Steve Haywood wrote: > Now here's a challenge: I know there are members of Council who are on > this list. Could they openly answer three questions: > > 1. Is it true that there a proposal to alter the constitition of > Council, reducing the numbers of its members?
Yes > 2. How are these Council members to be chosen? ALL by some form of voting. The exact method is under review (so get your ideas in!) Ther has been some talk of members having to "qualify"* to become a Trustee (Council will be replaced by a Trustee Board....the mooted number of Trustees is 9). Ther has even been talk of new "informal" regional committees being able to proposed members for the Trustee Board! "qualify"*...having served on a national committee.....having certain expertise. The way things are going a member will NOT be able to be get voted on to the Trustee Board, being proposed by any member and by a vote of members, like at present. With a streamlined Trustee Board, it is proposed that most of the day to day running of the IWA will be by the existing / modified / new committees and Head Office > 3. Why has the consultation paper been issued in advance of this > matter being decided when it has clearly been a matter of discussion > for more than three months now? errr...so the members can discuss? You would be surprised how little discussion has take place at Council. > > I would also be interested in knowing - a matter of curiosity, you'll > understand, nothing more - why head office seems to have entirely > distanced itself from Roger Squires' piece when its intention was only > to canvass the views of the membership. Thats Head Office for you.... -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest - The Wilderness years... Follow the truly independent TNC at : http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk Visit this site and help save our waterways from the DEFRA cuts http://www.saveourwaterways.org.uk/
