[GTALUG] Membership Question (Was: Meeting on 13th October)

[Christopher Browne]

On 3 October 2015 at 22:57, Scott Sullivan <scott at ss.org> wrote:
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> On 01/10/15 08:42 AM, Stewart C. Russell wrote:
>>
>> On 2015-09-25 02:25 PM, Myles Braithwaite wrote:
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>>> <http://gtalug.org/meeting/2015-10/>
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>>
>> Are there are membership in good standing requirements to vote or stand
>> at the AGM? There hasn't been much talk of membership fees or structure
>> on this list for some time.
>
>
> Hi Stewart,
>
> I will agree that this doesn't get covered on the list often, because
honestly it hasn't really changed since GTALUG was made into a non-profit
corporation back in 2003. That doesn't mean it's not talked about at all,
actually, it does get covered as part of every AGM, and occasional
reminders at the in-person meetings.
>
>
> It boils doing as follows.
>
> * You have to be a member to vote in the board election.
> * If you are voted to become a member of the board, and are not yet a
member, you must become a member within 10 days.
>
> Please see the full details here:
>
https://github.com/gtalug/bylaws/blob/master/GTALUG-Bylaw-Number-1/05-directors.markdown
>
>
> Membership is $20 for the year.
>
> * Covers the costs of running the server for our mailing-list and website.
>
> Details about how much we bring in and where it goes is covered by the
Treasury report at the AGM.

That sounds pretty consistent.  The $20 isn't inherent to the constitution;
that's something
that I suppose would be considered an "administrative" matter; I do not
recall when
there was last a vote surrounding it.  As you say, membership arrangements
have really
not changed since the very beginning.

I'll be bringing the wee bag of membership materials (cards, stamps, forms)
to upcoming meetings; that's a usual bit of the cycle of things.

We used to have a reasonably clear wiki page on this; alas, it has gone
missing when the MediaWiki instance went offline.  (Hiding in a backup,
but it's not online anywhere.

Those interested in participating in electoral matters next week should be
sure to come ready to fill in membership form with $20.  (Well, except
for those that handled this at the September meeting!)
--
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question, "How would the Lone Ranger handle this?"
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