The best thing that could be said about last night is "It could have gone better"
But you know what they say, "If you can't take a joke, you should have registered Independent."
We came to the meeting knowing that there were 2 vital issues that needed to be changed.
The First was whether to and how to credential the Assistant Committee Persons.,
There was a proposal to change the credentialing from the way it has always been done to whoever got to the meeting first.
For the life of me I cannot think of any reason besides stuffing the ballot box for this idea,
We need to note that the proposed rules for the Election did NOT this time come from the Credential Sub-Committee.
The other issue was whether an election would be won by a majority or a plurality.
Both issues were decided in a manner I agree with,
Now I know that some thought.
Watching the tactics and stratigists
attempt to alter the meeting at the
LCRCC,
No one was trying to "alter" the meeting, but someone WAS trying to alter the way things were usually done and as is required, the Body made its own decision.
But there ARE some who think they need to make all the decisions and the Committee should do what it is told.
And as you can see above, they get testy when the Committee decides to make its own decisons.
So we adopted OUR Agenda and OUR Rules for the Meeting and the Election,.
Which is as it should be.
At which point the Opposition Candidate for the Chair decided to back out of the Election.
OUCH
There was no way possible for anyone else to step forward despite the fact that earlier in the process there were other people who had considered running, but dropped out because One Opposition Candidate had a better chance.
That started a small band wagon.
Many thought that Don Nelson had a real possiblity for Co-Chair
He had been attending meetings a few years before taking his position as Co-Chair and many have over the last two years stated that the meetings he ran were the smoothest.
But he was defeated by Brett Mason. I think a shift of about 4 votes would have made a difference.
We saw the same with the Election for Secretary. Gary Ellis Won and a shift of 4 votes would have made the difference.
One thing we DID see in the Secretary Race was The Chair Pro Tempre David Chung lose his temper at someone who chose to, instead of asking one of the Candidates a Question, tried to make a Speech attacking her.
Quiite refreshing to see them put in their place by the State's Premier Pariliamentarian.
The Treasurers Election was won by an overwhelming vote Robin Tucker became our New Treasurer with a higher vote count than any other winning candidate got in the other elections.
Which makes one wonder what might have happen if the Candidate for Chair had not left his supporters swinging in the breeze.
Might he have won and might the bandwagon effect that carried the next two elections never happened?
No way of knowing.
Some things I DO know is that except for the Treasurer we now have an Executive Board who thinks that the members of the Committee may be Seen and Not Heard and Do what they are told.
And that there we be a lot of subject material for Hot Issues From Linn County over the next two years.
Updated: Wednesday, 18 February 2015 10:03 AM CST
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