[Bylaws-l] Fwd: RC Representation

[Reed Bates, R3 RC]

Reed Bates, Fleet Captain
Regional Coordinator for Region Three
rc at region3.org
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Dave Blaser wrote:
> Every RC election that I've heard of happening always raises the 
> question about CO's voting the actual will of their members or what they 
> want themselves, and always about having the members vote directly for 
> their RC because people don't know or don't trust the vote cast by their 
> CO (why this doesn't result in more CO votes of confidence, I have no idea.)
> 

> Then there is the case where some chapters are just like you say, the 
> members glaze over, don't really care, leave it up to their CO who 
> happens to be politically driven in one manner or another and pushes 
> some kind of agenda of their own kind.
> 
I say that we all need to make it seem important and/or exciting.  i.e.
Fleet's IC 2010 is one state away.  So, I'm drumming it up and saying 
it'll be fun, so let's get our region to go.  It's a vacation for me, 
and I'd like to have that be that way for everyone in my region.  As for 
the bylaws, I'm telling them that it's long overdue and that many
organizations, including my state of Texas, who are going though it or
will be shortly and that it should be done periodically.  then, I tell 
them if they wish to participate, how, and that they can send me or Dave 
their questions.  if they choose not to, then so be it.  Maybe they 
aren't interested or maybe they are trusting that we will do the job for 
them. And, we should drum up the member benefits and gatherings.  There 
are many corporate discounts to be had by fleet members right now, so 
that's a good thing, and then make sure they know about other chapters 
events and parties.  There are good things in Fleet, too.

It's just all how you look at it and how it's presented to the members.
  if all they have heard are bad things, then yes, the eyes do roll.

> Putting the vote into the hands of the members puts the accountability 
> more onto the members.  If they choose not to vote, they have nobody to 
> blame for the outcome of an election but themselves, and the complaint 
> that "The CO didn't vote the will of my chapter!" can't be used anymore.
> 
I agree, let them all vote and be counted and maybe things will change.