[Gpca-votes] IMPORTANT: SGA Voting Closed Early At East Coast Time

[Mimi Newton]

 Nicole -
The CC recently received an email from Mike Feinstein reminding us of our
Bylaws requirements for CC meeting minutes:

Section 3-8 Minutes

3-8.1 Minutes of Coordinating Committee meetings shall consist of the date,
time, location (where applicable) and attendance (including when leaving
call), any modifications to the agenda, agenda items heard, decisions-taken
(including who voted for, against or stood aside) and the text of all
proposals, including amendments.

His message stated:

“First, we do *Not* include notes in our minutes.  The reason we don’t do
that, is that we don’t want subjective content in our minutes, that then
can be added by a majority vote, but does not represent hard facts but
instead impressions,.”

In addition, I think the CC tried - up to a point - to be somewhat discrete
about the issues it was having at that time which I won’t go into here
because I get all preachy about how we communicate with each other at the
end of this message.  😜

I do think it is fine to raise concerns about the last SGA vote to the vote
administrators because, as you noted, we are approaching a new voting
period.  But I don’t think it furthers the “values we claim to uphold” to
impugn the integrity of the SGA Vote Administrators based on scant
information that may be somewhat slanted to one perspective.

I think we can all agree that we want the next Vote to go smoothly.  I
think we can also agree that it would be really great if we could all think
about how we address each other via email and social media.  Let’s all try
to take the high road when it comes to hearing one anothers’ perspectives -
be the change you want to be people!

Thanks -
Mimi


On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 6:53 AM Nicole Castor <nmcastorsilva at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Vic,
>
> If it wasn't important enough to be recorded in minutes, why is it
> important now? If it's not recorded, everyone beside the 14 mentioned have
> no solid way to know. Even witness account is hearsay. Like I had said- I
> heard that communication was attempted but the new SGAs wanted to not use
> the regular system. This is also hearsay- but what do we have to go on
> w/out anything on record?
>
> -N
> On Jan 31, 2018 12:57 AM, "Victoria Ashley" <victronix01 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> >> Does it specifically mention refusal
>>    to train the new admins?
>>
>> Our policy is typically not to *post* detailed notes, just record
>> decisions and votes.
>>
>> I was there, and that's what happened -- they were asked and they
>> refused.  There were about 14 other people on the call as well.
>>
>> -- Victoria
>>
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