ORIGINAL: J_R
Hi Red
As you know, I was of the opinion that term limits were not a good idea, for the same reason you state. In talking to one VP, who is currently running unopposed, he felt strongly that term limits are desirable. He stated that he knew several people that would run, but, did not want to run against him, and a few that were afraid they could not beat him.
I know, in talking to Sandy Frank last year, that he stated that in the first term you learned the job, in the second, you did it and in the third you started to get burned out on it. Bruce Nelson, who was also there agreed.
Maybe it's time to rethink the issue, as you stated.
Any person afraid to run for an office because he might NOT win is NOT worth having in the office. How will he stand up against the vocal minority that will intimidate such person to right down under the table into a fetal position?
Any such statement is purely political rubbish from the incumbent.
If Sandy is going to be "burned-out" then why has he campaigned for reelection so heavily? If he is too burned-out or soon will be, then what is the ulterior motivation to continue? Did he explain that to you. Again, pure garbage. How would B. Nelson know? He hasn't been there that long? I rather observe from his statement that perhaps he sees several *Burned-Out* bodies there that don't take the job very seriously other than being Big-Man-on-Campus when they are on local flying facilities.
NOW TO F106A: Sir, if this copied from your text below is NEWS to you, where have you been the past 20 years? This is all old hat stuff. Nothing new. But then I suppose to some, many things go unnoticed, like my wife's list of chores that I avoid so very well.
>>>>>DB’s concern for the Office of President is a candidate running for office without the necessary qualifications/vision of seeing the “big picture” versus a narrow focus of ideas/issues that are important to him. He feels that one of the most important attributes that the President must have is the ability to prevent the EC from becoming “a house divided upon its self” and that type of person is not easy to find.
He has stated in the past, and still feels that the EC should elect a chairman from within its ranks and re-name the position of President to Chairman of the Board. He would re-name the current Executive Director position to President. He also feels that the EVP is the most important position within AMA, and with all the qualifications necessary to carry out the job, it should not be an elected position but a person appointed by EC.
To summarize:
1. I had an excellent response from the leadership of the AMA to my questions.
2. There needs to be a by-laws change before this can take effect.
3. Most members of the EC and DB favor term limits. However, before they can become reality the issue of finding suitable volunteers willing to serve on the EC needs to be addressed. Not an easy problem to solve!
4. The limit should be three consecutive terms
5. DB and several members of the EC feel it’s time to re-vamp the selection of the President and EVP to better reflect the realities that face the AMA today.
In closing I would especially like to thank Dave Mathewson for spending the time on the phone discussing this issue with me.
Regards,
Jon
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All such reorganization would simply provide the PAID EMPLOYEE, Ex. Director, a prevailing position on the Board. Then the Board would appoint the Chief Financial Officer which would do the Board's bidding and that would be a cozy little nest (not that it is any different now) however for certain it would all be tied in ribbons and bows then.
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