WALLY BYAM CARAVAN CLUB INTERNATIONAL February 28, 2009
Jerome (Jerry) Larson #144 ISSUE #8 jlarson144@juno.com
With 717 registrations, each registered Member is
encouraged to sign up at least one additional couple
to come with them. Sign them up soon to ensure
adequate preparations may be made for their arrival.
In addition the promotional items on page 8 of the
Madison Pre-Rally Booklet need to be emphasized.
When we reach 1,515 registrations, rally attendees
can expect a partial Rally Fee refund. So why not
try?
Remind your Members, the deadline for 30-Amp
electrical service is April 1 and only 4-weeks away.
The 3-Amp Electrical service is provided at no
additional cost, provides only enough power to keep
batteries charged and possibly run a small fan or
TV. It will not support a coffee pot, refrigerator, or
other appliances.
Statistics To-Date:
• Registrations – 717
• Airstreams – 690
• 30 Amp Power – 502 (70%)
• 3 Amp Power – 188
• Staying Off-Site – 27
RALLY COLORS: CORAL, BLACK and WHITE THEME: BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE
MEMBER IDEAS to EVALUATE…
The following interesting question was asked by
one of our Unit Presidents in regards to the
upcoming Delegates Meeting. “Would it be possible
to vote on the ‘redefining of delegates’ amendment
first and if it passes, seat any delegates that might
now qualify under the new rules?”
After much discussion, debate and evaluation by
several individuals in the Club including
Parliamentarians, Constitution & Bylaws Chairman,
past Delegates Meeting Chairmen and Supervisors,
the answer according to Roberts Rule of Order is
that an amendment goes into effect immediately
upon its adoption, unless the motion specifies
another time to become effective. After which the
Delegates may approve the seating of newly
authorized and validated Delegates and Alternate
Delegates.
The following concerns need to be considered:
1. The normal order of business for our Delegates
Meeting is:
Call to Order
Roll Call
Approve last Delegates Meeting Minutes
Officer Reports with Election of Officers
New Business
Adjournment
2. Changing the normal order of business may
send a signal to the Membership and Delegates that
the New Business item is scheduled out of sequence
because it is going to pass, or fail, and could be
considered favoritism or opposition to the motion,
therefore should not be done. However, after the
normal order of business is set, and the meeting is
called to order, at the appropriate time, a Delegate
may request a vote on modifying the order of
business and if approved by a majority of the
Delegates the order of business would be modified.
3. Changing of the Delegates Order of Business
will set a new precedent for future requests that
could have Delegates debating and jockeying
various motions to be considered in a particular
order to try and enhance their adoption or failure.
This could develop into the Delegates spending
more time in adjusting and debating the order of
business for political reasons rather than debating
the actual motions.
4. Should any motion change a Delegate’s or
Alternate Delegate’s ability to vote during a
meeting, that meeting would need to be recessed to
permit Delegates and/or Alternate Delegates to be
removed or added along with the need to verify and
seat new ones. This would lengthen the time
Delegates would be in a Delegates Meeting.
5. During a meeting, should an early motion be
revisited and then overturned, which happened
recently, the debate and discussion on votes taken
could add more to the political debate of the
placement of motions on the agenda and more time
spent on the politics of the situation than on the
actual motion itself.
Remember our Club is run by its Unit Members
through their respective Unit Delegate. It is the
Delegates that decide where, what, and how this
Club proceeds. To intentionally enact a procedure
that has a significant potential to bog down our
current efficient Delegate process is not a wise
business decision and is not in the best interest for
our Club and its Members. Many Members like to
remind us we are a Caravan and camping Club with
goals of Fun, Fellowship, and Adventure.
Therefore, to retain an efficient Delegates’ Meeting
in the handling required items and motions in our
normal manner; as your International President, it is
my position that for the benefit of all Members,
Delegates and Alternate Delegates, no changes
should be made to the current established Delegates
Meeting Order of Business.
