Alkapton
Member
I just recieved this (as did a large number of others - larger than the membership of my club) from my club secretary.
So its not clear to me who it was originally sent to.
Given that the current BCA ballott is a ballott of members (DIM and CIM) I find this email deeply disturbing:-
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From: Fleur Loveridge
Sent: 03 September 2017 20:25
To:
Subject: BCA Ballot
Dear All,
As I am sure you are aware the BCA is having a ballot on constitutional changes in relation to landowners and the campaign for CRoW to apply to caving.
From the last BCA newsletter reporting on the AGM (http://british-caving.org.uk/wiki3/doku.php?id=news_events:jul17):
"the first significant motion at the AGM concerned the interpretation of the opening sentence in Section 4.6 of BCA?s constitution, namely ?That the owners and tenants of property containing caves have the right to grant or withhold access?. It had been claimed that this sentence barred BCA from any campaigning ?? for The Countryside and Rights of Way Act (2000) to apply to going underground.? The argument accepted by the AGM was that the sentence did not bar BCA from doing so and the motion was passed by the meeting.
"The second significant motion was remitted from last year?s AGM and covered several alternative proposals to either replace or delete that sentence. The AGM took the view that removing it would not show disrespect to landowners and members selected the deletion approach for the substantive vote by a margin of 38 to 8. The meeting went on to pass the motion with 43 individual members voting for and 3 against and 17 group members for and 3 against."
As this requires a constitutional change then there must be a ballot of members of which we, the PDCMG, are one.
There are also other proposed consitutional changes about electing officers and how ballots are conducted.
I attach the full ballot paper which explain the proposed changes in detail.
We must vote before 23rd September.
I would be grateful therefore if all voting members could send me their preferences by 20th September and I will use majority democracy to recommend a return. Be sure to send separate preferences for all FOUR proposed changes since as you will see on the attached we must offer "FOR" or "AGAINST" for all four separately.
Many thanks and with best wishes,
Fleur.
So its not clear to me who it was originally sent to.
Given that the current BCA ballott is a ballott of members (DIM and CIM) I find this email deeply disturbing:-
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From: Fleur Loveridge
Sent: 03 September 2017 20:25
To:
Subject: BCA Ballot
Dear All,
As I am sure you are aware the BCA is having a ballot on constitutional changes in relation to landowners and the campaign for CRoW to apply to caving.
From the last BCA newsletter reporting on the AGM (http://british-caving.org.uk/wiki3/doku.php?id=news_events:jul17):
"the first significant motion at the AGM concerned the interpretation of the opening sentence in Section 4.6 of BCA?s constitution, namely ?That the owners and tenants of property containing caves have the right to grant or withhold access?. It had been claimed that this sentence barred BCA from any campaigning ?? for The Countryside and Rights of Way Act (2000) to apply to going underground.? The argument accepted by the AGM was that the sentence did not bar BCA from doing so and the motion was passed by the meeting.
"The second significant motion was remitted from last year?s AGM and covered several alternative proposals to either replace or delete that sentence. The AGM took the view that removing it would not show disrespect to landowners and members selected the deletion approach for the substantive vote by a margin of 38 to 8. The meeting went on to pass the motion with 43 individual members voting for and 3 against and 17 group members for and 3 against."
As this requires a constitutional change then there must be a ballot of members of which we, the PDCMG, are one.
There are also other proposed consitutional changes about electing officers and how ballots are conducted.
I attach the full ballot paper which explain the proposed changes in detail.
We must vote before 23rd September.
I would be grateful therefore if all voting members could send me their preferences by 20th September and I will use majority democracy to recommend a return. Be sure to send separate preferences for all FOUR proposed changes since as you will see on the attached we must offer "FOR" or "AGAINST" for all four separately.
Many thanks and with best wishes,
Fleur.