2000 Motions & Votes Page 3

Issue: Repeal of Motion #00-12 Date: 4 June 2000 Motion #00-15: It was my intent that with making of this motion #00-12 that notice be served to all that they could not inappropriately display or be little the USGWP name or image. It was and could be used to keep persons that would do such from running for office. However it was not my intent to open the door to hunt down honest protesters who attempted to correct their mistake. That is why I inserted a time limit. To allow for compliance. There for I move to Rescind, Repeal, or Annul. Motion #00-12. Motion By: Richard Howland Second By: Joe Zsdedeny Votes: Virginia Cisewski - Yes Barbara Dore - No Joy Fisher - Yes Shari Handley - Abstain Ginger Hayes - Yes Richard Howland - Yes Gloria Mayfield - Yes Betsy Mills - Yes Teri Pettit - Yes Jim Powell - Yes Pam Reid - Yes Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - No Holly Timm - No Tina S. Vickery - Abstain Joe Zsdedeny - Yes The voting results on Motion 00-15 - to overturn Motion 00-12 are as follows: Yes - 10 No - 3 Abstain - 2 Motion passes. 8 June 2000

Issue: Grievances made by C. Hammett Date: 3 June 2000 Motion #00-14: "By submitting these grievances to the Board the "aggrieved" party(s) is/are invoking Section I of Article XIV which requests the Advisory Board to advise on issues related to grievances and appeals. My advice is that the grievances are purely spiteful and meant to disrupt and cause disarray among the Project members." Motion By: Joe Zsdedeny Second By: Betsy Mills Votes: Virginia Cisewski - No Barbara Dore - Yes Joy Fisher - No Vote (Yes, but received too late to be counted) Shari Handley - Yes Ginger Hayes - No Richard Howland - No Vote Gloria Mayfield - Yes Betsy Mills - Yes Teri Pettit - No Jim Powell - No Vote Pam Reid - Yes Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Yes Holly Timm - Yes Tina S. Vickery - Yes Joe Zsdedeny - Yes Yes - 9; No - 3; Abstain - 0; Not voting - 3 The motion regarding Carole Hammett's grievances passes. Ms. Hammett's grievances are dismissed. A note to this effect has been sent to Ms. Hammett. 12 June 2000

Issue: Election Committee Chair Date: 24 May 2000 Motion #00-13:"I move that we appoint Roger Swafford Chairperson of the Election Committee, and further that we provide him with the list of volunteers and let him choose his own committee members as has been done in the past." Motion By: Virginia Cisewski Second By: Jim Powell From the NC: In the expediency of time, I'm asking for unanimous consent on this motion so that Roger can get the committee in place and on the job. What unanimous consent means in this instance: We can skip discussing this for 48 hours and then voting for 48 hours. There will not be a vote as such. If not more than 2 members object to the motion, it will automatically pass. Hearing no opposition to Motion 00-13, it automatically passes by unanimous consent as of 7 AM 5/26 EST.

Issue: Protest logos in non-compliance. Date: 16 May 2000 Motion #00-12:"I move to find the logos (know as protest logo's) as inappropriate and in non-compliance, and those displaying them after 23:59 on 21 May, 2000 "NOT" to be in good standing with USGWP." Motion By: Richard Howland Second By: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Votes: Virginia Cisewski - No Barbara Dore - Yes Joy Fisher - Yes Shari Handley - Yes Ginger Hayes - No Vote Richard Howland - Yes Gloria Mayfield - No Betsy Mills - Yes Teri Pettit - No Jim Powell - No Vote Pam Reid - No Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - Yes Holly Timm - Yes Tina S. Vickery - Yes Joe Zsdedeny - Yes Yes - 9; No - 3; Abstain - 0; Not voting - 2; voting late - 1 Motion carries. 23 May 2000

Issue: Grievance Procedure Date: 10 May 2000 Motion #00-11:"I move that our NC provide a FAIR forum to hear the grievance(s) against himself and Board Members." Motion By: Jim Powell Second By: Virginia Cisewski Votes: Virginia Cisewski - Yes Barbara Dore - No Vote Joy Fisher - No Shari Handley - No Vote Ginger Hayes - Yes Richard Howland - No Vote Gloria Mayfield - No Vote Betsy Mills - No Vote Teri Pettit - No Vote Jim Powell - Yes Pam Reid - Abstain Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman - No Vote Holly Timm - No Vote Tina S. Vickery - No Joe Zsdedeny - No Vote The voting totals are: Yes - 3; No - 2; Abstain - 1; Not voting: 9. Quorum not met; motion fails. 15 May 2000

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Board Votes, 2000, p.1

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