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- From: <awallacejr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 15:19:24 GMT
We are not alone! ;-)
Andy
"Thanks for this information. I had a feeling that this might be a
more common problem, but I've not had extensive involvement with other
astronomy clubs so I really wasn't sure. I'm sorry to hear about your
club's challenges, and I hope things will work out for the best.
Our club has tossed all formal procedure (Robert's Rules, etc.)
completely out the window for the sake of making meetings go a little
more quickly. The by-laws are still part of the organization, but
they are little more than useless words on a piece of paper. I'm the
only one who has brought up the subject of by-laws, no one else has
said anything to me about them.
On May 17, 8:30 pm, Michael McCulloch <micha...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
..
It happens more than you think. It appears than whenever any group of
people assemble, a power struggle inevitably ensues and turf is
claimed even without cause to stake a claim of such ownership. My own
local club has endured two such struggles of late, the first split the
club, and the last alienated a single member that had many talents.
The best way to deal with it is to adopt a set of by-laws and stick by
them when an argument starts. Usually the majority of the club will
vote with the written by-laws if you have a case.
If the situation is not covered by the by-laws, then you have to wait
for a change of leadership to change the direction and/or emphasis.
Hopefully the by-laws include term limits. ;-)
---
Michael McCulloch
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