Greetings all, (All the postings of my questions will be numbered.) Current basic structure. The current structure of our organization is three tiered. 1. State Coordinator and Assistant State Coordinator. Bridgett Smith Nancy Cole 2. Regional Coordinators. (Now unofficially the "Board.") Nancy Cole, Mitzi Freeman, Athol Foster, Anne Hood, Jane Powell, Charles Reeves, and Tim Stowell. (7 RCs) Special Projects Coordinator, Fred Smoot Hi-tech Coordinator, Jim Cole Archives Coordinator, Michael DeLoach Tombstone Project Coordinator, Mitzi Freeman 3. County Coordinators: All of us except Jim Cole. Basic assumptions: We should maintain this three tiered structure. Why? It works and is not over complicated. The CC. The position of County Coordinator must always be position filled by the SC, and for simply practical reasons, but once a person is accepted as a CC, they should have an equal vote as the "old-timers" have. The RC. The position of Regional Coordinator is based on willingness and technical skills to help fledgling CCs. Also, because of the way our arrangement works with USIT, they need to contribute their efforts doing uploads (also requiring technical skills). Trustworthiness is a must with this position because of the common password situation at USIT. For simplicitys sake, it would seem that the RCs should be the "Board" and the official body to whom the SC or ASC should turn to when direction is needed. There is this consideration: if the RC position is an elected position, then the main prerequisite to run for that office should be technical skills. The questions of trustworthiness and the personal politics of the candidates should left to the electorate, the CCs. (Below, the term "nonvoting" is used. This means only that the various special coordinators will not vote on Board matters. We now have seven RCs and that would give us a seven person Board, which is large enough by any standards.) The SPC. The Special Projects Coordinator The HTC. The Hi-tech Coordinator The AC. The Archives Coordinator The TPC. The Tombstone Project Coordinator These positions should be a non-voting positions. Therefore they could be appointed positions where the SC appoints these Coordinators with advice and consent of the Board. The SC. The State Coordinator should be considered the CEO and would actually run the organization on a day to day basis. The SC will be required to devote large amounts of time. The State Coordinator position should be an elective position. The ASC. The position of Assistant State Coordinator should be the Assistant CEO and would actually help run the organization on a day to day basis. The ASC will also be required to devote large amounts of time. QUESTIONS. 1. In electing the SC, who should the electorate be; all CCs in a general election, or elected by the board? (Note: often City Councils, Boards of Supervisors, etc., elect Mayors or Board Presidents without general elections. It is a smooth way to do things.) 2. Should the Assistant State Coordinator be an elective position? (Because the ASC needs to work closely with the SC, it might be better that the SC appoints the ASC with advice and consent of the Board.) CONCLUSION. Please give me some input. I need to know you views. Once we are past the basic structural questions, I will deal with elections and the "how and how often" considerations. Thanks for your time, Fred Smoot