Does the following answer any questions about plans for the future that can address some of these issues?
This is a concept model only, which hopefully the members will agree to give 12 months to consider during a consultative period. It should also give the organisation back to the grass roots membership who are as discouraged as some here on Pprune.
It addresses the "missing 6000" and;
It is part of my election platform.
State Chapters and Sub-Chapters.
“AOPA Board” is the AOPA Board made up of State Chapter Presidents and two AOPA members at large appointed by the State Chapter Presidents.
“AOPA Office” is the office located as the AOPA Board decides from time to time, where the minutes of the AOPA Board are kept and AOPA employees maintain the AOPA membership records. .
“State Chapter” means the Chapter established to represent a given area even if more than one state or territory.
“NSW Chapter” means the sub chapters located in NSW and the ACT
“South East Chapter” means the sub chapters in Victoria and Tasmania
“Central Australia Chapter” means the sub chapters in South Australia and the Northern Territory.
“Queensland Chapter” means the sub chapters in QLD.
“Western Australia Chapter” means the sub chapters in Western Australia
“Sub-Chapter” means any AOPA affiliate club or other organisation with at least 40 members, but they must have at least 75% of their membership as financial members of AOPA as on the 5th February and the 5th August each year, failing which a sub chapter may not vote in their State Chapter.
There are 5 state chapters
There are how every many sub chapters that might exist in each state chapter
The sub chapters vote one of their members to be their representative on their state chapter.
State Chapter meetings can be by phone.
A State Chapter will appoint a President and Vice President of the State Chapter to hold their position’s for no longer than 3 consecutive years.
Each State Chapter President is a member of the AOPA Board.
A decision of the AOPA Board is binding on State Chapters
A State Chapter will be incorporated and raise funds from their Sub Chapters as they see fit.
The AOPA office will collect AOPA membership subscriptions.
The AOPA Board is made up of the State Chapter Presidents and two AOPA members at large appointed by the Presidents of the State Chapters for a term of two years.
An AOPA Board meeting quorum is 4 representatives of State Chapters, be they the President, Vice President or other person appointed by a State Chapter for that meeting, and one Member at large or a substitute member at large if neither member at large is able to attend a particular meeting. The State Chapter Presidents scheduled to attend that particular Board meeting appoint that substituted member at large and that appointed is for that meeting or adjournment thereof only.
A member of AOPA need not be a member of a sub chapter, however only members of sub chapters can vote to appoint a representative on their state chapter.
Unless changed by a state chapter, a state President remains on the AOPA Board for two years, After the first AOPA Board meeting three state presidents will be required to stand down in twelve months and be available for re-election on that occasion only. ( a draw from a hat will decide which state presidents stand down after the first 12 months)
Those state presidents that were not required to stand down at the end of the first 12 months, will do so every two years.
One member at large of the AOPA Board shall stand down at the end on the first 12 months and be available for reappointment on that occasion only; thence one member at large shall stand down every two years. (A flip of a coin will decide which member at large will stand down at the end of the first twelve months).
Constructive input always welcome.