Forwarding as requested. >From: "Donkelly" <donkelly@grovenet.net> >To: "Betsy Mills" <betsym@1starnet.com> >Subject: Motion action 00-12 vote taken 16 May 2000 >Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 16:33:48 -0700 >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 >X-RCPT-TO: <betsym@1starnet.com> > >Betsy. Please forward this appeal to the USGenWeb Advisory Board > >============================================================ >Dear Advisory Board, > >As a member in good standing with the USGenWeb and WorldGenWeb Projects, I >hereby appeal the findings of the Advisory Board for Motion 00-11 found May >15, 2000 and Motion 00-12 found May 21, 2000. > >This appeal is based upon the provisions of USGENWEB bylaws under Advisory >Board Procedures, Article VIII, Sections 2 and 3 as cited below. > >============================================================ >ARTICLE VIII. ADVISORY BOARD PROCEDURES > >Section 2. Issues shall require a 2/3 majority, of those board members >voting, to pass. > >Section 3. For major issues, the Advisory Board will announce, at least 48 >hours in advance, when the vote will be taken in order for members to have >the opportunity to voice their opinion. >============================================================ >APPEAL NUMBER ONE: > >Appeal of findings under Motion 00-11: > >This motion was defeated by default through inactivity (members not voting), >to wit., failure to achieve a quorum. > >Inactivity by the board in this matter served to deprive complainants ( The >aggrieved ) of their rights under the bylaws to complain and be heard. > >I respectfully submit that refusal by the board to vote does not deprive >complainants of their right to be heard. > >To make the complainants whole, Motion 00-11 must be revoted upon with a >quorum. > >I respectfully request it be done. > >============================================================ >APPEAL NUMBER TWO: > >Appeal of findings under Motion 00-12: > >This motion was upheld by a quorum vote of nine to four, 55% of the voting >quorum. >Article VIII, Section 2 requires a 2/3rds majority to defeat or uphold a >motion. > >Furthermore, the accused were not informed that a vote would be taken on >this matter in 24 hours. This is a violation of Article VIII, Section 3 >which guarantees that the accused will be heard during the 24 hours before >the vote is taken. > >Having failed to pass by the required 2/3rds of the voting quorum, Motion >00-12 fails the 2/3rds vote standard. > >In effect, Motion 00-12 was defeated, not passed. > >Therefore, I respectfully request that Motion 00-12 be entered into the >record as failed. > >Thank you > >Don Kelly > >Records of both motions are cited below. >============================================================ > >Issue: Grievance Procedure >Date: 10 May 2000 >Motion #00-11:"I move that our NC provide a FAIR forum to hear the >grievance(s) against himself and Board Members." > >Motion By: Jim Powell >Second By: Virginia Cisewski > >Votes: >Virginia Cisewski - Yes >Barbara Dore - No Vote >Joy Fisher - No >Shari Handley - No Vote >Ginger Hayes - Yes >Richard Howland - No Vote >Gloria Mayfield - No Vote >Betsy Mills - No Vote >Teri Pettit - No Vote >Jim Powell - Yes >Pam Reid - Abstain >Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - No Vote >Holly Timm - No Vote >Tina S. Vickery - No >Joe Zsdedeny - No Vote > >The voting totals are: Yes - 3; No - 2; Abstain - 1; Not voting: 9. >Quorum not met; motion fails. 15 May 2000 > >**************************************************************************** >*********************************Issue: > >Protest logos in non-compliance. >Date: 16 May 2000 >Motion #00-12:"I move to find the logos (know as protest logo's) as >inappropriate and in non-compliance, and those displaying them after 23:59 >on 21 May, 2000 "NOT" to be in good standing with USGWP." > >Motion By: Richard Howland >Second By: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman > >Votes: >Virginia Cisewski - No >Barbara Dore - Yes >Joy Fisher - Yes >Shari Handley - Yes >Ginger Hayes - No Vote >Richard Howland - Yes >Gloria Mayfield - No >Betsy Mills - Yes >Teri Pettit - No >Jim Powell - No Vote >Pam Reid - No >Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Yes >Holly Timm - Yes >Tina S. Vickery - Yes >Joe Zsdedeny - Yes > > >Yes - 9; No - 3; Abstain - 0; Not voting - 2; voting late - 1 >Motion carries. 23 May 2000 >**************************************************************************** >********************************* >