Folks,
To clear the air a little, now that it is becoming clear, there are two issues being mixed up by Andrew, so let’s un-mix them.
Firstly, it would seem that Andrew/Marjorie ( they seem to be both claiming proprietorship, to the exclusion of the other, so you work it out) have proposed a number of items of special business for the AGM. These proposals include an item to amend the articles, which currently authorises a minimum of eight (8) members and a maximum of twelve (12) members on the Board.
It is proposed, as far as I can determine, that the new numbers be five (5) and seven (7). The members will decide this, nobody else, certainly not the Board. Note who has proposed this change, get the facts straight. Gaunty, please note !!
It will be up to the incoming Board to decide, for some future election, say 2004, what the numbers will be on the Board, and hence the numbers up for grabs, regardless of whether the proposal for amending the Articles gets up. All the amendment to the Articles will do is determine the minimum and the maximum, within which the Board will set the actual number.
Secondly, the vacancies this year. For some years, the establishment has been 10, look at last years elections, and the numbers. And the year before etc. There is no change for this election. The number on the Board will be 10, and there are 9 vacancies.
So, it seems that we have all these allegations of conspiracy by somebody to change the numbers on the Board from 10, very cunningly to 10, and after the nominations closed, yet!! My goodness me, the perfidy, the scheming, when will such underhand tactics ever end.
And finally, this Hamilton bloke must be a great puppet master, seeing that the day to day business, finances etc of AOPA have been run by the (recently resigned) President and (recently resigned) Treasurer(s) for the last two years, the normal state of affairs in the management/administration of AOPA.
While Hamilton got on with the business of being Technical Director.
So who is really directly responsible for the present administrative/financial situation ???
Tootle pip !!
PS And a third issue. If you are an AOPA member reading this, get behind Bob Murphie, it's his blood, sweat and tears that he is volunteering to try and get State Chapters off the ground. Bob's proposals were never even presented to the Board for their consideration, but Andrew's were ????
PS1 Dogwhatever, ---- If only !!