[Fwd: Re: [Leaplist] proposed change to LEAP by-laws]

[John Simpson]

On 2007-07-27, at 1849, Phil Barnett wrote:
> On Friday 27 July 2007, Hank Lambert wrote:
>
>> I'm not a paid member yet, but I would have to agree. All board  
>> positions
>> have various levels of involvement, but all of them directly  
>> support the
>> club. If someone is very happy in their current position, and  
>> there isn't
>> anyone who wants that position, I think forcing that person out  
>> would be a
>> huge disservice to the group as a whole. If someone else wants it,  
>> that is
>> what the vote is for.
>
> I believe the common perception is that some members may view the  
> election
> committee as a place to hide from being nominated for the Board of  
> Directors.

i'll be honest, that's part of it (for me at least.) being on the  
board while LEAP was being threatened with a lawsuit left a really  
bad taste in my mouth.

however, as i've said before, the fact is that nobody can *force* me  
to take a board position if i don't want to. so even if i get  
nominated and elected, i still wouldn't be "on the board" unless i  
actually choose to accept the position. and as tony said, i could  
also "forget" to pay my dues for that year, or just "forget" to bring  
the money and not pay until a month after the election...

now, if there's somebody else out there who WANTS to be on the  
election committee, i'm more than happy to step aside and let them  
have it. in fact, i'd be more than happy to let other people do it  
every year. however, i've never been aware of anybody else wanting to  
do it, other than aaron, fred, and myself.

in fact, this year fred will be out of town during the election  
meeting, so we do need a third person to count ballots. i asked for a  
volunteer to take his place several days ago, and so far nobody has  
offered to help at all. c'mon, it'll be fun... we pass out ballots,  
we collect them, we count them, we sign a paper with our totals, and  
that's that. takes all of 15 minutes.

but if there's a perception out there that i (or somebody else) am  
"hogging" the election committee, as a way of staying off the board  
or for any other reason... this is not the case. i see it as a way  
that i can help the group without actually being on the board- just  
like helping with the hamcation booth every year without taking one  
of LEAP's free tickets (i'm also an OARC member, i volunteer four  
hours with them and get one of THEIR free tickets instead.)

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