Cuosc

[cayambe]

From their web page

The current CUOSC representative is Jim Mitchell. He has no fixed term of office but he can be challenged by any CUOSC board member each year at the Annual General Meeting, in the form of an election. The board of CUOSC would recommend that anyone with ambitions to fulfill this very important position should serve on the CUOSC Board before making any moves to represent the membership.

In effect this puts a kaibosh on any influence by the new members recruited due to UF efforts. It is ridiculous not to have a fixed term of office and the recommendation seems designed to keep the CABAL in power. NOT ACCEPTABLE

[6EQUJ5]

Anyone from the original or new membership can be a candidate to replace any CUOSC board member whose term of office elapses. These terms of office last for 3 years, or more accurately they last for the amount of time between 3 Annual General Meetings. Thus at nearly all AGMs there will be 1 or more board members whose term of office has expired, so at least 1 election for board membership will take place. Anyone from the membership can be a candidate.

So it does not put a kaibosh on any influence by any member because all members can vote in such elections.

As for the completely different issue of CUOSC electing a member to be their representative on the 1921 or Holdings boards it is merely a recommendation that an applicant should serve on the CUOSC board before becoming a candidate for either position. Theoretically any member could become a candidate for either of these roles, there is no bar to that. It is a recommendation that such a person should already be on the CUOSC board. Of course it will nearly always be an existing CUOSC board member who gets elected to be the CUOSC representative on the 1921 or Holdings board.

So, the processes for election to the CUOSC board and election to be either the CUOSC representative on the 1921 or Holdings board are perfectly legitimate.

Of course groups of 'fellow travellers' in both the general membership and on the CUOSC board occur, this is true about any election process. But the electoral process for the two levels of power are in no way flawed.

Lest there be any doubt I have utter contempt for CUOSC. I merely point out that we can only legitimately criticize CUOSC for what is corrupt or for what has a negative effect on the club. Their election processes are not flawed in any respect.

[cayambe]

Anyone from the original or new membership can be a candidate to replace any CUOSC board member whose term of office elapses. These terms of office last for 3 years, or more accurately they last for the amount of time between 3 Annual General Meetings. Thus at nearly all AGMs there will be 1 or more board members whose term of office has expired, so at least 1 election for board membership will take place. Anyone from the membership can be a candidate.

So it does not put a kaibosh on any influence by any member because all members can vote in such elections.

As for the completely different issue of CUOSC electing a member to be their representative on the 1921 or Holdings boards it is merely a recommendation that an applicant should serve on the CUOSC board before becoming a candidate for either position. Theoretically any member could become a candidate for either of these roles, there is no bar to that. It is a recommendation that such a person should already be on the CUOSC board. Of course it will nearly always be an existing CUOSC board member who gets elected to be the CUOSC representative on the 1921 or Holdings board.

So, the processes for election to the CUOSC board and election to be either the CUOSC representative on the 1921 or Holdings board are perfectly legitimate.

Of course groups of 'fellow travellers' in both the general membership and on the CUOSC board occur, this is true about any election process. But the electoral process for the two levels of power are in no way flawed.

Lest there be any doubt I have utter contempt for CUOSC. I merely point out that we can only legitimately criticize CUOSC for what is corrupt or for what has a negative effect on the club. Their election processes are not flawed in any respect.

"he has no fixed term of office"???

[6EQUJ5]

He can be challenged by any member of the CUOSC board and any ordinary CUOSC member can become a member of the board. Furthermore, that challenge creates an election and any ordinary CUOSC member can be a candidate in that election as well as the challenger from the CUOSC board.

When anyone maligns CUOSC I want to make absolutely certain that such a person has a perfect case. Then I will fervently approve of the maximum amount of arse kicking.