Bob Armstrong
04-09-2010, 11:37 AM
This topic has been started to be discussed under the thread of FIDE Representative. It seems important enough that I am authorizing it as a new business item.
Here is the filed motion on the new proposed Executive position of Tournament Coordinator - this motion is for discussion only, and will not be voted on at this meeting:
Motion # 1 - Amending Bylaw 3, Duties of Officers - Tournament Coordinator
Revision # 1, April 8, 2010.
Moved: Robert Armstrong Seconded: Mark Bluvshtein
1. That there be added to Bylaw 2, section 10, after the words “ FIDE Representative “, the words “ Tournament Coordinator “, and that the number “ seven “ be changed “ eight “ ( or “ nine “ if a Public Relations Coordinator position is also added ); and
2. That there be added to Bylaw 3 , Duties of Officers, a new Section 8A dealing with “ Tournament Coordinator “, as follows:
“ Tournament Coordinator
8A. ( a ) The Tournament Coordinator will help to develop and train tournament organizers and directors across the country.
( b ) The Tournament Coordinator will be responsible for soliciting individuals to bid on and organize major tournaments in Canada, including, but not limited to:
The Canadian Open Championship
The Canadian Closed Championship
( c ) The Tournament Coordinator shall have delegated to him/her by the Executive, their obligation under section 1201 of the Olympiad Regulations to appoint the Olympiad Coordinator. The Tournament Coordinator will then oversee and work with the Olympiad Coordinator re the National and Women’s Olympiad Teams. “
Commentary:
This position is a valuable addition to the Executive, and is in line with the CFC’s main obligation to promote chess in Canada; it also strengthens the CFC role with respect to elite chess. Organizers in the field need CFC support, and this support should be located right within the Executive. Our bidding system for national championships is fragile, and in need of enhancement, which this does to some extent.
The new position must now be made an officer of the CFC, and a member of the Board of Directors, by inserting it in the current Bylaw 2, section 10:
" Bylaw # 2
10. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors shall be elected at the Annual Meeting of the Assembly and shall be constituted by seven persons, namely, the President, Vice-President, Past President, Secretary, Treasurer, FIDE Representative and Rating Auditor ( note that this seems to be an update that has been missed - the youth coordinator has now replaced the rating auditor on the Executive ) "
The creation of a section number for the section in Bylaw 3 is technical, to make it integrate into the current Bylaw 3.
The CFC already has an Olympiad Coordinator. As to the Olympiad Coordinator, Section 12 of the CFC Handbook - The Olympiad Regulations, section 1201, states:
" 1201. The CFC Executive shall appoint an Olympiad Coordinator "
We think the proper way to handle this is to have the Executive delegate the responsibility for appointment of the Olympiad Coordinator to the Tournament Coordinator. Then under the Olympiad Regulations, the Tournament Coordinator will appoint the Olympiad Coordinator. It shall then be his responsibility to oversee and work with the Olympiad Coordinator. The issue here is that now some one person right in the Executive will be responsible for the Olympiad as a primary responsibility of theirs, and to support the Olympiad Coordinator.
The issue raised on the thread it was being discussed under was that this position should only become a non-Executive officer position ( the current non-executive officer positions are: Masters' Representative, Women's Coordinator, and Rating Auditor ). The counter argument is that the position is so important, that it requires the weight of being on the Executive.
Any further comments?
Bob
Here is the filed motion on the new proposed Executive position of Tournament Coordinator - this motion is for discussion only, and will not be voted on at this meeting:
Motion # 1 - Amending Bylaw 3, Duties of Officers - Tournament Coordinator
Revision # 1, April 8, 2010.
Moved: Robert Armstrong Seconded: Mark Bluvshtein
1. That there be added to Bylaw 2, section 10, after the words “ FIDE Representative “, the words “ Tournament Coordinator “, and that the number “ seven “ be changed “ eight “ ( or “ nine “ if a Public Relations Coordinator position is also added ); and
2. That there be added to Bylaw 3 , Duties of Officers, a new Section 8A dealing with “ Tournament Coordinator “, as follows:
“ Tournament Coordinator
8A. ( a ) The Tournament Coordinator will help to develop and train tournament organizers and directors across the country.
( b ) The Tournament Coordinator will be responsible for soliciting individuals to bid on and organize major tournaments in Canada, including, but not limited to:
The Canadian Open Championship
The Canadian Closed Championship
( c ) The Tournament Coordinator shall have delegated to him/her by the Executive, their obligation under section 1201 of the Olympiad Regulations to appoint the Olympiad Coordinator. The Tournament Coordinator will then oversee and work with the Olympiad Coordinator re the National and Women’s Olympiad Teams. “
Commentary:
This position is a valuable addition to the Executive, and is in line with the CFC’s main obligation to promote chess in Canada; it also strengthens the CFC role with respect to elite chess. Organizers in the field need CFC support, and this support should be located right within the Executive. Our bidding system for national championships is fragile, and in need of enhancement, which this does to some extent.
The new position must now be made an officer of the CFC, and a member of the Board of Directors, by inserting it in the current Bylaw 2, section 10:
" Bylaw # 2
10. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors shall be elected at the Annual Meeting of the Assembly and shall be constituted by seven persons, namely, the President, Vice-President, Past President, Secretary, Treasurer, FIDE Representative and Rating Auditor ( note that this seems to be an update that has been missed - the youth coordinator has now replaced the rating auditor on the Executive ) "
The creation of a section number for the section in Bylaw 3 is technical, to make it integrate into the current Bylaw 3.
The CFC already has an Olympiad Coordinator. As to the Olympiad Coordinator, Section 12 of the CFC Handbook - The Olympiad Regulations, section 1201, states:
" 1201. The CFC Executive shall appoint an Olympiad Coordinator "
We think the proper way to handle this is to have the Executive delegate the responsibility for appointment of the Olympiad Coordinator to the Tournament Coordinator. Then under the Olympiad Regulations, the Tournament Coordinator will appoint the Olympiad Coordinator. It shall then be his responsibility to oversee and work with the Olympiad Coordinator. The issue here is that now some one person right in the Executive will be responsible for the Olympiad as a primary responsibility of theirs, and to support the Olympiad Coordinator.
The issue raised on the thread it was being discussed under was that this position should only become a non-Executive officer position ( the current non-executive officer positions are: Masters' Representative, Women's Coordinator, and Rating Auditor ). The counter argument is that the position is so important, that it requires the weight of being on the Executive.
Any further comments?
Bob