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Re: Weekly bludgeoning: Voting issues
For my money I think we should follow the ACA type model, and let the
membership vote by:
1) Including in one issue of TAG the slate of officers and Board members,
and allow for any nominations from the membership. They do this by sending a
form in by mail to the person ion charge of elections (new committee ????)
2) Once the slates are completed, and they can have notes that the folks are
proposed by the Elections Committee or by nomination from the membership,
then a ballot is put into the next TAG and people vote by returning the
ballot, by snail mail.
3) Results are announced in next TAG.
That's it for now -- from cold and rainy Boston, but where my sea horses
have just had babies -- and they are hanging on to the macro algaes in the
tank.
David
----- Original Message -----
From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
To: <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2000 12:36 PM
Subject: Weekly bludgeoning: Voting issues
> OK, it's time for the recap.
>
> I think that we've all pretty much agreed that the MC will be an advisory
> panel, and the SC is the voting-on-issue panel.
>
> We're still very much in discussion on the issue of whether the entire
> membership elects the SC or not. Bob McCaw notes that many/most
> nonprofits don't let their members vote, while others have noted that
> several nonprofits that we're familiar with (ACA, AKA, etc) do actually
> give their members voting rights.
>
> I'm confused as to what to do next. If we think we're done with
> discussion on these two issues, then the SC should probably move that they
> vote on them. Or do we not need to vote on it because this is just going
> to be the language that is used for the bylaws, which we would vote on as
> a whole?
>
> On that note, should I or someone here be editing the bylaws, or is this
> something Bob McCaw will do?
>
> There's still those issues of budgets sitting down on the list, so please
> send mail to Davis Lass with your budgets.
>
> Oh, one last thing. I put the link to the conference brochure on the
> website for all to see. We are live! I guess I will contact my e-mail
> posse on the contest list to get this stuff out to the clubs.
>
> - Erik
>
> ---------------------
>
> Task Culprit Phase
>
> CONFERENCE
>
> Need details for website Charlene Done
> Advertise on website Erik Done
> Do periodic updates on APD Karen everyone remind her
> Advertise elsewhere Mary et. al. Mary Made suggestions
>
>
> Future conferences and regional meetings/speakers tabled
> with local clubs (discussion around Feb 13th)
>
>
> MANAGEMENT
>
> Does MC vote on issues? Entire SC Discussion
>
> "Up until the TAG vote, the SC has made all the "major" decisions
regarding
> the AGA. The MC has been more advisory in capacity, as well as, in
theory,
> running various committees. I'm not saying that another model might not
be
> better, just that this is how it has been done up until now. But I think
> we ALL agree that AGA could stand with some new ways of doing business. I
> don't have any problem with changing things, but I think we should make
> some decisions on how we think things _should_ be done, and get it written
> down in some fashion so that we don't have to reinvent the wheel every
time
> a decision, particularly a contentious one, needs to be made." - Karen
>
>
>
> INCORPORATION
>
> Does Membership elect the SC? MC/SC Discussion
>
> Many non-profit organizations do not give their members a vote. Others,
> (the ACA and AKA are given as examples) do have a yearly ballot for those
> interested. We need to make a decision on this.
>
> Draft bylaws Bob McCaw ? need to find out ?
> Approve Bylaws SC or MC pending draft?
>
> http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-mcm/msg00730.html
> http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-mcm/msg00727.html
> http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-mcm/msg00720.html
> http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-mcm/msg00714.html (the main one from Bob
McCaw)
> http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-mcm/msg00698.html
> http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-mcm/msg00695.html
> http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-mcm/msg00691.html
> http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-mcm/msg00675.html (Bob Cashin's original
bylaws)
> http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-mcm/msg00634.html
> http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-mcm/msg00624.html (Bob McCaw's first message)
>
>
> SALES
>
> Expand T-shirt and pin sales? tabled
>
> "I have only been selling T-shirts and pins when I go to events or
> speaking engagements. I have sold a couple by mail but I would gladly turn
> them over if someone would like to take over. I have enjoyed selling them
> but as Karen says you have to pack them along." - Dorothy
>
> Archived TAG articles on CD-ROM tabled
> Continue printing back issues?
> http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-mcm/msg00682.html
>
> Unusual Plant Sales tabled
>
> TREASURY
> Need annual budget from everyone E-mail David!
> responded: erik
>
> Treat Canadians as other non-US because of $3.50 charge david discussion
>
> TAG
>
> Get soft copies of documents from Universal Printing erik waiting on John
Cogwell
> Mary says may need to call him: (919) 361-5809
> 5/8 - called John. Says he'll have info for me this afternoon
> 5/12 - called John. Says art department infected with "Love Bug" virus
> and too busy to do real work.
>
> Scan old TAGs for archive erik proceeding (up to 1995)
> http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-mcm/msg00697.html
>
> Memberships expiring jack resolved (not an issue)
> "I have been continuing Dorothy's tradition of sending out
> renewal notices." - Jack
> Membership database upgrade jack tabled?
> (filemaker? internet-based?)
>
> Membership Roster in TAG tabled?
>
> Advertising in other publications mary resolved
>
> WEBSITE
>
> what to do with Olga's survey? tabled
> http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-mcm/msg00873.html
> add survey to membership database? tabled
>
>
> VOLUNTEERS
> Volunteer coordinator tabled
> http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-mcm/msg00668.html
>
> Tim Belanger tabled
> http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-mcm/msg00847.html
>
>
>
>
>
>
> The Steering Committee:
>
> Neil Frank
> Karen Randall
> Erik Olson
> Dorothy Reimer
> David Lass Treasurer
> Bob Cashin
>
> The Management Committee:
>
> Jack O'Leary Membership
> Mary McCaw TAG Editor
> Paul Krombholz Education and Technical Advisor
> Merrill Cohen
> Charlene Nash Convention Chair
> Mike Hellweg Historian
> Diana Walstad Sales
>
>
> --
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
>
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