[CSL board] committee vote + meta

[kristina_ickes at comcast.net]

I seconded last night, but evidently only replied to Josh - my bad. 
Ipso facto, I vote for the creation of said committee. 


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From: Dan MacNeil <dan at thecsl.org> 

> Josh Harding writes: 
> > I move for the creation of a committee for strategic 
> > planning around the ideas below. This calls for a second. 
> 
> Melissa writes: 
> > I don't think Josh's proposal has been seconded yet 
> > so I second it. I think it is a good idea; 
> 
> I vote abstain. Such a committee would be a grand idea, but we'll need 
> more than Josh & I on it. 
> 
> META 
> By Robert's rules, Josh as President doesn't get to run the "meeting" 
> and make motions. Hence the "The chair will entertain a motion." device. 
> This may not apply to electronic meetings, but it may not be worth the 
> effort to come up with a policy on this. 
> 
> My original desire for electronic voting was to allow for urgent 
> resolutions. --Stuff like the IRS or grants that require a resolution of 
> the board. 
> 
> One thing I learned from being on the Lowell Habitat board 
> was that not everything required a vote. A lot of times the BOD 
> President would bring up an idea or possible course of action, it would 
> be discussed and from the discussion it would be clear that a vote 
> wasn't needed. 
> 
> 
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