Maybe just archiving approved minutes on the web would
be a good thing? (yes, happy to volunteer to do
this...)
It would certainly give us a real reference for local
rules, decisions and their history. This is especially
imprortant given the huge turnover of autoxers.
Remember that 95% of members don't attend meetings,
for whatever reason. Other clubs get more like 30-60%
attendance.
Craig
--- Jerry Mouton <jerry@moutons.org> wrote:
> Craig,
>
> Agenda is usually developed in the day or two before
> the meeting,
> too late for publication. Further, anyone (even if
> you are not
> a member of the SC) can get on the agenda just by
> showing up at
> the meeting.
>
> Minutes are not approved till the following month's
> meeting, so
> they would always be at least that late. Lots of
> additional
> work for your overburdened webmaster, too. Further,
> nobody would read them. Nobody reads them in the
> Wheel
> even today.
>
> People come from Pleasanton and farther to the SC
> meetings.
> It's tough, it's boring, but if someone wants to
> have a influence,
> I don't think it's much to ask. I have always felt
> it was part of
> my duty as someone enjoying autocrosses, to do my
> part or more
> to keep them going.
>
> I think it's worth pointing out to new autocrossers
> that
> SFR is not a republic, where there are
> representatives doing your
> will. It's a democracy, where those who show up get
> a vote,
> those who do not show up get to take what voters
> decide.
> Anybody can show up and get a vote (after showing up
> enough).
> It's all here:
> http://www.sfrscca.org/solo2/committee.html
>
> The Solo2 process is open to anyone, but you have to
> take the steps
> to be heard. And it's funny to complain about a
> closed system
> when in actuality one simply won't step into the
> room through the
> open door.
>
> Jerry
>
> Jerry Mouton mailto:jerry@moutons.org
> Laissez les bons temps
> rouler!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "craig boyle" <craig_autox@yahoo.com>
> To: "Rich Urschel" <OSP13@attglobal.net>; "Dennis
> Hale"
> <dhale_510@yahoo.com>
> Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 8:31 AM
> Subject: Re: Accident Reports
>
>
> > Meetings would seem more "open" if the
> minutes/agenda
> > were published on the website, rather than just
> months
> > later in the Wheel. Just my $0.02. Not everyone
> lives
> > next to Coco's.
> >
> > --- Rich Urschel <OSP13@attglobal.net> wrote:
> > ...
> > > that SFR
> > > holds open monthly meetings, why don't you come
> by
> > > and ask what has been discovered? So far, I have
> > ...
> >
> >
> > Craig
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