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From: "Paul D. Buckley" <>
Subject: Re: [BOARD] Grievance
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:07:06 -0400
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Scott,
Not sure why this was copied to the board list. But in my opinion, your
response to Fred's grievance is not within the authority of the NC.

If Fred, according to our bylaws, wants to file a grievance against any
member, all he has to do is state it to any AB member and then it is up to
the board to publicly examine and decide it. He is not required to argue his
case in his filing of the grievance.

But, Fred's filing as forwarded includes an appointment of a representative.
The AB is not a court of law and the bylaws state that grievances may be
made by one member against another, and even at common law, the accused has
the right to be faced by the accuser, not the accuser's representative.

By this response, I am not advancing any opinion on the merits of Fred's
complaint. Am only stating what I believe about the role of the AB and the
NC.

Regards,

Paul


----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Burow" <>
To: "Fred Smoot" <>; <>; "merope"
<>; <>; <>;
<>; <>
Cc: <>
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: [BOARD] Grievance


> Fred:
>
> If you wish to file a grievance regarding the matter, you must comply with
> the requirements for a grievance per the Grievance Procedures, which
> clearly
> state that the grievance must include the following information:
> 1.. Full name & project affiliation of the member bringing the complaint;
> 2.. Full name & project affiliation of the member the complaint is
> against;
> 3.. The exact nature of the complaint, including the date that the
> incident occurred;
> 4.. What steps or actions the member has taken to this point, if any, to
> resolve the situation outside of the grievance process;
> 5.. What actions/reparations that the project member desires as a result
> of their grievance;
> 6.. A specific citation or reference to the USGenWeb Project Policy,
> Procedure, or By-Law, or XXGenWeb Project, Policy, Procedure, or By-Law
> which alleged to have been violated.
> I note that your complaint contains no specific citation or reference to
> the
> USGenWeb Project Policy, Procedure, or By-Law, or XXGenWeb Project,
> Policy,
> Procedure, or By-Law which you allege has been violated.
>
> Would you like to correct that oversight?
>
> Scott Burow
> NC - USGenWeb
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Smoot" <>
> To: <>; "merope" <>;
> <>; <>; <>;
> <>; <>
> Cc: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:36 AM
> Subject: Grievance
>
>
>> To:
>> Scott Burow, NC,
>> Mike Peterson, RAL,
>> Larry Flesher, SWSC SC Rep,
>> Phyllis Rippee, SWSC CC Rep,
>> BOARD-L
>> Patricia A. Scott, NVGenWeb SC,
>> Teresa Lindquist,
>>
>> Bettie Wood
>>
>> As a member of NVGenWeb Project, I formerly contest the actions of
>> Southwest/South Central Region County Coordinator Representative
>> Bettie Wood's personal involvement in conducting a NVGenWeb
>> Project election. I contend that her position as a USGenWeb
>> Project Advisory Board member should exclude her from conducting
>> XXGenWeb elections on the basis of conflict of interest. I also
>> contend that no USGenWeb Project Advisory Board member should be
>> allowed to personally conduct any XXGenWeb election and that their
>> involvement should be limited to advising the XXGenWeb about
>> election procedures only.
>>
>> Facts.
>> (From RootsWeb's NVGEN-L Archives: October 2006)
>> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/NVGEN/2006-10
>>
>> Resignation of NVGenWeb State Coordinator Patricia A. Scott, 8 Oct
>> 2006.
>> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NVGEN/2006-10/1160354692
>>
>> Bettie Wood announces that she is "...setting up a SC election..."
>> 20 Oct 2006.
>> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NVGEN/2006-10/1161371889
>>
>> Bettie Wood announces she has "...set up a web site for the
>> election..." 23 Oct 2006.
>> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NVGEN/2006-10/1161639843
>>
>> I demand that Bettie Wood cease and desist her personal
>> involvement with the NVGenWeb election.
>>
>> Further, I elect Teresa Lindquist to be my personal representative
>> in this grievance.
>>
>> Fred Smoot
>> CC, Churchill County, NVGenWeb Project
>> -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nvchurch/
>> CC, Pershing County, NVGenWeb Project
>> -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nvpershi/
>>
>>
>
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