[Missouri-l] Board Meetings

[Gretchen Maune]

I also agree that regional districts of some sort would be excellent.
I think board meetings should be more open.  If I would have known about the 
one last night, I would have listened to it.

-Gretchen Maune
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Armstrong" <tomboy21 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "mcb listserve" <missouri-l at moblind.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 11:53 AM
Subject: [Missouri-l] Board Meetings


> Hello
>
> With reference to teleconference board meetings, I find it to be out of 
> order in accordance to the bylaws of MCB.
>
> According to the bylaws, board meetings are to be open meetings except for 
> the closed meetings dealing with those issues that are not to be public 
> information.
>
> I understand that last night's meeting was not listed and those persons 
> who were not asked to be present were told they could not be on the call.
>
> I feel as John does in that the board is too large as it is.  Also that 
> there are members of the board and officers that consistently are not 
> present or do not participate in matters before them.
>
> MCB and ACB are the only two organizations (that I know of) that have 
> boards made up entirely of members.  Most boards are comprised of persons 
> that are interested in the particular organization but do not belong as 
> members so that they can be objective and not burdened with their standing 
> in the organization.
>
> I have felt for a long time that regional districts would be a way to 
> conduct business in their area and to elect a representative to meet with 
> the elected officers as the Main board.  The "board" could hold meetings 
> say three times per year and then at the convention.  This would mean that 
> the "board would be somewhere in the range of 9 to say 11 members.
>
> In any event, it is my opinion that the board meetings are in violation of 
> the bylaws if they are not open to the general membership whether they are 
> face to face or via telephone.
>
> Ton
>
>
>
> To unsubscribe from the Missouri-L list, send an email message to:
> Missouri-l-request at MoBlind.org
> with the word, unsubscribe in the subject field.
>
> Other email lists available from MCB include:
> ATI - A general discussion of adaptive technology.  To join, send a blank 
> EMail message to:
> ATI-Join at MoBlind.Org
> Chat - A general discussion list.  Just about anything goes.  To Join, 
> send a blank EMail message to:
> Chat-Join at MoBlind.Org
>
> Visit the MCB home Page at:
> WWW.MoBlind.Org
>
>
>