Apparently I'm a little dense--can someone please explain to me the purpose of this council presenting this resolution?
Yes, to piss me off!
Okay, not exactly a position that many of our PTAs would touch, but also not using any of the dues money that the rest of the country pays.(Dues goes to state and national) My council collects seperate dues (ours is $50 a unit) and none of the money a council collects is used for anything other than assisting local units and operating costs. It is however, only a resolution and what this means is that the units in this council, got together and drafted the resolution for THEIR council. They voted on it and it passed with a 2-3rds majority. This is a resolution year and all units, councils, prepare the resolutions that they want to present at the state general meeting, held at the convention. It will be presented there and then voted on. But it has to pass at state to be adopted as a resolution. Each unit has the autonomy enough to pass their own resolutions for their unit. Council's must use the units (council's membership) to vote on their own resolutions and so forth.
Essentially, this council has decided to take this issue on because THEY feel it's important TO THEM. This does not in any way represent any other PTAs positions. California is an island unto itself... but if that is what their membership decides is important, that is their perogative. I personally would oppose it based on the divisiveness it would perpetuate.
I can assure you that it won't make it past National to become a national resolution. (Too divisive)
Good time for California units to make certain they are there to vote when this comes up at convention.
[ 04-26-2004, 12:37 AM: Message edited by: Michelle B ]