[H-GEN] HUMBUG AGM 2009

[Russell Stuart]

On Sat, 2009-09-05 at 10:43 +1000, James Iseppi wrote:
> The reason there are items up for discussion before the election of  
> the new exec is because of the proposed agenda of one (and currently  
> the only candidate) for president of the club. His agenda proposes  
> sweeping changes to the way in which the executive operates (many of  
> them which I think could improve the executive and how it operates).  
> However because these changes are so sweeping, Matthew wanted to  
> discuss them. Originally these discussions were less detailed,  
> followed the elections and were listed as proposals of Russell's. This  
> was changed at the request of Russell Stuart because he felt it would  
> be awkward if the AGM elected him as president and then the meeting  
> discussed his proposed presidential platform and decided to block his  
> ability to implement it.

My personal preference is to keep these meetings short.  That is the
reason I posted my proposals several weeks before the AGM - so people
could digest them, discuss them privately, on the list, or at the
regular meetings, or on IM or IRC.  By now I had hoped it would be done
to death, and the only remaining task was to decide on them by way of a
vote at the AGM.  It appears it is not going to happen that way, and
frankly that is a bit of a disappointment.  As I said, I like quick,
crisp meetings where everyone has done their homework beforehand.

I note there are no proposed changes to the constitution on the agenda.
I hope that is indeed the case.  Discussions are one thing, but
proposals to change the constitution are quite another.  I don't think
it is appropriate to have such an important decision sprung on the
members without notice; without giving them the chance to mull over it.
Maybe I should put that requirement up as a change to the constitution
at next years AGM.  We should probably clarify the 3 month rule as well.