wrote:

Bill,

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We hope that state/local leaders,
delegates, and members express support for our position, and that this
will cause Beatriz to reconsider her determination to sign the contract
during her remaining two weeks as President.

How can one support *any* position without adequate information?!

The starting point is what agreements have *already* been entered into
with the community of Crossville and others? The signing of the
contract you object to may simply be the last step of a fait accompli.

In general, I would like to offer the follow recommendations to future
administrations.

1) Use an open contract system. In general, contracts with third
parties should be posted to the USCF Website. This is a membership
based organization with voting rights. Any member, who has an
interest, should be given reasonable opportunities to learn what is
going on with their organization with easy access to information.

2) Any major decision should be supported by a published (posted to the
Web) "white paper" which justifies the action.

3) All major contracts should include a termination clause.

4) The USCF should strive to honor its agreements. If it must go back
on its word it should do so in a professional and ethical manner.
Backing out of agreements should *never* be done for political or
personal reasons, and should only be done when the reasons are
compelling.

I hope all who will be asked to make decisions will have the necessary
information made available to them, and will not be asked to make
decisions based on personalities and the word of others alone.

Best regards,

George John