In the WISPA Bylaws found at http://www.wispa.org/?page_id=4 in Section 7. We are confined by the following doctrine as written by the founding board. There was an extensive amount of conversation at that time about insuring that no one company would have a controlling vote or influence over the rest of the members, thus it was decided that:
D. Each qualified member or member company shall appoint one representative to cast one vote on each matter submitted by the board of directors. Employees of a member company, who have associate membership status, will not be allowed to cast a vote in a general ballot. 7.4 Other Persons Associated with the Corporation. The corporation may refer to other persons or entities associated with it including observers as “members” even though such persons or entities are not voting members, and no such reference shall constitute anyone a member unless that person or entity shall have qualified for such a voting membership. 7.5 Dues, Fees, and Assessments. Each member must pay, within the time and on the conditions set by the board, the dues, fees, and assessments in amounts to be fixed from time to time by the board. The dues, fees, and assessments shall be equal for all members of each class, but the board may, in its discretion, set different dues, fees, and assessments for each class. Unless the board makes an express determination to the contrary, all dues, fees, and assessments are nonrefundable. No dues, fees, or assessments will be refunded to a member in the event that a member’s membership in the corporation is suspended or terminated. 7.6 Good Standing. Those members who have paid the required dues, fees, and assessments in accordance with these bylaws and who are not suspended shall be members in good standing. Respectfully, Rick Harnish -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Butch Evans Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 1:57 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Suggestions for Executive Director On Wed, 21 May 2008, Randy Cosby wrote: >Let me throw in a "devils advocate" question here. If I have 400 >customers and pay $400, do I get as many "votes" as an ISP with >10,000 customers who pays $10,000? If you look at this in the >purely corporate sense, WISPA would be selling "shares" and each >share gets a vote. I'd think that a WISP is a WISP and only gets a single vote. Not "selling shares" at all. Either way, I don't understand why input on this topic is on the non-members list at all. -- ******************************************************************** *Butch Evans *Professional Network Consultation * *Network Engineering *MikroTik RouterOS * *573-276-2879 *ImageStream * *http://www.butchevans.com/ *StarOS and MORE * *Mikrotik Certified Consultant *Wired or Wireless Networks * ******************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.21/1457 - Release Date: 5/20/2008 4:45 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.21/1457 - Release Date: 5/20/2008 4:45 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
