[sac-board] Re: This upcoming meeting and the amendment discussion.

Dear Thad,
Are we going to have an extra Board meeting prior to the General Meeting 
next Friday ?  Susan

>From: "Thad Robosson" <starstarcracker@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [sac-board] This upcoming meeting and the amendment discussion.
>Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 11:41:05 -0700
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>Dear SAC Members,
>The upcoming meeting will be a very important one in the history of SAC.
>The vote to either accept or deny the inclusion of new constitutional
>amendments for the purpose of allowing waivers at SAC events will
>take place at this meeting.  The importance of this vote is not lost
>on the board, and it is felt that further discussion needs to take place
>prior to the vote.  I have alloted time in this meeting to allow for this.
>
>The format will be as follows.....
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>The wording of the amendments will be reviewed along with
>the intentions of such wordings.  This should be brief.
>
>A 10 minute Question and Answer period will be had.
>This is for the benefit of those who have not been following
>the recent threads online, and for those who may still not
>have made their decisions either way.
>
>10 minutes of speakers FOR the waivers will be allowed.
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>10 minutes of speakers AGAINST the waivers will be allowed.
>
>(I'll do a coin toss to who goes first if there is any disagreement
>to this...)
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>The vote.
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>On to regular meeting.
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>This format was chosen because it is felt that it will keep heated
>discussion to a minumum, and avoid redundancy.  I know that
>some would have liked a much more in depth discussion, but
>that is impractical given the length of time that this has been in the
>works.  This topic needs to come to a conclusion and it is felt
>that this presents a fair opportunity for both sides
>to bring forward their arguments, without dragging the topic out
>longer than necessary.
>
>Now, here are the rules.  They are not subject to change.
>
>Those of you who care to present your opinions need to
>contact me ASAP.  I am allowing 2 minutes per person,
>up to 5 people.  If there are not 5 people willing to
>talk, I will contact you so that you can lengthen your
>presentation. (You are more than welcome to team up with
>others of similar opinions so that you can utilize your time
>more effectively.  You are also welcome to allow another to
>take your time slot. THIS IS UP TO YOU TO DECIDE.)
>It might be a good idea to plan for a talk as short as 2 minutes
>(if we have 5 speakers), and as long as 5 or more.
>(If we only have a couple of speakers.)
>Regardless of the number of speakers, each side will be given
>10 minutes, and 10 minutes ONLY.
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>During the time that individuals will be allowed to talk, there will
>be NO debate allowed.  Both sides will be allowed to present
>their sides with NO interruptions.  I will be keeping track of the
>time, so the speakers WILL NOT be allowed to speak any
>longer than their alloted time.  Please be sure that your presentation
>is of the proper length to avoid being cut off.  The onus is on
>the speaker to be certain of the time they will be talking.
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>I realize that this may appear to be a hard stance on the meeting,
>but it is being done this way to ensure the fairness and continuity
>of the proceedings.
>
>Again, please contact me if you care to speak on the topic.
>
>Thad
>President, SAC
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