Minutes Done

If you have ever been the Secretary of an organization, you understand about "minutes." Getting them out in a timely manner is always an important, but sometimes difficult challenge.

This time I think I set a record. Our convention minutes have been typed, approved by the Chairman, and sent out to the delegates. Hurray!

I must confess that being at home alone last night was key in getting this done so quickly. There is nothing like a quiet evening to motivate you to get the stuff done you know you need to get done. Besides, I have no idea when I'll get another quiet evening. I was afraid that if I didn't get them done ASAP they might get put-off too long. There were quite a few timely things in the minutes that needed to be reported right away (like the list of delegates elected to the state convention).

Oh, did I mention that I am now a delegate to the State Convention? Not only that, I was elected to the Rules Committee. That means I "get" to go over to the convention a day early to sit in the Rules Committee Meeting. Oh well, someone has to do it. I guess it is best to have someone do it who has an idea of what to do.

Although most people consider the Rules Committee to be boring, if you understand rules, you realize how vital they are to a good convention. I have been at conventions with bad rules which lead to a bad convention. Easy to understand rules allow people to participate in a meaningful and orderly manner. When the rules are unclear or poorly written, it leads to frustrations by the delegates, which often leads to "incidents."

There you go...if you haven't thought about the importance of rules before, maybe this will be your day to think about something new. (grin)