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Governors, as electors of the CFC Executive, should have ample time to consider the candidacy of executive members, to discuss it among themselves, and to question the candidates as to their program. The executive elections are now only 4 months away, at the July AGM. I remember prior to the last 2010 AGM, some time in advance, Bob Gillanders announced his candidacy for the CFC presidency. This allowed me as a governor to ask him numbers of policy questions over the course of a number of weeks. This is a good precedent.
As well, if a current executive is not running again, it is now important that the governors know this, so they can start searching for replacement candidates. Often arms are being twisted at the very last minute, because executive have not said 'til just before the AGM their intentions. This does not lead to necessarily the best candidates.
Finally, the Cooperative Chess Coalition ( CCC ) sees it important to the CFC members that incumbents declare early if they are running again, and that new candidates come forward publicly. Although members have no direct vote for the CFC Executive, it does not mean they are not interested. Members need time to hear about their candidates, so they can formulate questions for them on policy, for them to answer. This way members can then advise their local governors who they would request they vote for at the incoming governors AGM on Tuesday, July 12 in Toronto. And they must find out from their local governors if they are intending to run again, and hope to be incoming, as well as outgoing, governors, because only then will they be voting.
It is critical that this be done early, since members may decide to vote for a different CFC Governor if their current one is unwilling to vote the way they wish. This is the one direct influence members have - to vote for the provincial representative governors. The executive race must accommodate the members' reality of when the CFC incoming governors are to be elected.
For example, time is already short for CFC members in the GTCL/Ont., because GTCL usually has its AGM in early April, when the CFC governors are elected. If no candidates have come forward, then the GTCL CFC members are totally in the dark as to whom might be their best choices for CFC governors, based on executive candidate preferences.
So the Cooperative Chess Coalition ( CCC ) urges the current CFC Executive to take the lead on this and advise of their 2011-12 Executive intentions.
What do you as CFC Members think about the way CFC handles its executive elections each year? What suggestions would you like followed?
The CCC is a new grassroots' chess organization focused on member development at all chess levels, and increasing member participation. This will be done by affording members a greater degree of influence on the affairs of the Canadian chess structures, and in some cases, may involve some changes to these structures. If you would like to learn more about this new organization, just e-mail me, Bob Armstrong, CCC Coordinator ( bobarm@sympatico.ca ).
Bob, CCC Coordinator
As well, if a current executive is not running again, it is now important that the governors know this, so they can start searching for replacement candidates. Often arms are being twisted at the very last minute, because executive have not said 'til just before the AGM their intentions. This does not lead to necessarily the best candidates.
Finally, the Cooperative Chess Coalition ( CCC ) sees it important to the CFC members that incumbents declare early if they are running again, and that new candidates come forward publicly. Although members have no direct vote for the CFC Executive, it does not mean they are not interested. Members need time to hear about their candidates, so they can formulate questions for them on policy, for them to answer. This way members can then advise their local governors who they would request they vote for at the incoming governors AGM on Tuesday, July 12 in Toronto. And they must find out from their local governors if they are intending to run again, and hope to be incoming, as well as outgoing, governors, because only then will they be voting.
It is critical that this be done early, since members may decide to vote for a different CFC Governor if their current one is unwilling to vote the way they wish. This is the one direct influence members have - to vote for the provincial representative governors. The executive race must accommodate the members' reality of when the CFC incoming governors are to be elected.
For example, time is already short for CFC members in the GTCL/Ont., because GTCL usually has its AGM in early April, when the CFC governors are elected. If no candidates have come forward, then the GTCL CFC members are totally in the dark as to whom might be their best choices for CFC governors, based on executive candidate preferences.
So the Cooperative Chess Coalition ( CCC ) urges the current CFC Executive to take the lead on this and advise of their 2011-12 Executive intentions.
What do you as CFC Members think about the way CFC handles its executive elections each year? What suggestions would you like followed?
The CCC is a new grassroots' chess organization focused on member development at all chess levels, and increasing member participation. This will be done by affording members a greater degree of influence on the affairs of the Canadian chess structures, and in some cases, may involve some changes to these structures. If you would like to learn more about this new organization, just e-mail me, Bob Armstrong, CCC Coordinator ( bobarm@sympatico.ca ).
Bob, CCC Coordinator
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