[Businessmtg] Motion 4 response to Linda F

[Linda F]

Thank you Anne K for this clarification about what's being asked of the
webmaster and a future possible recording secretary, it's very helpful.
HUGS (Helping Us Gain Serenity), Linda


On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 7:45 AM <webmaster at asp-afg.org> wrote:

> Linda F had a concern about eliminating the webmaster position since the
> secretary position does not appear to be 'web-savvy' and the webmaster,
> by definition, does. I would like to address that.
>
> The current website is built in WordPress. WordPress is a software
> program that makes changing and updating a website *not* dependent on
> technical knowledge. Think of it more like PowerPoint - people can make
> pretty great presentations thanks to the templates and 'drag and drop'
> ability. WordPress has templates and 'drag and drop' functionality as
> well. WordPress keeps all the technical stuff in the background. It has
> a pretty good help section, and there are tons of free sites / youtube
> videos that walk through everything WordPress is capable of.
>
> I do very little website maintenance - the updates required of this
> position are more like what a recording secretary would do - update the
> names of the daily chairs, the greeters, keep track of the motions, set
> up a voting poll (there's directions thanks to Anne O) - stuff like
> that. To call this a 'webmaster' position is, to me, quite a misnomer.
> While I can update individual pages, I do not have the permissions to
> make major changes to the website.
>
> I view this proposed change to eliminate the webmaster position and
> create a recording secretary position that reports to the secretary as a
> positive change. I feel it reflects more of what the tasks of the
> current webmaster actually are - which are recording secretary tasks. It
> also creates a stepping stone for possible future service on the
> steering committee, since the recording secretary position would fulfill
> the one year of service requirement.
>
> Anne K
>
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