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Divisional Plan -2

Having analyzed its type of council and its goals, a council which wishes to try the Divisional Plan would proceed as follows:

1. A general meeting of the council would be called to discuss the plan and its objectives.  At this meeting a speaker may report on the plan and answer questions.  The council must then vote to try the plan and authorize its president to appoint a Divisional Board as follows:

2. A Divisional Board would be made up of one member from the central city and each section or suburban area in which the council has members.  (Example: Cincinnati has a main area and 3 large suburbs.  The Divisional Board would have 4 members.)

3. The Divisional Board is a planning body which reports to the council regularly.  All actions are taken by the Council.  The Board's duties are as follows:

a) The Board begins by making a membership survey.  (This survey determines where members are in the city areas and what areas exist where council members should be.)

b) The Board sets up nucleus groups in each section or suburban area where divisions are to be developed.  Each Board member must function as a part of it.

c) Meet with division and help train division members for Council program and project work.

d) Board members must encourage visiting between the division and arrange for coordination meetings.  Each division should send volunteer members to visit with another division.

4. All divisions may unite in working on phases of a single program project or each division may choose its own aspect from the general overall program objectives.

5. For general council matters such as observances, elections and large public events, there would be one large general meeting in which all divisions participate.

6. Each division would carry its pro-rata members share of the council's general financial obligations.

7. In this as in any council activity, heavy-handed, dictatorial methods must be avoided.  Competition and interest in program between the divisions are healthy reactions, but they should never be allowed to deteriorate into rivalry, jealously or prejudice.  Under all circumstances, all council members in all divisions must understand that our real goal is the development of an integrated, coordinated council of women which relates the perspective and abilities of women at all levels in the community.