East Coast Z32 Association Rename
03-09-2005, 05:19 AM
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East Coast Z32 Association Rename
Pat - As we were discussing on TT.Net last night, before our thread was deleted --
The original name of the ECZA was the East Coast Z32 Association. The main page of the ECZA website proudly proclaims this
"ecza" is a trademark of the East Coast Z32 Association
& Marsavius Design Bureau
© Copyright 1998-2004
All rights reserved."
It is still clearly stated in the bylaws, as illustrated here:
Article X Addresses Amendments to the bylaws:
Article X
Amendments
Amendments may be proposed by either a majority of the Board or any 20% of the current Members. All amendments must be submitted to the Board in writing. The exact amendment will be presented to the Members via US Postal Service or electronic mail to inform all Members of the proposed changes. Voting on the amendment shall follow the same procedure as the voting to elect Officers, excluding the specific time references therein.
Section 3 of article VII addresses how elections are to be held (thus the voting process)
Section 3. Elections: Balloting via US Postal Service or electronic mail will commence within seven (7) days of the nomination process and must terminate on the tenth (10) day following the mailing/sending of ballots. New Officers shall be installed on the first day of the Corporations fiscal year (January 1).
Interestingly, Article XIII defines the role of the president, that would be you:
Article VIII
Officer Responsibilities
Section 1. President: The President is the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation with the following responsibilities. The President shall ensure the Corporation operates within the parameters established by the Corporation’s Constitution and By-laws. Conduct any and all meetings, represent the Corporation at various functions as required, and appoint committees as required.
Membership is defined as:
Regular Members shall consist of dues-paying individuals and organizations that are interested in the furtherance of the purposes of the Corporation, as well as any person designated by the directors as a Member, and shall hereafter be referred to in these by-laws as "Member" or "Members". Members are required to own a 1990 to 1996 Nissan 300ZX, reside within the geographical boundaries of the Corporation which is defined as those States in the United States bordering the Atlantic Ocean, and meets the participation criteria stated in Article V, Section I, Paragraph A.
In the event that a membership is taken in the name of a husband and wife, a family or any other grouping of persons, of which each person has not submitted individual membership applications and paid the appropriate dues, such grouping shall be considered a Member and shall be entitled to one (1) vote.
So, my question still stands, Did a vote ever take place to change the name of the club, or to allow Non Z32 members? As I see it, non Z32 owners are not voting menbers and the vote needs to go out to only Z32 owning members to change the name of the club and it's original charter.
The original name of the ECZA was the East Coast Z32 Association. The main page of the ECZA website proudly proclaims this
"ecza" is a trademark of the East Coast Z32 Association
& Marsavius Design Bureau
© Copyright 1998-2004
All rights reserved."
It is still clearly stated in the bylaws, as illustrated here:
Article X Addresses Amendments to the bylaws:
Article X
Amendments
Amendments may be proposed by either a majority of the Board or any 20% of the current Members. All amendments must be submitted to the Board in writing. The exact amendment will be presented to the Members via US Postal Service or electronic mail to inform all Members of the proposed changes. Voting on the amendment shall follow the same procedure as the voting to elect Officers, excluding the specific time references therein.
Section 3 of article VII addresses how elections are to be held (thus the voting process)
Section 3. Elections: Balloting via US Postal Service or electronic mail will commence within seven (7) days of the nomination process and must terminate on the tenth (10) day following the mailing/sending of ballots. New Officers shall be installed on the first day of the Corporations fiscal year (January 1).
Interestingly, Article XIII defines the role of the president, that would be you:
Article VIII
Officer Responsibilities
Section 1. President: The President is the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation with the following responsibilities. The President shall ensure the Corporation operates within the parameters established by the Corporation’s Constitution and By-laws. Conduct any and all meetings, represent the Corporation at various functions as required, and appoint committees as required.
Membership is defined as:
Regular Members shall consist of dues-paying individuals and organizations that are interested in the furtherance of the purposes of the Corporation, as well as any person designated by the directors as a Member, and shall hereafter be referred to in these by-laws as "Member" or "Members". Members are required to own a 1990 to 1996 Nissan 300ZX, reside within the geographical boundaries of the Corporation which is defined as those States in the United States bordering the Atlantic Ocean, and meets the participation criteria stated in Article V, Section I, Paragraph A.
