Fernando,
Thanks for asking. Yes, I have made calls for meetings, and there should have been meetings since the last special meeting at the end of March.
1. Discuss the thousands of dollars in unauthorized spending on legal expenses since 2018 - a point that is not disputed in the letter AMSAT President Clayton Coleman sent to members last month.
2. After Robert Bankston's financial report was released in mid-March, I asked for a meeting to discuss the "cost-saving and budgetary control measures" he started to implement. After many months, Robert has not discussed these measures. Given the unauthorized spending, it appears AMSAT is in dire need of budgetary control measures.
3. I had e-mailed Clayton Coleman and the Board on 13 June, calling for a meeting to discuss the announcement of the formation of the new ARISS-USA organization, and the effect that would have on AMSAT. Clayton informed the Board on 16 June that he would gather his notes regarding a discussion with Frank Bauer and ARISS-USA, and review them with the Board. As of tonight, nothing from Clayton.
Michelle has also made calls for meetings. Yet none of the other 5 directors - including the two running for reelection this summer - have joined our calls for meetings. Clayton could call meetings, but has chosen not to. I would be more than happy to discuss these, and other issues, during an on-the-record Board meeting where minutes are made available to AMSAT members.
Thank you.
Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 12:49 AM Fernando Ramirez via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
Questions....
Michelle and Patrick, is there a need for an immediate meeting?
Jerry, Mark, Bruce, Drew, Tom, why don't any of you have joined two other directors in calling for more meetings or an immediate one? I'm sure at least two directors have items for the agenda.
Anyways, WE THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP elected all of you to run the organization! You decide to delegate your power to a group of officers (btw some of you are part of that same group but that's a different discussion) yet don't conduct regular business to supervise or discuss their work?
By the way it looks, seems like the BoD is working as a rubber stamp for whatever the officers decide.
Fernando, KF7R