Over
the last few months, the functioning of the Funds and Assets
Management Committee has come under fire. The members are accused of
following a top-down approach, wanting to accumulate power, lacking
efficiency, not delegating issues, refusing collaboration, showing no
respect for others, providing insufficient basic communication, and
being arbitrary in their decisions. Those who object to its
functioning now propose that the constitution of the FAMC is changed.
One
of the most controversial issues is the Code of Conduct which was
introduced in Auroville four years ago. Its opponents believe that it
will, among other things, increase bureaucracy regarding the
functioning of Auroville’s units.
Auroville
Today spoke to Lyle, one of the Funds and Assets Committee (FAMC)
members, to get clarification on the responsibilities of the FAMC and
to get his views on the need to have basic guidelines concerning how
our trusts and business units function, as well as on the proposal to...
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