[Businessmtg] Steering Committee Letter to the Business Meeting

[Kim]

Thank you Jerry.  I agree with this.  Kim

> On Jan 31, 2018, at 9:57 AM, List Administrator <la at asp-afg.org> wrote:
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> Dear ASP Business Meeting Members:
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> This month's Business Meeting did not come off as well as it could have. The proceedings deviated in some meaningful ways from ASP's approved practices. Questions have arisen which have signaled some doubts or suspicions within the meeting. Even the appearance of possible impropriety has the power to prompt discord and hinder the loving participation which is the foundation of group harmony.
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> Trusted servants, whether as members of the Steering Committee or the Business Meeting, owe the ASP membership a degree of trustworthiness higher than just following known and suggested policies and practices. The Steering Committee, aware that trust is key to service, has recognized that accepting the poll taken in this month's Business Meeting could cause future discord.
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> The requirements of ASP's election process were not entirely adhered to. The posted poll and any results are therefore called into question. The Steering Committee suggests that the Business Meeting accepts our proposals that the current Business Meeting be chalked up as a learning opportunity and that all current business be tabled until March's regular Business Meeting.
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> Each of us has at one time or another been encouraged to start our day over when things go sideways. So, too, can the Business Meeting stop, gain its footing, and then proceed. We hope to see you in March and assure you that we'll have ironed out the kinks by then.
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> In service,
> The ASP Steering Committee
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