In the event that a membership is taken in the name of a husband and wife, a family or any other grouping of persons, of which each person has not submitted individual membership applications and paid the appropriate dues, such grouping shall be considered a Member and shall be entitled to one (1) vote.
So, my question still stands, Did a vote ever take place to change the name of the club, or to allow Non Z32 members? As I see it, non Z32 owners are not voting menbers and the vote needs to go out to only Z32 owning members to change the name of the club and it's original charter.
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03-09-2005, 08:28 AM
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No, a vote was not taken to change the name of the organization. The Officers felt that in order to keep the club active and involved, it was necessary to include the newly introduced 350Z. I’m sorry that you feel the need to stir the proverbial pot and make a big thing out of this. To date, you are the only member who has voiced any opposition to the name change.
The ECZA has grown by leaps and bounds since Pat McCall has taken over as President. Our shows and meets are the best attended in this area. Rather than giving him grief over this, I think he deserves a great deal of credit for the amount of time and effort that he has put into making this club into what it’s become. When Pat took over the club, membership was at approximately 550 members. To date, we have over 800 members. Pat and I, and the other two Officers, have worked hard over the past year to make our meets and shows enjoyable for everyone. Rather than putting your effort into complaining about a name change, why don’t you volunteer your time to help us run a meet or a show???
Again, I’m sorry that you disagree with the name change of the club. We hope you will remain a member, but understand if you wish to submit your resignation. Thank you.
The ECZA has grown by leaps and bounds since Pat McCall has taken over as President. Our shows and meets are the best attended in this area. Rather than giving him grief over this, I think he deserves a great deal of credit for the amount of time and effort that he has put into making this club into what it’s become. When Pat took over the club, membership was at approximately 550 members. To date, we have over 800 members. Pat and I, and the other two Officers, have worked hard over the past year to make our meets and shows enjoyable for everyone. Rather than putting your effort into complaining about a name change, why don’t you volunteer your time to help us run a meet or a show???
Again, I’m sorry that you disagree with the name change of the club. We hope you will remain a member, but understand if you wish to submit your resignation. Thank you.
03-09-2005, 08:55 AM
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By the way, if you want to start digging into the Bylaws...
Article V - Section 1 clearly states that "all members must attend at least one “Official” event per year in order to retain Member status. Such events may include track days, car shows, and cruise days."
Who are you? Have I seen you at any events in the past year??? I don't recall meeting you, but if I have please forgive me for not remembering you. Please introduce yourself to me at the next event, which by the way is coming up on April 9th.
Article V - Section 1 clearly states that "all members must attend at least one “Official” event per year in order to retain Member status. Such events may include track days, car shows, and cruise days."
Who are you? Have I seen you at any events in the past year??? I don't recall meeting you, but if I have please forgive me for not remembering you. Please introduce yourself to me at the next event, which by the way is coming up on April 9th.
03-09-2005, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by cybercath
No, a vote was not taken to change the name of the organization. The Officers felt that in order to keep the club active and involved, it was necessary to include the newly introduced 350Z. I’m sorry that you feel the need to stir the proverbial pot and make a big thing out of this. To date, you are the only member who has voiced any opposition to the name change.
I may be the only person who has taken the time to familiarize themselves with the bylaws of the club, and make a point of adressing this, but I am not the only one who is unhappy about the change. I'll let them voice their opinions as they feel the need. Also, I think you've already covered the fact that the members were not really given an opportunity to voice their opinions before the change went in.
Don't get me wrong. I went to the ECZA meet last year, had a good time and enjoyed the company. But I thought the bylaws and charter were supposed to be upheld. When I saw what was specifically laid out in the bylaws, and being a Z32 owner, I thought it might be worth bringing to the attention of the current membership and officers.
