Re: [A/S] What is this About????

dave@dwmorrison.com
> Hi gang,
>
> What is Denver wanting to change? Or do?
>
As quoted...

I MOVE to STRIKE from the WBCCI Constitution, Sec. 4 of
ARTICLE IX, BOARD OF TRUSTEES and in its place INSERT,
under ARTICLE XII, DELEGATES MEETINGS, the words, "The
Delegates shall have full authority to construe and
interpret the Club's Constitution and annually review
and/or repeal any Club Bylaw and/or Policy."

RATIONALE:

Currently, ARTICLE XV, BYLAWS AND POLICY, Sec. 1 provides
that, "Bylaws and Policies not inconsistent with this
Constitution embodying additional provisions for the
government of the Wally Byam Caravan Club International,
Inc., may be adopted by the Board of Trustees."

In addition, the Constitution, under Sec. 4 of ARTICLE IX,
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, provides that, "The Board of Trustees
shall have full authority to construe and interpret the
Club's Constitution and Bylaws and Policy and may delegate
this authority to its Constitution and Bylaws Committee."

These two sections of the Constitution create an imbalance
of authority in the Club. It is improper for a society
governed by parliamentary procedure and democratic
principles to allow one governing body to create bylaws
and then determine if those bylaws are consistent with its
given constitutional authority. In effect, this allows the
Board of Trustees to review and audit its own efficiency,
effectiveness, accuracy, and appropriateness of action.

An audit process by definition is an assessment typically
carried out by an independent review. Since it is in the
Board's own interest to approve its own actions, an
impartial review is unlikely and improbable. Therefore,
the Delegates, who directly carry with them the interests
and instructions of the membership, are best suited to
review and/or repeal actions taken by the Board of
Trustees.

It should be noted that this motion continues to allow the
Board of Trustees the right to create bylaw and policy. It
simply changes how those bylaws and policies are reviewed
and audited.

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