[leasbirds] Re: LEAS meeting tomorrow at 6:30pm
- From: "Dolan, Tom" <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 17:09:27 -0500
Anthony - I distinctly remember a long discussion and believe you'll find
the minutes show that we voted and decided on meetings starting at 6:30pm
and ending no later than 8pm. The time of 7pm was the traditional time in
the past and we voted to change it for future because, though scheduled for
60 minutes, meetings tended to last 90 minutes. I also remember the
starting earlier and ending by 8pm was favored by those who thought
families with children would be more likely to attend. I suggested a 6pm
start time and we compromised on 6:30pm to allow some to go change clothes
and grab a bite to eat after work before the meeting. And, I remember these
discussions occurring among the larger group in the United Market Street
Cafe - so I believe you'll find the agenda item and vote was made in the
May meeting, not the June meeting.
And, thanks for 'sticking to your guns' - I believe our board meeting
minutes will back you up - but if I'm wrong, I'll be glad to repent and use
the 7pm time for future meetings.
Tom Dolan
On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 4:36 PM, Anthony Hewetson <fattonybirds@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Greetings All:
>
> I am sticking to the following: folk can get together starting at 6:30 but
> the talk will, as promised to the speaker, start at 7:00. This jibes with
> the information provided in the newsletter. I would like to note that,
> vote or not, I never agreed to the presentation starting before 7:00 ... as
> many folk will probably not show up until just before 7:00 and I want
> everybody who shows up to be able to watch the entire presentation.
>
> Anthony
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 4:09 PM, Cameron Carver <c.o.carver@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> So.... Everyone should just show up at 7:00? :D
>>
>> Cameron Carver
>> Lubbock, TX
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Aug 4, 2014, at 15:51, Aveline Hewetson <aveline8@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> This is becoming ridiculous.
>> At our June board meeting we discussed and voted on our quarterly
>> meetings being held at 7pm on the first Tues of each of these four months.
>> Our president changed the time for the August public meeting to 6:30pm,
>> without a vote. When questioned he stated several reasons: to give people
>> time to chit chat etc before the presentation, and to enable the speaker to
>> start on time (7pm) since he was driving in from Abilene and driving back
>> to Abilene the same nigh t.
>> At our August board meeting the 6:30/7pm start time was discussed and
>> the vice-president stated that the president would start the meeting at
>> 6:30pm and say a few words and that we might start early, ie before 7pm.
>> My points are: you cannot run public meetings like this ( two start
>> times), you cannot change the time without a vote, you simply cannot be
>> disrespectful of anybody's time. We are all busy and we need accurate
>> information in order to plan our days.
>> I know my tenure on the board is over, and I don't have a horse in this
>> race, but really?
>> Aveline
>> Field Trip Chair
>> On Aug 4, 2014 9:07 AM, "Dolan, Tom" <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> <LEAS-Logo-square.jpg>
>>> Hi everyone - don't forget our quarterly meeting tomorrow (Tue., Aug5,
>>> 2014) at 6:30pm at the Garden & Arts Center, 44th and University Avenue,
>>> Lubbock, Texas. Professional Photographer John English from Abilene will
>>> present on wildlife (plants and animals) and take questions from the
>>> audience. See examples of John's work at
>>> http://www.johnenglishphoto.com/birds.htm
>>> YES! - the meeting starts at 6:30pm (since several of you asked...)
>>> Tom Dolan
>>>
>>
>
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