<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi all<div><br></div><div>Nicola asked</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Let's try another example. What if X is, say, the London Mathematical Society (which you suggested at the 2019 AGM)? This is an organisation that doesn't have TeX as its primary objective but does have members who use TeX and who, in the past, has arranged a LaTeX training day.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Clause 3 states "The Committee must apply any remaining property or money" directly for the objects or "to any organisations for purposes the same as or similar to UK-TUG". This overrides any manner of distribution resolution passed at a general meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>I see no constitutional problem in providing funds to LMS (or even Oxfam) for the purpose of LaTeX training, provided the recipient was genuinely willing to accept them for that purpose.</div><div><br></div><div>Here's another example. MathJax is a Fiscally Sponsored Project of NumFocus. I regard MathJax as being in scope for surplus funds. Happily, NumFocus accepts donations that are for the restricted purpose of MathJax.</div><div><a href="https://numfocus.org/project/mathjax">https://numfocus.org/project/mathjax</a> # and click on "Donate to MathJax".<br></div><div><br></div><div>Nicola also wrote: </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
The committee can't explain to the member why it can't be done because the committee can't agree that it can't be done.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>The committee has responsibility for making decisions. Sometimes, difficult decisions. The Chair has a casting vote to ensure that deadlock cannot occur. Good practice can make difficult decisions less frequent and easier.</div><div><br></div><div>with kind regards</div><div><br></div><div>Jonathan</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>