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On Sun, Jan 28, 2007 at 02:24:49PM -0800, Mike Doty wrote: |
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> 1. re-elect a whole new council. |
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Seems to be overkill to me. |
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> 2. elect a new member at a reduced term to fill the vacancy. |
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Personally i'd rather go with #3, but the GLEP also states: |
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> If a council member who has been marked a slacker misses any further |
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> meeting (or their appointed proxy doesn't show up), they lose their |
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> position and a new election is held to replace that person. The newly |
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> elected council member gets a 'reduced' term so that the yearly |
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> elections still elect a full group. |
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Seems to be the closest case to a member simply resigning with the |
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slacker regulation. |
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> 3. take the 8th spot from the last election. |
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Seems to be the best - and least complicated - version to me. |
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4. The position stays empty until the next election (As long the |
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number of council members doesn't drop below a certain number, |
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let's say 5. |
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Just adding this as it may be an option, too. |
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> The spirit of the GLEP would indicate option 2, but it's never spelled |
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> out. Speak out now if you have a opinion on the subject. |
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Agreed, personally i'd go with #2. |
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cheers, |
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Wernfried |
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