Minutes of the Conference in Thailand, July 2001 page 9
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Friday 20 July
Presentations, Discussions and Decisions from workshop proposals
Some general points:
- Signing authority for the EXCO President: If the President is not available, signing authority given to the Vice-President and General Secretary.
The proposal is accepted: the vote - YES 40 - NO 0 - ABSTAIN 1
- EXCO explore outside sources of funding such as the United Nations to reduce the deficit. The proposal is accepted: the vote--YES 34 ---NO 2 --ABSTAIN 4
- The UN representative have the backing of the organization for support.
The report is accepted: the vote - YES 40 - NO 1 - ABSTAIN 2
It is proposed that all National Secretaries be able to vote by
e-mail or s-mail, on all proposals not handled at the conference.
They must use a due date.
The proposal is accepted: the vote - YES 38 - NO 0 - ABSTAIN 1
The Budget group: Proposal 1: The International Conference be held every 4 years instead of 3. The proposal is not not accepted: the vote - YES 14 - NO 28 - ABSTAIN 2
Proposal 2: Servas stop the 10% decrease of travellers through marketing activities at the national level and on websites
The proposal was accepted: the vote - YES 40 - NO 1 - ABSTAIN 1
Proposal 3: Examine the expenses of the SI Budget. The Treasury Committee has the power to meet annually and look for opportunities for cost reduction.
The proposal was accepted: the vote - YES 41 - NO 0 - ABSTAIN 3
Proposal 4: Change of the stamp fee.
The Budget group, represented by Markus Kappenberger (Germany's treasurer) proposes option 2 from the transparency named “Results of different scenarios for contributing countries” (appendix 7). The suggested new stamp fee system is a follows:
- up to 10 travellers: All stamps free
- up to 50 travellers: No free stamps, each stamp 5 CHF
- between 50 and 150 travellers: All stamps 10 CHF
- over 150 travellers: All stamps 15CHF
The assembly votes against this proposal: the vote - YES 4 - NO 30 - ABSTAIN 9
Someone proposed to vote on option 4, raising the price of each stamp in 2 CHF, but preserving the system (10 free stamps for every country).
Proposal to raise the price 2 Swiss francs each using the system already in use:
0-10 free
11-50 7 CHF
