[Businessmtg] Topic Change

[Steve Rankin]

Hi ASPers,

 

OK, time is up for discussing the section on rolling the Web Master duties
into the Secretary position.  Please do not post any other discussion on
this portion of the Motion #4 update topic.

 

We are now going to spend the rest of the few days left in the month
discussing the recommendation of allowing the Steering Committee to request
a/the Founder(s) to perform some task or to [temporarily] perform the duties
of a trusted servant.

 

AND

 

We are also going to receive an updated Treasurer's Report from Mary, our
ASP Treasurer.  

 

Yes, this is unusual to entertain 2 discussions at the same time, but we
discussed this in a Zoom Steering Committee meeting on Sunday afternoon and
decided it was the best alternative in the few days left in the month.  

 

Please note - there seems to have been considerable confusion on this
section in the last Business Meeting.  This is NOT about assigning any
specific duties to the Founders as a part of the Founder's role.  This is
about allowing the Steering Committee to request one or both of the Founders
to perform some task on behalf of the Steering Committee or ASP.  

 

For example, when Jerry was elected List Administrator the previous List
Administrator departed abruptly and left Jerry holding the bag before he'd
even learned how to log into the server.  Jerry asked me to assist and teach
him the nuts and bolts of the List Administrator job. 

 

What we are looking at is to simply to officially allow the Steering
Committee to ask the Founders to do something more than exercise their voice
and vote - something that the elected members of the Steering Committee
would like them to do.  This is not in place of electing a member of the
Steering Committee, although it could be performing the duties of a vacant
position until a new member is elected to that position.

 

Hugs,

Steve