[Durham INC] By-law changes (two versions)

[TheOcean1 at aol.com]

John,
 
I hope you attend tomorrow's meeting, I'm sure all your discomfort will be  
removed if you do.
Had you attended an earlier meeting, you wouldn't call anything "quietly  
inserted", as it was discussed openly. You weren't there, so you didn't hear 
it,  so from your perspective perhaps it was quiet.
 
Tom incorrectly guessed it was to boost attendance, then you suggested it  
would permit "a high priced law firm" to bring straw neighborhoods to X 
number  of INC meetings, thereby gaining voting stature.
That's not a very good guess, John. 
Without any change, a crowd of strangers could show up tomorrow and vote as 
 soon as they paid dues. Anyone wishing to stack the vote would be against  
mandated attendance, so the accusation makes no sense at all, besides being 
a  low blow.
 
So neither you nor Tom attended the meetings where this was discussed, you  
both guess incorrectly as to the reason behind the proposed change, then 
condemn  INC based on your assumptions.
 
What you have proven is that you aren't well informed. How can  you explain 
this issue to your respective neighborhoods, or vote with a  full 
understanding?
 
Since you both missed the meeting, I can tell you it wasn't about "How can  
we boost attendance?" as Tom assumed, it was "How can they understand what 
they  are voting on if they didn't attend the meeting where it was 
presented?".
Again, I didn't author this change, and stood pretty close to the fence,  
before this conversation.
 
Frankly, this dialogue has demonstrated that to be informed, you really  
should attend the meetings.
Sure, participating on the listserv, visiting the website, will make your  
neighborhood better informed than the neighborhood that doesn't, but to be 
best  informed, the monthly meeting is very important.
 
That's the ONLY reason attendance is being considered. To make sure  
delegates like you two are better prepared to explain things at your  neighborhood 
meetings. 
 
Bill Anderson
 
In a message dated 9/21/2009 7:59:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
bwatu at yahoo.com writes:

Again,  delegates of member neighborhoods should be able to vote on any 
issue at any  meeting for which they show up.

I am troubled that new language was  quietly inserted that would prevent 
NAs from voting on a matter. I am troubled  that the change wasn't highlighted 
and explained when it was  inserted.

Again, lots of discomfort. On many  levels.

~John

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