FW: [FLARES] Local ARES groups formal structure issues

Wed, 27 Aug 2003 21:06:34 -0400

Keith,

I for one have chosen not to make this an issue in Martin County. The
emphasis here is on team building and anything that I anticipate as a
divisive force is minimized to the maximum extent possible. I do not care
whether or not the member lives here in Martin County or just participates
in our activities, drills, and activations. The emphasis is on serving the
public during manmade and natural disasters. We expect to send our CAT team
when it is needed elsewhere and expect other CAT teams to bail us out in our
time of need.

In short, don't build a fence, build a team.

Don Marquith N3PYQ
EC Martin County
[email protected]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Keith Kotch
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 9:27 AM
> To: Florida ARES
> Subject: [FLARES] Local ARES groups formal structure issues
>
>
> We, Seminole County ARES, is in the process of obtaining a
> Not-for-profit Corporate status and have a couple of sticking points in
> drafting our Bylaws. One in particular deals with a membership issue.
>
> I don't know how many of you have a formal corporate structure to your
> ARES groups but you may still have answers/opinions to the following:
>
> Do you have members of your group that may actually live within the
> boundaries of another ARES group's "territory"?  Do you allow or
> prohibit "dual-membership"?  If you've addressed this issue formally,
> please share your wording with me.
>
> We do have some members that live in another county just across the
> border but are actually closer to our meetings and are more active here.
> However, they do informally participate in their "home county" and keep
> in touch with what's going on with that ARES group.
>
> My contention, as well as my staff's, is that we need to be able to
> count on our member's "loyalty" from a participation standpoint when
> activated, as much as feasible.  We can't have people listed, and
> active, as "dual members" yet when the activation occurs, they decide
> that this time they'd like to stay at home and help there rather than
> travel to help us.
>
> Any comments?
>
> Keith, KF4BXT
> Seminole Co ARES/RACES EC
>
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