I am forwarding his first letter. -----Original Message----- From: Don Spidell <dspidell@zekes.com> To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com <STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 12:14 PM Subject: [STATE-COORD-L] Letter of Complaint/Grievance revisitted >Dear Members of the USGenWeb Project Board: > >I submit this letter in accordance with Article XIV, Sections 1 and 2 of >the USGenWeb Project bylaws. > >I sent the letter below to my representatives as an ASC of Arizona and a CC >of a county in Arizona. My letter was ignored by one and all. Betsy Mills >has since apologized for not following up on my letter, and I have accepted >her apology. > >However, for the others, Trey Holt and Maureen Reed, they should be >reprimanded for not representing me, and severely censured by the USGenWeb >Board. > >In the matter of Maureen Reed; She has been stepping way beyond her bounds >as a member of the USGenWeb Board. She has been meddling in the internal >affairs of State Projects, and Special Projects, which is not where the >board has any authority. > >In Missouri, Maureen Reed demanded answers to questions as to why a >particular person was chosen to be State Coordinator, and why another person >was not chosen. This is an internal matter of the State, and is none of the >business of Maureen Reed as a board member. > >I suspect she has been interfering with the internal business of Kansas, but >I don't have any direct input on that affair. > >In the USGenWeb Archives Project, Maureen Reed demanded the answers to >certain questions about the internal operations of the Project, and when she >was answered, she continued to demand more and obviously different answers >than those she was given. When she was graciously allowed to log onto the >mailing list of the USGenWeb Archives Project, she demanded that the whole >mailing list of KSGenWeb be subscribed to the USGenWeb Archives Project >mailing list. When this was not allowed by members of the USGenWeb Archives >Project, she continued to be a disruptive and argumentative disturbance on >the list, until we were forced to have her removed, and then she continued >her disturbances and disruptions tantamount to causing a riot on the >USGenWeb-All mailing list. I have said that her questions were answered, >even though she did not have the authority to demand any of them to be >answered, as they were all dealing with the internal operations of a Special >Project, where the USGenWeb Board has no authority. Now she is still >demanding that a page of the USGenWeb Archives be removed. I am talking >about the Table of Contents page for the archives stored in the Kansas >section of the archives project. She does not have the authority to demand >that we remove any page from the archives project, and yet she is still >demanding that it be done. > >So, I demand that she be stilled! Maureen Reed should be put under a >restraining order to cease and desist harassing the USGenWeb Archives >Project with her demands. Maureen Reed should be reprimanded severely for >interfering with the internal business of state projects and special >projects. Maureen Reed should be put on probation for at least six months >under threat of being declared Persona Non Grata on all public mailing lists >that have anything to do with the USGenWeb Project. > >It has come to the attention of myself and several others that there is no >provision for impeachment of board members and the National Coordinator. I >demand that the board have an emergency session to immediately begin >drafting an amendment to the by-laws addressing impeachment, and that the >amendment be presented to the voting populace of the USGenWeb Project within >the next few months. I also demand that the voting populace of the USGenWeb >Project be kept updated on the progress made on the impeachment amendment. > >Donald L. Spidell >ASC AZGenWeb >CC Graham County, AZ >CC Frederick County, MD >CC Washington County, AZ > >Here is the original letter: > >-----Original Message----- >From: Don Spidell <dspidell@zekes.com> >To: betsym@1starnet.com <betsym@1starnet.com>; holt@txcyber.com ><holt@txcyber.com>; mreed@sky.net <mreed@sky.net> >Date: Saturday, September 26, 1998 5:34 PM >Subject: Letter of Complaint/Grievance > > >>I submit this letter in accordance with Article XIV, Sections 1 and 2 of >the >>USGW bylaws. >> >>Inasmuch you are my area representatives, it is your obligation to deliver >>this to the board as a valid complaint, and see that it is addressed >>formally and answered to my satisfaction. >> >>This a formal complaint against the National Coordinator of USGW Project. >In >>that; >> >>1. The NC has informed the Board of Advisors that she may choose to ignore >>them. Thereby depriving me of representation by my elected representatives >>if she so chooses. >> >>2. The NC "requested" or otherwise influenced members of the Advisory Board >>not to post messages on the USGenWeb-ALL list. Thereby "in effect" >depriving >>me of a means of getting reports from my elected representatives, and "in >>effect" infringing upon the US Constitutional right of said representatives >>to freedom of speech. >> >>3. The NC arbitrarily selected RRoO as a guide to administer the project >>with complete disregard for input, discussion, etc. of the Advisory Board. >>Thereby depriving me of representation by my elected representatives >>regarding the suitability of RRoO to our organization or locally prepared >>Parliamentary Procedures. >> >>4. The NC selected / appointed a Parliamentarian with complete disregard to >>input, discussion, etc. of the Advisory Board. Thereby depriving me of >>representation by my elected representatives regarding the need of a >>Parliamentarian and if so, whom. >> >>5. The NC "insisted" or otherwise demanded that monthly meetings would be >>held by IRC session in direct conflict and complete disregard of duly >>elected representatives of the Advisory Board. Thereby creating a situation >>whereas one or more of my elected representatives for whatever reason may >be >>unable to attend, thus depriving me of fair and equitable representation by >>said representatives should the occasion arise. >> >>6. The NC "posted" or caused to be posted an Agenda for a promulgated >>meeting to be held 1 Oct. 1998 which is, at very least, incomplete. This >>Agenda contains no "Call for New Business" thus creating a situation in >>which any motion from other board members could be ruled "Out of Order, Not >>on the Agenda" by the NC and the NC appointed Parliamentarian. Thereby >>attempting to negate the authority vested in the elected representatives of >>the Advisory Board and depriving me of representation by said >>representatives. >> >>In accordance with Article VI Section 3 of the USGW by-laws I hereby demand >>immediate action regarding all numerical points expressed in this letter of >>complaint/grievance. I request the Board of Advisors keep me apprised of >>ongoing status of my grievances. >> >>Comment: >>Personal pleas from rational and sincere persons to reconsider her position >>have evidently fallen on deaf ears. I view her behavior as a slap in the >>face of the very people she was elected to represent. No matter how good >her >>intentions, this kind of combative, dictatorial behavior cannot be >>tolerated. I call for her immediate resignation. >> >>Donald L. Spidell >>Assistant SC AZGenWeb >>CC Graham County AZGenWeb >>CC Frederick County MDGenWeb >>CC Washington County MDGenWeb >> > > >