I'm Late, I'm Late for a Very Important Date!
There are some peopl who have a fetish about time.
We have a few in the Central Committee. They seem to place a greater importance on what time the meeting ends than if whether or not the business needed got done.
I recall an online exchange I had recently with a couple they were ecstatic that the meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.
As for me I was concerned that for instance the Finance Subcommittee had FIVE items that they wished to bring to the Body's attention and were not given the time to do so,
But then shutting off presentations by the Finance Subcommittee by the Chair is not a new issue.
Sometime back the Finance Subcommittee spent 3 months working on a new insurance proposal, getting quotes, comparing prices etc.
The Chair had been informed of this.
When their Chair tried to be recognized at a meeting to present the Subcommittees findings the Central Committee Chair ignored him.
Later the Central Committee Chair presented the Executive;/Advisory Committee with a CRISIS.
The Central Committee's insurance was about to EXPIRE.
There was NO TIME.
Action must be taken NOW.
My understanding is that a member of the Finance Subcommittee who was at the Executive/Advisory Subcommittee meeting made a motion to allow the Executives to cut a check to renew the Insurance (with the Insurance company the Chair has their business insurance with)
Now this person KNEW the Finance Subcommittee had been working for THREE MONTHS on other better methods of insurance and he went behind their backs at this meeting and undermined them.
How slimy IS that?
Other problems with this aciton is the situation definition of meaning which alters an ADVISORY Subcommittee in to one who makes DECISIONS for the Body?
Not to mention the FACT that their were only TWO Executives at the meeting and it takes a Quoram for the Executive Board to Act on ANYTHING.
I am sorry but a Quoram is MORE than One Half and One Half or TWO of a FOUR Person Executive Board is NOT more than One Half,
Not to mention that it was ILLEGAL and a Violation of the Bylaws for the Check to be written WITHOUT the Signature of the Treasurer?
But then RULES, Constituions ByLaws etc are not meant to be applied to THESE People they are ABOVE such petty matters.
Now we will come to the upcoming Elections.
When they tell you that they HAVE to be held the SAME Night as the Nominations and that we HAVE to only allow the Candidates 2 minutes and that we CANNOT allow Questions from the Floor,
Are you going to tell them that YOU the Central Committee decide differently and CHANGE their Proposed Rules?
Or are you just going to
JUMP DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Updated: Friday, 6 February 2015 10:43 AM CST
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