These are all very good questions … and frankly the answer that I will give will be honest but not satisfactory .. for no good reason a series of constitutional changes [some of significance such as you bring up above] were not processed in a timely fashion. [I told you that it wouldn't be satisfactory] but all proposed changes including the most recent from the Halifax AGM will be submitted to Canada for approval very shortly. Any constitutional change requires approval by the Minister. Presumably this is pro forma.

Or to be more specific .. yes, we are proceeding to ensure that the Deputy Director position is implemented.

Thanks for your comments by the way. Yes, RAC cannot exist in some mysterious space outside the members.

Geoff ve4baw

President and Chair

I have a question to do with Directors of the Radio Amateurs of Canada.

According to the Minutes of RAC’s 14th Annual General Meeting on September 1st, 2007, A new position was created within the RAC organization. The position is known as “Deputy Director”. The motion involved was recorded by then-Secretary Sue Cooke, VE3SUH, as below:

“Moved by Len Morgan, VE9MY, seconded by Joe Parkinson, VE3JG, that a modification to the Constitution of RAC be added as follows:
Each Director of RAC is authorized to appoint one Deputy Director from among RAC members residing in their region, to serve at the pleasure of the Director. Deputy Directors may attend all RAC Board meetings and teleconferences as observers at their own expense. In the event that a Director is unable to attend a Board meeting, that Director may authorize his or her Deputy Director to attend and vote the Director’s proxy on any matter before the Board.
Motion Carried.”

From conversations I had at the time with RAC management, it was a similar concept to the “Vice Director” position that ARRL has. The VD is an elected position whereas the DD was to be an appointed one. The avoidance of it being an elected one was based on practical grounds; it was hard to get anyone running for Director positions let alone DD’s. As well, the creation of this position was to be revenue neutral for RAC; if an elected position, it could require the expense of a mail ballot where one may not have been required for an acclaimed Director.

However, from my observations, it appears that this position has never been utilized in any Region. Therefore, my question(s):

Did this motion ever become official? (It looks so from the minutes.)

Was it rescinded sometime after?

Is there a reason that it was never implemented?

If it was used, where?

These are not meant to be criticizing questions. I just wanted to know their answers.

All the same, it appears to me that this could be a valuable position for a Director to utilize. There is much work involved in the administration of a Region, and it seems that having a Deputy Director would help share the load; take some of the weight off the elected Director for that Region. It would also provide an experienced backup in case the Director has to suddenly leave office, or is just unable to attend a meeting of the Board.

Have a great day all!

Cheers,

Dave Hayes VE3JX.