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EC Minutes:
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT'S REPORT
A job description for the position of EVP was presented to the Executive Council for their review. Council should be prepared to discuss these requirements in detail, at a subsequent meeting. A listing of job requirements for any person seeking this position is necessary due to the nature of the job. It is no longer a position that can be filled by someone without specific abilities.
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That is what the EVP says. IMO it sounds like simple job protection. IMO any reasonable person could perform as well as it is being performed. IMO, any reasonable person, writing a monthly column in "MA", rather than saying no financial news to write about, (Apr. issue) could have written a few remarks about why the $10.00 dues increase had $6 of that amount credited to the member's subscription for the magazine, MA. Right there on page 6 of the Mar. issue -- $12, and the April issue --$18.
Some here have some idiotic notion that MA makes money for AMA. YUCK!

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At the time of the first Council meeting of each year, the Executive Director usually provides an orientation to the incoming district vice president(s). It was requested that at that time when the orientation is provided, it be available to associate vice presidents as well. At the time of the next Council meeting (end of April), the ED will provide an orientation, open to one or two AVP's per district. Headquarters will plan for this.
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Seems like more expenses for travel expenses for *Officer Expense* to me. Got a raise, need a way to spend it. Of course I notice that some *fellow / s* are attending the EC meetings now.
Can't have a visitor paying his own way when he is there to keep the VP awake to say "me too".

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Work continues on a National Loss Prevention Program. (This item was brought up at the October Council meeting.) The Safety Committee proposes that a Safety Awareness Program be established. The purpose would be to create Safety Advisory Bulletins and accident reports, to be distributed to Executive Council members for review, (and kept in confidence to the Executive Council). AMA needs to establish a method of handling this information once it is received at Headquarters. Lowe is currently working on a bulletin addressing lithium batteries
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Note that the safety bulletins are FOR EC MEMBERS only. Same ol' story about the members being mushrooms -- Feed 'em dung and keep 'em in the dark.

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MOTION II: Moved and seconded, effective January 1, 2004, drop coverage for Theft and Vandalism, and increase the Fire limit from $1,000 to $5,000
MOTION III: Moved and seconded, to table MOTION II. MOTION passed. 9 yes; 3 no (I, V, EVP).
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Note those that wanted this to pass. There have been a number of thefts around the country. Without AMA furnishing info. to the contrary, I will wager that these thefts have not cost AMA a dime as all losses have been reimbursed out of member's primary insurance.
Why does someone need a change. Who needs *fire* increase?
Why was a motion even made? Why was it then tabled?
IMO, these events have more to tell than what one is hearing.

Always on the bottom -- just another AMA member.