These rules that we are discussing put all of the real power
in the hands of the Board Members while making them
accountable to the rest of the Volunteers. I am a die hard
the majority rules type person, but beyond that I believe
that individuals have certain rights that the majority
should not be able to abridge. I believe that to protect
those rights, we need Bylaws. Before we can really address
Bylaws we need a set of rules to guide our meetings. If we
were all meeting face to face in real time, I would say
let's uses Robert's Rule of Order and get on with it. But I
believe we need a special system of rules to address our
email meetings.
I have no power at all on this Board.... I can make
suggestions, I can not make motions.... I can not even vote
unless there is a tie among the Board members. If you are
waiting for someone else to do something we are backing up.
If you have no real problems with the Rules of Procedure,
please make a motion to approve them. If you have a real
problem that you think can not be tweaked out of them over
the next few months, please stand up and say so.
With the lack of discussion and the lack of motions, I am
beginning to believe that there is a lack of trust in my
leadership. I know that the Holidays are coming, but they
are not here yet. I'm off to work, have a great day and or
evening,
Jim
Jim and Debbie Powell
Family History Surname Connections
Kentucky..POWELL..MADISON..CLAYTON..WINSTEAD..BOURLAND..HIBBS
UTLEY..EARLE..BUNTIN..MOORE..WILLIAMS..TAPP..WICKLIFFE
North Carolina/South
Carolina..WATKINS..GADDY..NORWOOD..CROUCH
REYNOLDS..BOYD..McGEE..WHITTLE..MADISON..CLAYTON
WINSTEAD..BOURLAND..TAPP..FOWLER
Virginia..OWEN New York/New Jersey..McCLELLAN..LaPAGE
Georgia/Florida..HARRIS..HODGE..FOWLER
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