[MLB-WIRELESS] Proceedings at next meeting.

[Clae]

At 11:24 AM +1000 31/5/02, sanbar wrote:
>I still don't understand how LUV can be a legal association and yet not
>charge any membership fees,

The model rules allow any association to set their fees as high or as 
low as they like, even down to zero.  The fees are set out in a form 
called Appendix 4, which we attach to our application when we send it 
in.

Of course, there is no reason to assume that LUV are using the model 
rules at all.

>and why melbwireless feels compelled to have
to charge any fees at all. Has anyone from WGStructure investigated this?

Defining membership has nothing to do with a fee.  A member is a 
member after filling out some paperwork, submitting it to the 
secretary, who passes it to the committee for approval.  The fee of 
$5 was suggested just to cover administrative costs of keeping all 
the legal paper we have to have for the Department of Consumer 
Affairs.

Clae.

>
>
>/me ducks
>
>- Barry
>
>On Fri, 31 May 2002, Steven Haigh wrote:
>
>>  Appendix 4 of the Model rules of Association deals with membership fees (if
>>  any). After much discussion, the WGStructure group voted unanimously that we
>>  charge a $5 annual membership fee with no joining fees. We also decided to
>>  have 2 types of "membership". A Guest, which is any non-paying person who
>>  will access the network free of charge. A member will pay his membership fee
>>  ($5 per year) and have the right to vote in elections, and on policy
>>  decisions involving Melbourne Wireless. Members will also have first
>>  priority in any discount deals that Melbourne Wireless offer to the public.
>>
>>  *You do not have to be a paying member to access the network* Although the
>>  benefits of membership are outlined above.
>
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