Regional Executive News
As one of the candidates for the E-Board, I was invited to the board meetings on Friday afternoon and on Saturday morning at the November meetings. I also attended the RE meeting Friday evening and the Governor's meeting itself on Saturday afternoon.
Throughout the board and RE meetings, there were several points of general interest brought up including:
- Possibly eliminating future Teller Committees. The reason is that only the Sgt. of Arms and IT Director are needed to verify the election results which are now all done by computer.
- The Standing Rule change to eliminate the completion patches as a money saving act advanced and will be voted on during the next meeting.
- A proposal to eliminate the competition rebates that go to the regions was brought up as another potential money saving idea. This was tabled for further discussion.
- A proposal to enact a small sanction fee (possibly $0.25) was proposed. (Would be similar to what MRCC currently does.) This was also tabled for further discussion.
- New proxy forms dated 2025 for the RE will be needed for the February meeting.
- There was much discussion in the various meetings about how to attract new, younger members. Most of the talk centered on using different forms of social media. I suggested using a marketing approach and forming a committee comprising of younger tech savvy members.
During the Governor's meeting, there was much discussion including the items above. Additionally, the following was discussed:
- We now have 18,338 members and this is increasing.
- There were presentations on the 2025 (Wisconsin Dells) and 2026 (Upstate New York) NCCC conventions.
- It was announced that the By-Law change about officially combining charity and sponsorship into a single position PASSED.
- The officer election results were as follows:
- President Deb - Murphy (incumbent)
- VP of Membership - Sandy Arnold
- Parliamentarian - George Duncan
- Treasurer - Linda Fairlamb
- Director of PR - Jeff Bruggerman
On a personal note, I have been elected as the NCCC Parliamentarian. According to the NCCC By-Laws, I am now required to step down as your RE. The MRCC By-Laws state that the RE can appoint a replacement for the remainder of the term for any officer who has vacated a board position. This appointment must then be confirmed by a vote of the Region's Governors. I plan to add the appointment confirmation vote to the ballot which will also have our proposed By-Law change for the non-speed Rookie of the Year award. This voting will take place early in December. I will follow up with the Region Governors when I know more.
George Duncan
2024 Michigan Regional Executive
2025 NCCC Parliamentarian
Email: re@micorvette.org
