Board meeting.

and Deputy Chair Larry Bogoslaw updated the

Proposed Bylaws Revisions
The Board discussed five proposed Bylaws
amendments that are mostly housekeeping
in nature.
y	 Codify that the president and presidentelect are not ex officio members of the
Ethics Committee. (This change is in line
with Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised,
our governing parliamentary authority. The
president and president-elect are ex officio
members of all ATA standing committees
except the Nominating and Leadership
Development Committee.)
y	 Clarify and ensure consistency in what
requires a two-thirds vote of Board members.
y	 Replace " chairman " and " head " with

Board on the progress in getting online exam
sittings set up. All is on track for offering
sittings this summer. (We'll continue to offer
in-person exam sittings as well.)

Position Papers
The Board reviewed and discussed two draft
position papers. The Board approved putting
forward to the membership for review and
commentary a position paper on remote
interpreting. Once the 30-day comment
period has closed, the feedback will be
reviewed and incorporated into the final
version that the Board needs to approve.
The Board then discussed the first draft of a
position paper on best practices in localization
and gave its feedback. The volunteers working
on this position paper will take the feedback

" chair, " which is in line with our

and submit the next version to the Board for

nomenclature for the volunteer in charge of

its review.

a committee.
y	 Allow all individual members to serve on
committees. (The Board will still approve all
appointments to the committees.)
y	 Remove the use of " membership
facilities " under member benefits. (This
mention was a holdover from having a
library. Members are always welcome to

The Board meeting summary is posted
online. The minutes will be posted once they
are approved at the next Board meeting. Past
meeting summaries and minutes are also
posted online at www.atanet.org/membership/
minutes.php. The next Board meeting is set for
August 7-8, 2021. The meeting will be in
person. The location is to be determined.

stop by ATA Headquarters.)

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