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| Originally Posted by Eamonn ...Sometime before the AGM a notice will be issued in Pronto indicating which MT positions are being vacated - from memory I think it's 60 days, but this is detailed in the proposed constition. Any member can put themselves forward for any of the positions being vacated with the usual proposer/seconder type arrangement. Then at the time of the AGM if there is more than one person standing for any particular role a vote will be taken by the AGM attendees as to who gets the job... |
Not having a pop at you Eamonn, but I'm looking for some clarification of the process here. It seems there's some inconsistencies.
I nominated myself for the MT and was told by Chris Bushell in an e-mail dated 25th of July '06
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| Originally Posted by Chris Bushell In line with the new constitution, currently in draft form, I need you to
comply with the following please:
8. Election Of Officers To The MT
a) The members of the MT shall be drawn from the fully paid up membership,
as defined in clause 4 of this constitution.
b) Candidates shall be elected by paper ballot at the AGM, and shall be
members of the MT from the conclusion of that AGM until the conclusion of
the following AGM.
c) All nominations of candidates for election shall: have the consent of the
nominee; be in writing; be seconded; be received by the secretary not less
than forty five days before the AGM.
d) In the case of a member applying to join the MT for the first time, their
application (in MS Word format) should be accompanied by a summary of their
relevant experience for the role being applied for. This will then be
circulated within the MT for review and comment.
In the event that, in the opinion of the majority of the MT, the applicant
does not adequately match the role that they are applying for, they will be
contacted by the Chairman with a view to either withdrawing their
application or finding a more suitable role, if available.
If the member decides that they still wish to pursue their application, the
applicant should prepare to formally present their application and relevant
experience to the AGM, be prepared to answer questions and be voted on by
the members present. Such presentation should be less than 5 minutes
duration.
e) Existing members of the MT standing for re-election shall automatically
be re-elected, unless the position is contested.
f) The Secretary shall send all members a list of all nominations not less
than thirty days prior to the AGM.
g) The position of "Il Duce" (Chair of the MT) will be selected by the MT
and will be held for a period of 12 months. The outgoing "Il Duce" may not
stand for re-election in this position for a period of two years.
h) Any member or prospective member of the MT shall declare any membership
or interest in another similar organization, any commercial involvement that
may lead to a conflict of interest or any other vested interest that they
might have.
i) All members of the MT will be required to sign a confidentiality
agreement annually or on first joining the MT. The content of this may be
varied from time to time, but will include confidentiality of all MT
discussions and decision making, maintaining the confidentiality of all
member data, prohibition of the use of Club records for personal gain.
As we are half way through the year and no MT vacancies currently exist I
can only assume that you are perhaps volunteering to help in a non MT role
this year or putting yourself forward as a candidate for the next AGM.
You'll be aware that the track day role is now encompassed in the Events
manager job specification and that given your business connections with CSS
your involvement with track day matters would be viewed with deep suspicion
by some given the obvious conflict of interest this generates.
Please be clear in your submission what position you are applying for, what
you bring to that role in terms of experience and aptitude, etc. I will then
circulate it round the MT and we will do our best to get back to you within
7 days including the job specification for the role you intend to apply for.
Best regards
Chris |
My question, which I posed several times only to be ignored, is why am I being forced to comply with a constitution that hasn't even been voted in yet? Bearing in mind the number of iterations this constitution has been through since Chris's e-mail.
This also smells rank in light of the fact that two other members, who nominated after me, were co-opted onto the MT and didn't have to go through this process.