[committee] Machine Room Lock

[David Adam]

On Tue, 13 May 2008, Alix Chinnery wrote:
> David Adam wrote:
> > On Tue, 13 May 2008, Rowan France wrote:
> >   
> > > Wheel,
> > > As discussed at the committee meeting, building services came in today to
> > > discuss replacing the padlock on the machine room with a university lock.
> > > Security will be coming by tomorrow to replace it. The cost to have all
> > > the
> > > keys replaced will be about $100. Wheel members will be able to come in at
> > > any
> > > time to pick up their new key.
> > >     
> > 
> > Wait, hang on. As I recall it was discussed at both the Wheel and committee
> > meetings and agreed that it was a dumb idea and we shouldn't do it.
> >   
> I am rather puzzled by both your emails. Neither was anything confirmed nor
> rejected at any of our committee meetings this year.
> In the committee meeting we agreed that it was worth looking into, and Scott
> was going to contact MTL and building services to investigate the idea.
> Nothing was voted on or agreed at the time. I'm not sure about the Wheel
> groups meeting, but as far as I know nothing should have been done yet.

I'm sure you can understand my alarm. You're right - I wasn't at the 
committee meeting, and did misread the minutes. The Wheel meeting (for 
which minutes are, obviously, not widely available) rejected the idea, 
however.

Just hoping Rowan has overstepped the mark in declaring a go-ahead in 
changing the lock when there's been no concrete agreement and very little 
public discussion of the various benefits (which I personally believe are 
scant).

David Adam
UCC Wheel Member
zanchey at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au