I realize it's very Canadian to refer everything to committees to study everything to death as opposed to taking action in a timely fashion, but I think no-brainers should be dealt with asap by the board and the quickest vehicle for folks like myself who no longer have the time to serve on committee is to take it to a zone meeting.

Be it resolution or recommendation, as long as it meets the proper wording and format, the board should give it as much weight as any other issue that comes from an AZM. The committee members are generally no more experts than any other member of the board or general membership, they're usual expert qualification is that they have the time.

Making AZM's relevant with the general membership is a long-standing problem, but held up as the vehicle for change. If it's only the committees that "have the power".......................... what's the point of having or attending AZM's?

I think these issues with the safety code need to be fixed/eliminated and the quicker the better.