[committee] Notice of resolution of formal dispute

[Tom Almeida]

Dear UCCans,

As many of you may know, there has been an ongoing dispute between Andrew
Adamson ([BOB]) and Felix von Perger ([FVP]), the at-the-time UCC
President. The committee held a dispute resolution meeting on the 20th of
September to address and determine the dispute.

During the process of the meeting, Andrew Adamson indicated that the
statement in his notice of dispute still held - that should Felix step down
or be removed from the position of President, he would consider the dispute
to be over as a major reason for the dispute was the potential impact that
Felix’s actions as President have had on him. In addition, Felix von Perger
indicated that he was no longer interested in fulfilling the role of
President of the UCC committee and was only remaining in the position so
that the club would not need to go to a general meeting or need to elect
any further delegates to the various subcommittees that the club is
participating in.

The ruling of that meeting on the 20th of September can be found in the
text below:

Regarding the dispute resolution, the committee acknowledges that Andrew
has been negatively affected by the events of the year. We believe that
Felix as President could have handled the issues better and that the
actions as such have led to negative impacts for people. The action may
have had unintended consequence, but the consequences must be considered
nonetheless.

As such, in the light of the events this year since the AGM, it is our view
that it would be best for the club if Felix were to resign as President.
Considering the current dispute, we do not believe that it is in the best
interest of the club to wash this over with the bureaucratic sprinkling of
a reshuffle, so we’d rather that a General Meeting be held so that any
changes be done formally.

Should Felix wish to retain his position on the various subcommittees, we
are happy for him to keep his appointment as a delegate, and will not
require that he remain on committee to do so. We have checked the
subcommittee regulations and believe that this is within those regulations.

Since then, Felix von Perger has resigned from his position as President of
the UCC committee, and has decided to retain his position on the
subcommittees of which he is already a part. We thank him for his time on
the UCC committee and all the hard work that he has put in throughout his
years at the club.

As such, as per Andrew’s notice of dispute and his confirmation at the
meeting, the dispute has been resolved.

Kind regards,
Tom Almeida [THA]
UCC Treasurer
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