[Ncdxf-bod-sub] KP1 vote

[John Miller]

$35,000 was and is my vote.  Thanks for sharing your personal rationale.

73,
John, K6MM




On Nov 21, 2014, at 2:22 PM, Tom Berson wrote:

> 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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