Will Bauer replace Hanke as VP of Finance?

Randy Bauer has just been elected to the USCF Executive Board and will
take office next month. Bauer is the Budget Director of the State of
Iowa and is eminently well qualified to be the USCF VP of Finance. He
is also a master chess player.

Tim Hanke is the current VP of Finance. He has no qualifications for
the job. He got the position by being the co-leader of a coup to throw
out John McCrary as USCF President.

Hanke has strongly implied that he will resist any efforts to
"impeach" him as Hanke puts it before his two year term is up. It
seems likely that Hanke will resign from the board if he is replaced
as VP of Finance.

Nevertheless, I hope that Hanke will voluntarily step aside and allow
Bauer to become VP of Finance. For many years the USCF has had
hokus-pokus accounting. Nobody knew what the numbers really
represented. Hanke is not to blame for this. This has been the
situation for a long time, since at least the early 1990s and probably
for a lot longer than that.

However, as long as Hanke is VP of Finance, nobody will have much
confidence in the figures. With Bauer in as VP of Finance, we will
have confidence in the figures and the USCF will be much stronger as a
result.

However, Bauer has already committed his first blunder. On Thu, 22 Jul
2004 01:17:46 GMT, "Randy Bauer" wrote:

"I'm obviously pleased by the results (and making plans to fly to Dallas)."

What a whopper! The USCF Executive Board will be meeting in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, not in Dallas.

Nevertheless, I hope that Hanke will do the right thing and step aside
as USCF VP of Finance and allow Bauer to take that position.

Sam Sloan

Tim Hanke is the current VP of Finance. He has no qualifications for
the job. He got the position by being the co-leader of a coup to throw
out John McCrary as USCF President.

A coup? Did the board not elect him, after he fairly won an election by
the members (gee, who was that again that he beat out for the position?)?


Hanke has strongly implied that he will resist any efforts to
"impeach" him as Hanke puts it before his two year term is up. It
seems likely that Hanke will resign from the board if he is replaced
as VP of Finance.

Any your source of such information is...what? Postings here on USENET?
While USENET might be nice for posting information (oh, how's Leko
doing these days?), I would hardly try to determine one's position based
on USENET "conversation" - unless Tim makes a statement as to his
position, I am not sure you come to the "strong implication" of what he
will do.


Nevertheless, I hope that Hanke will voluntarily step aside and allow
Bauer to become VP of Finance. For many years the USCF has had
hokus-pokus accounting. Nobody knew what the numbers really
represented. Hanke is not to blame for this. This has been the
situation for a long time, since at least the early 1990s and probably
for a lot longer than that.


You can perhaps make a case that Bauer is more qualified than Hanke, but
I don't know that a case has been made that Hanke is unqualified.
Beatriz Marinello has spoken well of him, and given the situation the
USCF was in when she and Tim came about, it would seem he has done a
reasonable job. Having Bauer will likely enhance the capabilities of
the board, but it is not clear that Bauer needs to replace Hanke to do that.


John

Another charming fairy tale by Scammie Sammy. My guess is Tim would
cheerfully let anyone that wants the job of Finance VP have it with his
blessings.


"Sam Sloan" wrote in message
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Will Bauer replace Hanke as VP of Finance?

Randy Bauer has just been elected to the USCF Executive Board and will
take office next month. Bauer is the Budget Director of the State of
Iowa and is eminently well qualified to be the USCF VP of Finance. He
is also a master chess player.

Tim Hanke is the current VP of Finance. He has no qualifications for
the job. He got the position by being the co-leader of a coup to throw
out John McCrary as USCF President.

Hanke has strongly implied that he will resist any efforts to
"impeach" him as Hanke puts it before his two year term is up. It
seems likely that Hanke will resign from the board if he is replaced
as VP of Finance.

Nevertheless, I hope that Hanke will voluntarily step aside and allow
Bauer to become VP of Finance. For many years the USCF has had
hokus-pokus accounting. Nobody knew what the numbers really
represented. Hanke is not to blame for this. This has been the
situation for a long time, since at least the early 1990s and probably
for a lot longer than that.

However, as long as Hanke is VP of Finance, nobody will have much
confidence in the figures. With Bauer in as VP of Finance, we will
have confidence in the figures and the USCF will be much stronger as a
result.

However, Bauer has already committed his first blunder. On Thu, 22 Jul
2004 01:17:46 GMT, "Randy Bauer" wrote:

"I'm obviously pleased by the results (and making plans to fly to
Dallas)."

What a whopper! The USCF Executive Board will be meeting in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, not in Dallas.

Nevertheless, I hope that Hanke will do the right thing and step aside
as USCF VP of Finance and allow Bauer to take that position.

