Interim President to Fill Joyce's Unexpired Term

By a 6-1 vote, Gerald Hensley has been elected as President to complete Joyce's unexpired term through June 2015. Congratulations to Gerald as he assumes the duties as our President.

Thanks to our members for your input during this transition.  Please use this thread for continuing comments, suggestions and recommendations for our new President and USCA Stuff.

Congratulations Gerald. You have some big shoes to fill. Hope to see you at Nationals in June . Thanks to Lee for stepping in to solve this problem. J.R. Texas rep

Congratulations and Thank Yous to the Board.
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I want to thank Lee for stepping in and taking care of thins. Plaque for Hal, replacement of president He seems to be the only BOD that takes the time to get things done. Thanks again. J.R. Tex rep

Please accept my apologies for being a little slow with this announcement that was due out late Friday evening, but we have been delayed due to an unexpected situation with our domain name that should now be remedied

On March 23, 2014 Gerald Hensley stated that for reasons including, but not limited to, unforeseen family obligations, he needed to resign his position as interim President. As this was only 12 days after his acceptance of the office and before any official acts had taken place, the Board of Directors accepted his request as an "annulment" - that is, as if his term had never taken place.

Reviewing recent suggestions from our members, the Board held an expedient vote from Wednesday--Friday March 26-28 to elect an interim President. By a vote of 5 in-favor and 2 absentees, the Board has elected Al Olme as to fulfill Joyce's unexpired term thru June 2015.

I thought the shock of Al being elected President was too much for the website to handle.
Congradulations Al. I am looking forward to good things........fly

Fly - LOL..
California had an earthquake about that time too. 🙂 I think that is a good sign for Al. A little earth shaking energy, then the dust settles and everything gets fixed.
Congratulations to Al.
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Thanks to all of you for trusting me to help guide the club. I can assure you that while I don't have Joyce's incredible memory, I will act with great respect for the USCA's rules, history and traditions. There are no Presidential Decrees in the USCA. We act through the majority agreement of the BOD with the highest regard for the input of the membership.

If I am successful, at the end of my term next summer, we will have at least two candidates who are anxious to run for the office to replace me. I look on that as a good thing ;^)

If you are interested in knowing what the Board is talking about our By Laws state [I'll paraphrase here] "that any member in good standing may "attend" a Board meeting by making a written request in advance". That was written a long time ago, when our Board met once a year at the rally and face to face. Since our Board meeting is now "virtual" and asynchronous, being conducted as a forum on the website, you can apply to "observe". We can't have everyone posting as that would lead to chaos but you can certainly "listen in". You can then send your input to your Regional Director or any of the other officers. To apply, send your request to secretary@sidecar.com. Remember, you must be a member in good standing to be allowed to observe.

You can also write directly to me at Al@AlOlme.com since the new email hasn't yet been set-up. I'd love to hear your ideas to make the USCA a better club for everyone.

We are looking forward to you being boss. I have full faith in your ability to get things done. Let's get the club running again like it is supposed to be. Hopefully all the BOD voted for you. Thanks again. J.R. Tex Rep

Thanks J.R. but I'm not the "Boss". If I'm doing the job right, I'll just be keeping things on a positive track. The BOD and the membership are the folks who really run things. Heck, I don't even get a vote unless there's a tie. ;^)