This Blog provides Detroit area youth hockey news. It was originally the blog of the now defunct Detroit Hockey Association, the most affordable youth ice hockey organization in Michigan based at Jack Adams Arena in Detroit. The Clark Park Coalition keeps this tradition alive in Southwest Detroit.
Monday, May 14, 2012
"Null and Void"?
Ladies and gentlemen of the Detroit Hockey Association,as of this time,(8:50am Monday May 14th),the general membership of the Detroit Hockey Association have not been told the results of the election which took place,Saturday May 12th. Instead ,a forwarded message was sent from the secretary, asserting election tampering,and the election is now null and void. The Detroit Hockey Association conducts it's elections and all meetings under 'Roberts Rules of Order'. Under Roberts Rules of Order, the case of 'tampering' is non-existing. In fact two ballots were REMOVED by board decision, because the board came to an agreement with those running for positions,to remove the supposed tampered ballots and then ALL would accept the results of the election. Some on the current board have made it clear that they believe campaigning for board members is illegal,it isn't. Some believe they can enforce their own union election rules on the membership of the Detroit Hockey Association,they can't. Two excellent candidates (Wendell Brown,and Greg Hurst) ,who have young children involved in this program,PROBABLY won this election (for the positions of President and Executive Vice President),but the results are not being made public. The General Membership of the Detroit Hockey Association spoke loud and clear Saturday,they voted for change,but instead we have the Detroit Hockey Association being held hostage to the whims of three people who are NO LONGER legally serving board members. Please do the right thing,and stop standing in the way of progress,and let the will of the people be done. You can NOT in good conscience disenfranchise the general membership of the Detroit Hockey Association,just because you don't agree with the results of this election. I don't want this situation to become ugly,the Detroit Hockey Association doesn't need that,but at the same time,what happened Saturday can do one of two things to the DHA. First,it can be the bright new beginning that we all know is needed..OR it can be the final black eye on a once proud association,that would render the DHA unable to sustain itself. This shouldn't be a tough decision, the election was held,the people spoke,RESPECT THE PEOPLE!
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