<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I'm in agreement.</div><div><br></div><div>Susan<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Sep 7, 2015, at 8:51 AM, Jeff Ford <<a href="mailto:jeffford@gmail.com">jeffford@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Apologies for not engaging with this the last couple days. I've been out of town at the Olympia tournament. Thanks to everyone who has weighed in, especially to Ann for taking the time to explain her thoughts when I didn't understand her position.<div><br></div><div>I propose we do the following, which I believe both follows the bylaws and takes care of all contingencies.</div><div><br></div><div>1. The three candidates that filed on time are elected. [I believe this step is obligatory.]</div><div>2. The upcoming newsletter (that will print at the end of September) will announce a call for the last position. [Feel free to recruit before then.]</div><div>3. Candidates must declare by October 11.</div><div>4. Assuming there are more than 1, voting takes place at the October Sectional. We will have ballots available there as well as available online for anyone who wants to mail one in. </div><div>5. If no one declares for this secondary election, then the position is filled by appointment of the board at the January meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>I tried to incorporate everyone's feedback. Please respond whether this procedure is acceptable. We can't officially vote on it by email, but if we have it hammered out by email it should take less than a minute for an official vote next Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>Jeff</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 3:48 PM John Weinberg <<a href="mailto:judgejohn@msn.com">judgejohn@msn.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>At our meeting Sept 14, there simply will not be time to have any
meaningful discussion and vote on the issues about filling the position on he
unit board, or rental of the trailer.</div>
<div>We have allocated times to the four candidates to the ACBL Board, with the
first to appear at 7:00 and the final one allocated time thru 8:40.</div>
<div>As we know, the Library is very strict about booting us out at 9:00. </div>
<div>We recognized this potential time crunch when we decided at our last
meeting on the procedures for this one. But we decided to deal with any
other board matters at other meetings, or in other ways.</div>
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<div>I suggest we resolve both of these issues by e-mail, before Sept. 14.</div>
<div>Perhaps Jeff could state what appear to be the two leading proposals on the
unit board position, and we can vote.</div>
<div>On David’s rental request, perhaps we could simply do an up or down
vote.</div>
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<div>But if we try to discuss and vote on either or both issues Sept. 14, we are
likely not to do justice either to those issues, or to the main issue before us,
which is the ACBL Board election..</div>
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<div>JLW</div>
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<div><b>From:</b> <a title="trkwhite@gmail.com" href="mailto:trkwhite@gmail.com" target="_blank">Tim</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 06, 2015 2:58 PM</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri';COLOR:#000000"><div><div style="FONT:10pt tahoma"><div style="BACKGROUND:#f5f5f5">
<div><b>To:</b> <a title="sbuboard@mailman.celestial.com" href="mailto:sbuboard@mailman.celestial.com" target="_blank">Seattle ACBL Unit Board</a> </div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [SBU Board] election</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri';COLOR:#000000">
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:calibri,sans-serif">I don't
particularly see the situation as necessarily a choice between either extending
the deadline or having the current board select someone -- reference blended
solution concept in previous email traffic. <br><br>It is disappointing that
fewer than four unit members submitted their candidacies. I, and I
understand others, actively tried to recruit numerous individuals to run.
I especially sought out and encouraged folks from the south county and from
Seattle -- to no avail.<br><br>I feel strongly that we should put in place,
soon, a process to identify a twelfth board member for a three-year term
commencing 2016. I believe the Bylaws specify there be twelve board
members. The board's workload is better distributed amongst twelve.
And, in the coming two to three years there will be substantial turnover of
board positions that will have been occupied for two terms. We need to get
new folks onto the board and coming up to speed in a variety of important roles
that will be vacated.<br><br>I see addressing these considerations -- essential
to good governance and stewardship of the unit -- as a higher priority than
addressing a perception of like mindedness within the board. Greater
diversity of views within the board would be best achieved by more unit members
taking an interest in running for the board.<br><br>If the consensus of the
board is that we advertise the position for a short period and then have an
election by a vote of unit membership, this is OK by me. HOWEVER, I would
also want a backup plan for naming a twelfth board member in the event no one
declares for election.<br><br>I believe the plan (including backup path) for
selecting the twelfth member should be agreed NLT than upcoming board
meeting. If, with District Director candidates' Q&A, trailer and
perhaps other items also on the agenda, time constraints with Bellevue Library
are problematic. Perhaps we should explore another venue where we can take
the time needed to reach resolution.</div></div>
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<span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:calibri,sans-serif;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">From:
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:pattimcbridge@gmail.com" target="_blank">Patti McCallum</a></span><br><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:calibri,sans-serif;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">Sent:
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:calibri,sans-serif">9/6/2015 10:15
AM</span><br><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:calibri,sans-serif;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">To:
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:sbuboard@mailman.celestial.com" target="_blank">Seattle ACBL Unit
Board</a></span><br><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:calibri,sans-serif;FONT-WEIGHT:bold">Subject:
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:calibri,sans-serif">Re: [SBU
Board] election</span><br><br></div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="FONT-SIZE:large;COLOR:#330099">I am much more
in favor of extending the time to accept applications than to have he board
appoint someone to complete the board. </div></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 7:11 AM, Ann Stephens <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:annstephens53@gmail.com" target="_blank">annstephens53@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT:1ex;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid">Having
sent an email that expressed an opinion, I am surprised that I haven’t
received any counter arguments or agreements or anything that might help
figure out a solution to the question of what to do about the empty
position.<br><br>I believe that controversy is not a bad thing, in fact it can
be really healthy to question proposals from a board. That is why
diversity is a good thing, not a bad thing and arguing or disagreeing can in
the end make decisions clearer and stronger.<br><br>So I guess the bottom line
is that I think as a board we should continue to talk about solutions to the
problem at
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