Re: [atlarge-discuss] Membership Committee

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Richard and all fellow members,

  The simple and honest solution to committee participation is that
any and all committees be open to any and all members via their
own willingness to participate.  Anything else shall be divisive
as we are already beginning to see here.

Richard Henderson wrote:

> OK so more people said "the members should appoint the committees"... than
> "the Panel should choose"... and even fewer people felt "people can
> self-select" themselves onto Committees.
>
> As I share that view, can I take it that the Panel will ensure that this
> democratic expression is respected?
>
> Let's keep going back again and again to the will and wishes of the
> membership.
>
> By members appointing committees (from lists of volunteers and participants)
> we gain the sharpness of a smaller team to make the final votes/ decisions
> on reports, while all members can be non-voting participants.
>
> These Committees will develop really important policies in the future, if
> well led, and it's worth taking the time to define the Committees we want,
> select its voting members and chair, and then - yes - making sure everybody
> can participate... but at least that way you have a process, accountability,
> and some protection from self-electing individuals whose point of view may
> be non-representative
>
> Nice test of our democratic intent: response?
>
> Richard H
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Hugh Blair <hblair@hotfootmail.com>
> Cc: 'At Large Discuss' <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>
> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 6:03 PM
> Subject: RE: [atlarge-discuss] Membership Committee
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Sotiris Sotiropoulos
> > >
> > > I heartily disagree.  I think it's the job of the Panelists to be
> > > directly involved in the formation and Chairing of any and all
> > > Committees which are formed.
> >
> > The membership said:
> >
> > 5. such a Panel should:
> >    [Choose one only]
> >  50(Y) - 15(N) administer specialized committees
> >  41(Y) - 13(N) liaise with responsible committees
> >  25(Y) - 19(N) be a "do-it-all" Panel
> >
> > 7. if we have committees should they:
> >    [Answer all that apply]
> >  62(Y) -  9(N) be elected by the Members
> >  61(Y) -  3(N) organize an open deddicated maillist
> >  51(Y) -  7(N) completed by open working groups
> >  45(Y) - 16(N) be chosen by the Panel
> >  24(Y) - 19(N) be self selected
> >
> > Hugh
> >
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