Erm, I think we forgot no.6: 6. If someone just doesn't pay fees, when will he/she no longer be a member? Usually bylaws have a clause saying something along the lines "if you didn't pay your dues for more than a year, and two reminders have been sent the board may remove membership from you". My opinion is that if you haven't paid the membership fees, you aren't considered as a member so we wouldn't have to "remove membership" from you in the first place. This, of course, doesn't mean that such a person is not allowed to attend meetings, etc but what he can not do is vote. I also suggest that members should also be given priority over non-members when it comes to participating in projects. (e.g., it would be unfair to take a non-member to Mombasa for the Wikipedia for Schools project when there was a member who wanted to go.)
Abbas.
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:26:07 +0300 From: oslimoke@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Bylaws: ChapCom's Comments
Abbas, I agree with that.Lets adopt it. Any more queries?
On 7/16/11, Abbas Mahmood abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
Here's what Stephen and I suggested: A minimum of one third of the members can call for a Special Resolution Meeting, with notice given to all members at least 7 days in advance. However, a majority of two thirds of the members' votes shall be required to remove a director, or the whole Board. Abbas.
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:20:55 +0300 From: oslimoke@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Bylaws: ChapCom's Comments
Abbas,
I suggest we say 10% of the members can call for a "Special Meeting" to express a vote of no confidence in the board.However such a vote should only be considered valid if atleast 30% of the members partake in it and that the voting out of the board/resolution should be supported by 50% +1 of the voting members(i.e the 30% present)....
May I try to interpret what you are saying in actual figures? 10% of ~20 members = 2 members.30% of ~20 members = 6 members51% of the 6 members = 4 members So therefore in simpler terms, what you are saying is that at least 2 members can call for a Special Resolution and the vote is only considered valid if at least 6 members partake in the voting and the voting out of the board should be supported by at least 4 members? If this is what you are implying, I disagree with it. Once again, I borrow precedence from Wikimedia Deutschland's case (mentioned earlier upthread) where they require a majority to remove the Board. 6 out of 20 members is not a majority.
Your interpretation is correct.And yes that's my thought and the % were arbitrary.We could revise them upwards.Plus am considering the fact that definitely not all members will be present nor would partake in the elections.Maybe we revise the % upwards?? Regards,
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