[H-GEN] Constitutional changes I will be proposing at the AGM

Matthew Franklin matheist76 at westnet.com.au
Tue Aug 24 03:05:26 EDT 2010


On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Russell Stuart
<russell-humbug at stuart.id.au> wrote:
> I see Greg has put up a refinement, which I think is better.  Here is
> another one:
>
>        h. Only members who are financial at the start of a Special
>        General Meeting and who were financial sometime between 3 months
>        and 3 years prior to the start of the meeting have voting rights
>        at that Special General Meeting.
>
> The difference between Greg's proposal and this one is we no longer have
> to count the number of days they were financial.

I agree with this new version.

To Brendon's question.

> Honest question: why? I find it curious that your proposal is to penalise those
> who wish to continue supporting the club even in absentia. Admittedly it's
> only a few dollars, but I still find it curious to add that disincentive.

I agree. Those that pay online shouldn't be penalised for doing so. If
we feel that Humbug needs more money, maybe to cover some future
expense, then why not just increase the fee overall?

Matt



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