Forwarded with permission. Thank you, Pat, for your thoughtful comments. Sherri Bradley National Coordinator USGenWeb Project -----Original Message----- From: Pat Asher [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 1:29 PM To: W David Samuelsen Cc: Sherri Subject: Re: [BOARD] Challenge to Grievance Decisions made in Board-Exec At 12:01 PM 4/27/2010, David wrote: >Sturgis page 37-38 > >Ratify the actions. Decisions made by Officers without approval of the board, are subject to challenge if not ratified by the board. However, the Advisory Board is empowered to hear appeals of grievances. Standard Rules XIV.E.Section 9. A party aggrieved by a decision of the Grievance Committee may make an appeal to the USGenWeb Project Advisory Board. The Advisory Board will review the appeal to determine if the Grievance Procedures were followed as set out herein. An appeal to the Advisory Board is not a rehearing of the issues and the outcome is either to affirm the determination made by the Grievance Committee, or a return to the Grievance Committee for reconsideration. Therefore a vote by the Advisory Board on the appeal of a grievance needs no ratification. It was made by the only body empowered to do so. >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. A decision made in Board-Exec is made PURSUANT to the Bylaws, Sturgis, Standard and Special Rules. You are correct that the bylaws and Special Rules require the vote be posted on Board (publicly). Special Rules VIII. CLOSED SESSION/MEETING CONFIDENTIALITY. A closed session may be called by the Presiding Officer at any time and will be conducted on Mailing List Board-Exec. Discussions in closed session include, but are not limited to, personnel matters, grievances, legal problems and other matters of a highly sensitive nature. Any votes conducted in closed session shall be publicly announced on Mailing List Board. Pat Asher Permission granted to forward.