Delmarva Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers

ASSE Dues Increase Vote Results

The period for voting, starting April 1 regarding the Board of Directors’ motion to the HoD for a dues increase ended on May 16, 2008. After allowing time for those ballots mailed to be received at ASSE Headquarters and counted, the official vote indicates a vote to disapprove the motion to increase membership dues by $29 from $120 to $149.

I appreciate the time each of you took to consider the motion and cast a vote on the future of this Society. I also want to express thanks to our fellow members and colleagues of the Finance Committee, Board of Directors and Staff of ASSE for their diligent efforts to present reasoned and sound information bringing this motion forward to the House of Delegates.

Going forward, your colleagues, elected to serve on the Society Board of Directors, will continue to manage the Society in a prudent and responsible manner. We will continue to review the Society’s strategic plan and operations in light of our finances. A focus on strong financials will continue as it has for some years. Non-dues revenue will continue to be emphasized. Current services and products will be reviewed and prioritized. New and proposed services and products and expansion of existing programs will be scrutinized in light of this vote outcome. Our colleagues serving on the Finance Committee will review alternative dues adjustment models and bring forward recommendations based on best available data.

For your information and to summarize the vote results, please see below.

The actual vote count result were:

Approve the motion: 97
Disapprove the motion: 105

A review of the votes cast shows:

48% of voting delegates voted in favor of the motion.
52% of voting delegates voted against the motion.

Of the total delegates of record and eligible to vote a further review indicates:

Approximately 43% voted for the motion and
Approximately About 46% voted against the motion.
Approximately 11% of delegates did not vote.

2008 Society Election Results

Current President-Elect Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM will succeed to the office of President. Current Senior Vice President C. Christopher Patton, CSP will succeed to the office of President-Elect. The new Society Officers whose terms begin on July 1, 2008 are as follows:

Society Officers:

Senior Vice President - Darryl C. Hill, CSP
Vice President, Finance - James D. Smith, M.S., CSP
Vice President, Practices & Standards - George W. Pearson, CSP, ARM
Vice President, Region II - James G. Gallup, P.E., CSP
Vice President, Region IV - Michael Belcher, CSP
Vice President, Region VI - James H. Morris III
Vice President, Region VIII - Robert E. McClay, CSP

Area Directors:

Region II, Area A - Harold L. Gribow, M.S., CSP, ARM
Region IV, Mississippi/Alabama - R. Steven Willis, CSP
Region IV, North Florida/Georgia - Pamela B. Perrich, CIH
Region VIII, Empire State - Arthur J. Dube, OHST
Region VIII, New England - Thomas J. Nolan III, P.E., CSP

The newly elected Society Officers will be installed at the annual House of Delegates Meeting, Monday, June 9, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV.

2008 Society Election Results Memo (pdf)