[arrl-odv:30148] A&F Meeting
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
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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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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