[TXHUG] Comments from Mike Peacock

[Amy Sebring]

These just came in from Mike this morning.  I think we can accommodate 
most of these easily.  Comments from Tom LeBlanc that Mike refers to is 
essentially "no comments".

Amy

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Peacock, Mike wrote:
 > Amy:
 >
 > First of all let me apologize for not getting this back
 > until now.  I was waiting for Tom LeBlanc to get back to
 > work to do it jointly.  Just found out that he has already
 > sent comments.  Therefore, I will offer a couple of
 > suggestions (no "show stoppers" that I saw).  If it's too
 > late to factor them in (or if you just don't want to do
 > that), no problem here.
 >
 > Overall I think the Charter is a good document and covers
 > all the items it needs to address.  I do offer these
 > suggestions:
 >
 > 1.  In the section on "Purpose", I would reverse the order
 > of the two paragraphs.  It seems to me the HUG's purpose,
 > first and foremost, is to "preach the gospel" of HAZUS -
 > advance knowledge about it and training for it, encourage
 > its use, act as a sounding board and collection point for
 > users, etc.  The end result, hopefully, will be reduced losses
 > but it is not primary purpose of the organization.
 >
 > 2.  On the Advisory Board, if EMAT is a member, shouldn't
 > TGCEMA and CBEMA also be listed?  Also Dr. Wells at UT-CSR
 > has been an active user; were they considered as a potential
 > member?
 >
 > 3.  It was a bit confusing to me to read about the standing
 > committees early in the document, but not have their purpose
 > and make up described until Section VIII.  Seems it would be
 > clearer to shorten the section on "Officers" to just a list
 > of the positions (the first paragraph under Section IV), make
 > Section V "Committees" and just list them and give brief description
 > of what they do (one line).  Then cover both the officers and
 > committee funtions in detail in a section that deals with that
 > and with elections.  You could call it "Elections and Organizational
 > Structure".
 >
 > Just suggestions.  If you want to use them or lose them, that's
 > okay with me...and again I'm sorry to be sending this in so late.
 >