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From: Betsy Mills <>
Subject: [BOARD-L] Fwd: Motion action 00-12 vote taken 16 May 2000
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 19:32:19 -0500

Forwarding as requested.

>From: "Donkelly" <>
>To: "Betsy Mills" <>
>Subject: Motion action 00-12 vote taken 16 May 2000
>Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 16:33:48 -0700
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>Betsy. Please forward this appeal to the USGenWeb Advisory Board
>
>============================================================
>Dear Advisory Board,
>
>As a member in good standing with the USGenWeb and WorldGenWeb Projects, I
>hereby appeal the findings of the Advisory Board for Motion 00-11 found May
>15, 2000 and Motion 00-12 found May 21, 2000.
>
>This appeal is based upon the provisions of USGENWEB bylaws under Advisory
>Board Procedures, Article VIII, Sections 2 and 3 as cited below.
>
>============================================================
>ARTICLE VIII. ADVISORY BOARD PROCEDURES
>
>Section 2. Issues shall require a 2/3 majority, of those board members
>voting, to pass.
>
>Section 3. For major issues, the Advisory Board will announce, at least 48
>hours in advance, when the vote will be taken in order for members to have
>the opportunity to voice their opinion.
>============================================================
>APPEAL NUMBER ONE:
>
>Appeal of findings under Motion 00-11:
>
>This motion was defeated by default through inactivity (members not voting),
>to wit., failure to achieve a quorum.
>
>Inactivity by the board in this matter served to deprive complainants ( The
>aggrieved ) of their rights under the bylaws to complain and be heard.
>
>I respectfully submit that refusal by the board to vote does not deprive
>complainants of their right to be heard.
>
>To make the complainants whole, Motion 00-11 must be revoted upon with a
>quorum.
>
>I respectfully request it be done.
>
>============================================================
>APPEAL NUMBER TWO:
>
>Appeal of findings under Motion 00-12:
>
>This motion was upheld by a quorum vote of nine to four, 55% of the voting
>quorum.
>Article VIII, Section 2 requires a 2/3rds majority to defeat or uphold a
>motion.
>
>Furthermore, the accused were not informed that a vote would be taken on
>this matter in 24 hours. This is a violation of Article VIII, Section 3
>which guarantees that the accused will be heard during the 24 hours before
>the vote is taken.
>
>Having failed to pass by the required 2/3rds of the voting quorum, Motion
>00-12 fails the 2/3rds vote standard.
>
>In effect, Motion 00-12 was defeated, not passed.
>
>Therefore, I respectfully request that Motion 00-12 be entered into the
>record as failed.
>
>Thank you
>
>Don Kelly
>
>Records of both motions are cited below.
>============================================================
>
>Issue: Grievance Procedure
>Date: 10 May 2000
>Motion #00-11:"I move that our NC provide a FAIR forum to hear the
>grievance(s) against himself and Board Members."
>
>Motion By: Jim Powell
>Second By: Virginia Cisewski
>
>Votes:
>Virginia Cisewski - Yes
>Barbara Dore - No Vote
>Joy Fisher - No
>Shari Handley - No Vote
>Ginger Hayes - Yes
>Richard Howland - No Vote
>Gloria Mayfield - No Vote
>Betsy Mills - No Vote
>Teri Pettit - No Vote
>Jim Powell - Yes
>Pam Reid - Abstain
>Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - No Vote
>Holly Timm - No Vote
>Tina S. Vickery - No
>Joe Zsdedeny - No Vote
>
>The voting totals are: Yes - 3; No - 2; Abstain - 1; Not voting: 9.
>Quorum not met; motion fails. 15 May 2000
>
>****************************************************************************
>*********************************Issue:
>
>Protest logos in non-compliance.
>Date: 16 May 2000
>Motion #00-12:"I move to find the logos (know as protest logo's) as
>inappropriate and in non-compliance, and those displaying them after 23:59
>on 21 May, 2000 "NOT" to be in good standing with USGWP."
>
>Motion By: Richard Howland
>Second By: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman
>
>Votes:
>Virginia Cisewski - No
>Barbara Dore - Yes
>Joy Fisher - Yes
>Shari Handley - Yes
>Ginger Hayes - No Vote
>Richard Howland - Yes
>Gloria Mayfield - No
>Betsy Mills - Yes
>Teri Pettit - No
>Jim Powell - No Vote
>Pam Reid - No
>Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Yes
>Holly Timm - Yes
>Tina S. Vickery - Yes
>Joe Zsdedeny - Yes
>
>
>Yes - 9; No - 3; Abstain - 0; Not voting - 2; voting late - 1
>Motion carries. 23 May 2000
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