Re:  “What illness is this motion designed to cure?”

Overnight I concluded that there are issues with the “Director’s Summary” that also need to be addressed.  Specifically, how do we (the League) prevent the Director’s Summary from being a one-sided exposition of the need for the Motion?  Or, more accurately, the need for changes to whatever we’re currently doing that the Motion claims to improve or cure?

There are at least two sides to every story or proposed Board action.  How do we prevent a potentially unwarranted flood of only pro-Motion comments from the membership if the only comments accompanying the Motion are those of its sponsor(s)?

It seems to me that in the absence of a Supreme Arbiter capable of assuring a neutral Summary, a brief “Director’s Summary” coupled with no feedback mechanism (return e-mail, counting of “Like”s, etc.) might be the simplest implementation for now.  Unless the Motion is a strawman, the sponsoring Director is obviously in favor of the Motion; but just as obviously, if there were no countervailing opinions, we wouldn’t need a Board of Directors.

Bud, W2RU

From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of "hopengarten@post.harvard.edu" <hopengarten@post.harvard.edu>
Reply-To: "hopengarten@post.harvard.edu" <hopengarten@post.harvard.edu>
Date: Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 10:06 AM
To: "Propper, David, K2DP (VD, MW)" <k2dp@charter.net>, 'Fred Hopengarten' <hopengarten@post.harvard.edu>
Cc: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org>
Subject: [arrl-odv:31714] Re: Concept Paper Attached

What I wrote was that the Director’s Summary is not confidential.

But I’m open to the opinions of others as to whether the “Estimate of Costs” should be confidential. What do you think?

Note: I failed to include a rationale in the Director’s Summary to answer the question, “What illness is this motion designed to cure?” Version 2 will include that .

-Fred K1VR

From: David Propper [mailto:k2dp@charter.net]
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 9:51 AM
To: Fred Hopengarten
Cc: ARRL ODV Mailing List
Subject: Re: [arrl-odv:31705] Concept Paper Attached

Fred,

Would it be your intention to share both the “Director’s Summary” and the “Directors Estimate of Costs” with membership , or just the “Director’s Summary” ?

Thanks for putting this together so quickly !

Dave

Dave Propper, K2DP

ARRL Midwest Division Vice Director

On Jan 15, 2021, at 9:11 PM, <hopengarten@post.harvard.edu> <hopengarten@post.harvard.edu> wrote:

To the Board:

               I attach a concept paper that reflects ideas discussed yesterday, Friday, outside of the Board meeting. This is NOT A MOTION, nor do I anticipate it will become a motion until further discussion has occurred, including consideration by the Administration and Finance Committee, and Staff (so as to consider how we may handle comments from the membership).

               You will note that I am a strong believer in providing examples, hoping that some examples will survive into the ultimate document so that new Board members will have an idea of Board expectations.

               Comments and edits welcome anytime.

Fred Hopengarten, Esq.   K1VR

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