Originally Posted by cybercath
The ECZA has grown by leaps and bounds since Pat McCall has taken over as President. Our shows and meets are the best attended in this area. Rather than giving him grief over this, I think he deserves a great deal of credit for the amount of time and effort that he has put into making this club into what it’s become. When Pat took over the club, membership was at approximately 550 members. To date, we have over 800 members.
Originally Posted by cybercath
Pat and I, and the other two Officers, have worked hard over the past year to make our meets and shows enjoyable for everyone. Rather than putting your effort into complaining about a name change, why don’t you volunteer your time to help us run a meet or a show???
I'm a member of my local Z-Car club, regular poster on tt.net, participate quite a bit in the 'community'. While I may not have the inspiration it takes to lead, organize and run an organization or even an event of the magnitude the ECZA handles, I still do my part.
Originally Posted by cybercath
Again, I’m sorry that you disagree with the name change of the club. We hope you will remain a member, but understand if you wish to submit your resignation. Thank you.
I can assure you I won't be doing that either. * I have no problem with Pat -- That should not be interpreted as i do not like who the president of the club is.
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03-09-2005, 09:04 AM
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Junxster...I agree that we probably should have gone through the process to do a formal name change. However, I took over this organization back in Sept of 2002 when the club was completely dead and dying. The club was started by Alex Lee and through his awesome leadership it became know as one of the premier Z32 clubs. Unfortunately, Alex Lee became tied up with other things and no applications were being processed and individuals were going to other Z clubs because they felt the ECZA was a waste.
With the introduction of the new 350Z other Z owners were complaining that the organization was being unfair. Is a Z not a Z??? Would you not want to have a club that appeals to all Z’s and not just a specific model??? I agree that we should have gone through a formal name change process. Its ironic that you bring this up now when the name change has been in effect for almost 1.5 years.
For example, I don’t seem to recall Corvette clubs that are only for the “Stingray Model”. It only makes sense to open it to everyone.
It amazes me that members bring up these issues but no other members seem to want to participate in the club as officers and elect only to attend meets.
How many ECZA members have organized an event since 2002 when I took over the club?? How many?? Let me answer for you "O". Every single event has been organized by the myself and some of the other officers. These include spring meets, organizing raffles to obtain club funds, maintaining the web page, car shows, and orders for shirts for our club logo. When I took over this organization it had over 565 members. In two years, I have processed almost 250 new member applications. The ECZA is now known as one of the largest Z clubs on the East Coast. People are now coming to us to assist them in organizing events because our membership base is so large.
Our meets have grown by leaps and bounds since the club was opened to all Z vintages. I seem to recall meets of 20 Z’s when I first joined the ECZA. Now our meets average between 80 and 130 Z’s. Our meets have become so large that we constantly have to look to new venues to host them.
If someone else would like to take over this organization by all means step up to the plate. I have done it since 2002 and am ready for a change. I don’t think members realize the efforts that are undertaken to keep this club afloat.
Ironically, you are the first person to bring up this issue. If you are unhappy with the name change or are unhappy with the club itself, we can always remove your name from the membership list. I don't recall you ever having to pay dues to participate.
Thanks...
With the introduction of the new 350Z other Z owners were complaining that the organization was being unfair. Is a Z not a Z??? Would you not want to have a club that appeals to all Z’s and not just a specific model??? I agree that we should have gone through a formal name change process. Its ironic that you bring this up now when the name change has been in effect for almost 1.5 years.
For example, I don’t seem to recall Corvette clubs that are only for the “Stingray Model”. It only makes sense to open it to everyone.
It amazes me that members bring up these issues but no other members seem to want to participate in the club as officers and elect only to attend meets.
How many ECZA members have organized an event since 2002 when I took over the club?? How many?? Let me answer for you "O". Every single event has been organized by the myself and some of the other officers. These include spring meets, organizing raffles to obtain club funds, maintaining the web page, car shows, and orders for shirts for our club logo. When I took over this organization it had over 565 members. In two years, I have processed almost 250 new member applications. The ECZA is now known as one of the largest Z clubs on the East Coast. People are now coming to us to assist them in organizing events because our membership base is so large.
