[wplug-board] One other agenda item for the next board meeting

[Pat Barron]

Based on more research through past meeting minutes and mailing list traffic (it's great that we have such an extensive organizational memory...), the ErieLUG Revival Committee disbanded itself sometime in 2010.  ErieLUG itself (to the extent it still exists, which is "basically not at all" right now, as far as I can determine) is/was an independent entity not affilliated with WPLUG, that we were trying (unsuccessfully) to help get booted back up.

There's an existing Special Rule of Order still on the books that requires us to have an ErieLUG Revival Committee.  Since we don't have such a committee right now, we're technically in violation of our own rules.

Thus, the proposal to formally dissolve the committee, and rescind the existing Special Rule of Order.  I'm not sure why there's a rule in place for it anyway, since the bylaws already permit the board to create and dissolve committees (other than the set of standing committees listed specifically in the bylaws) as required.  So, my goal is just to update our governance on paper to match reality.

--Pat.


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----- Reply message -----
From: "Joseph Prostko" <joe.prostko at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2012 4:01 pm
Subject: [wplug-board] One other agenda item for the next board meeting
To: <wplug-board at wplug.org>

Again, I'll add this to the agenda as well.  I admit I'm fairly
indifferent at the moment, but will have a solid stance after I hear
the arguments for and against keeping the Revival Committee.

- joe

On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Terence J. Golightly
<terencejgolightly at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 04/28/2012 12:32 PM, Pat Barron wrote:
>> I'm going to introduce a proposal to dissolve the ErieLUG Revival
>> Committee, and rescind the existing Special Rule of Order related to it.
>>
>> This committee hasn't really functioned, or even existed for all
>> practical purposes (not even listed on the Committees page right now),
>> so this is just a quick cleanup to make WPLUG's governance on paper
>> match with reality...
>>
>> --Pat.
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> Pat,
>
> I think that your idea has merit.  WPLUG needs to focus on its core.
> Erie is part of that core.  However, since we have no members or afaik
> mailing list lurkers from that area we should give your proposal serious
> consideration.  On the other hand, is it causing WPLUG any harm in
> keeping ErieLUG as an inactive entity?  I'd be interested in hearing
> your arguments as to why it needs to go.
>
> Regards,
>
> Terry
>
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