Der Gasser- Letter to Editor

[Phokaioglaukos]

formerlythethrottlemaster wrote:

So basically for this year, our profit from our DE program which is our only profitable program paid for legal and accounting fees to figure out that $5000 was removed but later returned to the club.

HMMM, paying $20,000 to recover $5,000. Our Executive Board is as efficient with our money as the federal government is.

Maybe that is why the Nomination Committee which consists of the three past -Presidents and the current President has provided us with an election slate that replaces many current members of the Executive Board.

Has our current Executive Board acted properly since being elected? Have other changes and decisions been made without notifying the members? Have the Executive Board members acted in good faith? Have the Executive Board members treated each other with the respect and understanding that they deserve?

As Secretary, one of the things I am proud that your Board has done this year for the first time is to approve the publication on our web site of the minutes of our meetings. They have been available all year and you can read them here: http://www.rtr-pca.org/. If you look at the January 2009 minutes and read all the way to the end you will see the 2009 budget that the Board adopted. Bear in mind that back in January we anticipated some financial challenges, but we got more than we had hoped we would have.

As most of you know, we have uncovered some issues with our financial records, but Allison Dollery, our current Treasurer, has sorted it out to a great extent and we should be getting reliable actual vs. budget data shortly.

There is much wrong with the messages I quoted above, but I am pleased members (at least of this forum if not actually members of our Region) are taking an interest in the Club's stewardship. I hope you will all attend the next monthly member meeting and raise your questions in person. They are important questions that deserve answers, both here on the forum and in person. Some of the answers will come in the minutes of the Board meeting held last Saturday. Those minutes will be posted to the web site as soon as the Board approves them at its next meeting which will be held in early October.