Post by Giorgio Bassa on Jul 22, 2005 14:14:21 GMT -6
Following from Donald Alperstein regarding Club membership of the USFA:
Subj: USFA Club membership
Date: 7/22/05 3:00:12 PM Central Daylight Time
From: DAlp
To: suzanne_simpson@gensler.com, GiorgioBassa, dana.brown@USFencing.org
CC: carlausfa@bellsouth.net, cabrillosword@sbcglobal.net, GFBaumgart, nanandersonusfa@comcast.net, Michael.Massik@USFencing.org
The following minimum requirements for club membership were adopted by the Board of Directors at the September 1999, annual meeting:
Board approved Operations Manual, September 1999.
ยท Unless other arrangements are approved by the Executive Committee, to be eligible
for Club Membership in the USFA, a club must meet the following criteria: 1.) The
owners and/or principal officers of the club or fencing division of such club must
be members of the USFA. 2.) All members of the coaching staff must be members
of the USFA. 3.) Each Member Club must have a minimum of ten members of the
USFA who have declared that club as their club. September, 1999
To the best of my knowledge, neither the Executive Committee nor the Board of Directors has modified this rule.
As for the Gulf Coast Division Bylaws, the problem is the Division's insistence on farming out its tournaments and in making the hosting of a certain number of tournaments a matter of right based on a first-come-first-served lottery. Assuming the Division remains committed to that approach, and assuming that there is a policy or charitable decision to allow non-member clubs to host competitions, special arrangements will be necessary. For example, I recommended language reserving to the Division the right to host its own competitions. They could be held at the premises of these groups in exchange for a floor rental fee or other cash consideration. Alternatively, the Bylaws could reserve to the Division ExComm the right to assign a certain number of weekends to non-member clubs that do not otherwise qualify as part of its developmental functions. I'm sure there are other approaches to accomplish the same end.
By making these suggestions I am by no means endorsing the GCD's tournament policy, which as you know I believe to be flawed and unwise, although not illegal.
Please forward any other questions that may arise and I will do my best to respond.
My thanks to Dana Brown and Carla-Mae Richards for their assistance in locating the Board of Director resolution set forth above.
Donald Alperstein
So, 7 out of 17 of our clubs, even though they paid their dues, do not meet the minimum requirement to be memebers of the USFA.
Subj: USFA Club membership
Date: 7/22/05 3:00:12 PM Central Daylight Time
From: DAlp
To: suzanne_simpson@gensler.com, GiorgioBassa, dana.brown@USFencing.org
CC: carlausfa@bellsouth.net, cabrillosword@sbcglobal.net, GFBaumgart, nanandersonusfa@comcast.net, Michael.Massik@USFencing.org
The following minimum requirements for club membership were adopted by the Board of Directors at the September 1999, annual meeting:
Board approved Operations Manual, September 1999.
ยท Unless other arrangements are approved by the Executive Committee, to be eligible
for Club Membership in the USFA, a club must meet the following criteria: 1.) The
owners and/or principal officers of the club or fencing division of such club must
be members of the USFA. 2.) All members of the coaching staff must be members
of the USFA. 3.) Each Member Club must have a minimum of ten members of the
USFA who have declared that club as their club. September, 1999
To the best of my knowledge, neither the Executive Committee nor the Board of Directors has modified this rule.
As for the Gulf Coast Division Bylaws, the problem is the Division's insistence on farming out its tournaments and in making the hosting of a certain number of tournaments a matter of right based on a first-come-first-served lottery. Assuming the Division remains committed to that approach, and assuming that there is a policy or charitable decision to allow non-member clubs to host competitions, special arrangements will be necessary. For example, I recommended language reserving to the Division the right to host its own competitions. They could be held at the premises of these groups in exchange for a floor rental fee or other cash consideration. Alternatively, the Bylaws could reserve to the Division ExComm the right to assign a certain number of weekends to non-member clubs that do not otherwise qualify as part of its developmental functions. I'm sure there are other approaches to accomplish the same end.
By making these suggestions I am by no means endorsing the GCD's tournament policy, which as you know I believe to be flawed and unwise, although not illegal.
Please forward any other questions that may arise and I will do my best to respond.
My thanks to Dana Brown and Carla-Mae Richards for their assistance in locating the Board of Director resolution set forth above.
Donald Alperstein
So, 7 out of 17 of our clubs, even though they paid their dues, do not meet the minimum requirement to be memebers of the USFA.