Proposed new English franchise tournament

Intrigue is upon us at Sussex CCC as the BIG day beckons (Wed Sept 14th) when the ECB tell us their latest plans on creating an EPL.
Not surprisingly, some Sussex fans are not happy.

Journalist Simon Hemelryk who is in my good books, as he bought my 2008 bat, in a charity auction, with all the Sussex players signatures
during last November's 'Meet the Players' event for £40, tweets:

Simon Hemelryk Retweeted George Dobell

"This suggests @sussexccc may support city franchises. That could be a huge mistake that would anger many fans."

(Non-disclosure agreements cloud T20 debate: www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1056059.html …)

This was then retweeted by former club CEO, Dave Brooks, and the Sussex Inner Circle. Brooks added, "I would encourage @sussexccc
members to share views with their Board. Meeting on Mon to agree position..."

Does this mean there will be a behind closed doors meeting with the Inner Circle and Zac and Jim? Aren't all Members invited or do, yet again, the
IC gain special privileges? 

Hemelryk then asks: "Have members had letters about this? Where and what time?" He adds, "If Sussex support this, as a member,  I would be disgusted."

The Inner Circle then concurs, "Sussex fans do not want this, lets hope Jim May and @zacstert20 vote the correct way."

This email conversation, once more, shows the influence the IC "believe they have" over the Club. So, a minority group of supporters can, on their own,
without any support or agreement from other Sussex Members who may hold differing opinions to them, set up a special and elite meeting with the Sussex
hierarchy, in the hope, they can persuade them not to agree with the ECB. And should a former club CEO be allowed, still, to have influence and sway over
Sussex CCC?

Is this fair? Is this right? Is this legal?

Meanwhile, the editor of The Cricketer Magazine and Channel 5 cricket analyst supremo, tweets:

simon hughes ‏@theanalyst"

"Those county supporters who don't want change in the structure are sleep walking to county crickets grave..."

PS: The inner circle "invite-only" Forum is neck and neck with us re: Members. Each now has just over 300. But when it comes to monthly page views, this Forum
crushes 'em. 

Finally, I have got to the bottom of that Dave Brooks tweet I quoted.

Brooks later tweeted to a Sussex Member who is strongly against an EPL. "It is a Board meeting, not Members meeting, but you have today to lobby and share your views." So, it is my No.2 interpretation which I dismissed. 

Board does mean the Sussex CCC hierarchy and not MB. 

Which poses various questions. How come a former Club CEO knows about an important Board meeting occurring today that discusses the ECB proposal of a City-Franchise tournament? Why is this Board meeting taking place when both the club CEO and Chairman have been gagged until Wednesday? And should a former Club CEO who has no relevance to the present hierarchy be placing influence on the Board's decision by inciting supporters to lobby them with their anti EPL stance?