[SEL] Just how do you feel about your club?

[bill at antique-engines.com]

Tom - you have obviously been there! Good points, all.

Bill


> In a message dated 2/3/2005 8:03:58 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> jopeter at omninet.net.au writes:
>
> <<  I along with some like
>  thinking fellow members raised our objections to this cheap and tawdry
>  excuse for a Club Badge. >>
>
> Peter,
>
> Welcome to the "joys" belonging to a club!!
>
> Recently our club had similar circumstances.  The board of directors held
> a
> meeting late last fall looking at the 2004 expenses and any 2005 year
> changes.
> Two items of interest were discussed at length, one being the present
> $10/year membership dues and the other was the $4 show admission fee.  The
> board
> decided to keep the $10 membership fee the same and to increase the show
> admission
> fee to $5.  When the board minutes were presented at the regular club
> meeting, a few raised great concerns about these fees, how it affected the
> budget,
> and how it might affect the number of club membership and spectators.
> After
> much discussion it was decided to present the budget findings, and to have
> the
> members present at the next regular meeting vote on the dues and entrance
> fees.
> After presentation/discussions at the next meeting, the majority voted to
> keep the $10 membership fee and to increase the spectator entrance fee to
> $5 for
> 2005, just as the board had voted to do themselves!
>
> So, one has to ask just what are the club "board of directors"
> duties/responsibilites?  Of course the "board" is not a club dictatorship
> and all members
> ideas and input are needed and appreciated.  Changes should be discussed
> when
> not agreed with.  But, if every thing voted and agreed upon by the board
> is
> challenged and must be presented to all club members, then what is the
> board for
> and would anything ever get done??
>
> Of course as we all know, when club members are asked if the would serve
> on
> the board of directors the answer is they have "conflicts" (NO) and the
> same
> answer(NO) is given when they are asked to perform a specific job function
> for
> the show!
>
> Tom Schmutz
> Concord, Va. USA
> Germoamer at aol.com
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