[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: We need to help
- From: Mary Tripp <mtripp4113@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 01 May 2012 09:10:43 -0500
How much is the savings associated with the reduction of the board
and travel expenses?
Mary
At 10:32 AM 4/30/2012, David Fritsche wrote:
>Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx writes:
>It was proposed to cut the board from the current 14 to 8. <SNIP>
>There was also a suggestion to only give board members $500 per meeting
>instead of paying all their expenses including hotels, airfare, meals,
>parking
>
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>Evan L. Ginsburg writes:
>Cutting the board, with such a small membership is an important step. <SNIP>
>While I agree to limit costs, I do not think eliminating those who cannot
>afford to serve due to expenses is in the best interest of the breed.
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>
>Dave Fritsche writes - but no one listens.... <grin>
>
>It has been proposed several times over the years, that we reduce the size
>of the board. I made that proposal while on the board, as have others. It is
>simple to do and will be a good savings to the club. It will also not reduce
>our effectiveness or efficiency. If the members are adequately informed of
>the agenda, and we usually are, and if we participate by giving feed back to
>our board members, then the breadth of the input will be there without a
>larger number of people on the board. Often, too many people at the board
>table complicates the process rather than broadens it.
>
>As to expenses, I still think that one or two e-meetings a year would also
>be effective, but then, what do I know? But the expenses paid to board
>members for the meetings should not be reduced. I worked for General motors
>in my younger life, back in the day, and their per diem and travel expenses
>were much greater in the 70's than ours is today. While serving on our
>board, it costs the average board member a couple hundred dollars per
>meeting in incidental fees, airport parking, tips, luggage fees,
>unreimbursed meals while traveling, cab fare if no shuttle, etc., etc. The
>waste of time in airports, changing planes several times, and checking in
>is even worse than the misc. travel fees. I hate air travel anymore!
>
>Cut the number of members, but don't make it too hard on those who do serve.
>Everyone has to cut these days, with the exception of congress and the white
>house.
>Dave
>
>
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