RE: : [RC] Motions before the Board of Directors at the Convention

["Bob Morris" <bobmorris@rmci.net>]

I do not deny the effort that Mike has made to inform us of
what has been happening. I applaud your point and feel that
he is vastly under rated.

However, It has taken many years to effect this change to
the Board policy and conduct a function that should be a
standard function of the Conference, informing all members
of what actions are being contemplated by the Board of
Directors. And it is being done by the kindness of one,
Please realize that, ONE director who cares. One out of 26!
This should have been a standard Office Procedure. We are
approaching being a 3/4 million dollar a year business and
it is time we acted as such. The AERC is no longer a kitchen
table club.

You ask <<<how about acknowledging the attempts that
are made to 'do it right' and supporting those attempts -
and maybe even
making positive suggestions.>>>

I do not believe that I have neglected to make positive
suggestions. I firmly believe that I have made many such
contributions and they have, in the majority of cases, been
implemented.

I have quite often declared my support for attempts to
further the position of the AERC and provided not only
financial,  but also moral and physical support.

If I an to be blamed for desiring a <<<perfectly oiled
machine-like organization>>> then I will accept that blame,
but I will not cease in my search.

Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID

-----Original Message-----
From: Steph Teeter [mailto:steph@endurance.net]
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 9:14 PM
To: Bob Morris; tprevatt@mindspring.com; msofen@pacbell.net
Cc: RideCamp
Subject: RE: : [RC] Motions before the Board of Directors at
the
Convention


I would like to point out that for the last few BOD
meetings, Mike Maul has
posted proposed motions on the AERC webpage. This is a major
improvement
over the way it has been done in the past (no notification).
You can always
find something to gripe about - how about acknowledging the
attempts that
are made to 'do it right' and supporting those attempts -
and maybe even
making positive suggestions. AERC is in the best shape
financially that it's
ever been in - thanks to a vigilant BOD, and an incredible
effort by our
treasurer (Vicki Rutter) and the office staff. The
organization is healthy.
Can you really expect a perfectly oiled machine-like
organization from guys
who wear pantyhose, and women that dress their horses in
purple biothane,
and crazies that think riding a hundred miles in one day is
fun, and
veterinarians that can still smile after 24 hours of
watching horses trot
out, and lawyers who ride funny little ponies all the way
across the USA??
:)

Steph



-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Morris [mailto:bobmorris@rmci.net]
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 12:37 PM
To: tprevatt@mindspring.com; msofen@pacbell.net
Cc: RideCamp
Subject: : [RC] Motions before the Board of Directors at the
Convention


I believe you all are losing sight of the true facts. The
important thing is the members have no input top the
Directors on these things. Every thing is done on a whim of
a particular Director and we have no period to comment to
our regional Directors or to the Directors-at-Large. This is
what I would call ramming things through.

Is this what the membership wants? If so, then all comments
on Board actions should be suppressed. If not, then Board
agendas should be required to be submitted to the membership
thirty days in advance of any BoD meeting as a period for
comment. Is that so difficult other than requiring some
forethought?

Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID

-----Original Message-----
From: Truman Prevatt [mailto:tprevatt@mindspring.com]
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 12:22 PM
To: msofen@pacbell.net
Cc: RideCamp
Subject: [RC] Re: [RC] RE: [RC] RE: [RC] Motions before the
Board of
Directors at theConvention


Right there on the AERC web page it states, "Official
sanctioning body for the
United States AND Canada." Hence the AERC doesn't not stop
at the US northern
border. So it should actually is the AERC championship not
the United States
championship.

Truman

Mike Sofen wrote:

> Then exactly what does "National Champion" mean?  We (US
citizens) are not
> allowed to become the Canadian national champion figure
skater.  The title
> implies an obvious national boundary.  As it is, the
Olympics has a few
> cross-country participants where a Russian skier competed
for Spain and two
> guys in California competed for Armenia, but in both cases
they hold dual
> citizenship.  If our "National Championship" is open to
anyone from
> anywhere, then what you have is the Olympics, or a World
Championship.
>
> Either make it mean something or throw it away.
>
> Mike Sofen
>



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