Petition
To the Ontario Taekwondo Association,
The Board of Directors of the Ontario Taekwondo Association, has seen fit to call a members meeting on a weekday, July 16th / 2007 in Ottawa. This meeting has been called at a time and place that is inconvenient to the majority of the membership and will make it extremely difficult for the majority of members to attend. These meetings have always been held in a central location in the past and certainly never in Ottawa.
Further, the notice for this meeting is required to specify the general nature of the business that is to be transacted at the meeting. The notice that was given is too vague and does not comply with the requirement.
We the undersigned therefore ask the board of the Ontario Taekwodo Association that;
a) the scheduled members meeting of the Ontario Taekwondo Association in Ottawa on July, 16th 2007, be cancelled and re-scheduled to a more convenient time and place for the majority of the members of the Ontario Taekwondo Association and/or that the Ontario Taekwondo Association allow all eligible OTA voting members who cannot travel, or get off work, to be able to vote by proxy on all matters that will be brought before the board at this meeting and all future meetings of this type. In this way the majority of members will still be able to exercise their voting rights now and in the future.
b) the agenda and purpose for this meeting and all future meetings of this type, be more clearly defined to allow members to make an educated and informed vote on all matters that may be brought forward.
The feedback I keep receiving from fellow members confirms that thousands of miles of travel is simply not a reasonable expectation for a vote that affects us all. I am currently working to ensure that our collective frustration is formally delivered to the board because they need to understand that this attempt to shut us out will not go unnoticed.
July 9, 2007
The momentum behind this request proves how many of us feel shut out by the current decision process. Seeing so many fellow practitioners demand a fair chance to participate gives me hope that we can finally force a change.
Reached 100 supporters
July 9, 2007
6 Comments
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Mark Duncan
19 years ago
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TOTAL B.S. Move it closer or let us vote from home.
J
Jason Fisher
19 years ago
Featured
Typical. They hide the agenda and pick a spot nobody can reach. Change this now.
S
Sarah Knight
19 years ago
Featured
seriously? half of us work 9 to 5. pick a weekend or let us vote by proxy. so frustrating.
M
Mike Barnes
19 years ago
Featured
Ottawa is way too far on a work day. This is clearly meant to keep people from showing up.
D
David Kumar
19 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous location and nobody knows what they are actually trying to vote on. Transparency please.
L
Linda Singh
19 years ago
Featured
I can't take off work for this. We need a real meeting somewhere accessible.
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Petition
To the Ontario Taekwondo Association,
The Board of Directors of the Ontario Taekwondo Association, has seen fit to call a members meeting on a weekday, July 16th / 2007 in Ottawa. This meeting has been called at a time and place that is inconvenient to the majority of the membership and will make it extremely difficult for the majority of members to attend. These meetings have always been held in a central location in the past and certainly never in Ottawa.
Further, the notice for this meeting is required to specify the general nature of the business that is to be transacted at the meeting. The notice that was given is too vague and does not comply with the requirement.
We the undersigned therefore ask the board of the Ontario Taekwodo Association that;
a) the scheduled members meeting of the Ontario Taekwondo Association in Ottawa on July, 16th 2007, be cancelled and re-scheduled to a more convenient time and place for the majority of the members of the Ontario Taekwondo Association and/or that the Ontario Taekwondo Association allow all eligible OTA voting members who cannot travel, or get off work, to be able to vote by proxy on all matters that will be brought before the board at this meeting and all future meetings of this type. In this way the majority of members will still be able to exercise their voting rights now and in the future.
b) the agenda and purpose for this meeting and all future meetings of this type, be more clearly defined to allow members to make an educated and informed vote on all matters that may be brought forward.
The feedback I keep receiving from fellow members confirms that thousands of miles of travel is simply not a reasonable expectation for a vote that affects us all. I am currently working to ensure that our collective frustration is formally delivered to the board because they need to understand that this attempt to shut us out will not go unnoticed.
July 9, 2007
The momentum behind this request proves how many of us feel shut out by the current decision process. Seeing so many fellow practitioners demand a fair chance to participate gives me hope that we can finally force a change.
Reached 100 supporters
July 9, 2007
6 Comments
M
Mark Duncan
19 years ago
Featured
TOTAL B.S. Move it closer or let us vote from home.
J
Jason Fisher
19 years ago
Featured
Typical. They hide the agenda and pick a spot nobody can reach. Change this now.
S
Sarah Knight
19 years ago
Featured
seriously? half of us work 9 to 5. pick a weekend or let us vote by proxy. so frustrating.
M
Mike Barnes
19 years ago
Featured
Ottawa is way too far on a work day. This is clearly meant to keep people from showing up.
D
David Kumar
19 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous location and nobody knows what they are actually trying to vote on. Transparency please.
L
Linda Singh
19 years ago
Featured
I can't take off work for this. We need a real meeting somewhere accessible.
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TOTAL B.S. Move it closer or let us vote from home.