[App_rpt-users] Announcement: Statement regarding the changes to AllStarLink

Sun Feb 28 01:12:00 UTC 2021

Dan Tana?

As if.

On Sat, 27 Feb 2021 at 13:37, Dan Tana <tanad3247 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Look at Stacy's post to this group on December 30th, 2020 at 17:07,
> "Instead, they continued on the same course of
> action that served to alienate more and more people from participating in
> the ASL on the admin side with the results of me being the sole admin
> person left."
>
> On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 11:17 AM JJC <cummingsj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> When did we find out that Stacy was the only one on the admin team?
>>
>> Sent from the iRoad
>>
>> On Feb 27, 2021, at 09:18, Dan Tana <tanad3247 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> I would also like to see all the proxy's and who was in attendance at
>> this meeting.  Why is everything so cryptic?  This reminds me of the
>> original PTTlink emails that use the term Admin team only for us to find
>> out later that Stacy was the only volunteer on the Admin team.
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 1:36 AM Steve Zingman <szingman at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> This was not supposed to be posted until April first.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 3:39 AM PTTLink Admin via App_rpt-users <
>>> app_rpt-users at lists.keekles.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On the afternoon of 14 February 2021, AllStarLink, Inc. had a members
>>>> meeting. This meeting was called to discuss several pressing issues
>>>> regarding actions of the AllStarLink Board of Directors. The former
>>>> AllStarLink, Inc. (“ASL”) Board of Directors were removed during a
>>>> membership meeting. An invitation to conduct this meeting was sent to
>>>> the
>>>> then current Officers and Board members of ASL and the board
>>>> acknowledged
>>>> receipt. Prior to the meeting the board did not contact the member’s
>>>> representative to object or seek to continue the meeting place or time.
>>>>
>>>> At the proposed time the meeting was conducted via Webex. ASL is a
>>>> Florida
>>>> Not-for-Profit Corporation, governed by Florida Statute 617 (“FS617”),
>>>> and
>>>> the meeting was conducted accordingly.
>>>>
>>>> On 14 February 2021, the members meeting started at 1300 Eastern / 1000
>>>> Pacific. As none of the former ASL Board of Directors were present, a
>>>> decision to wait an additional 10 minutes was made. 16 members attended
>>>> this meeting and an additional 14 proxy votes were assigned by members
>>>> unable to attend.
>>>>
>>>> After the additional 10 minute wait passed, the meeting was called to
>>>> order by a vote of the members as none of the former ASL Board of
>>>> Directors were present and/or accounted for. The first motions made
>>>> were
>>>> to elect a Chair and Secretary pro-term to conduct the meeting. The
>>>> Chair
>>>> pro-term (“Chair”) then accepted the proxies for members unable to
>>>> attend
>>>> and proceeded to conduct the meeting.
>>>>
>>>> A discussion was had identifying actions of the former ASL Board of
>>>> Directors conducting business in violation of FS617 and other serious
>>>> malfeasance. After this discussion and a finding of facts, motions were
>>>> made to censure and then remove the board which passed by a unanimous
>>>> vote.
>>>>
>>>> Additional actions taken during this meeting:
>>>> ---------------------------------------------
>>>> 1. Motions for candidates to serve as Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer
>>>> forming the new ASL Board of Directors were made and passed by a
>>>> unanimous
>>>> vote.
>>>>
>>>> 2. A motion to propose, ratify and institute Organizational Bylaws for
>>>> ASL was made and subsequently approved by a unanimous vote. These are
>>>> the
>>>> first Bylaws for ASL and were developed in an open process amongst the
>>>> members.
>>>>
>>>> 3. A motion was made to remove specific volunteers from their
>>>> position(s)
>>>> on the technical committee and from any administrative functions within
>>>> or on behalf of ASL. This motion was additionally approved by a
>>>> unanimous vote.
>>>>
>>>> Effective 14 February 2021, the following former board members were
>>>> censured and formally removed from their roles as members of the ASL
>>>> Board
>>>> of Directors:
>>>>
>>>> * Peter Elke, WI6H, President
>>>> * Timothy Sawyer, WD6AWP, Vice President
>>>> * Todd Lesser, KM6RPT, Secretary
>>>> * David Shaw, WB6WTM, Treasurer
>>>> * Kevin Custer, W3KKC, Director
>>>>
>>>> Furthermore, effective 14 February 2021 the following volunteers were
>>>> formally relieved of their position(s) within the technical committee
>>>> and
>>>> from any administration functions of and for ASL:
>>>>
>>>> * Andrew Lauppe, NB8P
>>>> * Adam Paul, KC1KCC
>>>> * Rob Vella, KK9ROB
>>>> * Mike Wolthuis, KB8ZGL
>>>>
>>>> The actions of 14 February were not taken without deliberate measured
>>>> contemplation by the members. Due to serious concerns regarding the
>>>> current state of ASL’s business, administrative, and financial affairs,
>>>> as
>>>> well as the unconscionable actions taken by the former ASL Board of
>>>> Directors, it became apparent that action must be taken to ensure the
>>>> continued existence, growth and success of the organization.
>>>>
>>>> With the adoption of the new Bylaws, ASL has both reaffirmed its
>>>> purpose
>>>> and what it means to be a member. In addition ASL has corrected serious
>>>> deficiencies in the organizational structure intended to prevent the
>>>> recurrence of such abuse.
>>>>
>>>> The ASL Board of Directors looks forward to a renewed and reinvigorated
>>>> organization that consists of both a multinational board and volunteers
>>>> to
>>>> reflect its true global reach. ASL remains committed to safeguarding
>>>> and
>>>> ensuring the continued operation of the ASL network, continued
>>>> development
>>>> and innovation of app_rpt and related code. In this way we honor and
>>>> preserve the legacy of the late Jim Dixon, creator of AllStarLink.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> AllStarLink Board of Directors:
>>>> -------------------------------
>>>> Stacy Olivas, KG7QIN - Chairman
>>>> Bryan Fields, W9CR - Secretary
>>>> Jeremy Lincicome, W0JRL - Treasurer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Also posted to:
>>>>
>>>> https://community.allstarlink.org/t/statement-regarding-the-changes-to-allstarlink/18315
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