Our meets have grown by leaps and bounds since the club was opened to all Z vintages. I seem to recall meets of 20 Z’s when I first joined the ECZA. Now our meets average between 80 and 130 Z’s. Our meets have become so large that we constantly have to look to new venues to host them.
If someone else would like to take over this organization by all means step up to the plate. I have done it since 2002 and am ready for a change. I don’t think members realize the efforts that are undertaken to keep this club afloat.
Ironically, you are the first person to bring up this issue. If you are unhappy with the name change or are unhappy with the club itself, we can always remove your name from the membership list. I don't recall you ever having to pay dues to participate.
Thanks...
03-09-2005, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by cybercath
By the way, if you want to start digging into the Bylaws...
Article V - Section 1 clearly states that "all members must attend at least one “Official” event per year in order to retain Member status. Such events may include track days, car shows, and cruise days."
Who are you? Have I seen you at any events in the past year??? I don't recall meeting you, but if I have please forgive me for not remembering you. Please introduce yourself to me at the next event, which by the way is coming up on April 9th.
Article V - Section 1 clearly states that "all members must attend at least one “Official” event per year in order to retain Member status. Such events may include track days, car shows, and cruise days."
Who are you? Have I seen you at any events in the past year??? I don't recall meeting you, but if I have please forgive me for not remembering you. Please introduce yourself to me at the next event, which by the way is coming up on April 9th.
Cathy - I caravaned up with YugoBernie to the April event last year. Here I am parking my car in the lot.
and here i am after one two many of Pa's finest brew:
03-09-2005, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Pats300zx
Junxster...I agree that we probably should have gone through the process to do a formal name change. However, I took over this organization back in Sept of 2002 when the club was completely dead and dying. The club was started by Alex Lee and through his awesome leadership it became know as one of the premier Z32 clubs. Unfortunately, Alex Lee became tied up with other things and no applications were being processed and individuals were going to other Z clubs because they felt the ECZA was a waste.
Originally Posted by Pats300zx
With the introduction of the new 350Z other Z owners were complaining that the organization was being unfair. Is a Z not a Z??? Would you not want to have a club that appeals to all Z’s and not just a specific model??? I agree that we should have gone through a formal name change process. Its ironic that you bring this up now when the name change has been in effect for almost 1.5 years.
For example, I don’t seem to recall Corvette clubs that are only for the “Stingray Model”. It only makes sense to open it to everyone.
For example, I don’t seem to recall Corvette clubs that are only for the “Stingray Model”. It only makes sense to open it to everyone.
The internet stingray club is the fourth or fifth one down. They have a solid axle club, a Z06 Club, well as you can see the list goes on and on.
Through the generations, the cars have grown apart. A 1970 S30 has very little in common with a 94 TT, but probably does have more in common from a design standpoint with a Z33. The Z32 Stands out head and shoulders above the other cars, imo. It continues to be the bar against which all other Nissan sports cars are measured.
That's what i'm saying. I've owned S30's, z31's and Z32's. heck, I even associate with some of those people on a daily basis. But it seems to me that the ECZA was formed specifically for the Z32 community. For those Z's made from 1990 to 1996. (well, imported to the US as those model years) The reason for that is pretty obvious. The Z32 community has been ostracized many times by other clubs, and I think the ECZA was to help hold those people together.
Originally Posted by Pats300zx
It amazes me that members bring up these issues but no other members seem to want to participate in the club as officers and elect only to attend meets.
How many ECZA members have organized an event since 2002 when I took over the club?? How many?? Let me answer for you "O". Every single event has been organized by the myself and some of the other officers. These include spring meets, organizing raffles to obtain club funds, maintaining the web page, car shows, and orders for shirts for our club logo. When I took over this organization it had over 565 members. In two years, I have processed almost 250 new member applications. The ECZA is now known as one of the largest Z clubs on the East Coast. People are now coming to us to assist them in organizing events because our membership base is so large.
