----- Original Message ----- From: Gould Smith To: Rocky Jones Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 7:17 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: BoD Elections
I expected this.
The board did vote to spend money at the last board meeting as documented, we haven't had the need to approve anything since then.
I have said my piece. I will go do something productive.
Gould, WA4SXM ----- Original Message ----- From: Rocky Jones To: [email protected] ; Amsat BB Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 6:50 PM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: BoD Elections
Gould
thanks for your reply (I guess it was to me since you quoted my post)
This business of nit-picking and taking things out of context is not productive. Certainly not of my time.
my " BS" detector goes up when someone starts like that and then proceeds into a long sort of explanation anyway. It is an attempt to legitimize the question before you answer it. And it is one reason AMSAT NA is in trouble. I made a statement that you felt you needed to answer...but you also needed to take a cheap shot.
You folks are "so busy" wow. must be one of those 16 hour people (and yes that is sarcastic)
anyrate this caught my eye.
The Board can vote at any meeting or teleconference with the appropriate number of members present. The Board strategizes and directs and the Officers implement. There has not been a need for the Board to vote on anything. The Board has guided and directed the Officers to do many things over the last year. These have all been reported to the membership as tasks undertaken.
did you run this past a lawyer? What you have just admitted to is making substantive decisions by the board and other operations folks at Amsat, which doubtless include spending money...without any recorded vote or any ability to view the individual board member stand or any valid record of it that can be seen by the "members" of the organization. And NO what you claim is reporting to the membership through an infrequent magazine...wont do it.
Indeed you just admitted to doing what the person who started this thread was concerned about.
I dont know about the District of Columbia, but if AMSAT were a Texas organization (and Amsat is much like the community association I headed in how it is organized) then you have just admitted to a violation of law.
I am not a lawyer nor do I play one on TV, but the organization desperately needs one.
Robert WB5MZO Life member Amsat NA
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