[committee] Update from the Ex-President

[Felix von Perger]

Hi all,

It would seem that there are a number of current matters which deserve 
further explanation. I apologise for my lack of communication thus far 
and for any confusion which that may have caused.

As you may be aware, I resigned from the position of President a few 
weeks ago. My decision to resign was made primarily because I felt 
unable to lead the committee to effectively discuss matters which were 
important to me - making changes to the club's operational procedures 
and organisational structures to be more appropriate to students and 
generally more inclusive.

My frustration as President stemmed from the lack of support by the rest 
of the committee, and the active hostility from a portion of the member 
base. Not having the time or headspace to deal with the stream of 
attacks on almost everything I attempted to do, I decided that 
distancing myself from the role would be in my own best interests. In 
relation to my involvement in inter-club events, the possibility of 
another SGM, and the ongoing dispute resolution process, I left the 
decision of whether or not my resignation would be in the club's best 
interests to the committee. As per the ensuing recommendation, I stepped 
down, however with the intent to continue to contribute to the 
inter-club events, and remain a door and wheel member.

Shortly after that meeting, I deleted my UCC user account (frekk). This 
was done on the assumption that I could continue to sufficiently perform 
my duties as a door and wheel member using only my wheel access via root 
SSH keys, since there are no technical reasons which should make that 
impossible.

Unfortunately, this seems to have been a misunderstanding. Thus, in 
accordance with the committee's recommendation on the 4th October, I 
created myself a new user account (username x) and updated my membership 
record to match. For the purposes of remaining an active door and wheel 
member I do not believe that any other actions are necessary, nor have I 
been informed otherwise.

However, confusion and chaos presently reign, so to clarify: I would 
hence like to inform the committee and wheel that I intend to remain a 
member of both door and wheel. Furthermore, I will happily perform any 
necessary technical tasks to ensure that I am able to appropriately 
undertake the responsibilities of those positions, in accordance with 
decisions made by the committee.

 From a technical perspective, I would like to request that my root SSH 
key access, wheel mailing list membership and access to the password 
database be restored as soon as possible.

Whilst I do not believe that the continued obstruction of my wheel 
access is justified from a technical or security perspective, nor by a 
proper decision of the committee, I am not confident in the committee to 
act appropriately in response to any potential breaches of regulation 
and would thus appreciate if committee not concern themselves in this case.

On a related note, I would like to request that the following items be 
added to the agenda for the upcoming general meeting:

1. Motion to limit membership of the Wheel group to students currently 
attending the University of Western Australia.

2. Motion to limit membership of the Wheel group to individuals 
currently residing in Western Australia.

3. Motion to require a review of all Wheel group memberships by the 
committee, such that:
     * Continued membership of any current Wheel member must be 
ratified, on a per-person basis, by a vote of committee.
     * For such committee votes to pass, a 2/3 majority of the committee 
must vote in favour.
     * Any related discussions at a committee meeting shall be held 
in-camera, and voting shall occur by secret ballot.
     * Appeals for any non-ratified of Wheel group memberships may be 
heard at the next general meeting.

Should any of these motions pass, I would suggest to committee to update 
the club regulations accordingly.

Regards,

Felix von Perger
x at ucc.asn.au