Tool On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Charles Goldsmith <wo...@justfamily.org>wrote:
> 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 > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > >
