Guidelines for Preparation of Resolutions for Virtual Council Meetings

All whereas clauses that relate to an ALA policy must include a parenthetical notation of the title of the policy and the section where it can be found in the ALA Policy Manual. [...] b) Fill in the date, your name and email address, and the title of the resolution (item 1) and attach your MS Word document (item 1a), then continue and fill in the additional form fields before submitting the Resolution. [...] Councilors are strongly encouraged to submit draft resolution ideas to the ALA Council Community in ALA Connect to inform the body of upcoming resolutions and to solicit feedback. [...] They are presented to Council at the beginning of the Council III session during the Midwinter Meeting: a) If copies are to be sent to other parties, the maker of the resolution shall provide names and addresses. [...] HOW TO SUBMIT AN AMENDMENT TO A RESOLUTION DURING A VIRTUAL COUNCIL MEETING To suggest an amendment for a resolution on the floor, use the online form found at: Appendix Sample Resolution January 2021 Resolution on Monetary Library Fines as a Form of Social Inequity Whereas the first policy objective listed in ALA Policy B.8.10 (Library.