[H-GEN] Support to change Humbug's constitution.

[Jason Henry Parker]

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Andrae Muys <amuys at shortech.com.au> writes:

> So the question that needs to be asked is, what should the new quorum
> be?  My preference is to keep it at 1/3 the membership but to add a cap
> to the quorum clause in the constitution.

Perhaps the Executive would be kind enough to post membership
statistics (number of members, number of financial members, and monthy
growth would be a good start) here so we can gauge the magnitude of
the problem we're facing?  Also anyone who rembers (or perchance,
happened to record) the initial number of financial members initially
at the AGM a few months ago.

> Willie is suggesting 3*exec+1=16 as a cap, I think I would prefer
> something a little higher (~21 or so).

Well, in the absence of any other proposal, I'm happy to vote for
Willie's proposal---we have a proven Executive in office, so I think
we can afford to play with the numbers a little.  I'd like to see the
cap small enough that the club can do business without having to wait
for anyone except a few latecomers---*not* waiting around for more
than an hour with the doors sealed.

> Either way I would appreciate it if the President could call the SGM
> *soon* or we will hit christmas and it will be Jan/Feb before we can
> get this settled.

I think you'll find it'll take until then anyway, but surely getting
it done at all is the point.

jason
-- 
``Banks *are* bastards.'' -- John Laws

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