Tim Shirley said:
"On the subject of Department Heads, the real question is whether these people are really Department Heads, or the GFA equivalent of ministers. Ministers are politicians who are elected, and then appointed to ensure that the political agenda is carried out; Department Heads are appointed because they are experts in their fields and good at running their departments. At present, the current crop of GFA Department Heads are expected to be experts, and as a result are elected by their peers in most cases. I assume the reasoning was that the best way to choose a leader for the Instructor Panel was to ask the Instructors, rather than throw the election open to anyone who cared to vote. I also expect that the reason they have Board and Executive places today is that at present there is no other way to get those expert opinions heard in those places." I think the issue raised is that they have a vote on the board whereas in other structures they would only be policy advisors. I have no problem with them being elected by their peers to an advisory position to the board, but I do have a problem with them being able to vote on issues outside the ambit of their department (e.g. finance etc.) without having to face a plebicite in any form.
_______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
