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From: "David W. Morgan" <>
Subject: Re: [USGenWeb-SW] Motion to Amend EC Procedures
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 17:00:22 -1000 (HST)
In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.20040909215301.0197f4e0@skpub.com>


On Thu, 9 Sep 2004, John Schunk wrote:

> At 09:27 PM 9/9/04 -0500, you wrote:
> >If I were elected to the EC and died one month after being elected there
> >would be a two year term, minus one month, for some one to serve. If that
> >person were allowed to serve another two year term, they would, in affect,
> >serve for four years straight, minus one month. Appears to me this would
> >defeat the original intent.
> >
> >There must be some way the motion could be worded to avoid this lengthy
> >membership on the EC.
> >
>
> How about requiring that new EC members sign a pre-service agreement that
> they promise not to die any time soon?
> ;-)
>
> Seriously -- my observation is that it's hard enough to get EC members who
> are willing and able to work hard, so if a replacement member is willing to
> serve for 2 more full years, then I say, by all means, let them!
>
> I don't think there is a serious danger of an EC becoming an entrenched
> partisan force in the Project because of a replacement member who might
> serve more than 2 full years. The greater danger seems to me to be not
> having enough hard-working manpower (and womanpower <G>) to do the EC job.
>
> John


I agree with John. The turn-over rate is unbelievable.

David

David W. Morgan Honolulu Hawaii
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/

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