[SCCC] Fwd: A Question Please

[Steve Harrison]

I would think a good question to ask is why did the E&E committee 
propose such draconian director limits, in the first place?? Surely, 
they already understood that would never fly if the membership heard 
about them.

It would be nice, perhaps, if the ARRL could be re-incorporated in 
another state with looser BoD responsibility requirements than 
Connecticommie. And someday, pigs might fly, too.

Steve K0XP

On 1/2/2024 6:08 AM, Bruce Horn wrote:
> Thanks Hank. The reply from K5UR confirms what I suspected is the driving force behind the resurrection of this issue - "advice of counsel." In that case I think the question becomes whether the board is required to simply vote up or down on the proposed bylaws change as written, or BoD members can propose changes to the wording? At this point I don't think we, as ARRL members, can prevent passage of Bylaw changes to address BoD member responsibilities, but should concentrate on either modifying the current proposal for the January BoD meeting, or push to have the BoD send the proposal back to the E and E Committee for revision to address member concerns.
>
> 73 de Bruce, WA7BNM   (bhorn at hornucopia.com)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "W6SX Hank Garretson"<w6sx at arrl.net>
> To: "NCCC"<NCCC at groups.io>, "SCCC Reflector"<sccc at contesting.com>, "Bishop Amateur Radio Club (BARC)"<n6ov at googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 2, 2024 5:49:44 AM
> Subject: [SCCC] Fwd: A Question Please
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From:k5ur at aol.com  <k5ur at aol.com>
> Date: Mon, Jan 1, 2024 at 9:16 PM
> Subject: Re: A Question Please
> To: Hank Garretson<w6sx at arrl.net>
> Cc: McIntyre Kristen K6WX (Dir PD)<kmcintyre at arrl.org>
>
>
> Hi Hank:
>
> Each Director will need to speak for themselves and the reasons for how
> they will vote on this bylaw change, so understand that my opinion may
> vary.
>
> You will recall a few years back that we did away with the code of conduct.
> Ever since then the Board has had periodic discussions whether our bylaws
> are sufficiently defined regarding Board conduct and responsibility under
> Connecticut law. Our Connecticut counsel has advised us along the way
> during this time as various concerns have been raised and I believe it
> became evident that we needed something more in place. Consequently, at the
> January 2023 Board meeting, the Board passed a motion directing the Ethics
> and Election Committee to develop a “Statement of Board Member
> Responsibility, Authority and Expectations” to help assure that Board
> duties are better defined and to address any other points raised by
> Connecticut counsel.
>
> The proposed motion is intended to improve corporate governance and you
> will see that the document is rather inclusive and detailed to help the
> Board members better understand their role and to help the organization’s
> bylaws better conform with Connecticut law according to our counsel.
>
> Hank, if you have any suggestions for the motion, any wording or revisions,
> please let Kristen know. I know she will always listen.
>
> Thanks for the QSO on 10 meters a few weeks ago. See you in the pileups.
>
> I hope you have a prosperous and healthy 2024.
>
> 73,
>
> Rick – K5UR
>
>
> On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 09:05:24 AM CST, Hank Garretson<w6sx at arrl.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> GM Rick,
>
> Please help me understand what problems or issues  the proposed Bylaw 46
> change is designed to fix.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Happy New Year!
>
> Ham Exuberantly,
>
> Hank, W6SX
> Charter Life Member
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