Mike
There was one more item you asked about that I wanted to ponder my answer.
Where is all going to end up ....
If the current Chairman or someone who believes as he does or supports him is given the Chairmanship in Oct at the elections many see
IICRC going further into decline and many wonder if there is not a plan by a few to end
IICRC and divide up its assets after they get rid of the Associations.
The Associations shareholders and 3 individual Shareholders control the Articles of Incorporation and the Election of the Board of Directors. Eliminating those Associations eliminates the checks and balances system. If the current state is any indication This would certainly lead to ufathomable abuses ...
There was a plan by the current Treasurer to get rid of Associations and that would be his legacy.
He personally laid it out to me a few years ago at the
IICRC Meetings at Planet Hollywood. I was incredibly not in favor.
Now they couldn't do it on the first try disguising it as " Goverance" and trying to turn Shareholders into " Members". Interestingly Article 4.1 says there shall be no members. Such a change would have also placed the Shareholders converted to Members in line to being removed by the Board of Directors.
Now they are trying to flood the Shareholder pool by attempting to vote several new Shareholders in who will " owe them " and this to minimize the votes against the current leaders.
Adding new Shareholders in a state of disaster?
Yes this is a disaster
That's not good business.
I believe the organization needs to change back to the Shareholders holding the Board seats.
If they don't .....
IICRC will continue to be a plaything of a few verse a tool for the betterment of the Firms.
Its credibility will continue to degrade
More companies will leave
It's budget will be cut in half or more
It will continue to loose viability and
Other organizations will take up the slack