Since a few of you have asked me, the reason for my objection was the lack of proper notice. Standing order *90-1.63) Promptly after the calling of a meeting of a Standing Committee, its Chairman shall ensure that the remaining Board members are notified of the place and time of the meeting.* This order has been called for more than a few weeks. Today is the first time I've been notified, indirectly, in Carla's newsletter. Therefore, I must conclude that this Standing Order has been missed? And now Directors are excluded from passive attendance? Have I missed another important email, this time from Director Ryan? Is there a list somewhere that I'm not yet on? Mickey Baker, N4MB Palm Beach Gardens, FL *“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead." Robert K. Greenleaf* On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 12:43 PM Mickey Baker <fishflorida@gmail.com> wrote:
Are we now allowed to change the requirements of by-laws and Standing Orders without Board action?
I understand Chairman Ryan's argument, but, after attending multiple Zoom meetings with over 100 attendees, I think the fear of this technology is more than the technology itself presents. In fact, most conference call technology can entirely mute non-authorized speakers and thus enforce the power of the Chair much more so than in-person meetings.
If any committee excludes non-member Directors from the meeting and does not give the required notice to Directors, can that committee legally take action it would otherwise be empowered to do?
I object to this meeting proceeding without providing the required notice to Directors and allowing attendance by non-member directors.
Mickey Baker, N4MB Palm Beach Gardens, FL *“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead." Robert K. Greenleaf*
On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 10:54 PM <k0rm@comcast.net> wrote:
All:
I’ve received a few requests to attend the A&F meeting.
Owning to the current national COVID-19 issues, there will not be a ‘traditional’ A&F meeting. The majority of the originally prepared agenda has been postponed until July and I will be conducting a ‘bare-bones’ video-conference that will discuss only those items necessary to keep the organization moving. As this is the first experience for many participants in attending a video conference, I respectfully request that non-committee members stand down. This will allow the focus on the committee and limit the potential for bandwidth contention, noise, or other extraneous issues from placing any committee attendee at a disadvantage. Should any committee member be at a disadvantage for any reason, I would have to declare the meeting to be void.
I thank everyone for their understanding. I hope that this experiment will prove successful, allowing any potential future video conference meetings to be attended by any who desire.
73,
Jeff, K0RM
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