[Psml] Some more thoughts on restructuring

[Uspsd3ronf at aol.com]

The more I review the proposal, the less I like  it.
For you convenience, I have inserted the entire section pertaining to  the 
Board of Directors below:
 
 
Section 5.3     There shall be a Board  of Directors comprised of the 
National Bridge and the most recent past chief  commander willing and able to serve, 
such directors to be elected by the  Governing Board at its annual meeting.  
The Board of Directors shall: 
5.3.1       Regulate  the management and policies of USPS, its districts and 
its  squadrons; 
5.3.2       Be vested  with and have custody of all real and personal 
property and other assets of  USPS; 
5.3.3       Make and  execute contracts and make expenditures provided the 
liability of USPS  thereunder does not exceed reasonably anticipated uncommitted 
funds; 
5.3.4   Adopt an annual budget, authorize budget  reductions and transfers 
between budget accounts, and approve supplemental  appropriations of not more 
than $10,000 after receiving a report from the  Finance Committee (see section 
5.8.2a). 
5.3.5       Control the  educational policies and practices of USPS as 
administered through the  Educational Department and its officers, including the 
award of grades and other  recognitions of proficiency; 
5.3.6       Revoke,  withdraw, or suspend squadron charters; 
5.3.7       Conduct the  business of USPS except that the Board of Directors 
shall not: (1) change  the composition of the Governing Board, the Board of 
Directors, or the Operating  Committee; or (2) amend these bylaws. 
5.3.8  Make temporary appointments to fill  vacancies in national elected 
offices created since the last meeting of the  Governing Board.  Such 
appointments  shall be for a term that expires at the meeting of the Governing Board next 
 following the Board of Directors meeting at which such appointments are  
made. 
5.3.9       Proceedings  of the Board of Directors shall be recorded by the 
national secretary.  The minutes of each Board meeting shall  be submitted to 
all members of the Governing Board no later than 45 days  following such 
meeting.  If a  regular or special meeting of the Governing Board occurs less than 
45 days  following a meeting of the Board of Directors, the chief commander 
shall make  known to the members present at such Governing Board meeting any 
matters of  importance that have been voted upon at said meeting of the Board of 
Directors  unless the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors are 
already in the  hands of the Governing Board members. 
I am certainly no lawyer (my healthcare contract gives me a  headache), but 
it seems to me that the only thing that the Governing Board can  do that is not 
left to the Board of Directors is: 
(1) change the composition of the Governing Board, the Board of  Directors, 
or the Operating Committee 
(2) amend the bylaws. 
It sounds as if future GB meetings will be very short. 
Study after study has shown that the more people (employees/members)  
participate in the decision making process, the more dedicated they are to the  task 
at hand and the stronger the organization becomes. This proposal strips  away 
that participation. 
Yes, we need to overhaul the way USPS does business, but I think  that there 
is a middle ground that should exist between a completely useless GB  and one 
that micro manages USPS. 
What do you think? 
P/D/C Ron Friedmann 
D3 








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