A while back I entered intop an online dialogue with someone who remembers the last few years differently than I.
I recall the Executive Board just before the present one as a very good time for the Central Commitee, while they--
But let me let them tell you in their own words
Now I'm fotflmao! Demolishing everything that you built up? Now that's rich… And just what exactly are the great accomplishments that you would like to point to? The Central committee was a disaster! It was in total disarray! There was no structure there was hardly any leadership! Maybe it was that great website you guys had! Oh yeah that's right… It hadn't been managed in years! Lmao! What a joke!
We seem to have a different definition of disaster.
The Executive Board took over a Central Committee in disarray.
The Treasury was GONE.
We started the practice of taking up a collection during the meetings to pay for the room because we HAD to.
There was no other way to pay for the room.
It was not easy in those early days the membership and those attending meetings had fallen off quite a bit.
Down to the levels we see today.
But in time the collections for a meeting could get as high as $200. According to a former Treasurer (Not the Present One or the Interim One)
Compared to-- what was it I heard the last one was, $26?
If that is Order? I will take Disorder any day.
It is true the Website had been dormant.
We made the mistake of having something that could only be handled by an expert and then the expert went Walk About.
So we now have something that can only be handled by an Expert and if they go Wallk About we will be back were we were.
Have to Love that Order and Structure.
As for the FUNCTIONING of the Central Committee in those days when everything was in disarray.
When there was no Structure and the Website was Dormant?
Well our Events were attended by 4 to 5 times as many people as today.
The Bank Account went from ZERO to $20,000.
The Meeting collections could get as High as $200
Membership and Attendance was UP not Down.
I don't recall any real fighting or arguments other than the normal.
I did not engage in anything like what I am doing presently, because?
NO portions of the Constitutions, ByLaws or Rules of Order were being Violated.
From where I stand all the Order, Structure that the present Excutive Board has given us is highly over rated.
I say
Return us to the Disorder, Unstructure and Dormancy we had when we were Effective and Working Together.
ELECT NEW LEADERSHIP
Updated: Sunday, 8 February 2015 2:26 PM CST
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