Special Meeting

The following is part of the minutes of the 6th BOD/Regular meeting which deals with my dismissal issue.

               

PDG John went on to say that the following resolution would be tabled   and considered and if thought fit would be passed.

Special meeting to dismiss Luqman Michel

Requisition for a Special meeting for taking action on a member- Luqman Michel

Here is an extract of the requisition for the Special meeting to be held on the 3rd of January, 2017:

A)“Luqman Michel has willfully created unsubstantiated and false reports against innocent members publicly, in particular, accusing President and Secretary of manipulating, altering and falsifying the minutes of the Board/Regular Meeting at which he was absent and therefore he could not possibly have any basis or knowledge to question the accuracy of the minutes without any amendments.

B) “His FB friends have made reference to our Club as ‘filth’ and claimed we are associated with ‘illuminati’. He has made many derogatory remarks on our club officers.”

Note: The meaning of illuminati from the dictionary is: ‘people claiming to possess special enlightenment or knowledge of something.’

The mysterious 3rd bank account

All this while in my Lions club I have been told we have 2 bank accounts. Only 2 accounts are disclosed to ROS. However, I have recently discovered that Lions Club of Kota Kinabalu Host has been operating three bank accounts under LCKKHost in Alliance bank for a number of years.

The 3^rd account, I am informed, is not audited by Horace Ho our auditor.

I have checked with many of the past presidents and secretaries and all of them, except for one, are unaware of the 3^rd bank account. The others who may know about the account are Joseph Chai and PDG John S F Ho.

Article v of constitution and by-laws of my club – Resignation

Section C says:

The name of any member who shall absent himself from four consecutive regular meetings of the club without acceptable cause being given to the attendance committee chairman or the club secretary, shall be submitted to the BOD by the secretary at the Board Meeting next following the fourth such absence, and the BOD shall decide whether such member shall be dropped from the club or retained on the club roaster.

My first visit to Registry of Societies

On 7.11.2016 I paid a visit to Registry of Societies (ROS) to get a copy of my clubs accounts.

I asked the person at the counter to make a search for ‘The Lions Club of Kota Kinabalu (Host). ‘

The person at the counter could not find the name on the file. She then asked another clerk and she too could not find the name on the list of names. An officer was summoned and she too could not find the name on the list.

Past President's Council and the meetings held

I was requested to attend two meeting with the Past President’s Council. The last meeting was on the 18.11.2016.

The meeting was arranged at the 4th BOD's meeting . I was not at the BOD meetings in October nor in November 2016. However, I met as requested. I decided to accept the minutes prepared by the Committee and even accepted to signing the apology letter proposed by the Committee chairman even though I did not agree, so that my club and I can move on. The President, Thomas Ho Thau Phin disagreed to the minutes let alone his apology letter.

New Name approved by ROS only on 23.11.2016

I have waited for more than half a day for some update by my PDG John S F Ho. I am a little concerned about writing in my blog and Face Book on what I have found out as our friend John S F Ho will tell, after he has read what I am writing here, that he and the rest of the members knew this all along.

Name of my club not in the Registry of Societies

I find it strange that some of my club members especially PDG John S F Ho is trying to vilify me and attack me for revealing many things that my club members have been sweeping under the carpet. Why go after me, go after John S F Ho for his wrong doings which I had high-lighted.

Legality of Board of Directors/Regular Members meeting

My Lions Club had its 6^th BOD meeting/Regular Meeting on 6.12.2016.

It was at this meeting that it was decided that an EGM will be called to decide on the expulsion of me, Luqman Michel, from the club.

Minutes of meetings of clubs

                                                                     

It is my opinion that secretaries cannot absolve themselves by stating that they have been ordered by the President of the Club to write the minutes as suited to the President. In my Lion club there has been error of omission and commission in recording minutes. 

The following is extracted from the internet.

Clubs have a statutory duty to keep minutes of the proceedings of its members and board.  Since members should be able to examine the minutes and make extracts from them it is important that the minutes be complete and accurate. 

Quotes from Martin Luther King Jr

Here are some words spoken by Martin Luther King Jr that are worth meditating upon.

"Those who do nothing while witnessing injustice and wrong-doing do worse than those who commit acts of injustice. The privileged have a responsibility to do what they know is right."

I have written many e-mails to all members of my Lion’s Club and except for 2 members no one else bothered to take a few minutes to comment. I am not talking about just any friends but talking about members and past presidents of the so called oldest and largest Lion’s club in Sabah.

Lion’s Mission and Vision statement

I have just returned after a week from a family get together in Port Dickson. I decided to check up a little more on the Mission and Vision statements of the Lion’s Club.

Mission Statement

To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions clubs.

Vision Statement

To be the global leader in community and humanitarian service

I shall think aloud on how the Mission and Vision statements reconcile with what has been happening in my club here in Kota Kinabalu.