Fred and all, My thoughts, for what they are worth. See comments below. Athol At 11:26 AM 7/29/98 -0700, you wrote: >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. ................I agree....... >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. ..............I agree....... >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. ..............I agree........ >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. ..................I agree...... The only problem I see here is that some people might want a change on the board................. >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.) ...............I agree........... >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. ...............I agree.......... >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. ...............I agree.......... >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. ..............I agree.......... >QUESTIONS. > >1. In electing the SC, who should the electorate be; all CCs in a >general election, or elected by the board? .................ALL CC's.............. >(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? ...................YES........... >(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.) ..................I disagree.. Should also be elected by the CC's........... **************************************************************************** ******** Athol K. Foster Coordinator for Dekalb Co., Tn. TNGenWeb <http://www.tngenweb.org/dekalb/> My Home Page: "Fosters in DeKalb County, Tennessee" <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/3627>