Andrew, On Wed, 8 Jun 2022, 13:48 Andrew Alston, <andrew.als...@liquidtelecom.com> wrote:
> On the contrary Noah, > > > > No one is “throwing shade” – we are asking the board to confirm that the > process was correctly followed. Which, considering the events of the AGMM > and the blatant violations of the bylaws that occurred there – is a very > fair question to ask. > I am certain the CEO and the board have read your fair questions and without doubt they shall respond, however, the claims of lack of quorum by some is what I was referring to in respect to the bylaws which I attempted to explain and Mark Elkins did us a service to paste the said section for the doubtful thomas's among us. > > > And – if you dispute there were blatant violations of the bylaws in the > context of the AGMM – Please, let me know – I will quote you chapter and > verse as to exactly where they happened. > This is something else, so let us not mix things up. Noah > > > Andrew > > > > > > *From:* Noah <n...@neo.co.tz> > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 8, 2022 1:39 PM > *To:* Mark Elkins <m...@posix.co.za> > *Cc:* AFRINIC Community Discuss <community-discuss@afrinic.net>; AfriNIC > Discuss <members-disc...@afrinic.net>; Owen DeLong <o...@delong.com> > *Subject:* Re: [members-discuss] [Community-Discuss] Congratulations to > the new Chair & Vice-Chair of AFRINIC > > > > Hi Mark > > > > This is exactly what I was educating someone on a separate thread on > members list but it seems we are a point where throwing shades at the board > at any chance some folks get, is a thing now. > > > > Noah > > On Wed, 8 Jun 2022, 13:16 Mark Elkins, <m...@posix.co.za> wrote: > > Just so that people are clear... Page 30 of the AfriNIC Bylaws.... image > cut from the PDF. > > Thus if there are at least three Board Members, if one leaves the room - > the last two can call a meeting, see that there is no quorum, send notice > to the third, adjourn the meeting and then after at least 24 hours, conduct > a meeting in quorum assuming then that there are at least three Board > members. If this happens - it must be minuted. > > On 6/8/22 6:36 AM, Andrew Alston via Community-Discuss wrote: > > Hi Owen, > > > > Well - it depends. If a non-quorate meeting was called and then adjourned > for 24 hours and reconvened they would gain quorum under the bylaws. > > > > The question becomes - and this is where I am uncertain and believe it is > open to debate - can a meeting be called knowing full well that quorum > cannot be there and then adjourned for 24 hours to gain quorum - thereby > deliberately exploiting a loophole. It is one thing to call a meeting > thinking you would have quorum - not getting it - adjourning for 24 hours > and then gaining quorum after giving notice to the absent directors. It is > another thing entirely to call a meeting knowing full well quorum could not > be met and having no one to give notice to. > > > > Either way at bare minimum a meeting would have had to be called - > adjourned 24 hours - and then reconvened to be quorate. This would have to > be minuted. The board has been silent on if this process was followed > despite members asking the question. Once again we face a situation where > this organization is not answering legitimate questions from its members - > and to me that is even more troublesome than the quorum issue. > > > > Furthermore - last I checked the board of directors page online had > updated the chair and vice chair but was still showing the old directors > listed as current - why has that not been updated to show the vacant seats > accordingly > > > > Andrew > > > > Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Owen DeLong via Community-Discuss <community-discuss@afrinic.net> > <community-discuss@afrinic.net> > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 8, 2022 12:54:52 AM > *To:* Ish Sookun <ish.soo...@lasentinelle.mu> <ish.soo...@lasentinelle.mu> > *Cc:* AFRINIC Community Discuss <community-discuss@afrinic.net> > <community-discuss@afrinic.net>; AfriNIC Discuss > <members-disc...@afrinic.net> <members-disc...@afrinic.net> > *Subject:* Re: [Community-Discuss] Congratulations to the new Chair & > Vice-Chair of AFRINIC > > > > How did the board hold a meeting given that they cannot field a quorum > after the AGMM? > > Owen > > > > On Jun 7, 2022, at 00:15 , Ish Sookun <ish.soo...@lasentinelle.mu> > <ish.soo...@lasentinelle.mu> wrote: > > > > Dear Mr. Eshun & Dr. Omari, > > > > I congratulate both of you for your appointment as Chairman and > Vice-Chairman of AFRINIC respectively. > > I wish you all the best and hope you will be able to navigate the > organisation through the rough waters. > > > > I also thank SM for his time, guidance and leadership. > > > > Regards, > > > > ——— > > > > Ish Sookun > > > > Systems Architect @ La Sentinelle Ltd > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Community-Discuss mailing list > > Community-Discuss@afrinic.net > > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > Community-Discuss mailing list > Community-Discuss@afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Community-Discuss mailing list > > Community-Discuss@afrinic.net > > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss > > -- > > Mark James ELKINS - Posix Systems - (South) Africa > m...@posix.co.za Tel: +27.826010496 <+27826010496> > For fast, reliable, low cost Internet in ZA: https://ftth.posix.co.za > > [image: Posix Systems][image: VCARD for MJ Elkins] > > _______________________________________________ > Community-Discuss mailing list > Community-Discuss@afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss > >
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