Impotant Update from the SSA

There is no question about it, the news is not good.

The idea of a CFO as an internal check on the ED made
sense to prevent a reoccurance of the problems that
led to the departure of the previous ED. Unfortunately
(with the benefit of hind sight) it allowed the opportunity
for a bigger problem. So now the CFO has resigned and
the process will run it's course and we will see what
happens to him. Who cares? I am more concerned about
what happens to the orgaization.

Apparently the ED was aware of the problem but did
not address it in a timely manner. Again with the benefit
of hindsight it should have been brought to the Executive
Committee sooner. Now what? We have a large financial
liability that threatens the organization. We can not
fix it by losing both key players on the staff as well
as the resignations of the members of the Executive
Committee.

Cooler heads need to take a step back and determine
what lead to the problem and how to address it and
how to move on. Grinding around in zero sink at low
altitude until the weather cycles is better than making
going off half cocked and landing out. Now is the time
for our elected unpaid volunters to work on the problem
and come up with a solution. The rest of us need to
figure out what we can do to help them and the organization
that fosters and promotes the sport we all enjoy.

I strongly urge all the members of the Executive Committee
to continue to do the thankless job of working for
our organization! We need them to navigate us out of
this mess!

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