Darryl, I thought that was obvious (but then I thought my earlier post was obvious, too, and clearly it wasn't.
1) if you have the time and inclination, consider serving on the Board of Directors of the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin. Dar posted earlier on this list how to apply to the current board for inclusion on their endorsed slate of candidates. 2) if you don't have the time or inclination to serve on the board, inform yourself about the candidates, and support someone who does. if no one votes for candidates they prefer (and, historically, the number of votes has been a fraction of the BFW membership. (and, btw, if anyone reading the bikies list isn't already a member of the Bicycle Federation, then why not? AAA says the cost of a car averages $7000 annually. surely the fact that BFW is working to make it easier to bike, easier to use a car less frequently, and easier to save money on transortation should offset the basic $25 membership dues. -limited income memberships are available, too. www.bfw.org) chuck On 7/16/07, Darryl Jordan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Chuck - As you say -"But now it is time for other folks who care about bicycle advocacy in Wisconsin, or at least about BFW's role in it, to step up to the plate and start swinging." What suggestions do you have of what we can do? Darryl Jordan --- Chuck Strawser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > sorry, all. lack of sleep makes my communications > less clear than they > ought to be, or (I hope) used to be. To clarify my > last post... > ---------- > To Dar: thanks for relaying to bikies the correct, > *existing* BFW > policy on ballots. > ----------- > To Everyone (*else*) on the bikies list: > if you want to be involved in directing BFW, now is > the time to act. > ------------------- > I had no intention of suggesting to Dar (or anyone > else) that Dar > should try to join the BFW Board. Given the process > (or, actually, > lack thereof) the Board used to end their > relationship with Dar, I > wouldn't expect (and certainly would not ask) Dar to > work with those > folks who made those decisions. Besides, Dar has > done quite a lot to > help BFW *since* she was terminated (and, indeed, as > her post laying > out the existing policy proves, continues to do > so).But now it is time > for other folks who care about bicycle advocacy in > Wisconsin, or at > least about BFW's role in it, to step up to the > plate and start > swinging. > > Chuck > > On 7/16/07, Dar Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Chuck: > > What the hell is this supposed to mean? > > >If you want to play a part in steering the > Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin > > to >where it's going from here, now is the time to > act. > > -Dar > > > > > > Chuck Strawser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dar - thanks for the correction. I erroneously > assumed that the policy > > as outlined in the materials provided earlier this > year to prospective > > board candidates was a new policy, probably > because it seemed to take > > much longer to provide the information to > prospective candidates than > > it might have if all that had to be done was relay > information about > > existing policies. > > > > I suppose my ignorance on that issue (and others) > was was part of the > > price paid for a transition that was not as smooth > as perhaps it could > > have been. > > > > If you want to play a part in steering the Bicycle > Federation of > > Wisconsin to where it's going from here, now is > the time to act. > > > > Chuck > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > From: Dar Ward > > > To: [email protected] > > > Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:27:23 -0700 (PDT) > > > Subject: [Bikies] BFW Board Election > > > The BFW bylaws are silent on how candidates are > nominated for the board > > > election. It just says that only members may > vote (which has, in the past, > > > been interpreted as members whose dues are paid > in full), the membership > > > must receive ballots 30 days before the results > are finalized, and that > > > directors are elected by a plurality of the > votes. > > > > > > There is a policy that was approved by the BFW > board about 4 years ago > > > stating that anyone can be on the ballot...but > that the sitting board can > > > also endorse a slate of candidates. Write in > candidates are also allowed. > > > Note that Eric Schramm was elected to the board > as a write in candidate > > with > > > 7 votes...but only because the board neglected > to run a full slate during > > > that election. Since that election, there has > always been the same number > > > of people on the ballot as number of vacancies. > Under the policy that I've > > > just outlined, there could, in theory, be more > candidates running than > > open > > > positions...allowing for a competitive election. > In the past a bio has > > been > > > included for all candidates...anyone running who > is not on the endorsed > > > slate should request that their bio be included. > > > > > > I just want to clarify that the current board is > not "opening up the > > > election" to anyone...they are merely following > the policy that was > > > instituted, at my request, four years ago. If > they were to NOT allow > > > non-endorsed candidates...THEN they would be > changing the standing policy. > > > -Dar > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing > places on Yahoo! Travel. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Bikies mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > Park yourself in front of a world of choices in > alternative vehicles. > > Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies >
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