Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Nominations for chairperson

[Simon Ward]

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 02:01:37PM +0100, Paul Waring wrote:
> Tim Dobson:
> "As chairman, I will consistently be aware of the variety of opinions in
> the group and do my best to consider all points of view before making
> decisions.
> 
> I wish for the decisions I make to be fully and openly justifiable and
> my actions accountable to the group at all times.
> 
> Therefore, in the circumstances of a controversial issue,  I would
> prefer discussing and voting on the issue as opposed to making an
> autocratic decision.

Just in case it isn’t clear, the chairperson’s role as discussed is
exactly to solicit consensus from the group.  While some decisions will
inevitably fall on the chair, autocracy is overstepping authority.

Simon
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