crumbletop
07/22/2007, 12:22 PM
Hello all,
Even though it doesn't seem so, November isn't too far away and there is something I would like for the club to consider regarding our officer elections.
The club bylaws state that the club has to hold elections every November -- I think mainly because November is typically election time for public office. For the past 3 years there really haven't been any elections. The first election we've had in years was held this March, and I actually think that date works better than November for our club. Here's why:
I've been in the midst of working with the MTRC Frag Swap Committee on the January Swap. This has traditionally been held around Jan 20 or so. This year it will be the 4th Annual MTRC Swap and will be on January 19. As many of you know, the swap takes a lot of work and planning to pull off. This year we have gotten off to an early start reserving the location, recruiting sponsors, etc. If we hold elections in March, then the elected officers can work through the whole year, including the Swap, which gives any newly elected folks time to settle in. If we hold elections in November, then whomever is elected would have just over a month to do stuff for the Swap, and if the officers changed there wouldn't be continuity from any early planning. So I think having the elections in March creates a better scenario, and makes things less bumpy by ensuring continuity through the planning and execution of the Swap.
We discussed this at a board meeting, and can't think of any negatives for making the change. So the proposal to the club membership is to see what you all think about changing our bylaws/constitution to hold officer elections every March. The current officers took office in March, and so 2008 would be the 1-year mark for us. Any change ultimately requires a majority vote of the membership, but before trying to arrange that I'd like to hear some feedback :)
Even though it doesn't seem so, November isn't too far away and there is something I would like for the club to consider regarding our officer elections.
The club bylaws state that the club has to hold elections every November -- I think mainly because November is typically election time for public office. For the past 3 years there really haven't been any elections. The first election we've had in years was held this March, and I actually think that date works better than November for our club. Here's why:
I've been in the midst of working with the MTRC Frag Swap Committee on the January Swap. This has traditionally been held around Jan 20 or so. This year it will be the 4th Annual MTRC Swap and will be on January 19. As many of you know, the swap takes a lot of work and planning to pull off. This year we have gotten off to an early start reserving the location, recruiting sponsors, etc. If we hold elections in March, then the elected officers can work through the whole year, including the Swap, which gives any newly elected folks time to settle in. If we hold elections in November, then whomever is elected would have just over a month to do stuff for the Swap, and if the officers changed there wouldn't be continuity from any early planning. So I think having the elections in March creates a better scenario, and makes things less bumpy by ensuring continuity through the planning and execution of the Swap.
We discussed this at a board meeting, and can't think of any negatives for making the change. So the proposal to the club membership is to see what you all think about changing our bylaws/constitution to hold officer elections every March. The current officers took office in March, and so 2008 would be the 1-year mark for us. Any change ultimately requires a majority vote of the membership, but before trying to arrange that I'd like to hear some feedback :)