| January 2004 Monthly Meeting Minutes p.3 |
| Lois voiced her dissent over the idea of having a vote when we didn�t know if we would be out of compliance with school regulations. She also let everyone know that she agreed with Jason that it was vital that since Phi Theta Kappa was the second largest organization on the campus, and so visible that any officer, especially that of president, should and must be a student. As Ed had graduated he should now be eligible for being an alumnist, as he was not even on campus but rather at CMSU. Ed stated he was on campus working, so that he would still be very visible, but Lois said that didn�t change the fact that he was not in compliance with the 6 hour requirement. Kim asked what would happen if Ed was removed, and Diane and Margaret said we would have to have an election at our next meeting and would then vote for a new president, and that in the meantime the VP of Leadership would assume the role of President until that point. Diane asked us to take a vote �on waiving the requirement for Ed being enrolled as a student at Longview.� A motion needed to be made, does Ed maintain his position. Kelly Lane made the motion, and Jessica Besaw seconded it. We needed a chair, as the advisors nor Ed could do this, so it fell to the VP of Leadership Jean Kruse, who refused to chair this vote, and she didn�t agree with it. So Pauline Cowden chaired and agreed to abstain from the vote to chair the vote. Ballots were passed out to the board (who could vote) and the members. Diane said that a �yea� vote = for a simplification and to keep Ed: a �nay� vote to keep a strict interpretation of the by-laws. The vote was taken, Jessica Besaw went out to count the vote. She came back to tell everyone that it was a 8-4 vote, with the yea�s winning, which would allow Ed Wheeler to be reinstated as President until the April elections. Jason stated this was not right, and that the vote was illegal. Margaret and Diane will talk with school on constitutional issue, that Jason brought up to see if the vote is indeed legal, and if not we would have to do something else. Lois again asked how this could be legal, as Ed was not a student, and that it would look bad for the club if the rest of the students at Longview discovered that he was not a student and yet President of such a visible club. Ed asked how would anyone know if they were not told. At that point, someone commented to the effect that Ed�s non-enrollment would not be an issue at the college, regional or international level unless we let them know. It is not known who made this comment, but Lois asked Ed, �So this is like the military�s �Don�t ask , Don�t tell� policy?� Ed stated �Well I�m certainly not going to tell them but hey if you want that is certainly your right.� After that the topic was dropped and the meeting continued. 15. Margaret spoke briefly about the Luncheon and passed around a sign up sheet. 16. Margaret passed out skating passes as door prizes. 17. A motion was brought up to adjourn the meeting by Jessica and seconded by Jason. Meeting adjourned at 4:38 p.m. |