2009/3/17 Michael Bimmler mbimmler@gmail.com:
Sorry, but somehow I fail to understand this.
You're not alone...
- amendments which are agreed by the WMF (-> no special resolution needed)
- amendments not agreed by the WMF (-> special resolution needed).
and I think the latter category just cannot exist...
You're right, it can't. There is this little thing called "the law" to take into account...
Andrew: If you say "outright repudiation", do you mean "termination of the contract" or "violation of the contract in force"?
For the former: Well, both the motion by Thomas and the amendment by Tom agree that for termination, a Special Resolution is needed.
Yes, I'm sure we can all agree that termination should require a special resolution - it's equivalent to dissolving the charity, really.
For the latter: Are we indeed saying that we want to pass a clause requiring the board not to violate the contract? Is this not a bit....paranoid?
Just a little!