Background on the Executive Committee

It should be noted that the Board "may appoint an Executive
Committee for such purpose and with all such powers as the board of
directors may determine from time to time" (from By-law 17).  At
the Feb. 22, 1994 Board meeting it was determined that "the
Officers of the Corporation constitute the Executive Committee". 
At the March 21, 1995 meeting of the new Board, there should be
some consideration to either confirming or amending that prior
motion concerning the composition of the Executive Committee.

The authority of the Executive Committee has been defined from time
to time in various policy areas.  The current state is summarized
in the on-line Executive Committee Authority posting in the NCF
Policy Statements area.  This posting is reproduced below:

                   EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AUTHORITY

The following is a summary of the authority delegated to the
Executive Committee by the NCF Board of Directors in motions passed
since the beginning of the Board to the current date.  Some further
clarifications adopted by the Executive are also noted.

  a) The Executive Committee has authority to make expenditures up
     to $500 on behalf of the Board provided that they are one time
     expenditures and do not represent recurring financial
     commitments.

  b) The Executive Committee has authority to make decisions on
     administrative matters (such as decisions on Office
     operations) and inform the Board after the fact.

  c) In exercising the Executive authority on administrative
     matters, the following specifics have been adopted: a) Andrew
     Patrick has been assigned responsibility for the System
     Manager, Ian Allen, and b) David Sutherland has been assigned
     responsibility for the Executive Director, Lisa Donnelly, on
     general issues, with Jean Wilmot providing direction in the
     area of financial matters.

  d) In order to deal with members who contravene the User
     Agreement or other NCF policies, the Executive are authorized
     to suspend user accounts for such contraventions.  All
     suspensions will be reported to the Board and each account
     will remain suspended unless the Board passes a motion to
     reinstate the account.

  e) Robert Pless has been delegated by the Executive Committee to
     look after investigation of complaints regarding contraventions 
     of the User Agreement or other NCF policies, and to send warning 
     notices.
  
  f) In order to deal with newsgroups that are in violation of our 
     Acceptable Use Policy or the User Agreement, the Executive are
     authorized to remove the newsgroup for such contraventions.  All
     suspensions will be reported to the Board and each such newsgroup
     will remain suspended unless the Board passes a motion to
     reinstate the newsgroup.

  g) Signing authority for the NCF bank account has been delegated
     to the President, First Vice-President, Treasurer and Executive
     Director. 

  h) The agenda for Executive Committee meetings will be e-mailed to NCF
     Board members prior to the meeting, and minutes of such meetings
     will be e-mailed to Board members within two weeks of the meeting.

  i) The current composition of the Executive Committee is:

         David Sutherland   President              aa001
         Andrew Patrick     First Vice-President   aa118
         John Ferguson      Second Vice-President  aa110
         Jean Wilmot        Treasurer              aa145
         Al Seaman          Secretary              aa331

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This document should be reviewed and revised to meet the wishes of
the current Board.