>>>>>>"Instead of the VP's we have now, each district would elect a member to a Board of Directors. "<<<<<<

No difference than now. Call him a VP or a Director. It's all the same -- an elected rep.

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"The Board would then elect, from their membership, a CEO. The position of EVP would be eliminated and replaced with an appointed position. Part of the duties of the new Board would be to find an AMA member with the qualifications to be a CFO. This CFO would serve at the will of the Board."
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As in a business corporation the AMA would have a Board almost completely autonomous. Almost same as now, and the stockholders/members would even be more in the mushroom factory than now. (That means fed sh_t and kept in the dark)

>>>>>>>> "This would eliminate the political nature of the job as it is currently structured. "
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You must be kidding. The politics would INCREASE by the SQUARE as the *directors* maneuvered around the CFO for favors, just like a large corporation. The CFO would play them like a well-tuned violin.

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On the HQ side, the Board would hire a President. This person would handle the day to day contacts with the outside world and the running of HQ. The President would be responsible to the Board and serve at their will.
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That is what happens now. The Council (Board) hires an Executive Director (same thing as the proposed rename) and that person is responsible to the Council which must be happy with the ED's running headquarters as I see where a bonus is discussed on an annual basis. So where's the meat???

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Currently, when the media, or government agencies call, there is a scramble to find someone to talk to them. Even simple things like opening a bank account currently have to be done by overnight letters because there is not on site officer available in Muncie.
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AMA Bylaws Article X, Section 7 designates the Executive Director as AMA's Chief Operating Officer, and charged with accepting funds and making disbursements plus a number of other duties. If that person cannot handle any problem within the EC's established policy lines, then it is either or both the fault of the EC and the Ex. Director's substandard performance and lack of job knowledge.

The proposal as you state it DOES NOTHING OTHER THAN CONCENTRATE MORE POWER WITHIN THE MUNCIE GROUP WHILE ADDING TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP EVEN MORE INFORMATION FROM THE MEMBERSHIP.
STRUCTURALLY ALL REMAINS NEAR THE SAME AS NOW, JUST CHANGES THE WAY CERTAIN POSITIONS ARE FILLED, and a few names.

Relates to the big *Think Tank* so appointed by Pres. John Kennedy and called *The Green Mountain Boys.* While a majority thought GM Boys were for environment study, their real charge was to determine more methods for the Federal Government to circumvent the Constitution to exercise more control over the people.

Now the same charge is down into the toy-airplane recreational activity. As the English politician, Lord Boyd Orr, so stated, "If people have to choose between Freedom and sandwiches, they will take the sandwiches."

JR, did you get a pickle with your sandwich?