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[TP]

Originally Posted by Paul James

The process for 2006 involved riders voting for the riders reps and the MT members being chosen from among the MT by the MT. Not all MT members wanted to be involved which is fair enough, I put my hand up as did Monty and nobody had any problem wth that. Part way through the season John had to step down due to work commitments and Chris came back on board to give me a hand.

My suggestion was that we consider how the MT is represented on the RC for next year which is why the survey had a question on that point. It must be represented as the series is run by the club for its members.

The process for nominating/voting the MT members on to the RC is again very dependent on the MT people who want to take on the role, you can't nominate one of those who don't want to do it.

I have suggested that you give the MT time to consider all of this so please do bear with us. I've some suggestions to put forward at our next meeting and would only ask that you give us time to work through this properly.

The present members of the MT are:

John Montgomery Chairman
Eamonn Townsend Webteam Leader
Chris Bushell Club Secretary
Mark Traves Treasurer
Elizabeth Monk Membership Secretary
Ian Allgar Pronto Editor
Grahame Butcher Commercial Manager
Paul Sutliffe Events Manager
Paul James PR Organiser

I asked for a list of positions on the MT and their job descriptions (where available) on July 26 and then again on Aug 28 in an e-mail to you, Monty and Chris Bushell whilst we were discussing my nomination for the MT.

Why have I been completely ignored?

[TP]

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

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.

[CK]

so, just to confirm then: (and please correct me if I am wrong Eamonn )

Timescale is as follows:

cut off date for members to sign up & race is 31st Dec 2006

there will be a riders meeting in January 2007

the RC for 2007 will not be decided until after the AGM in late Feb following the MT being elected for 2007

Racing could start in late March.

Timescale not yet given for draft rules to be ratified.


Not a lot of time to set the wheels in motion for the 2007 season, as many decisions for 2007 racing will have to be obviously settled by late Jan early Feb to co-ordinate the 1st half of the race season.
Therefore, as I see it - these decisions will have to be taken by the present RC.
Maybe the MT can look at the RC over the next couple of weeks to find someone (Eamonn, Psychlist & Jools??) to caretake over this most crucial time of the year.

C

ps: If I was allowed to be a DSC member, I would most certainly offer to be of any assistance to the race series

[Tonio600]

Originally Posted by CK

ps: If I was allowed to be a DSC member, I would most certainly offer to be of any assistance to the race series

C who doesn't allow you to be a member? Is that decision amendable?

[CK]

not the time/place to discuss that Tonio.

Lets keep to the agenda of this thread