[MRIC] Meeting Postponed; Date set

[Brett Hammond]

All:

I received a response from three people that said they could not attend on 
the 13th but could attend on the 27th, and only one to the contrary, so the 
next MRIC meeting will be held at MEMA on February 27th. I look forward to 
seeing you all there. As the date gets closer, we will work on an attendance 
list for MEMA Security. Thank you.

Brett Hammond
Chairman, MRIC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brett Hammond" <brett.hammond at missioncriticalengineering.com>
To: "MRIC" <MRIC at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 3:09 PM
Subject: [MRIC] Meeting Postponed


> 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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