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From: "David W. Morgan" <>
Subject: RE: [BOARD-L] Grievance Procedures
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 09:11:07 -1000 (HST)
References: <PCEDIGLJFHKFCNAGDACIIEHBNHAA.srh@tyaskin.com>
In-Reply-To: <PCEDIGLJFHKFCNAGDACIIEHBNHAA.srh@tyaskin.com>


On Thu, 7 Jul 2005, Shari Handley wrote:

> No, the old motion was actually completed. The committee reported out a
> set of procedures which did NOT pass when voted on by the AB.
>
> Shari

Oh really? We voted on a set of procedures?

David


>
> *-----Original Message-----
> *From: David W. Morgan [mailto:]
> *Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 3:07 PM
> *To:
> *Subject: RE: [BOARD-L] Grievance Procedures
> *
> *
> *
> *Shouldn't the old motion be rescinded?
> *
> *David
> *
> *On Wed, 6 Jul 2005, Betsy Mills wrote:
> *
> *> Angie,
> *>
> *> I don't understand where you are getting that Shari is
> *dumping the current
> *> members. It seems to me that all the members dumped the
> *committee, including
> *> me. I do not intend to serve on a new committee. If you
> *want to, perhaps
> *> you should volunteer. I am for letting non-AB members write
> *the grievance
> *> procedures. If you are for this being a non-AB project,
> *then do second the
> *> motion.
> *>
> *> I move that a Grievance Procedures Drafting Committee (GPDC)
> *be convened,
> *> whose purpose will be to develop and present a new set of
> *procedures and
> *> policies for the handling of grievances and mediation requests within
> *> the USGenWeb Project. This committee will be composed of 2 USGenWeb
> *> Project Advisory Board members and 7 USGenWeb Project members from
> *> outside the Advisory Board. A call for volunteers will go
> *out upon passage
> *> of
> *> this motion. If more than 7 non-AB volunteers come forward,
> *consideration of
> *> providing a mix of volunteers (CC/LC, SC, SPC) will be used
> *in selection
> *> of GPDC members. If initial response to this call results
> *in less than
> *> 7 non-AB volunteers, the committee will begin work with the
> *members it
> *> has, and continued attempts to fill the remaining positions
> *will be made
> *> until the 7 non-AB positions are filled or until the new Grievance
> *> Procedures have been completed, whichever comes first. The GPDC will
> *> meet and carry out all work and discussion on a mailing list
> *provided by
> *> the NC. All other USGenWeb members will be welcome to subscribe in
> *> "read-only" status to this list to observe the committee's work. A
> *> second mailing list will be provided by the NC to which any USGenWeb
> *> member may subscribe in order to comment, discuss, and make
> *suggestions.
> *> The first order of business for the GPDC will be to select a
> *chairperson
> *> from amongst themselves. The goal will be to have the Grievance
> *> Procedures completed within 6 weeks. This deadline can be
> *extended, if
> *> necessary, upon request of the GPDC. Upon completion, the Grievance
> *> Procedures and Policies will be presented to the full
> *Advisory Board for
> *> a vote on their acceptance.
> *>
> *> Betsy
> *>
> *>
> *> At 08:43 AM 7/6/2005, you wrote:
> *>
> *>> My aim is not to "dump the current members". What I'm
> *trying to do is
> *>> to tip the balance of the committee makeup from AB to
> *non-AB majority.
> *>> These procedures will impact them primarily, and I'd like to see the
> *>> procedures crafted primarily from their viewpoint. The
> *motion you made
> *>> called for 5 AB members and 5 non-AB members. What I'd
> *like to see is 2
> *>> AB members and 7 non-AB members. If 7 volunteers don't step up
> *>> initially, I'd like to see the committee be able to get
> *started with the
> *>> 2 AB members and however many non-AB members, and I'd like to see
> *>> continued attempts to fill the open non-AB positions (if
> *any) until the
> *>> 7 non-AB positions are filled, or until the Grievance
> *Procedures have
> *>> been completed, whichever comes first.
> *>>
> *>> My suggestion for a motion:
> *>>
> *>> . . . that a Grievance Procedures Drafting Committee (GPDC)
> *be convened,
> *>> whose purpose will be to develop and present a new set of
> *procedures and
> *>> policies for the handling of grievances and mediation
> *requests within
> *>> the USGenWeb Project. This committee will be composed of 2 USGenWeb
> *>> Advisory Board members and 7 USGenWeb members from outside
> *the Advisory
> *>> Board. A call for volunteers will go out upon passage of
> *this motion.
> *>> If more than 7 non-AB volunteers come forward, consideration of
> *>> providing a mix of volunteers (CC/LC, SC, SPC) will be used
> *in selection
> *>> of GPDC members. If initial response to this call results
> *in less than
> *>> 7 non-AB volunteers, the committee will begin work with the
> *members it
> *>> has, and continued attempts to fill the remaining positions
> *will be made
> *>> until the 7 non-AB positions are filled or until the new Grievance
> *>> Procedures have been completed, whichever comes first. The
> *GPDC will
> *>> meet and carry out all work and discussion on a mailing
> *list provided by
> *>> the NC. All other USGenWeb members will be welcome to subscribe in
> *>> "read-only" status to this list to observe the committee's work. A
> *>> second mailing list will be provided by the NC to which any USGenWeb
> *>> member may subscribe in order to comment, discuss, and make
> *suggestions.
> *>> The first order of business for the GPDC will be to select
> *a chairperson
> *>> from amongst themselves. The goal will be to have the Grievance
> *>> Procedures completed within 6 weeks. This deadline can be
> *extended, if
> *>> necessary, upon request of the GPDC. Upon completion, the Grievance
> *>> Procedures and Policies will be presented to the full
> *Advisory Board for
> *>> a vote on their acceptance.
> *>>
> *>> Shari
> *>>
> *>> *-----Original Message-----
> *>> *From: Angie Rayfield [mailto:]
> *>> *Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 6:55 AM
> *>> *To:
> *>> *Subject: RE: [BOARD-L] Grievance Procedures
> *>> *
> *>> *
> *>>
> *>> *
> *>>
> *>>
> *>>
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> *David W. Morgan Honolulu Hawaii
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David W. Morgan Honolulu Hawaii
CC Representative, SWSC Region, USGenWeb Project
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/

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