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Telephone Conference -- May 14, 2001
Pursuant to due notice, the Executive Committee of the American Radio Relay League, Inc., met by telephone conference at 3:30 PM Monday, May 14, 2001, for the purpose of determining the final disposition of a pending matter with regard to the ARRL Virginia Section (Minute 3, Executive Committee Meeting Number 466, May 5, 2001). Present were the following committee members: President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, in the Chair; First Vice President Joel Harrison, W5ZN; Executive Vice President David Sumner, K1ZZ; and Directors Frank Butler, W4RH, Frank Fallon, N2FF, Tom Frenaye, K1KI, and Fried Heyn, WA6WZO.
On motion of Mr. Fallon, the following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, at the instruction of the Executive Committee, First Vice President Harrison met with ARRL Virginia Section Manager Lynn Gahagan, AF4CD, on February 1 to review concerns that had been brought to the attention of the Executive Committee with regard to the administration of the ARRL emergency communications program in the Section, and
Whereas, Secretary Sumner subsequently was instructed by the Executive Committee to write to Mr. Gahagan to set out five points that had to be addressed and resolved with regard to these concerns, and
Whereas, Mr. Gahagan's reply has been reviewed by the Executive Committee, and
Whereas, the rules and regulations of the ARRL Field Organization provide that the office of any Section Manager may be declared vacant by the Executive Committee whenever it appears to be in the best interests of the membership to do so, and
Whereas, the Executive Committee has concluded that the interests of the membership in the Virginia Section will be best served by doing so, be it
Resolved, that the office of Virginia Section Manager is hereby declared vacant, with immediate effect, and
Further resolved, that the Field and Educational Services Manager is instructed to appoint a new Section Manager to complete the current term of office in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ARRL Field Organization.
Mr. Sumner read the following public announcement that is to be made as soon as Mr. Gahagan has been notified:
After lengthy deliberation and careful consideration, the ARRL Executive Committee has decided that it is in the best interests of the membership to declare the office of Virginia Section Manager vacant, effective immediately. A new Section Manager, Carl A. Clements, W4CAC, of Portsmouth, has been appointed to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the current term of office, through March 31, 2002. These actions have been taken in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ARRL Field Organization.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:40 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
David Sumner, K1ZZ
Secretary
