Thank you Kris. AND..........therein lies the problem why members are not hearing from the Board!! It does not mean we were all in agreement ....nor persuaded..... nor controlled! BUT....we were informed and warned that we could NOT under any circumstance break the confidentiality of the meeting!!! Some of us are not happy with that either....... Carolyn marhaven@jps,net www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: frank fasano To: sheppup@xxxxxxxxxx ; Showgsd-l Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 8:44 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Responsibility and Obligations Dear members it is the responsibility of the Board to effectively run the club, meeting deadlines in the Bylaws and to follow the rules whether they are in the Bylaws or Roberts on issues not covered by the Bylaws- please refer to Roberts Rules regarding trials of members-they ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION- Peggy's version of Robert's is somewhat different than what I have read. The accused is entitled to a trial and representation by an attorney. The attorney must be a club member. Executive Session is kept confidential to protect open discussion, the protection is for the accused and the society, i.e. the Club. The attorney, the accused and all involved can be punished for violating the confience of a closed session. The trial is informal, allowing hearsay evidence but providing for cross examination by both sides. The burden of proof is that the those deliberating must have a moral conviction of the facts. A vote of guilt requires a two thirds margin. We don't make the rules. There will be a notice sent to the members but by the requirements of Roberts we cannot say much. Kris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Les Salowski" <sheppup@xxxxxxxxxx>To: "Showgsd-l" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 9:32 PMSubject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Responsibility and Obligations > It surprises the hell out of me that the AKC does not know what a fiasco > our board has created. They certainly should know ................les' >' > Peggy wrote:> >>Is it not the obligation of the elected officers of a club to keep the >>members of that club advised of what they are doing? Is it not their >>responsibility, >>individually and as a unit? >>Is there any reason in the world why the Board and the Officers have >>been conducting business in secret all year? Could it be that when they >>screwed up so >>badly and were taken to task by so many members, they decided (or >>someone did) to not let us know what they were doing? >> >>I have a suggestion...and those to whom my suggestion doesn't apply know >>who they are: If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen...if >>you are >>acting in the best interests of the club there is no reason to keep your >>actions secret. If, on the other hand, you are lining your own pockets >>and telling us, >>in effect, to go ^&%& ourselves, then please step down...I think a >>couple more letters to the AKC about what the membership has had to deal >>with all year >>will bring about some kind of action from the AKC.....IT IS WRONG TO >>KEEP SECRETS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP and quite possibly only done to keep >>us from finding out that you are doing something DEAD WRONG. >> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================