Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:20 pm
Yada, yada, yada... lucky for you the host don't charge by the word. You got so much time on your hands why don't you get something done instead of just talking about how everyone ain't on your side?
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Old Fart (whoever you are),Old Fart wrote:Yada, yada, yada... lucky for you the host don't charge by the word. You got so much time on your hands why don't you get something done instead of just talking about how everyone ain't on your side?
Good observation!!dhmartens wrote:Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts just pulled an upset based on many of the transparency issues Bob espouses.
I think the likely author has been sucking too much Oxy-Propane mixjcflies wrote:you'd think that by the time someone is old enough to be an old fart, they'd have the personal courage and integrity to represent themselves without being cowardly and hiding behind a meaningless photo and no name...........
Your right Tom ,the Nae Sayers can't even get enough votes to recall Bob.ridiculous indeed.It's tough to recall someone who really hasn't done anything but look out for our best interests .I for one am glad somebody is .Keep up the good work Bob.TomS wrote:Who cares who it is ? This whole thread is ridiculous.
Wouldn't surprise me if "old fart" is "barton".jcflies wrote:you'd think that by the time someone is old enough to be an old fart, they'd have the personal courage and integrity to represent themselves without being cowardly and hiding behind a meaningless photo and no name.
be who you really are.
I agree with you. I don't think it does us any good to try to guess who these anonymous posters are. We've seen them on hanggliding.org and many other sites. They're mostly from a core group of really hateful pilots (mostly PG pilots) from Torrey who hate me because I challenged Jebb and won. They're the ones behind this effort, and they stoop to all kinds of low and despicable tactics (like anonymous postings trying to divide a community).jcflies wrote:sorry, not fair to barton. he has NO problem standing behind what he says. he doesn't hide, and he's far too serious about what he believes to belittle it with a lame photo like that.
I haven't heard back from Mark yet.On January 20th, 2010, Bob Kuczewski wrote:Mark Forbes (cc public forums and others),
As Chairman of the Elections Committee, could you please offer your definitive answer to the following question:
If I am recalled from my Directorship, would I then be able to run in a recall election against Brad Hall immediately afterward?
Please include any references to our bylaws or SOPs. I have done some checking myself, but I'd like your expert opinion.
Thanks in advance,
Bob Kuczewski
On January 23, 2010, Bob Kuczewski wrote:Lisa Tate (copy to members of the Board and others),
I have attached SOP 02-09 below concerning USHPA's Regional Director
Recall Procedure. Paragraph 9.01A states that recall requests must go to the President who shall then notify the affected Director within 15 days. I have heard that there is a recall effort underway to remove me as Regional Director. I have also heard that signatures are already being collected. Yet I have not been notified as required by this SOP.
I therefore formally request to know if such a recall request has been made to you as USHPA President, and the date of that request.
Sincerely,
Bob Kuczewski
Regional Director - USHPA Region 3
=================================================Regional Director Recall Procedure
Standard Operating Procedure 02-09
Last Amended October 2008
Introduction
The Bylaws provide for the recall of an elected Regional Director by the members of a region. This SOP defines the procedure to be used in this event.
9.01 Request for Recall Vote
A. Any current voting member may present a request to the USHPA President (or, in the event that the President is the Director subject to the proposed recall, then to the Vice-President) for the purpose of initiating a recall of an elected Regional Director in their region (hereinafter, a "petition"). The person who presents the request is referred to as the "petitioner." The USHPA President (or Vice-President) so petitioned, shall notify the petitioner and the affected Regional Director of this procedure within 15 days and shall monitor the recall process for compliance with this SOP.
9.02 Required Sponsor Signatures
B. Within 90 days of initiating a recall petition, the petitioner shall submit to the Executive Committee of the USHPA, the signatures of current members representing at least ten percent of the members of the region, as of the date of submission of the signatures, indicating that those members (hereinafter "sponsoring members") support a recall election.
C. Each signature page shall clearly state that the petition seeks a recall election to replace the sitting Regional Director.
