To all GCGF members that live, or have relatives or friends that live in an area of North Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties that receive electrical service from EREC, You need to play close attention to the revised Bylaws that were passed yesterday at the annual meeting at Northview High School in Brat Fl..
The revisions include a new section, Article XI, section 5, Alternate Dispute resolution, that if not rejected by the member, will force them to accept Binding Arbitration for legal relief against erec should the need ever arise.
Members will have 60 days from the date of the annual meeting to reject these changes by registered mail. There are about 10200 members in EREC's area of operation, and a clear super majority will not be aware of these changes until it is to late to take action.
About 300 member were in attendance yesterday, with about 80% voting yes, and 20% voting no. Most members attending these dog and pony shows are pro erec. They come for the prizes. $500.00 free electricity, and another 70 or so prizes ranging from fishing rods to tea sets.
The revisions were mailed about 10 days in advance of the meeting, with no discussion or explanation of the gravity of the changes to the loss of legal rights to members. In fact, there were deliberately misleading statements, lies, on the introductory page of the revisions designed to deflect attention from the changes.
I have engaged the services of an attorney who advised that I mail a certified letter to the co-op asking them to remove these revisions from the ballot because of the deceptive nature of the text. Additionally, I was in attendance at the annual meeting yesterday where I spent a couple of hours in the parking lot before the meeting handing out flyers recommending a no vote. I held no illusions about stopping the passage of the ballot, but I was obliged to at least mount an effort.
Thanks
The revisions include a new section, Article XI, section 5, Alternate Dispute resolution, that if not rejected by the member, will force them to accept Binding Arbitration for legal relief against erec should the need ever arise.
Members will have 60 days from the date of the annual meeting to reject these changes by registered mail. There are about 10200 members in EREC's area of operation, and a clear super majority will not be aware of these changes until it is to late to take action.
About 300 member were in attendance yesterday, with about 80% voting yes, and 20% voting no. Most members attending these dog and pony shows are pro erec. They come for the prizes. $500.00 free electricity, and another 70 or so prizes ranging from fishing rods to tea sets.
The revisions were mailed about 10 days in advance of the meeting, with no discussion or explanation of the gravity of the changes to the loss of legal rights to members. In fact, there were deliberately misleading statements, lies, on the introductory page of the revisions designed to deflect attention from the changes.
I have engaged the services of an attorney who advised that I mail a certified letter to the co-op asking them to remove these revisions from the ballot because of the deceptive nature of the text. Additionally, I was in attendance at the annual meeting yesterday where I spent a couple of hours in the parking lot before the meeting handing out flyers recommending a no vote. I held no illusions about stopping the passage of the ballot, but I was obliged to at least mount an effort.
Thanks
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