AMHA Presidential Candidates Speak

[gvpalominominis]

This topic is being started to encourage all of the AMHA Presidential Candidates to state their ideas, issues of importance, share their past accomplishments in the AMHA and how they feel they would be the best leader to the AMHA organization. Specifics are requested, not just campaign promises. There are a few questions listed below to get you started. We're not just looking for a bio.

This is intended to be an informational thread and will allow questions from the readers for the individual participants to answer if they choose. There shall be no slanderous or derogatory remarks aimed at any of the candidates and the questions are expected to be presented in good taste. Do not refer to member individuals or related issues, but gear the questions towards the working parts of the AMHA and for the idea of helping the members become more familiar with the candidates intentions and goals for the future... or the thread will be asked to be removed immediately.

Let's see who joins in first

Some start off suggested questions:

1. What do you feel are the first important issues that you would like to address once you are elected AMHA President?

2. How do you see yourself working on these issues and what are some of your specific ideas about them?

3. What accomplishments specifically have you obtained if you have already actively been involved with the AMHA?

4. In your opinion, how do you believe the AMHA in general is running now... ie: good, fair, smoothly, disjointed, separated etc. and can you elaborate on that? What do think could help, if needed, the situation and how would you accomplish that task for the betterment.

5. How do you feel continued and greater involvement in International relationships will help the AMHA overall and not just a few selected members and farms?

6. Where do you see the status of the AMHA in the next 5 years overall.

7. How important do you feel that the general membership should be apprised about goings on in the AMHA organization? Do you feel they should know more? or less?

8. Do you feel that more decisions should be made solely by the BOD or the membership? Feel free to elaborate.

9. Do you feel that the AMHA decision makers have sufficient accountability?

10. Do you feel there is sufficient oversight of the financial affairs of the AMHA overall?

 

[sfmini]

Before going too far in this, I would like for you all to read the below text that I coppied directly from the AMHA rule book, paying special attention to the powers of the board vs the powers of the president, keeping in mind that for a president to act contrary to these bylaws is a direct violation of the bylaws of the AMHA.

Section 7, Duties of the President

(A) The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the

Association.

(B) The President shall preside at all meetings of the members,

the Board of Directors, and the Executive

Committee.

© The President shall enforce these Bylaws and other

rules and regulations of the Association, and perform all

the duties incident to the position and office, and which

are required by law, and shall perform all other duties

that may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of

Directors.

(D) The President and the Secretary shall prepare all

agendas.

(E) The President shall be an ex-officio member of all committees.

(F) Travel Reimbursement Requests: All staff/director travel

reimbursement requests will be reviewed and signed off

as approved/disapproved by the AMHA President prior

to any payment. This will be conducted on a monthly

basis. The only exception will be travel reimbursement

for the President; this reimbursement request will be

reviewed and signed off as approved/disapproved by the

AMHA Treasurer prior to any payment. The AMHA

Secrectary will audit all travel reimbursement bi-annually,

once during the Board of Directors meeting and once

during the General Membership Meeting. The Secretary

will report to the Board of Directors the results of the

audit. (Amended 02-06, effective 01-07)

ARTICLE VII - DIRECTORS

© Responsibility of Board

The Board of Directors shall manage the affairs and

assets of the Association. No employee of the

Association shall ever be denied access to any

member of the Board of Directors.

(Amended 02-07, effective 01-08)

ARTICLE V - CORPORATE POWER

Section 1, Division of Power

The corporate powers of The American Miniature Horse

Association shall be those provided by the law and the Articles

of Incorporation and shall be administered as provided in this

Article.

Section 2, Powers of the Members

(A) Exclusive Powers

The Regular Members at any Annual Meeting or Special

Meeting provided for in Article VI, Section 4-E hereof,

shall have exclusive powers to amend the Bylaws;

amend the Articles of Incorporation; and dissolve the

corporation.

Section 3, Powers of the Board of Directors

(A) Enumeration

The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority

to make, amend, repeal, and enforce such rules and

regulations, not contrary to law, the Articles of

Incorporation or these Bylaws, as they may deem expedient

and necessary concerning the conduct, management

and activities of the Association, including but not

limited to the setting and collection of dues and fees,

(excepting registration fees) regulations regarding stud

book, registration, the expenditures of money, the audit-

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ing of books and records, the awarding of championships,

the conducting of shows, contests, exhibitions,

sales, social functions and other details relating to the

general purposes of the Association. All of the foregoing

are subject to revision or amendment by the members at

any regular or special meeting of the members provided

that written notice of any intention to revise or amend

said rule(s) has been published in the Miniature Horse

World or official correspondence at least sixty (60) days

in advance of that meeting. (Amended 6-7-03, effective 01-04)

(B) Committees

The Board of Directors shall have the power to create

and empower all committees both standing and special,

from time to time, and to appoint their members, except

electing the Show Rules and Licensed Officials

Committees which shall be done by the membership, in

accordance with Show Rule GR-000 and LO-041 at

the Annual Membership Meeting. All Committees both

standing and special will be subordinate to the Board of

Directors. (Amended 02-07, effective 01-08)

© Executive Director

The Board of Directors shall have the power to employ

or appoint a salaried or non-salaried staff head who shall

have the title of Executive Director. The Executive

Director shall perform such duties as are assigned to

him/her by the President and Board of Directors.

(Amended 07-13-02, effective 01-03)

(D) The Board of Directors shall have the power to appoint a

Hearing Board Chairman to serve as the presiding officer

in all hearings conducted by the Hearing Board pursuant

to the rules of the Association.

(Amended 2-20-04, effective 01-05)

Section 4, Powers of Officers

The Officers of the Association shall have those powers delegated

to them by these Bylaws and such additional powers as

may be delegated by the Annual Meeting or by the Board of

Directors.

 

[gvpalominominis]

Thank you for sharing all that information Jody.... I think that's a good idea to remind our constituants of their duties from time to time.

I particularly like No. 3 - "The President shall enforce these Bylaws and other

rules and regulations of the Association..."

Hopefully the candidates are not too busy right now to share more about themselves as I think other members would like to know more about their decision makers before they elect them. For me, like other long distant members... I'm trying to decide if its worth spending the money making the trip from Washington to come and vote, and who I might like to support for the position. Maybe the candidates won't care to utilize this type of opportunity and that is their choice.