The Task Force on Division/Interest Group Structure favored increasing the signature requirement for the formation of an interest group to 1% of the membership of ICA at the end of the membership years just prior to the time of a petition. The Board of Directors concurred with the 1% requirement.
Given the growth of ICA and its anticipated future expansion, the signatory requirement for 30 signatures has become dates and an insufficient measure of member interest today. At the time the 30 signature requirement was instituted, ICA membership was approximately 1500. Today it is at 4300 members.
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ARTICLE VII, SECTION 1 shall be amended as follows:
ESTABLISHMENT. A group of 30 1% (one percent) or more Active Members of the Association may petition the Executive Director to establish an Interest Group. Petitions shall be routinely processed unless special circumstances warrant a review by the Board of Directors. Each petition to establish an Interest Group must contain a title for the group and be accompanied by a description of the unique purpose of the group, in contrast to existing Interest Groups and Divisions.
