The meeting to hear charges against anyone is always held behind closed
doors as per the BY Laws. Most of the time, nobody ever knows they have
occured and the problems are resolved and nobody gets hurt.
I have never been invited to secret meetings so I have no idea if they
happen
or not
If the discussion includes personal info or items they might negatively
impact
the club, they should be done in closed session. Everything else should be
completely transparent. It is a social club.
Attending meetings by phone was done by Frank. Carmen chose not to do it.
I disagree with this, but it is presidential perogative
Most people vote by name recognition and have no idea what the person
stands for.
I do not vote for judges in venues I do not participate in - especially by
name
recognition - might not be the best for those who work in that venue.
Until people remember the past, they are doomed to repeat it
Here are the BY Laws:
SECTION 3. Board of Directors Hearing.
The hearing will be conducted either by a quorum of the Board or by a
Committee of not less
than 3 members of the Board. The Board of Directors or the Committee have
complete authority
to decide whether counsel may attend the hearing, but both the complaining
member and the
accused member shall be treated uniformly in this regard. If the hearing is
conducted by a
quorum of the Board, the Board, after hearing all the testimony presented
by complainant and
defendant, shall decide if the charges are sustained. If the charges are
sustained, the Board will
determine the disciplinary action to be taken.
If the hearing is conducted by a Committee of Board members, then those
members, after
hearing all the testimony presented by complainant and defendant, shall
decide by a majority
vote to recommend to the Board that the charges be sustained. And if they
so recommend, then
again by a majority vote, the Committee will determine the disciplinary
action to recommend to
the Board. Immediately after the Committee has reached a decision, a
summary of its finding
and recommendation shall be put in written form and filed with the
Corresponding Secretary.
The Corresponding Secretary, in turn, shall immediately notify each of the
remaining Board
members of the Committees findings and recommendations. Within 7 days of
the hearing, a
quorum of the Board will consider the Committees recommendations. The
Board may decline to
impose any disciplinary action or it can reduce the action; but it cannot
increase the disciplinary
action recommended by the Committee. The Board cannot impose any
disciplinary action if the
Committee has found the accused not guilty.
All testimony, discussions and written materials relating to the hearing
and charges will be held in
strictest confidence by the Board as well as by all involved parties,
including witnesses. Any party
violating this confidence shall be subject to disciplinary action.
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