[MRIC] Meeting Postponed

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I will not be available until April 17, but I could get a  substitute when 
you set a date in concrete.
 
Frank Winner
 
 
 
In a message dated 1/7/2010 3:10:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
brett.hammond at missioncriticalengineering.com writes:

All  RACES Officers:

Kristin McMenamin, the new President of our parent  organization--the 
Maryland Emergency Management Association--requested we  postpone our meeting 
until the new Association Officers and Steering Committee  can review our 
current and future activities to determine if they are in-line  with the 
Association before proceeding any further. Therefore, the MRIC  meeting currently 
scheduled for this Saturday January 9, 2010 at MEMA will be  postponed. Please 
notify any of your guests that were planning to attend. I  sincerely 
apologize for any inconvenience, but am very happy to see the  Association 
officers get more involved in our activities. I believe this will  solve a lot of 
our problems and keep us on track with meeting the needs of  emergency 
managers statewide.

I have checked with MEMA and Feb 13 and  Feb 27 are available. I would 
prefer to have it on the 13th, but that is  Valentine's Day weekend, so if a 
large number of you are planning to go away  for the weekend with your 
sweetheart, we can have the meeting on the 27th. If  you cannot make one or the 
dates, please let me know ASAP. To keep chatter  down, there is no need to reply 
if you can attend on both those dates, just  let me know that you have a 
conflict.

To address a few other comments  in recent email:

Ted Wallace was given access to the MRIC reflector at  the request of his 
Emergency Manger a year or two ago. I believe it was at our  first meeting 
where we discussed who should have access to the MRIC email  reflector. We all 
agreed that only RACES Officers, and those above them in  their chain of 
command (EM, Director, etc.) would normally be given access  without question. 
Any one else would have to have their EM or Director notify  me directly 
that it is okay to add them. I have rejected many people over the  years that 
have requested access but did not meet our requirements. No one has  ever 
been added that did not meet our requirements.

Also, I am being  accused of making personal attacks in earlier emails, 
which is not true. I did  not question anyone's motives, their character, their 
race, gender, and did  not call anyone names or say anything at all 
personal. My email addressed  their actions, not their person. I merely recounted 
what took place at  previous meetings and as Chairman I will  not allow a 
decision to delete  the equipment list by a small minority, stand over the 
wishes of the  majority.

Again, I apologize for the inconvenience, but look forward to  a fresh 
start in February. Thank you for your patience and  cooperation.


Brett Hammond
Chairman,  MRIC
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