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From: "gdgqler" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 9:53 AM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] Finally a reply
Perhaps the entire constitution of Quanta needs altering.
Now where did I hear that recently ;-)
I once was involved in rewriting an entire constitution. When Works Council
Law was changed in the Netherlands all Works Councils had to rewrite their
constitutions. We had a choice of either doing it ourselves or employing an
outside consultant costing hundreds of pounds.
As I was the only member of the council with the relevant skills and
experience I was given the job, but at the same time the council appointed
another member to be my mentor to check everything I did.
In practice I found I could still keep much of the old constitution in the
new one and I suspect that would be much the same in Quanta. There were
model constitutions published and I also had to keep checking the new Works
Council Law. In short in was a bit like "pick 'n' mix".
Basically Quanta would have to do is:
1: Look through the old constitution and get a rough idea of what you would
like to leave in and what you would like to leave out. Then have an
extensive consultation period to determine the main details. Do not rush
this - it is better to take your time than do a quick botched job. (The
lesson of the 2005 amendments.)
2: More than one person should be involved in the drafting. It is a bit like
a superbasic program. Few of us could write a superbasic program that is
totally bug free and that also applies to constitutions. Even better if the
draft constitution is proofread by a person or persons not involved in the
drafting.
3: Bear in mind that during the drafting matters could arise that need
further consultation or decision by the committee or members. When writing
the works council constitution I had to consult the council on whether we
should have a personal or list voting system and had to prepare a paper on
the merits and demerits of each.
For example in Quanta to maintain continuity the officers currently have a
three year period of office. You could have chosen instead for all committee
members to serve 2 years with one half of the committee to face re-election
in any one year. This is not a decision for the drafters, but the committee
and/or members.
4: Publish the draft constitution well in advance to allow time for possible
amendments, comments or objections.
A very time consuming process, but Quanta may find it worthwhile,
Best Wishes,
Geoff
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