Upcoming HGFA elections

[Guest ozzie]

I recieved this email early today and thought i'd pass it on for those who used to belong to HGFA and have moved over to the RAAus.This is going to be interesting. just who is overseeing self regulating groups? one would think that it would be required to have at least a JP present for counting votes. makes me wonder but then i am not a very trusting person.

 

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Dear Pilot,

 

This week, your HGFA election ballot arrived with your magazine. Here's some Q&A:

 

How to get a fresh new board

 

Simply vote for anyone without any asterisk next to their name.

 

Who counts the votes?

 

The current board counts - however - counting will be scrutinized. Please register how you voted to make sure your ballot doesn't accidentally fall in the HGFA shredder.

 

Is there a recommended voting ticket?

 

The following pilots believe an ideal HGFA board would comprise only experienced and trustworthy members. Their voting recommendations can be accessed here:

 

Chris Drake 9 suggestions

 

Raef Mackay 9 suggestions

 

John Twomey 6 suggestions

 

Why does the HGFA need a new board?

 

Their misbehavior is far too extensive to list here. They've been accused of hundreds of offences by many dozens of pilots. They're guilty and can't defend their actions, so they've taken the only option left: to attack, abuse, suspend and discipline everyone who gets in their way; and to try and convince members that this is somehow a "sh*t fight" or personality clash. No, it's not. There's 2 sides to every story. The "Board" side is flinging mud and abuse, while everyone else is calmly pointing out the facts behind the growing list of offences they're racking up. Concerned members put up facts - they put up smoke and mirrors.

 

What is the outcome of the current SGM ?

 

There are still 2 weeks left to vote in the SGM; remember to vote, and register in the scrutiny system before 17th September.

 

Come to the AGM!

 

The HGFA's AGM is shaping up to be the most exciting in our sports history. On Saturday 24th October 2009 the GM, Auditor, Treasurer and others will be giving reports, and attempting the impossible: to justify their decisions, or provide evidence for the numerous deceptions they've engaged in during their term. Last years AGM was massive;

 

a.. The insurer stormed out after getting busted poaching the HGFA policy from OAMPS to his own company, then busted again offering insurance coverage that wasn't written in the policy.

 

b.. The president passed motions without even calling for opposing votes. He ignored members, blocked motions, disregarded proxies, invented bogus rules to silence members, and spent much time slandering and shifting blame on past committees.

 

c.. The audience loudly "booed" the board to shut-up when they launched into some disgusting personal abuse against some outspoken members.

 

d.. They had no explanation for a range of things they'd said & done:

 

a.. why do they need more than $500,000 cash so much that they need a fee rise? - no explanation.

 

b.. Why did they tell us we'd go bankrupt when we've got more than double the cash we'd need to avoid it? - no explanation.

 

c.. Why did they say "costs are rising", but the audited report didn't show those costs rising? - refused to discuss.

 

e.. The Secretary accused members of accessing confidential information (except it was actually public records - oops!)

 

f.. The General Manager, when asked about membership numbers, replied that he had "not looked lately"; incredulously unlikely, given that almost all of the 50 pilots who turned up, did so due to the fee rises, worried about the probable huge loss of members this would cause.

 

g.. Don't bother looking at the minutes - the Secretary chose not to record pretty much everything (and the little he did write didn't match what happened either!)

 

That was all after just a few months misbehaviour - they've got a whole extra year of it under their belts for the next AGM - see you there!

 

Kind Regards,

 

Chris Drake

 

 

[turboplanner]

Brings back some of my old Speedway days. I was on the phone one night to one of the Presidents when the phone went dead, and he came back a few minutes later breathless, to say he had to break up a fist fight.

 

It's funny when you aren't involved, traumatic when you are.

 

I'd suggest everyone getting a copy of the constitution and reading it over an over before going to the meeting.

 

Ozzie, you don't need a JP or any outsider present unless the Constitution calls for it.

 

Mismanagement of public money is a very serious matter, even down to a few dollars, so anyone accusing people of it needs to have the hard evidence, and if that evidence is there, hand it over to the police.