My 2 Cents WorthAn editorial message from Jim Heedles, WW1Y
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My 2 Cents WorthAn editorial message from Jim Heedles, WW1Y
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No, it’s not the nefarious Dr. Smith, out hatching a dastardly scheme, but there are things afoot. And you should pay attention.
Specifically, the Board of Directors have made a couple of decisions that can have a direct impact on member’s pocketbooks and/or personal possessions. These decisions may have gotten less exposure to the entire membership than it should. Despite it being inherently boring to read, the minutes of the Executive Board and club meetings should be read every month by all members. Unfortunately, it will not always alert you to every item of interest.
The first item of interest is the immediately prior article from the club treasurer. While everyone should make an effort to get all their field day expenses submitted in a timely manner, the board has set a date for “involuntary contributions”. While the article states that it was decided at the board meeting and announced at the club meeting, you will find no mention of it in the minutes. Fortunately, the email from the treasurer arrived before the bulletin deadline and could be included. Otherwise, members who normally do not attend many meetings might never have known.
The second item involves property. At the July board meeting it was decided that any property owned by club members left in the club’s storage facility after October 3rd, 1998 will become the property of the Nashua Area Radio Club. This is in the minutes although no mention of the rationale behind this decision is provided. The minutes also indicate that an announcement was made at the August meeting. If the minutes are accurate however, no mention was made at the club meeting of the board’s appropriation of property after the deadline.
So if you spent money to help make field day a success and have not been reimbursed, get your receipts in order and submit them pronto! You may also want to keep a copy for your records. And if you have property you’ve loaned to the club, short term, long term, or any term get a hold of a board member and tell them you want your stuff back. Or give it up as lost.
As a final comment, read your minutes. And yell at the board if you think they are incomplete, inaccurate, or you just don’t understand them. They’re supposed to be an accurate, factual representation of events and decisions. Our own historical archive as it were. For example, I’ve heard a rumor that there was a major organizational change regarding field day responsibilities made at a recent board meeting, not at a field day meeting. I’d tell you more but there’s nothing in the minutes about it…