Well Said Gill Charles
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Gill Edigar <gi...@att.net> wrote: > An observation-- > Officers are elected to run the day-to-day operations of companies, > organizations, governments, and other such groups of people in lieu of > having a council or committee mico-managing the trivial details. They are > expected to make certain decisions on behalf of the organization without > consulting the entire membership or executive council or board of governors. > For instance, they would be expected to go buy a roll of tape or box of > staples if they were needed for the conduct of business. Likewise, if a > special mailing were required for a safety alert or an election they could > conceivably be expected to spend $100 on postage stamps to see the mailing > got to the members--without asking anybody. That is their job. Along that > same train of thought, I would suggest that if the Chairman and newsletter > editor decided to send out free digital copies as advertising to prospective > new members of the various college clubs they would have it completely > within their powers to do so--and be praised for their aggressiveness--and > need to ask no one's permission. Indeed, there is a long and respected > history of the TSA doing just that. No board action would be necessary--or > even expected, for that matter. Especially if no expenditures were > required. > Now then, I'm not a TSA member so I would never presume to tell the TSA how > to conduct its business. I'm merely speaking as an independent Texas caver > bystander and interested observer. So, I have been both TSA Chairman and > TEXAS CAVER editor on more than one occasion over the years. I would presume > that most Texas cavers would suspect that I have a bit of experience with > officer power and responsibilities and how they can get things > constitutionally accomplished. Believe me, creativity can be a valuable tool > in the running of a volunteer organization. Both Davy Crockett and Sam > Houston used to proclaim, "Be sure you're right and then go ahead." No > officer will ever be chastised by the membership for handing out free > advertising supporting the aims and goals of the organization and > encouraging membership. It is the right thing to do. And no other current > advertising brochure will fulfill that function better than a free digital > copy of The TEXAS CAVER sent (or made available) to all non-TSA-member NSS > cavers in Texas. So now, they can go ahead. No board action is required. It > is an officer responsibility. I'm looking forward to seeing old Sam and Davy > crack a smile over this one. > --Ediger > >
