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Many, if not most, of the Directors manage
rides. I used to manage 3 of them, Maryben and Becky managed several; the
list goes on and on. I think it would be very hard to separate directors
from ride management. However, integrity must be maintained and no one
should receive preference based on status.
Barbara McCrary
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Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 7:48
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Subject: Re: [RC] Rules
The bottom line is if there is a conflict of interest the BOD
has, as John Parke mentioned in the last EN, an obligation by cooperate law to
deal with it. This is also clearly pointed out in the new bylaws. Does a
sanctioning director who runs a lot of rides present a conflict of interest -
probably. This is a tricky issue and one I feel one the BOD needs to
wrestle with in the future. Any time a decision is made based on self interest
we all lose.
Truman
Annie George wrote:
My concern is that any
rule that we already have, or that we may have in the future, is not set up
in a way that can leave a door open for abuse by a sanctioning
director, or anyone in position of decision making authority, for their own
personal gain. That we the riders and paying members, are the
ultimate decision maker as to what rides we want to do, and that we have the
opportunity to freely make that decision. With which rides, Ride Managers,
or Vets we ride. Preferably with out veiled threats or pitiful
attempts of intimidation, which will never work. At least not with me.
In an earlier post I suggested that sanctioning directors should
not be RM's. I do understand that may not be very practical, given
the size of the BOD now. And that most RM's and RD's are people of
integrity. However, it is the appearance of so much impropriority and
conflict of interest, and infighting, that has led not only myself but
others, to feel that certain things need to be
questioned. And question we should! Anyone that takes issue with
routing out the facts of an issue, or being questioned about their motives
and possible conflicts of interest is highly suspect in my book. So my
message to everyone on the current BOD is that if you think you may not like
the questions that will come later, think about how you conduct yourself
now. I appreciate all the hard work, and can only imagine the
difficulty of your job. Good Luck next week.
Annie G.
Anne George Saddlery www.vtc.net/~ageorge
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