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As a result of a considered intervention by Governor Paul Leblanc on the CFC Chess Forum, and similar ones raised within the Grassroots' Campaign by some members, the GC did carry our an internal review of our stratey on the CFC Review of CFC Fees, and what to do about our motions on CFC fees. As a result of this consultation, I then wrote to the GC endorsers/supporters as follows:
" February 7, 2009
Hi to All Grassroots’ Campaign Endorsers/Supporters:
We currently have a 3-pronged Platform on CFC Fees, based on the original three motions we brought before the Governors in the Fall of 2008, and which we subsequently withdrew, when the Executive indicated they wanted to rescind their own July 2008 CFC AGM motion on fees. The CFC President, David Lavin, felt then that the fees issue had to be dealt with in the context of the overall financial situation of the CFC.
Since CFC restructuring ( most of which we had campaigned for ) has now been completed, we had been applying public pressure on the Governors to hold a full review of CFC fees. We wanted to submit our Platform to the review and let the Governors determine whether to include our proposals in their final recommendation on fees.
Unfortunately, David was not forthcoming as to whether the Governors would be carrying out such a review. He refused to answer our question as to whether the CFC would be carrying out a Review of Fees. In the meantime our platform languished.
However, some Grassroots’ers and some posters on the CFC Chess Forum indicated to us that we should review our policy, and that it was premature to demand a full CFC Review on CFC Fees, and to bring back on our 3 redrafted motions, based on our platform. The financial picture was not yet clear enough, despite restructuring having occurred.
As a result, there was a consultation among the Grassroots’ Campaign to determine if we should change our strategy. Numbers of Grassroots’ers provided me with their opinions, and we took into account the opinions of other CFC members who had posted on the members’ CFC Chess Forum.
Out of this consultation, the Grassroots’ Campaign has decided to change its strategy. A consensus has now developed among Grassroots’ers that:
1. I will now draft the three motions on CFC Fees, based on our current Platform, so that they are available to be filed with the CFC on short notice; we will ask the prior Governor movers/seconders to again be prepared to move the motions;
2.We will sit on these 3 motions for a while to see what, if anything, the CFC does towards a full CFC fees review; our motions will be most effective if brought within a CFC Review;
3. We will cease pressuring CFC to hold an immediate full CFC fees review. We can renew this request in future , when the CFC financial picture is clearer ( perhaps once they have issued the hoped-for balanced 2009-10 budget, for the year starting May 1 ); and
4.The situation will be monitored and from time to time we will reassess whether to renew our request for a full fees review, and whether to submit our three motions, regardless of review or not.
Thanks to all who contributed to this debate. The outcome seems most reasonable.
As usual, thanks for your continuing support of our efforts to implement the balance of the platform we initiated back in the summer of 2008.
Bob "
We have now redrafted our 4 motions on fees ( which includes the elimination of the tournament playing fee ). We will now hold back on filing these motions yet, while we monitor the CFC progress on clarifying their financial situation. We shall decide in future , when is the most appropriate time to file our 4 motions, which are:
Motion # 1:
Junior Rating Fee: Should the CFC see fit to raise rating fees in future, on no account shall the junior rating fee be increased more than 100% ( that is, at maximum a raise from $ 0.50 to $ 1 )
Motion # 2:
Tournament Playing Fee ( = “ tournament membership “ ): Section 375 of Section 3 ( Motions Applicable to No Other Section ) of the CFC Handbook is deleted.
Motion # 3:
Tournament Playing Fee: Should Motion # 2 above fail, Section 375 of Section 3 ( Motions Applicable to No Other Section ) of the CFC Handbook, shall be amended by :
i ) deleting in the first sentence the words: “ for first time players in CFC events, for foreign players, and for players whose name does not appear on the last Annual List, “;
ii ) deleting the amount “ $ 10.00 “, and substituting for it the amount “ $ 20.00 “, subject to obtaining the consent of the provinces/territories for their portion of the fee also increasing 100%;
iii ) deleting the words in the second sentence: “, one copy of the magazine, and an invitation to join the CFC “.
