[sac-forum] This upcoming meeting and the amendment discussion.
- From: "Thad Robosson" <starstarcracker@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 11:41:05 -0700
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.....
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.
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...)
The vote.
On to regular meeting.
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.
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.
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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