D. Each sponsoring member shall provide their signature, name, membership number, current phone number and the date on which they signed the petition. Sponsoring members must be current members of USHPA both at the time of signing the petition and at the time the signatures are presented to the USHPA President.
E. Any petitioner who fails to present the required number of sponsoring members' signatures within the period outlined in 9.02A may not submit another recall petition for that Regional Director within one year of the submission of the original petition.
9.03 Recall Election
A. Upon the receipt by the Executive Committee of the USHPA of the required number of valid signatures of sponsoring members as required in Section 9.02, the Executive Committee of the USHPA shall set a special election for the limited purpose of recalling the affected Director and appointing a replacement within 90 days of the receipt by the Executive Committee of the required number of valid signatures.
B. A recall election shall proceed as follows:
1. The USHPA office will print and mail a call for nominations to all members in the affected region.
2. Only members residing in the affected region may nominate. A member may not nominate more than one person. The incumbent Director subject to recall is not automatically nominated, but may be nominated for the recall ballot.
3. Only members residing in the affected region may be nominated.
4. Nominations close 30 days after the date of the mailing of the call for nominations.
5. The USHPA will print and distribute candidate statements of up to one single sided 8.5x11 page per candidate for candidates nominated before the close of nominations. Candidates' statements must be received by the USHPA office before the close of nominations.
6. Timely received Candidate statements will be printed along with the recall ballot and mailed by the USHPA office to all members of the region within 15 days after the close of nominations. Original (not duplicated or facsimile) Ballots must be received by the USHPA office by close of business within 30 days of initial mailing by the USHPA office (hereinafter "the Special Election Date"). Ballots not received by the Special Election Date will not be counted.
7. The recall ballot shall contain two questions.
a. "Should <Regional> be removed from office?" (YES/NO/ABSTAIN)
b. "If removed from office, which one of the following candidates should fill the vacant position?" (MARK ONLY ONE CHOICE. YOUR VOTE FOR CHOICE OF REPLACEMENT CANDIDATE WILL NOT COUNT IF YOU MARK MORE THAN ONE.)
c. [List of candidate names, including space for write-in candidate and the choice "ABSTAIN"]
8. The responses to the two questions on the ballot shall be counted independently. If a ballot indicates more than one choice in response to the second question, the response to question number one will still be counted, but the response to the second question will not.
9. The USHPA Executive Committee shall serve as the inspectors of the election.
C. If a majority of voters favor removal of the incumbent Director, then a plurality of votes cast shall determine which candidate shall serve out the remaining term of the position.
D. If the number of ballots returned does not meet the quorum requirement of the Bylaws, then the recall election is invalid and the incumbent Director retains the position.
E. Within 10 days of the Special Election Date, the inspectors of the election shall validate and count the ballots. Write-in candidates that are not members of the region will not be counted as valid.
F. When the count is complete, the results will be announced in the magazine and on the USHPA website.
G. To the extent that this SOP is in conflict with the Bylaws or the Articles of Incorporation of the USHPA, the Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation govern.
In this forum (and others) I challenged Bill Helliwell to debate those issues:1. Accountability AmendmentÂÂ
2. Open EC MeetingsÂÂ
3. Balanced Soaring CouncilÂÂ
4. Due Process at TorreyÂÂ
Bill Helliwell responded:1. Bill, would you support some form of the "Accountability Amendment"?ÂÂ
2. Bill, would you work to open up the EC meetings to all Directors?ÂÂ
3. Bill, would you work to balance the Torrey Pines Soaring Council by adding the Torrey Hawks?
4. Bill, as you may know, David Beardslee was kicked out of Torrey Pines for life, and I was kicked out for a year. Neither David Beardslee or myself were given a written reason for those suspensions and neither of us were given any due process or recourse. The SDHGPA refused to represent either of our interests and refused to bring it up at the Soaring Council - while you were on the board of the SDHGPA. What would you do to correct that in the future?
Bill dodged all discussions of all real issues. He was your typical evasive politician.Bill Helliwell wrote:If you want to debate, join a debate club.
If you want to fly join USHPA.