Motion # 4:
First Time CFC Member Discount : If the tournament playing fee is eliminated, section 375 of the CFC Handbook will become:
375. First Time CFC Member Discount: An annual membership discount of 40% will be given for first time CFC members ( CFC will publish a rounded off figure for the convenience of organizers ).
Bob
" February 7, 2009
Hi to All Grassroots’ Campaign Endorsers/Supporters:
We currently have a 3-pronged Platform on CFC Fees, based on the original three motions we brought before the Governors in the Fall of 2008, and which we subsequently withdrew, when the Executive indicated they wanted to rescind their own July 2008 CFC AGM motion on fees. The CFC President, David Lavin, felt then that the fees issue had to be dealt with in the context of the overall financial situation of the CFC.
Since CFC restructuring ( most of which we had campaigned for ) has now been completed, we had been applying public pressure on the Governors to hold a full review of CFC fees. We wanted to submit our Platform to the review and let the Governors determine whether to include our proposals in their final recommendation on fees.
Unfortunately, David was not forthcoming as to whether the Governors would be carrying out such a review. He refused to answer our question as to whether the CFC would be carrying out a Review of Fees. In the meantime our platform languished.
However, some Grassroots’ers and some posters on the CFC Chess Forum indicated to us that we should review our policy, and that it was premature to demand a full CFC Review on CFC Fees, and to bring back on our 3 redrafted motions, based on our platform. The financial picture was not yet clear enough, despite restructuring having occurred.
As a result, there was a consultation among the Grassroots’ Campaign to determine if we should change our strategy. Numbers of Grassroots’ers provided me with their opinions, and we took into account the opinions of other CFC members who had posted on the members’ CFC Chess Forum.
Out of this consultation, the Grassroots’ Campaign has decided to change its strategy. A consensus has now developed among Grassroots’ers that:
1. I will now draft the three motions on CFC Fees, based on our current Platform, so that they are available to be filed with the CFC on short notice; we will ask the prior Governor movers/seconders to again be prepared to move the motions;
2.We will sit on these 3 motions for a while to see what, if anything, the CFC does towards a full CFC fees review; our motions will be most effective if brought within a CFC Review;
3. We will cease pressuring CFC to hold an immediate full CFC fees review. We can renew this request in future , when the CFC financial picture is clearer ( perhaps once they have issued the hoped-for balanced 2009-10 budget, for the year starting May 1 ); and
4.The situation will be monitored and from time to time we will reassess whether to renew our request for a full fees review, and whether to submit our three motions, regardless of review or not.
Thanks to all who contributed to this debate. The outcome seems most reasonable.
As usual, thanks for your continuing support of our efforts to implement the balance of the platform we initiated back in the summer of 2008.
Bob "
We have now redrafted our 4 motions on fees ( which includes the elimination of the tournament playing fee ). We will now hold back on filing these motions yet, while we monitor the CFC progress on clarifying their financial situation. We shall decide in future , when is the most appropriate time to file our 4 motions, which are:
Motion # 1:
Junior Rating Fee: Should the CFC see fit to raise rating fees in future, on no account shall the junior rating fee be increased more than 100% ( that is, at maximum a raise from $ 0.50 to $ 1 )
Motion # 2:
Tournament Playing Fee ( = “ tournament membership “ ): Section 375 of Section 3 ( Motions Applicable to No Other Section ) of the CFC Handbook is deleted.
Motion # 3:
Tournament Playing Fee: Should Motion # 2 above fail, Section 375 of Section 3 ( Motions Applicable to No Other Section ) of the CFC Handbook, shall be amended by :
i ) deleting in the first sentence the words: “ for first time players in CFC events, for foreign players, and for players whose name does not appear on the last Annual List, “;
ii ) deleting the amount “ $ 10.00 “, and substituting for it the amount “ $ 20.00 “, subject to obtaining the consent of the provinces/territories for their portion of the fee also increasing 100%;
iii ) deleting the words in the second sentence: “, one copy of the magazine, and an invitation to join the CFC “.
Motion # 4:
First Time CFC Member Discount : If the tournament playing fee is eliminated, section 375 of the CFC Handbook will become:
375. First Time CFC Member Discount: An annual membership discount of 40% will be given for first time CFC members ( CFC will publish a rounded off figure for the convenience of organizers ).
Bob