[Ncdxf-bod-sub] KP1 vote

[Kip Edwards]

Tom,

	Life is full of annoyances--you don't need another.

	I find nothing in the bylaws that precludes you from voting except
to break a tie.  Without reviewing hundreds of emails, my recollection is
that Rusty and Bruce before him voted on grant decisions.  Perhaps others
who have been around longer than me can shed some light on this.

	Your decision to make the grant $ 35,000 is fine with me.

	73 Kip W6SZN


	

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From: Ncdxf-bod-sub [mailto:ncdxf-bod-sub-bounces at kkn.net] On Behalf Of Tom
Berson
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 2:22 PM
To: ncdxf-bod-sub at kkn.net
Subject: [Ncdxf-bod-sub] KP1 vote

Dear All,

Thank you each for your thoughtful participation in this discussion and
decision. I continue to be amazed by the range of skills, experiences, and
points of view present on our board. You have shared not only your minds
about the decision, but also often your hearts. And W6OTC especially has
done a masterful job as liaison bringing us to this point. 

One of the annoying things about being President is that I don't get to
vote, except to break a tie. I'm not sure whether that restriction is in the
Bylaws, but I believe it is an appropriate policy. 

Anyhow, we have a tie. Here's the state of play

$30K -- 3 votes
$35K -- 1 vote
$40K -- 3 votes

If I were a Director _only_ I would vote for $30K. I am on the side of the
fiscal conservatives for this one. $30K would become the modal value and
would win the election. But as President I am interested in more than this
decision, I am overwhelmingly interested in NCDXF and the way we work
together going forward. By which I mean that we continue to tell each other
what we think and feel about an application, why we think and feel it, and
then come to a principled decision based on all the inputs.

With that in mind, I think $35K is the right number. It funds this important
DXpedition adequately, it respects the range of our opinions, and it
acknowledges that we are evenly split. 

With your permission, that's what I would like us to do: $35K for the KP1-5
DXpedition to Navassa. 

All the best,
--Tom ND2T

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