At least the RR's publish minutes.
Craig
--- Pat Kelly <lollipop487@home.com> wrote:
> I'm sure you've noticed that San Francisco Region
> (road racing arm) itself
> has only one open meeting a year...and I've heard
> over the years that no one
> really cares about history. :)
> --Pat Kelly
> ----------
> >From: craig boyle <craig_autox@yahoo.com>
> >To: Jerry Mouton <jerry@moutons.org>,
> Bay_Area_Autocross_List
> <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Re: Accident Reports
> >Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2001, 9:46 AM
> >
>
> >Maybe just archiving approved minutes on the web
> would
> >be a good thing? (yes, happy to volunteer to do
> >this...)
> >
> >It would certainly give us a real reference for
> local
> >rules, decisions and their history. This is
> especially
> >imprortant given the huge turnover of autoxers.
> >
> >Remember that 95% of members don't attend meetings,
> >for whatever reason. Other clubs get more like
> 30-60%
> >attendance.
> >
> >Craig
> >
> >--- Jerry Mouton <jerry@moutons.org> wrote:
> >> Craig,
> >>
> >> Agenda is usually developed in the day or two
> before
> >> the meeting,
> >> too late for publication. Further, anyone (even
> if
> >> you are not
> >> a member of the SC) can get on the agenda just by
> >> showing up at
> >> the meeting.
> >>
> >> Minutes are not approved till the following
> month's
> >> meeting, so
> >> they would always be at least that late. Lots of
> >> additional
> >> work for your overburdened webmaster, too.
> Further,
> >> nobody would read them. Nobody reads them in the
> >> Wheel
> >> even today.
> >>
> >> People come from Pleasanton and farther to the SC
> >> meetings.
> >> It's tough, it's boring, but if someone wants to
> >> have a influence,
> >> I don't think it's much to ask. I have always
> felt
> >> it was part of
> >> my duty as someone enjoying autocrosses, to do my
> >> part or more
> >> to keep them going.
> >>
> >> I think it's worth pointing out to new
> autocrossers
> >> that
> >> SFR is not a republic, where there are
> >> representatives doing your
> >> will. It's a democracy, where those who show up
> get
> >> a vote,
> >> those who do not show up get to take what voters
> >> decide.
> >> Anybody can show up and get a vote (after showing
> up
> >> enough).
> >> It's all here:
> >> http://www.sfrscca.org/solo2/committee.html
> >>
> >> The Solo2 process is open to anyone, but you have
> to
> >> take the steps
> >> to be heard. And it's funny to complain about a
> >> closed system
> >> when in actuality one simply won't step into the
> >> room through the
> >> open door.
> >>
> >> Jerry
> >>
> >> Jerry Mouton mailto:jerry@moutons.org
> >> Laissez les bons temps
> >> rouler!
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "craig boyle" <craig_autox@yahoo.com>
> >> To: "Rich Urschel" <OSP13@attglobal.net>; "Dennis
> >> Hale"
> >> <dhale_510@yahoo.com>
> >> Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> >> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 8:31 AM
> >> Subject: Re: Accident Reports
> >>
> >>
> >> > Meetings would seem more "open" if the
> >> minutes/agenda
> >> > were published on the website, rather than just
> >> months
> >> > later in the Wheel. Just my $0.02. Not everyone
> >> lives
> >> > next to Coco's.
> >> >
> >> > --- Rich Urschel <OSP13@attglobal.net> wrote:
> >> > ...
> >> > > that SFR
> >> > > holds open monthly meetings, why don't you
> come
> >> by
> >> > > and ask what has been discovered? So far, I
> have
> >> > ...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Craig
> >> > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals.
> >> > http://personals.yahoo.com
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