Sam Sloan

"Sam Sloan" wrote in message
om...
Will Bauer replace Hanke as VP of Finance?

Randy Bauer has just been elected to the USCF Executive Board and will
take office next month. Bauer is the Budget Director of the State of
Iowa and is eminently well qualified to be the USCF VP of Finance. He
is also a master chess player.

Tim Hanke is the current VP of Finance. He has no qualifications for
the job. He got the position by being the co-leader of a coup to throw
out John McCrary as USCF President.

Hanke has strongly implied that he will resist any efforts to
"impeach" him as Hanke puts it before his two year term is up. It
seems likely that Hanke will resign from the board if he is replaced
as VP of Finance.

Nevertheless, I hope that Hanke will voluntarily step aside and allow
Bauer to become VP of Finance. For many years the USCF has had
hokus-pokus accounting. Nobody knew what the numbers really
represented. Hanke is not to blame for this. This has been the
situation for a long time, since at least the early 1990s and probably
for a lot longer than that.

I think Tim Hanke has done a fine job so far in his role as VP of Finance.
It makes no sense whatsoever for me to seek that position. I was elected to
fill a one-year term; there would be absolutely no assurance of continuity
were I to take over now and only serve the one year.

However, as long as Hanke is VP of Finance, nobody will have much
confidence in the figures. With Bauer in as VP of Finance, we will
have confidence in the figures and the USCF will be much stronger as a
result.

The confidence will come when the figures are audited and released in a
timely fashion. From what I hear, that is proceeding. There are several
good signs, such as improvement in accounts payable, that suggest finances
are improving somewhat.

However, Bauer has already committed his first blunder. On Thu, 22 Jul
2004 01:17:46 GMT, "Randy Bauer" wrote:

"I'm obviously pleased by the results (and making plans to fly to
Dallas)."

What a whopper! The USCF Executive Board will be meeting in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, not in Dallas.

Yes, Sam, thanks for being the SECOND person to point that out. Scooped
again, right? I purchased tickets for Fort Lauderdale, but thanks for your
obvious concern.

Nevertheless, I hope that Hanke will do the right thing and step aside
as USCF VP of Finance and allow Bauer to take that position.

Sam Sloan

Randy Bauer

"Randy Bauer" writes:

I think Tim Hanke has done a fine job so far in his role as VP of Finance.
It makes no sense whatsoever for me to seek that position. I was elected to
fill a one-year term; there would be absolutely no assurance of continuity
were I to take over now and only serve the one year.

I suggest Sam ignore qualifications and consider performance. The USCF
is in far better financial shape now than it was a year ago. Tim's
performance as VP-Finance deserves a good portion of the credit for that.

The confidence will come when the figures are audited and released in a
timely fashion. From what I hear, that is proceeding. There are several
good signs, such as improvement in accounts payable, that suggest finances
are improving somewhat.

Depending on what adjustments were made (if any) to A/R, I think the USCF
may have a current ratio of 1.8 or better.

I don't know if the auditors have turned in their report yet, and
publications is still adjusting to being shoehorned into 1/3 the
space they had a month ago. But the plan was to get a PDF of the audited
financials up on the web site before the end of July.

CFO Ken Thomas is still in the Phillipines on vacation with his family.
(An odd coincidence in that Fischer was supposedly on his way to the
Phillipines when he was arrested, I can't wait to see what kind of whole
cloth Sam weaves out of that.)
---
Mike Nolan

"Sam Sloan" wrote in message
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SNIP

Well, I've figured it out.

Sloan spends $250.00 a year to run for the USCF's EB -- which basically
boils down to a poor showing in which he doesn't even get HALF the votes of
the person/people who ARE elected -- and posts a long, nonsensical, jealous
speculation of what's going to happen in New Windsor once the results are
released. In the next few years to come, Sloan will probably attempt this
exercise in futility ten or twenty more times, spending thousands of dollars
in the process, using money that could be better spent feeding his numerous
his illegitimate children. Of course, that's too responsible for him, so I
suggest we here at RGCP come up with a plan to help budget poor Sammy while
still allowing him to indulge in his favorite pastime: Getting his ass
waxed in USCF elections.

So how 'bout this: Sloan sends everyone who posts on RGCP a one time, flat
fee of $100, and we agree sigh to put him on the ballot and allow him to
regurgitate his nonsense on Usenet without telling him how stupid he is
after he's once again beaten like a rented mule in the election.

Of course, this may mean Sloan has to get a JOB (or at least renew his
expired taxi license), so we may have to wait a bit for the cash. With all
the regulars on here, I figure it might only cost him a few thousand.

