Originally Posted by Brian_Jones
<snip> There is a lot of money involved (just look at the six figure turnover of the NSWJCL if you want your eyes opened). It is time that all state and national chess bodies published their minutes and financial accounts!
It is best if we treat the ACF is a mature organisation and do not allow people to hold executive office at both state and national level at the same time. Gary Wastell did the right thing when he became ACF President (by giving up his CV Presidency).
Our standards should be set very high if we are going to grow and get government support and increased sponsorship.
I agree Brian. Where money is involved I think the conflicted individual needs to step aside from some particular tasks.
At the 2006 CV AGM a motion was passed that effectively moved CV headquarters to the BHCC venue for 12 months. As I was Treasurer of both organisations it was clearly a conflict to engage in setting the sub-tenancy rent. One sides gain was the other sides loss. The rental-rate for CV needed to be set independently from me, obviously. So, I withdrew my nomination for the position of CV Treasurer for 2007. (I can still volunteer for the book-keeping, invoicing, and even reporting duties; of course).
The CV proposal (for the forthcoming Aus Ch.) was marked confidential in the hope that other bidders would not have the opportunity to cherry-pick the good points. I guess there was little hope of that when it could be read by another bidder, and then a time-extension was allowed to form competing bids.
Perhaps the old Chess Commission proposal at heart was really an attempt to avoid COI aspects rather than a grenade under the State powers.
BTW I do hope this forum means sensible debate about chess in Australia and does not turn into another chesschat!
Well, I guess it depends on us.
