[gpva-ic] committee appointments

[Tamar Yager]

Sid is correct about Colorado.  However, there are other disputes 
happening in GPUS and he is needed for those.  Some of them having been 
waiting for people to help for awhile now.   Colorado has not even said 
they would participate in Dispute Resolution yet.   So, while this is 
urgent, it's not necessarily because of that particular issue.   He 
would not work on that one anyway.

Tamar


On 9/22/2017 10:04 PM, Sid Smith via gpva-ic wrote:
> Dear Leadership Council members,
>
> The representative from BRG having registered a blocking concern, I 
> must now ask that the two nominations previously proposed by Tamar be 
> formally discussed in preparation for a vote. The nominations are:
>
> Tom Yager, GPUS Accreditation Committee
> Sid Smith (me), GPUS Dispute Resolution Committee
>
> We will ask for anyone wishing to discuss these nominations to do so 
> in a discussion period starting now and ending next Wednesday, Sep. 
> 26, at midnight. We will then have a voting period to close on 
> Saturday, Sep. 29th, at midnight. The vote will be conducted using 
> OpaVote, and will be a "yeah" or "nay" for each position.
>
> BACKGROUND: Neither Tom nor I volunteered for these committee 
> appointments. The GPUS is facing a crisis in the Colorado Party, one 
> that has spread into the GPUS itself and is threatening to severely 
> weaken our party unity. Both of these committees, Accreditation (AC) 
> and Dispute Resolution (DRC) are involved in trying to resolve the 
> underlying conflicts.
>
> Tom and I were each specifically asked (recruited) to help out for two 
> reasons: First, finding members willing to do this difficult job of 
> spreading oil on troubled waters is difficult. Second, each of us is 
> known to other national members as dispassionate, thoughtful 
> arbitrators with the well-being of the party our foremost concern.
>
> In truth, I don't relish the job, but I do have a sense of duty about 
> this, and fortunately with my tenure as chair coming to an end in a 
> few months I will be spread less thinly.
>
> Thank you for taking the time to address these nominations. We will 
> also be wanting to ask for volunteers to serve on other national 
> committees. There isn't the same sense of urgency about those, 
> however, so we can deal with them at a regular business meeting. The 
> situation with AC and DRC is "hot", and we have to ask that it be 
> dealt with now.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sid
>
> ********************
> B. Sidney Smith
> GPVA, Co-chair
>
>
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