STAHI Members,
Welcome to Summer!
The in-person meeting at the SPOT of 6/20 was poorly attended (5 persons including myself). Notice was sent to all members 11 days in advance with an agenda. A follow-up reminder was sent the day prior to the meeting. Charlie had said in the last meeting that he would arrange for this meeting with the SPOT based on a minimum of 20 persons.
Quora was not met and no business was conducted other than to decide that there will be no July business meeting as there is the scheduled inspect-out social event that month.
The August meeting is scheduled to be in-person at the SPOT with NYS CE. This assumes that they will have us after this last poor showing.
The 5 of us had some good discussions. Discussion of the need to revisit the change from the previously member approved meeting program was included and will be on the agenda for August. Multiple important related matters were not addressed prior to the change. Not the least of which is the SPOT’s tolerance for infrequent and/or poorly attended meetings there. Keith observed that the SPOT’s meeting room sees substantial activity. The revised meeting plan depends on their commitment to scheduling the room for us and that was not nailed down prior to making the change to quarterly in-person. I am also concerned about our remote members and others who prefer the convenience of Zoom meetings. They joined for 2023 based on Zoom regular meetings with quarterly social events. This change seems like bait-n-switch to me and unfair to some members.
After so much ongoing pressure by some to get together in-person, it was disappointing and frankly embarrassing to have such low attendance. The SPOT had set aside the room for us and arranged for staff. It was not fair to them and i would not be surprised if it hurt our relationship with them.
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Larry
Lawrence C. Ames, Proprietor
NYS Licensed Home Inspector, #16000075469
607-766-1830 . Larry@AmesInspection.com
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Director, New York Association of Home Inspectors, NYSAHI (2021-2023)
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Larry, can you identify the members (or at least the number of members) who pressured for in-person meetings? Were they in attendance? If the Spot requires at least 20 people to reserve the room it sounds like we should seek a new venue that will accommodate a smaller group.