[K3CAL] CARA Board Member Solicitation

Wed Aug 7 20:41:51 EDT 2013

Since this came across the reflector I feel compelled to add some clarification.

The corporation IS fifty plus members of the Calvert Amateur Radio Association (CARA)
CARA is a collection of individuals who volunteer to pay money to be a member.
CARA (at the wish of the majority) uses that money to purchase and maintain
equipment and fund events.
A lot of this equipment and events (at the wish of the majority) is geared towards
the use and training for emergency communications.

The reality is: It is the majority of CARA members that decides what CARA does.

"At the moment" the "majority" of the CARA membership agree 
to support RACES and ARES

At the wish of this majority CARA has purchased and maintains and has installed
on county property a repeater that can be used by RACES when needed. 
Through RACES Calvert County has permitted CARA to install this repeater in a
tower space controlled by Calvert County to better serve RACES.
.
The agreement being that CARA can use the tower if Calvert County RACES can use
the repeater and CARA members in a time of need. 

IF the majority of CARA wants to, no longer support RACES and move the repeater to
a hollow trunk of a Cyprus tree off of Broom's Island Road with an antenna on a 8 foot
fence post ... THEN that is what will happen to the repeater. 

IT IS CARA equipment and ONLY the MAJORITY of CARA members decides 
what to do with it.

It is that simple.

AT the moment CARA members have indicated their support for RACES and it will 
remain that way until the majority of CARA no longer wants to support RACES.

If there is a legitimate concern that CARA members may act in a way that threatens
RACES ability to serve Calvert County, then I would suggest that RACES and ARES
support and foster those CARA members who are extremely interested in RACES
and ARES. This will ensure that their CARA vote will ALWAYS support RACES and
ARES.

For the record, I will NEVER support any organization of CARA that allows a single
individual to control the actions, operations, or assets, against the will of the majority of
the CARA membership ! 

Brian
KB3WFV
CARA Vice President

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On Wed, 8/7/13, Dennis/N3QHC <n3qhc at verizon.net> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [K3CAL] CARA Board Member Solicitation
 To: "Calvert Amateur Radio Association - K3CAL" <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
 Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2013, 3:20 PM

 As long as the CARA Incorporated is occupying County
 property, Calvert 
 County Mt Hope room and tower space, the Corporation should
 really insist the 
 R.A.C.E.S  Officer as part of it’s
 makeup with special 
 voting rights controlling Corporation Operations.  The
 Corporation is 
 foolish to think it has all control when in reality it does
 not.  
 Therefore, the RO needs to have the type of vote to stop the
 Corporation from 
 doing an action(s) than is contrary to the County’s needs
 for emergency 
 communications.  This is why they are letting us occupy
 their 
 property.  

 Let’s be real and change whatever needs to be changed
 to reflect the 
 reality we are in and not something else.  The RO MUST
 have authority in 
 what is done with equipment and operations of the
 Corporation, some of which 
 property belongs to the County.  If the RO does not
 have the authority to 
 trump operational decisions made by the Corporation then
 conflict between the 
 County & the Corporation could occur & cause
 nightmares. A situation we 
 do not want to happen.  

 Hence, making the RO having authoritative power over
 the Corporation’s 
 decisions related to Operations and not Financial would not
 allow County vs. 
 Corporation issues to grow into major conflict & be
 legit for both 
 parties.   

 73, Dennis N3QHC.  

 From: Wa4prr 
 Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 9:43 PM
 To: Calvert Amateur
 Radio Association - 
 K3CAL 
 Subject: Re: [K3CAL] CARA Board Member 
 Solicitation

 Hi, George,

 Our constitutional committee considered alternating
 terms, but because it 
 would require 2-year terms of office, it was not
 adopted.  It does have 
 good preservation of experience, though.

 Even though the current officers have done an excellent
 job, I hope we have 
 some folks step up and "throw their hat in the
 ring".  (OR volunteer for 
 committee positions!)

 73,

 Ron Byzet / WA4PRR - Director / Webmaster - Sent from my 
 iPad

 On Aug 6, 2013, at 7:30 PM, George Cogswell <grcogswell at gmail.com>

 wrote:

   How about staggering the terms of the various
 officers so they don't turn 
   over simultaneously.

 '73s, George, W1AJW

   On Tue, Aug 6, 2013
 at 5:08 PM, Karl Long <karl_g_long at hotmail.com> wrote:

     The CARA nominating committee is looking
 for a few good hams to 
     lead the association in 2014.

 Elections for the new CARA leadership 
     will take place in November to determine who the new
 Board of Directors will 
     be.  The positions available for next year 
     are:

 President

 Vice 
     President

 Secretary

 Treasure

 Director

 All 
     of the board members must be full members of the
 association. In addition, 
     the President, Vice President and Treasurer must be at
 least 18 years old 
     and hold an active amateur radio license.

 The description of 
     the duties of the board members is in the Bylaws of the
 Calvert Amateur 
     Radio Association, Inc., located at http://www.k3cal.org/files/Approved%20By-Laws%20as%20of%2003%20Jan%202013.pdf.

 If 
     you would be interested in serving on the board for next
 year, please 
     contact me at karl_g_long at hotmail.com, Dave Hardy KB3RAN at davehardy0101 at aol.com,

     or Dick Terlisner N3VKW at rterlisner at gmail.com. 

 Please let us know of 
     your interest within the next few weeks so we can put
 our list together to 
     submit to the club.

 Current board members please tell us if you 
     would like to keep you job, or if you would like to 
     escape.

 Thank you.

 73,

 Karl G. Long 

 KG1L
 CARA Nominating Committee 
     2013

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