This time the victim is not
the sweet innocent girl from du Maurier’s novel but the majority of members from
the Executive board who have fallen prey to David Israel's conflicting
dichotomy of legalese. David interprets
the law to his advantage and in so doing, manages to confuse his victims into
giving in to his desires. Many people on the Executive board are afraid to
acknowledge their confusion when the great master speaks. As a result, they
habitually become victims to his bloated charm. He wanted Wi-Fi at any cost,
and he managed to get the $3.00 included within the budget.
The issue at hand was the
interpretation of the UCO bylaws regarding the budget. The bylaw reads:
The
proposed budget may be amended by the Officers and the Executive
Board and will be submitted to the Delegate Assembly at their October
meeting for consideration and approval.
David
Israel interpreted these words to mean any line item in the budget may be altered
at the delegate assembly. George Loewenstein added his two cents and agreed
with him. I did not agree and so did our attorney Rod Tennyson, who has written
an opinion in the matter.
Svengali has already seduced
the Executive Board. Let’s hope the DELEGATES do not allow him to seduce them.
The wording in question is fairly common. You are correct in your view of what it means.
ReplyDeleteHOLY COW!!! SVENGALI SCREWED THEM. I HOPE THEY AT LEAST ENJOYED IT. MY SON IS AN ATTORNEY AND I RAN THE BYLAW THROUGH HIM. HIS OPINION WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH OLGA WOLKENSTEIN. THEY COULD ONLY VOTE YEA OR NAY AT THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY.
ReplyDeleteTAKE THIS ADVICE FROM A BRILLIANT HARVARD GRAD. ---NOT THAT I'M BRAGGING.
HE ALSO SUGGESTED YOU GET YOUR BYLAWS REVISED.
dear holy cow anonymous, i have requested a $30,000.00 line item in the new budget for a legal review of our by laws. that is the uco by laws. as long as i am able i would see to it that mr. tennyson not be the attorney to do this job. as i said at the meeting where this item was accepted for the budget, we need someone that is familiar with all the new legislation concerning our type of government. I have always been a friend to mr.tennyson but at this juncture in time i feel he is no longer able to give us a clear and unbiased reading of what we need.
ReplyDeletein my never to be humble opinion i feel he will be cutting back on his practice as maine looks better and better to him. he has been with us since our birth and now it is time for him to let go and let us grow into the really great organization we can be.