How many ECZA members have organized an event since 2002 when I took over the club?? How many?? Let me answer for you "O". Every single event has been organized by the myself and some of the other officers. These include spring meets, organizing raffles to obtain club funds, maintaining the web page, car shows, and orders for shirts for our club logo. When I took over this organization it had over 565 members. In two years, I have processed almost 250 new member applications. The ECZA is now known as one of the largest Z clubs on the East Coast. People are now coming to us to assist them in organizing events because our membership base is so large.
Originally Posted by Pats300zx
Our meets have grown by leaps and bounds since the club was opened to all Z vintages. I seem to recall meets of 20 Z’s when I first joined the ECZA. Now our meets average between 80 and 130 Z’s. Our meets have become so large that we constantly have to look to new venues to host them.
If someone else would like to take over this organization by all means step up to the plate. I have done it since 2002 and am ready for a change. I don’t think members realize the efforts that are undertaken to keep this club afloat.
Ironically, you are the first person to bring up this issue. If you are unhappy with the name change or are unhappy with the club itself, we can always remove your name from the membership list. I don't recall you ever having to pay dues to participate.
Thanks...
If someone else would like to take over this organization by all means step up to the plate. I have done it since 2002 and am ready for a change. I don’t think members realize the efforts that are undertaken to keep this club afloat.
Ironically, you are the first person to bring up this issue. If you are unhappy with the name change or are unhappy with the club itself, we can always remove your name from the membership list. I don't recall you ever having to pay dues to participate.
Thanks...
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03-09-2005, 09:28 AM
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Junxster, I'm happy to hear that you plan on continuing with your membership. As for the Bylaws, they will be addressed at a future time. With an upcoming meet and show to put on, Pat and I do not have time to review and make changes at this point.
For now, I'm asking you to kindly let this die and let Pat and I, and the other Officers, run the club and continue to put on shows/meets/cruise nights.
...and I truly hope we don't lose our President over this.
For now, I'm asking you to kindly let this die and let Pat and I, and the other Officers, run the club and continue to put on shows/meets/cruise nights.
...and I truly hope we don't lose our President over this.
03-09-2005, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by cybercath
Junxster, I'm happy to hear that you plan on continuing with your membership. As for the Bylaws, they will be addressed at a future time. With an upcoming meet and show to put on, Pat and I do not have time to review and make changes at this point.
For now, I'm asking you to kindly let this die and let Pat and I, and the other Officers, run the club and continue to put on shows/meets/cruise nights.
...and I truly hope we don't lose our President over this.
For now, I'm asking you to kindly let this die and let Pat and I, and the other Officers, run the club and continue to put on shows/meets/cruise nights.
...and I truly hope we don't lose our President over this.
Then I assume that these changes to the bylaws will not be put to a vote?
03-09-2005, 10:04 AM
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It seems to me that the original founders set out some pretty straight forward goals for the club, but also a system by which those goals could be amended or changed. It seems like that process was short circuited, and I was just asking that it be addressed.
I do not disagree with you that the position you hold is a thankless task. There is much to be done, and few know the details of what goes into it. You are to be commended for that job.
As far as why I don't help you organize a show, I spend my time working on my Z and driving it, shows are not really my thing. I enjoy caravaning and meeting people, which is what attending such shows is all about. I even went so far as to attend ZCCA this year in long beach last year and the TT.Net Banquet -- all without my car. I'm a member of my local Z-Car club, regular poster on tt.net, participate quite a bit in the 'community'. While I may not have the inspiration it takes to lead, organize and run an organization or even an event of the magnitude the ECZA handles, I still do my part.
Thanks for posting pictures of yourself. I will be sure to introduce myself at one of the next meets that you attend.
If you feel the need to start a Z32 type organization then by all means go ahead. I will applaude it and may even join myself.
As it stands now the ECZA will continue to be called what it is and its membership structure is not going to change. We will be sure to re-do the by-laws. They have not been changed since I took over the club. With all of the other things that are going on its certainly something that needs to addressed.
03-09-2005, 10:55 AM
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Pat - I have no aspirations of taking over your job, it's more than i have time or resources to handle. Thanks for answering my questions on this. When I see you in april, I'd love to buy you a beer. Maybe if not a Shiner Bock, at least a Yuengling.
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