An Open letter to Capt O’Neil Board Chairman AAPMBF
From Paul Makin. Former Trustee and Chairman of Trustees of AAPMBF
Harry, I refer to you letter of 12 August.
As you point out, a NO vote (on it's own), will not reinstate the AFAP, as Trustee. However a NO vote will require that to get the proposal up, the Board will need to discuss the matter fully and properly with the membership, before putting the question again. The Board will need to justify its actions.
At the moment the membership have no idea of the circumstances behind this precipitous action.
The membership have not been informed of where you propose to take the fund should your proposal be accepted.
Is it proposed that this reversion to 2007 is the end of the matter?
If the 2007 arguments as to why the AAPMBF should be placed in the Trusteeship of the AFAP were valid, what has changed to allow a return to the pre 2007 status quo, or is some other arrangement still required, should your poll be successful?
What has the AFAP done to warrant its removal as Trustee?
The usual procedure for rule change is to put each change separately, to argue each point and to vote on each separately. Why do you feel the need to lump all these changes together and process them under a single vote? Could it be that you want the motherhood issue of postal voting for Board Members, to cloak a darker side of your proposal?
What are the transitional arrangements? Given that the vote closes just days before the scheduled AGM, what process is to apply for elections at that AGM. Old rules or new rules?
There are too many unanswered questions in this matter. The membership deserve to know what is going on. To put a proposal on the basis of “we reckon this is good for you, swallow it and don’t ask questions”, could be perceived as being somewhat arrogant.
On behalf of the membership I ask that you share with us your concerns. We appointed you to look after our interests, not to treat us like mushrooms. That appointment was not a blank cheque.
Harry. Please talk to us.
Regards
Paul Makin
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