The KPFK local station board has a new spreadsheet to keep track of all the motions and actions taken by the LSB. The governance committee requested this...
Let's say that a body holds an executive session to talk about a personnel issue. Let's say that the body then adopts a motion regarding that personnel issue...
If it pertains to personnel matters wouldn't it be safer to use the Las Vegas slogan as a thought. What happens in Executive Session, stays in Executive...
Q: May someone who was a participant in that executive session meeting post that substitute motion as part of a criticism of the motion that was adopted? A:...
The member said, "If it pertains to personnel matters wouldn't it be safer to use the Las Vegas slogan as a thought. What happens in Executive Session, stays...
Let's say that just before the end of a meeting a member stands up and gives previous notice of a motion to change the way that a certain piece of business is...
Scenario: a motion comes up in a committee to amend something previously adopted. It appears to get a two thirds vote, say 4 yes, 2 no. Months later the Chair...
My initial test message was unpublished, so I am sending second test message from alternate email address to troubleshoot. Please disregard. [Non-text...
Greg, Suppose that an executive session of an LSB is called to approve minutes of a previous exective session. As the secretary distributes hard copies his...
It should be noted that the only reason that this was required of the members of the LSB was due to the fact that a couple of members of our board have chosen...
Greg, The below is an utter fabrication. In any case, please answer the question as posed theoretically, without consideration of this or any other a...
Greg, It would be easy to validate this per our board officers and members in attendance. Melinda kenfrelandkpftlsb <kenfree_kpftlsb@...> wrote: Greg, ...
... "A draft of the minutes of the previous meeting can be sent to all members in advance. In such a case, it is presumed that the members have used this...
... Response: My opinion is that a secretary does not have independent authority to establish security measures for minutes once the meeting has begun. In ...
Hi Greg. One of our LSB officers, Richard Uzzell has asked me to forward this to this committee. Thanks. Melinda KPFT LSB Note: forwarded message attached. ...
On Thu Sep 28, 2006, A. Gregory Wonderwheel wrote: <snip> ... <snip> A clear advantage of Gregory's interpretation, if members exercised this right and each...
Q: Is a motion adopted in closed session that requires member compliance of some sort still subject to the rule of confidentiality for closed sessions? Reply:...
Let's say that a committee has a motion come up and the body discusses it. But the committee just drifts into the next agenda item without ever having voted on...
KPFA Unpaid Clerical Workers and Pacifica Membership Categorization [An opinion on bylaws interpretation and the authority of Election Supervisors by Terry...
... The body of the minutes should contain the wording in which each main motion or motion to bring a main question again before the assembly was adopted or...
... <snip> On a somewhat related note: Sometimes in committee general agreement is reached without the actual language of a resolution having been finalized...
"It is the duty of the presiding officer to prevent members from misusing the legitimate forms of motions, or abusing the privilege of renewing certain...
I agree with the first part of Terry Goodman's post but I have a different view of the last two paragraphs about a "special master." As I understand the...
[Subject was: Re: My adventure in KPFK LSB ElectionLand] ... Jack is correct, except in using the term "losing." If we fail to achieve quorum in the...
[Two messages consolidated, reposted by permission. -TLG] Hi Terry -- Because the bylaws specifically contemplate a lack of quorum and specifically state what...
Terry, I see you have posted your interesting pronouncement very widely, but I'm not entirely sure you have thought this one through. First, it seems probable...
... I've narrowed the distribution a bit on this reply, as we're getting even more technical than the original. ... That's very likely, considering the...
... In reading the cited clips from California code, the only related item I ... This seems to be in reference to quorum in "meetings". How does this relate to...
Excellent question. I'm so glad that someone is reading these things carefully. When the bylaws are silent on a specific issue, we have to turn to state law...