Knight, Karras, Minkin and Herman are no longer eligible for Instructor Discounts

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According to the RTR Conflict Of Interest Policy:

1. Fiduciary Duty. Members of the Executive Board and employees of the Club occupy positions of fiduciary trust and are obligated to discharge their duties in good faith and with undivided loyalty to the Club. They must act in the course of their duties solely in the Club’s best interests without regard to the interests of any other organization or person with which they are related or associated, must refrain from taking part in any transaction or exploiting any opportunity if they cannot act with undivided loyalty to the Club, and must refrain from using information regarding the Club’s activities not generally known outside the Club for their benefit. Executive Board members and employees are also subject to this policy while serving on a committee or while acting in any other capacity on behalf of the Club.

2. Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts of interest ("Conflicts") are those circumstances in which the personal or business interests of an Executive Board member or employee, or of one of their immediate family members, may actually or potentially conflict with the interests of the Club, or may be perceived as actually or potentially conflicting with the interests of the Club.

 

The vote taken at the October Executive Board Meeting was to pass the Discount Policy granting DE discounts to Executive Board Members and DE Instructors. This same Policy was passed a previous Executive Board Meeting but at a membership meeting the EBoard was informed that their action was in violation of their Conflict of Interest Policy (CoIP).  A member of the EBoard cannot vote for a policy or change of bylaws that will personally benefit them, nor can they act in any other position in the club or in any other committee of the club in any way  that will personally benefit them. 

Because the board members that title this thread are instructors, and they are voting for a discount policy that benefits instructors, they have by voting for this policy made themselves ineligible for any DE discount as a DE Instructor.
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From the CoIP: 4. Executive Board Action. After full disclosure, the Executive Board may determine that no actual Conflict exists and that no further action is required, based on any reasonable grounds, including the nominal nature of any interest involved. If an actual Conflict exists, neither the Club nor the Executive Board member or employee shall enter into or continue the transaction or arrangement

In this case each Eboard member is unable to vote for this  discount policy unless they declare themselves ineligible for the discount in any form.  Additionally, the board, because of the nature of the discount policy, is also unable to vote to determine that no conflict exists, according to the CoIP. 

The RTR By-laws need to be changed allowing the membership to vote on policies, by-laws and other items as deemed necessary by the membership.  There is an additional need for a mechanism for the membership to be able to reverse decisions made by the board.[/size]

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