30th June 2008, 03:18 PM
I have to say I agree with 1man on this issue.
On a point of fact the CBA is also democratically accountable in that each and every member of the CBA is entitled to nominate and vote for Trustees. (Trustees in the CBA are what every other society would call Council). To quote from Article 29 of their constitution:
"...any person wishing to be elected or re-elected as a Trustee must be nominated by either six individual Members or one Institutional Member or CBA Wales Cymru, the Council for Scottish Archaeology or an English CBA Group in writing to the Trustees to be received by them no later than three calendar months prior to the date of the next Annual General Meeting."
(The full CBA Articles of Association are here.
It is then put to the vote at the AGM, in the usual fashion of such organisations. It costs ?28 a year to join the CBA.
On a point of fact the CBA is also democratically accountable in that each and every member of the CBA is entitled to nominate and vote for Trustees. (Trustees in the CBA are what every other society would call Council). To quote from Article 29 of their constitution:
"...any person wishing to be elected or re-elected as a Trustee must be nominated by either six individual Members or one Institutional Member or CBA Wales Cymru, the Council for Scottish Archaeology or an English CBA Group in writing to the Trustees to be received by them no later than three calendar months prior to the date of the next Annual General Meeting."
(The full CBA Articles of Association are here.
It is then put to the vote at the AGM, in the usual fashion of such organisations. It costs ?28 a year to join the CBA.