Exec reports - President

Introduction

The President :

• Must have been on the VOC Exec of a previous year.
• Ensures the overall running of the Club.
• Knows the responsibilities of other Exec's, and tactfully makes sure that things get done.
• Coordinates Exec meetings and Wednesday lunch hour meetings.
• A good position to learn about delegating responsibility. Good public speaking skills will be developed.

Current Exec Report

2007 - 2008

To begin with, I'd like to refer you to the excellent calendar that Sandra posted in her 06-07 report, as I think it does an excellent job of breaking down the important things to do over the course of the year. Outside of dealing with those major events, the President's job is really to keep the rest of the Executive on task and on track with their own various responsibilities. This is most easily accomplished through Exec meetings, where I did my best to make sure that all important issues for a given week were addressed and, when necessary, to force interesting discussions to focus in on tangible solutions (that's probably the hardest part)--it's easy to sit and discuss the problems with a given idea, the trick is deciding how to address them in a timely and useful fashion.

The Exec this year was excellent at keeping up with the workload, and I didn't need to deal with any problems of work being neglected or jobs being left undone, for which I thank all of you guys.

The other job of the president is to serve as the face of the VOC whenever one is needed, especially when we get in trouble. I dealt with a few concerned/unhappy members over the course of the year without any major blowups resulting from our interactions. This was the least pleasant aspect of being president, but one that played a minimal role in the events of the year. Most of the time, when I was being "the face of the VOC", it was to speak with people who were excited about the work we were doing and wanted to let the Exec know how much they enjoyed their experience with the club. That was the best part of this job.

The biggest project I was involved in this year was the negotiation over the zoning of the Phelix Creek drainage with the Provincial Government and their appointed mediator, Gordon Erlandson. I attended several meetings with representatives of the non-motorized and motorized communities and the government. A detailed summary of the issue at hand and the current state of affairs can be found here. At the present time, the zoning has not yet been resolved.

Past Exec Reports

Exec Report - President 2006 - 2007