So how 'bout it, gents? Is a C-Note enough rent for Sloan to occupy your
killfile?

Regards,

Matt

"Matt Nemmers" wrote
"Sam Sloan" wrote SNIP

Well, I've figured it out.

Sloan spends $250.00 a year to run for the USCF's EB -- which basically
boils down to a poor showing in which he doesn't even get HALF the votes
of
the person/people who ARE elected -- and posts a long, nonsensical,
jealous
speculation of what's going to happen in New Windsor once the results are
released. In the next few years to come, Sloan will probably attempt this
exercise in futility ten or twenty more times, spending thousands of
dollars
in the process, using money that could be better spent feeding his
numerous
his illegitimate children. Of course, that's too responsible for him, so
I
suggest we here at RGCP come up with a plan to help budget poor Sammy
while
still allowing him to indulge in his favorite pastime: Getting his ass
waxed in USCF elections.

So how 'bout this: Sloan sends everyone who posts on RGCP a one time,
flat
fee of $100, and we agree sigh to put him on the ballot and allow him to
regurgitate his nonsense on Usenet without telling him how stupid he is
after he's once again beaten like a rented mule in the election.

Of course, this may mean Sloan has to get a JOB (or at least renew his
expired taxi license), so we may have to wait a bit for the cash. With
all
the regulars on here, I figure it might only cost him a few thousand.

So how 'bout it, gents? Is a C-Note enough rent for Sloan to occupy your
killfile?

Nope. I'm holding out for $100,000. For that, I'll even vote for him and put
his bumper sticker on my car.

Ken Albin

"Sam Sloan" wrote:
.... However, Bauer has already committed his first blunder. ....
"I'm obviously pleased by the results (and making plans to fly to
Dallas)."

I trust that this error has been pointed out (by you and others) in time to
warn Bauer to buy a ticket to Florida rather than Texas.

Bill Smythe

"Mike Nolan" wrote:
.... I can't wait to see what kind of whole
cloth Sam weaves out of that. ....

Careful, Mike. Don't give Sam any ideas.

Bill Smythe

(Sam Sloan) gibbered ...
Will Bauer replace Hanke as VP of Finance?

Will Sloan stop inventing rumors from whole cloth?

Randy Bauer has just been elected to the USCF Executive Board and will
take office next month. Bauer is the Budget Director of the State of
Iowa and is eminently well qualified to be the USCF VP of Finance. He
is also a master chess player.

Sloan lulls us by starting off with a few true statements, then veers
into fantasy...

Tim Hanke is the current VP of Finance. He has no qualifications for
the job. He got the position by being the co-leader of a coup to throw
out John McCrary as USCF President.

In fact, I started my professional career as a financial analyst who
wrote financial programs on a mainframe and PC. Early in my career I
was the Budget Analyst for the Kennedy School of Government. I took
many accounting courses and went as far as a CPA Exam Prep Course,
before realizing accounting was simply too dull for me to do it the
rest of my working life.

Hanke has strongly implied that he will resist any efforts to
"impeach" him as Hanke puts it before his two year term is up. It
seems likely that Hanke will resign from the board if he is replaced
as VP of Finance.

There is no effort to "impeach" me other than Sloan's maunderings.
Fortunately Sloan has no standing.

Nevertheless, I hope that Hanke will voluntarily step aside and allow
Bauer to become VP of Finance. For many years the USCF has had
hokus-pokus accounting. Nobody knew what the numbers really
represented. Hanke is not to blame for this. This has been the
situation for a long time, since at least the early 1990s and probably
for a lot longer than that.

I'm glad Sloan doesn't blame me for the USCF's accounting system.

However, as long as Hanke is VP of Finance, nobody will have much
confidence in the figures. With Bauer in as VP of Finance, we will
have confidence in the figures and the USCF will be much stronger as a
result.

Whenever Sloan writes, "Nobody will have much confidence ..." or
"Everyone knows..." he is describing a very small universe of people
consisting solely of himself.

However, Bauer has already committed his first blunder. On Thu, 22 Jul
2004 01:17:46 GMT, "Randy Bauer" wrote:

"I'm obviously pleased by the results (and making plans to fly to Dallas)."

What a whopper! The USCF Executive Board will be meeting in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, not in Dallas.

There you have it, Bauer can't even figure out where the annual
meeting is being held. How can we trust such a man with debits and
credits? :-)

Nevertheless, I hope that Hanke will do the right thing and step aside
as USCF VP of Finance and allow Bauer to take that position.

Sam Sloan

I will do the right thing and step aside as VP of Finance, the day
Sloan does the right thing and slits his own throat.

Tim Hanke