2015 Brisbane Lions Board Elections - Democracy comes to town Dec 17th

[Skoob]

Getting them in early (prior to this year's AGM), I guess, as opposed to late (relative to last year's).
This year sees an extension of voting rights to ordinary members like myself, so they could be being snuck in late past the more discerning voters, or giving them a chance to prove themselves before a greater audience has a say this year.
I think maybe, any more than one such appointment should be met with an EGM. It costs money, but are these board appointments necessary? Surely their services can be called on as consultants without a vote.

 

[alscotoz2]

Getting them in early (prior to this year's AGM), I guess, as opposed to late (relative to last year's).
This year sees an extension of voting rights to ordinary members like myself, so they could be being snuck in late past the more discerning voters, or giving them a chance to prove themselves before a greater audience has a say this year.
I think maybe, any more than one such appointment should be met with an EGM. It costs money, but are these board appointments necessary? Surely their services can be called on as consultants without a vote.

All of you guys talk like you think you are in their thoughts.


Are you?

 

[dlanod]

All of you guys talk like you think you are in their thoughts.


Are you?

They should be, as stakeholders (voting members) of the club.

 

[Skoob]

All of you guys talk like you think you are in their thoughts.


Are you?

Not sure that "we" think we are, but as dlanod points out, I think we should be. Not us as individuals, but us as a collective, as we are the club. Without the 18000 or 25000 of us, the club is nothing.
In time, each board member will be gone, each player will retire and it is "we" who'll still be here (hopefully) and it is the administrators' responsibility to make sure our club is intact or hopefully better and stronger. A part of that is respecting the membership, ensuring we're encouraged to stay and our numbers grown. It is very much in our interest that the right people are doing the right thing by us and our club.

I agree with your raising of the question; "Are we"? When these sort of decisions are taken the way they are, one could wonder.

 

[alscotoz2]

They should be, as stakeholders (voting members) of the club.

Agree 100%, mate.