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Toymods Vice President
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Nominating for board positions
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Thu, 20 January 2005 03:29
 
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Steve
I understand your concerns here, I was concerned about running the first time in case I didn't get elected as well.
The aim of the rule of only being allowed to run for one position is to get people to run only for the position in which they think they can best serve the club. It is also aimed at stopping people from trying to just get elected by playing the numbers and hoping they get elected for any one of the roles. I know you're not suggesting this should be how it is but that's what ends up happening.
In reality, in pretty much all democratic elections you are only allowed to run for one seat. It's one of the basic rules of the modern democratic process.
The idea of having a "fallback" board position doesn't really sit very well with me. People have to really want to do the specific job they run for otherwise the job just doesn't get done and the club suffers as a whole. Believe me we have direct experience of this situation.
Having said that I would like to encourage any member who thinks they can help the club in one of the positions available on the board to definately run for that position. It doesn't matter if someone currently on the board is running for it already or anybody else for that matter. We have a vote so that the members can make the decision of who they want to be guiding the club and I'd like them to have the opportunity to make a choice.
The three questions I ask anyone thinking of running for a position are:
- Do I have the skills needed to fulfill the role
- Do I have the motivation to perform the tasks needed for the next twelve months
- Do I have the time to dedicate to the club
If the answer to these three questions is yes then I'd have no qualms about nominating any member.
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