[KYHAM] Spring Cleaning...

[Ron Dodson]

When Spring comes, we usually go through things and rearrange, change or 
generally give stuff a good cleaning from the winter. 

As a suggestion, all EC's and DEC's need to be looking over their roll 
of membership, getting updates on member contact and availability  info 
and cleaning out the ones who said they would and then never did.  I 
report a section ARES membership figure each month, but in truth, I have 
no idea myself who any of these people are except for the appointees in 
leadership positions. http://www.kyham.net/county.html   Aside from 
those listed on these pages, local ARES rolls have traditionally stayed 
LOCAL. 

With the cooperation of everyone, I'd like to change that this summer.  
Once your local membership rosters are updated for 2005, please give me 
a copy.  It can be in Word, Excel or whatever works for you.  I will not 
release this info except on a need to know basis. 

Likewise, I ask that we check our info (both contact info and net info) 
on the KyHam site and give kd4pwl at insightbb any errors and the correct 
info so he cvan update with the most accurate info possible for anyone 
seeking it.  Far too oftewn EC's and DEC's will change e-mail addresses 
or other info and fail to tell Pat or myself.  When we try to contact 
them for something, it bounces.  Not good!

Lastly, I ask that anyone in a leadership role take the IS-700 Home 
Study Course  http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is700.asp this summer 
sometime if you already have not.  By October 1, 2005, ALL served 
agencies will have to have their personnel do this (Failure to do so 
will endanger their grant funding for the future at state and federal 
levels!!!) and I see no reason why we should not also.

73,
Ron Dodson, KA4MAP
SEC Ky