Hi Claire,

Thank you for your comments and for your support of your club and committee.

In an ideal world the AGM should only take about an hour. In the interests
of democracy, however, everyone is entitled to have their say regardless of
what they say and how they say it (unless it is obscene or offensive, of
course). I may not always agree with what is being said but it is my duty
as Chairman to ensure that they have opportunity to say it. Trying to
curtail members' more long-winded comments could potentially be perceived as
discriminatory.

Although this group is a good and useful place to discuss business and
politics, the official forum is the MRC's AGM as it is open to all members
regardless of whether they have access to a computer or not. It is
inevitable, therefore, that much is repeated on the day. It was hoped that
this group would help our members to hone their thoughts on the proposals to
enable more concise discussion at the AGM. Perhaps it did - we may have
been destined to be there until midnight! lol

I have taken your suggestion of a time limit for the discussion of each
proposal on board. Whilst a set time limit might be restrictive, it may, on
the other hand, help to keep members' comments focussed.

I am a big fan of common sense, so I am with you on that one too.
Unfortunately, for some, one man's common sense is another man's
skulduggery. That's democracy for you, I'm afraid. ;-)

Kind regards,
Graham
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From: "claire14" <claire.fulford@...>
To: <mrc_business@...>
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 3:35 PM
Subject: [mrc_business] The AGM


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> I went to the AGM for the first time this year. I dont know if I'll
> be going again. The Commitee do a really good job and should be
> thanked for all their efforts.Many of the proposals had already been
> discussed on here, but were subject to lengthy discussion on the
> day.I had already had a long day and with the prospect of a long
> drive ahead, I thought that the AGM would be an hour at the most.
> I do feel that people have a right to have their say, but to be so
> long-winded and repetitive was a waste of everyone's time.Can I
> suggest that discussion of proposals has a time limit(at the Chair's
> discretion)- with everyone able to speak once and then move on.
> So much time was taken up going over old ground repeatedly. As a
> result, the hall got very cold as the sun went down, our ratties who
> had been like us hot all day, then got cold. I hadnt put them in the
> car when the meeting started because it was still so warm, I wished
> I had by the end.We were all tired and uncomfortable and no good can
> come of discussing things in that state.Were the two people who were
> challenging everything trying to make the commitee look bad or the
> club? A lot of things were down to common sense and mountains were
> made of them. If those two people are so unsatisfied with the
> running of the club, I wonder why they dont leave and form their own
> and leave the rest of us to enjoy the club as it is. Either that or
> they need to stand for election and change things that way.
> Claire 14
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