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<DIV>Scott,</DIV>
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<DIV>Way to go... not sure if the position of section manager can
influence these issues.. ... same questions should be sent to Dave Norris,
K5UZ Division Director.... </DIV>
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<DIV>The answers must be sent to all clubs and local hams..</DIV>
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<DIV>de k1dw</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 1/5/2018 7:11:35 A.M. Central Standard Time,
w5wz@w5wz.com writes:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>Mr.
Scott Wren, KD5DFL<BR>Mr. John Robertson, K5JMR<BR><BR>Gentlemen,<BR><BR>As an
ARRL Life member, a member of the ARRL affiliated NELARC <BR>(Northeast
Louisiana Amateur Radio Club), and a charter member of the <BR>ARRL affiliated
Louisiana Contest Club, I have some questions that I'd <BR>appreciate your
response to before I cast my ballot for Louisiana <BR>Section
Manager.<BR><BR><BR><BR>1. What is your position on the recent
"disqualification" of the SE <BR>Division Director and the subsequent
non-election of his successor ?<BR><BR>2. What is your position on the recent
censure of Dick Norton, N6AA ?<BR><BR>3. What is your position on the upcoming
proposed changes to ARRL <BR>Governing Documents? There are listed below
16 specific proposed <BR>changes that need to be responded to
individually. You may also wish to <BR>address the "why" some of these
changes are needed.<BR><BR><BR>In the Articles of Association,<BR>- Removing
the ability of the Executive Committee to present items for a <BR>vote by the
full board of directors in between board meetings by mail or
<BR>e-mail;<BR><BR>- Requiring compliance with the League's new code of
conduct for <BR>directors as a condition of eligibility to seek election as a
director, <BR>vice director or officer;<BR><BR>- Providing the board with the
ability to remove from office or apply <BR>"other appropriate sanctions for
cause" directors, vice directors and <BR>officers (more details are in
proposed changes to the by-laws);<BR><BR>- Two new articles limit any
financial liability of current, past and <BR>future directors and officers for
"breach of duty" to the amount of <BR>compensation received for serving on the
board (which is zero), and <BR>provided that the League will cover their legal
expenses in fighting <BR>such claims, except in cases of knowingly violating
the law; receiving <BR>or helping someone else receive "improper personal
economic gain," <BR>"conscious disregard" of his/her duty as a director or
officer, or a <BR>"sustained and unexcused pattern of inattention" that
constitutes an <BR>"abdication" of the person's responsibility as a
director.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>In the By-Laws:<BR>- A new provision allowing the
board of directors, by majority vote, to <BR>revoke individual memberships
"for cause … after affording the member an <BR>opportunity to respond in
writing;"<BR><BR>- Removing a specific dues rate from the By-Laws, instead
stating that <BR>the dues shall be an amount set by the board of directors
(effectively <BR>making it possible for the board to raise dues by a majority
vote rather <BR>than the two-thirds to three-fourths vote required for
changing the <BR>By-Laws);<BR><BR>- Eliminating the current provision allowing
a life membership to be <BR>transferred to a surviving spouse after the death
of the primary member;<BR><BR>- Removing the right of vice directors to attend
board meetings, except <BR>by invitation of the directors;<BR><BR>- Several
changes to make language more gender-neutral;<BR><BR>- Prohibiting initiating
recall elections for directors during the first <BR>6 months of a three-year
term of office or after June 1 of the term's <BR>final year;<BR><BR>- Adding a
provision permitting the full board, by majority vote, to <BR>rescind or
reverse actions taken by the Executive Committee between <BR>board
meetings;<BR><BR>- Providing for the Ethics and Elections Committee to
determine whether <BR>candidates for office are in compliance with the board's
conflict of <BR>interest policy and code of conduct;<BR><BR>- Incorporating
the board's conflict of interest policy and code of <BR>conduct into the
By-Laws;<BR><BR>- Allowing the board to remove from office - by 2/3 vote - any
officer, <BR>director or vice director "for cause" by revoking that person's
ARRL <BR>membership; after providing the subject of such action with an
<BR>opportunity for a hearing prior to the board vote;<BR><BR>- Allowing the
board to reprimand or censure a member in lieu of <BR>removal; but in this
case, "No advance notice or opportunity to be heard <BR>shall be applicable to
the censure vote."<BR><BR>- Prohibiting current, future and past board members
from taking the <BR>League or any of its officers or directors to court as a
result of <BR>disputes among board members or between a board member and the
League as <BR>a whole; rather, any disputes would be required to be submitted
to <BR>binding arbitration; and "As a condition of service or continued
service <BR>as an Officer, Director or Vice Director, all Officers, Directors,
Vice <BR>Directors and candidates for such office will expressly waive any
right <BR>to sue anyone acting on behalf of the Corporation in court either
during <BR>their term of office or thereafter."<BR><BR><BR><BR>4. What
is your position on a second, separate, motion that proposes to <BR>make the
president and three vice presidents full voting members of the <BR>board of
directors (currently, the vice presidents have no vote and the <BR>president
votes only to break a tie). The officers would not be able to <BR>vote on
their own elections, however.<BR><BR><BR>5. In addition, the motion would make
the president a full voting member <BR>of all board committees (currently the
president is a non-voting <BR>"ex-oficio" member), and would allow the
president to appoint one vice <BR>president as a voting member of the
executive committee. The vice <BR>presidents are currently non-voting members
of that committee, which is <BR>responsible for making policy decisions in
between full board
meetings.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Sources<BR>http://www.arrl.org/files/file/2017%20Board%20of%20Directors/Minutes%20of%20Special%20Board%20Meeting%20ARRL%20Board%20of%20Directors.pdf<BR>http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com/2017/12/changes-proposed-to-arrl-governing.html<BR><BR><BR><BR>Respectfully,<BR>Scott
Dickson,
W5WZ<BR>W5WZ@W5WZ.com<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>LCC
mailing
list<BR>LCC@louisianacontestclub.org<BR>http://mail.louisianacontestclub.org/mailman/listinfo/lcc_louisianacontestclub.org<BR>Message
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