SECRECY is the issue that is NOT acceptable, period. Hiding behind veil of confidentality is not an acceptable method, period. The insistence on it and the original intent backfired. David On 4/27/2010 11:59 AM, Sherri wrote: > David, > > Your challenge that the action on the grievance decision must be ratified is > without merit. The reference that you're quoting from Sturgis on pages > 37-38 specifically refers to actions that were taken in emergency conditions > or that were taken in the absence of a quorum. Neither of these conditions > existed for the decision on the grievance appeals that were decided upon. > > Per Section VIII of the Special Rules at > http://usgenweb.org/volunteers/special-rules.shtml, personnel matters and > matters relating to grievances are considered highly sensitive and all > discussions relating to them are held on the BOARD-EXEC mail list. Votes > conducted in the closed session will be publically announced, which is the > piece that I failed to include in the announcement, although that omission, > in and of itself, does not void the action taken. For the record, Tina > Vickery, who handled the appeals will be posting the voting results of each > appeal. The disciplinary hearing that Tina is also handling is continuing. > > As a reminder, in the future, a challenge to ratify a vote cannot interrupt > a speaker, requires a second and does not take precedence over any other > motions. > > > Sherri Bradley > National Coordinator > USGenWeb Project > Information about the USGenWeb Project at http://usgenweb.org > Advisory Board Agenda http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.php > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of W David Samuelsen > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 12:01 PM > To: [email protected]; Sherri; Tina Vickery; Cyndie Enfinger; Dale Grimm; > DC& Alice Allen; Pauli Smith; Colleen Pustola; [email protected]; Les > Shockley; [email protected]; Denise Wells; Larry Flesher; > [email protected]; Linda Lewis > Subject: [BOARD] Challenge to Grievance Decisions made in Board-Exec > > Sturgis page 37-38 > > Ratify the actions. > > couple it with this bylaw > > VIII. Advisory Board Procedures > D. Voting records of the Advisory Board membership shall be posted publicly. > > Therefore the Grievance decisions made in the Board-Exec (in secret) > posted against FLGenWeb (no secret at all) are in direct violations of > the Bylaws and Sturgis. > > W. David Samuelsen > USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml > > > USGenWeb Advisory Board Agenda: http://usgenweb.org/agenda2.shtml > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >