#12874
Jimmy-T
Keymaster

    It seems to me the non-office bearers want the best of both worlds.  It's what the British newpaper proprietor Lord Northcliffe called “the preogative of the harlot – infuence without responsibility.”

    The fact of the matter is that the office bearers are elected by the other EC members so the Secretary and the other members of the Opposition could vote the chair and treasurer out any time they liked and vote themselves in. But then they would have to do the work.

    The “one EC member, one vote” concept is enshrined in legislation to the point that it spells out that the chair doesn't even have a casting vote.  The corollary of your situation is visible in ECs where the incumbents have managed to convince other members that they have proxy support from the AGM (invalid) or greater unit entitlements (ditto) and then run the buildings to suit themselves.

    You can reduce the size and composition of your EC at the next AGM.  Personally, if I were in that position I would resign from the chair (but not from the committee) and let them see how it feels to have the tables turned.

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