Vote for your SPC board members.
grinder
2010-10-16 17:07:46
I hope every one has got there ballots ready. I feel that Todd Korth has an excellent resume. His experience in sales and in business would be a bonus for SPC members. We should not let this opportunity pass.
We need fresh faces with new ideas on the board. I feel that the status quo is not working. The plant needs to cut cost and become more streamlined. I was in Portland , Or at Safeway cohos were $11.98 per pound. Dock price was $1.95 per pound. Someone is getting rich and its not the fisherman of SPC. Our sales staff need to be held accountable.
kalitan97828
2010-10-16 18:25:24
I agree with your comment that we need new faces. Our current SPC chairman made the comment in the newsletter that it was good that we had members that are on multiple boards. I could not disagree more. Do we have such a dearth of leadership in our industry??
With that in mind I would like to support Matt Stromer and Bert Bergman. Matt is a fine young fisherman who has a welding business that he operates in off season. I have had business dealings with him and he is a straight shooter. I do not know Bert as well but he is a former member of the SPC board. He participates in various fisheries and moores just down the float. I value his wisdom and council in the deep discusions that take place whenever two or more fisherman meet on the float. Both are steady reliable family men who would represent us well.
Salty
2010-10-17 17:42:49
Just filled out my ballot. In addition to the good points mentioned above I would recommend Charles Piercy. He has served well, is the kind of combination of experienced fisherman and forward looker that we need. He also is part of the troll team on the SSRAA Board which has benefited the troll fleet so much. Tom Sims, SSRAA Board Chair, has said repeatedly that it was Chuck's idea to move 200,000 chum at Neets Bay from cost recovery to the troll fleet. This single idea has been worth over two million dollars to the troll fleet over the last two years. He has earned my support whenever he asks for it.
kalitan97828
2010-10-19 01:19:07
I agree with the post by Salty 110 percent. That was an oversight on my part. He was my third vote.
Carol W
2010-10-19 02:16:55
Charlie is a damn fine board member who I have the pleasure of sitting on 2 boards with the original idea to set aside 200k adult chum came about when we wrote the original Neets Bay plan prior to Charlie being elected to the SSRAA board that being said I can say that a vote for Charlie on either the SPC board or the SSRAA board is not a waisted vote.
As to the price at Safeway remember we have only receaved our 1st advance so far.
Keep your hand on it,
Tom
Salty
2010-10-19 04:10:47
Thanks Tom for the clarification. I am sure you have had a hand in a lot of contributions for the troll fleet. Plus I appreciate your communication on this forum, on the air, and in person about SPC and SSRAA. You have my vote whenever it comes time to vote for you again.
frozenatsea
2010-10-20 17:21:24
I agree with your comment that we need new faces. Our current SPC chairman made the comment in the newsletter that it was good that we had members that are on multiple boards.
Could you explain why you find it so disagreeable that a SPC director (or any other person for that matter) sits on multiple boards. If you so vehemently disagree that a person is willing to sit in two directors seats, how can you agree with salty about Charlie? Will you not vote for Charlie because he sits on the SSRAA board?
Salty
2010-10-21 02:45:55
I am sure Kalitan can speak for himself. Here is my perspective for what it is worth. It is good to have a mix of experience, youth, and people who are solely focused on their service on one board and people who are involved in many groups. I know it has been quite energizing for me to have a mix of young go getters and older experienced guys to work with. The challenge for members is to figure out how to bring the fresh guys in even when the old guys have done a good job. It greatly facilitates this when the older, entrenched guys voluntarily realize this and move on before they have to be voted out. I read a quote once that went something like, "The most neglected aspect of leadership is succession".
frozenatsea
2010-10-21 03:17:05
What constitutes "old guys" in your mind Salty? Old as in age, or is old having served as a director more than what, lets say ten years? I guess we could continue to stray off subject and discuss term limits but my question was about not electing someone who might already be sitting in a directors seat. By reading your post, I see you don't have any problem with that. Good. I just don't understand what Katlian sees as a problem. Thanks for the reply.
Salty
2010-10-21 05:23:10
I was referring to old as in been there a long time whatever the age. Some of the freshest ideas and energy can come from "old" guys. Think Andy Rooney.
kalitan97828
2010-10-21 05:44:31
Frozenatsea you have a very good point. This is a case of being hoisted on ones own pitard. I appreciate you pointing out the error of my observation and to be perfectly honest I do not have a good responce. Perhaps a better approach would be term limits. My concern is that there is a possibility that decision making for our industry gets "inbred" with the same people sitting on multiple boards. Think I'll go brew a cup of tea.
Carol W
2010-10-21 14:57:37
I must say I am 50 years old yet I must be a really old guy for I have sat on the SSRAA board since the early to mid 80's and now am in my third term of the SPC board. I will point out to everybody that both these seats are elected seats and anybody can run for these seats. I can assure you that I nor Charlie profit from sitting in these seats, and that during the winter a lot of my time is consumed by these boards and there were numerous times in walking up the dock in Craig this summer where that walk took a long time due to member questions, concerns, complaints, etc. I am not nor is Charlie empire building.
As to the dearth of leadership I would like to point out there has been numerous SSRAA elections where I was not opposed on the ballot so I filled the seat. I will say that at present time the troll representation on the SSRAA board is the strongest I have ever seen. When I first was elected to the SSRAA Board the trollers were very quiet now the Gillnetters and Seiners know that they have to listen and address our concerns, so is this bad for the troll fleet.
The question that needs to be asked is why there are not more people running for these boards, is it because I want to sit on as many boards as can or is it because I am the only fool willing to dedicate the time. There are 11 members running for the SPC seats and yes Charlie and I plus Brian Warmuth are running for the 2 SSRAA seats. Now there is some interest by other people in the fleet and having been around fisheries politics since my teen years I welcome the new faces.
If the fleet thinks that they are not being represented by the people serving on these boards then the alternative is to elect new officers however if the fleet is being served well by a person who sits on multiple boards then the fact that person is on multiple boards is not reason to elect him.
Tom
Keep Your Hand On It
Carol W
2010-10-22 00:13:37
I guess I unloaded a bit this morning and should have had more coffee that being said I would like to emphasize that we need all the involvement we can get from the fleet in all areas of representation. We need some of the young faces in the fleet to run for the various boards, not just SPC or the hatchery boards, but also the Advisory boards and in each town in SE we should have a few trollers going to Chamber of Commerce meetings. There is plenty of room for anybody in the fleet to participate in the political arena all anybody has to do is step forward. It is our industry and our livelihood so we all need to participate.
Tom
Keep your hand on it
Salty
2010-10-22 01:56:32
Hear, hear Tom. I actually did join the Sitka Chamber of Commerce one time. It was not my cup of tea but for some Republican or Tea Party Troller it would be just fine.
Carol W
2010-10-22 03:05:55
Come on Eric I think you would look good rubbing elbows with all the ESTABLISHED business comunity.
Tom
Salty
2010-10-22 14:01:01
I did that at Rotary for many years. More my cup of tea, at least a veneer of altruism. Actually our local Rotary club did and still does a lot of great work in the community.