Who did this? On Oct 13, 2013, at 8:40 PM, Steve Schnelle <[email protected]> wrote:
> He also stole the chairs from the Sunday assembly and left folks standing. > Steve > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John and Donna Weidlich" > <[email protected]> > To: "Adaptive technology information and support." <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 8:31 PM > Subject: Re: [ATI] the hotel was Re: elections > > >> i heard it was Mortimer who was mostly trashed. John >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Schnelle" >> <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Cc: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 8:15 PM >> Subject: Re: [ATI] the hotel was Re: elections >> >> >>> I thought the staff were awesome but the room service was lacking. I had to >>> go to the front desk at 7 P/M on Saturday night and let them know that our >>> room had not been cleaned and trashcans not emptied. I think the clincher >>> was that I told them I had no where to throw my cans but on the floor. That >>> did it, the room was spotless in the next 30 minutes. Actually they were >>> really over the top on accomodating us! >>> Steve >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Mike Arrigo >>> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 4:15 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Cc: [email protected] >>> Subject: [ATI] the hotel was Re: elections >>> >>> I would say over all the hotel was good, though a bit expensive. I >>> think internet access should have been free with the prices they were >>> charging for the rooms, fortunately I was able to get around that using >>> my phone as a hot spot. Also, it was much cheaper to get food at places >>> outside the hotel. >>> Original message: >>>> Dear Mike, >>>> Great!!!!!! There have been some negative experiences around this >>>> hotel--my suitcase is missing in action--but they are trying to make that >>>> right, but the guy from Maine whose luggage ended up going to KC, is not to >>>> happy, to say the least. >>>> Glad you got home safely; that is along way and no busses there, as >>>> I understand it; now hopefully, I can remember the voice with your name. >>>> Darla >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Mike Arrigo [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 2:18 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Cc: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [ATI] elections >>> >>>> Hi there, that was me, thanks for asking, glad you got home safe. Yes, I >>>> did >>>> make it home ok. There was some confusion on when the shuttle back to the >>>> MCB building was supposed to head out. At one point it was 2:30, then it >>>> was >>>> changed to 1:30. I was actually thinking of just taking the shuttle to the >>>> train station and catching the Chippewa bus home, I could have gotten off >>>> the bus about 2 blocks from my place. >>>> Because of the confusion, the hotel offered to pay for a cab which I gladly >>>> accepted. >>>> Original message: >>>>> Dear Bob and John, >>>>> That was a long, long morning, and I, too, hope a more >>>>> efficient way can be found for all the reasons John states so well. >>>>> BTW, I ran into a young man who missed the bus back to the MCB >>>>> office; I hope he made it home safely. >>>>> Darla & hardworking Huck >>> >>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: ATI [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of bob jaco >>>>> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 10:52 AM >>>>> To: Adaptive technology information and support. >>>>> Subject: Re: [ATI] elections >>> >>>>> I am actually in favor of having one election Saturday. However, if >>>>> we were to do that, any additional meetings or speakers might need to >>>>> be canceled the rest of the afternoon, but we are there to conduct >>>> business. >>> >>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: John and Donna Weidlich <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>> To: Missouri Chat <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>> Cc: Adaptive technology information and support. >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]> ; Missouri List <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 5:15 PM >>>>> Subject: [ATI] elections >>> >>>>> After sitting through that interminable process of electing >>>>> three directors to the MCB Board, which may still be going on for all >>>>> I know, I think we really need to brainstorm some ways for speeding up >>>>> that process and making it more efficient. Here is one thought. At one >>>>> time, we elected one Director on Saturday afternoon and two on sunday >>>>> morning. In fact it was written that way in the Bylaws and therefore >>>>> had to be done that way. When the Bylaws were revised, we took that >>>>> out, not because we thought it was a bad idea but because we wanted to >>>>> leave that up to the discretion of the Presidents and let each >>>>> President continue to do it that way if he/she wanted to or do them >>>>> all on Sunday. Perhaps we could try that process again to see if it >>>>> helps. the Bylaws would not have to be changed to allow that since the >>>>> Bylaws don't specify when directors have to be elected. Now all three >>>>> directors are elected in odd-numbered years. Should we consider >>>>> electing two in odd years and one in even years? Some believe we >>>>> should eliminate the directors altogether. I don't particularly favor that >>>> approach but it could be debated again. the process needs to be changed in >>>> some way. >>>>> Each position requires multiple elections because of runoffs and with >>>>> each election, the number of voters drops dramatically so by the end >>>>> of the process, only a few voters are making the important decision of >>>>> who will compose the Board, which is not a good thing. I wonder if >>>>> there was even a quorum present for the final election. You can argue >>>>> that people should stay but transportation often dictates when people >>>>> leave as well as check-out times at hotels. And taking almost four >>>>> hours for five elections seems ludicrous to me and I certainly can't >>>>> blame people for not sitting through such a lengthy process. In fact, >>>>> I admit that I bailed before the final director's contest and that a >>>> candidate that I would have voted for lost. >>>>> The Board is looking at a new voting machine but I don't believe that >>>>> it will actually speed up the process and I feel that the machine >>>>> being considered could at least slightly compromise the secret ballot. >>>>> Whatever we do, the process needs to be overhauled because at least in >>>>> my opinion it is not working well. I don't want to open an argument >>>>> here but just to get some thoughts and get people to think about what >>>>> could be done to have a more fair and efficient election for our >>>> organization. John >>>>> GO CARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>> >>> >>>>> ________________________________ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) >>>>> A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind >>>>> http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) >>>>> A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind >>>>> http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) >>> A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind >>> http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) >>> A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind >>> http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) >> A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind >> http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology > > > _______________________________________________ > ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) > A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind > http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology _______________________________________________ ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) 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