Summary of Policies
Why You Should Vote For William Jacomb
This year the RACV abolished Candidates' statements from appearing in Royal Auto despite the fact that this has been done in previous years.
Please find below a summary of my campaign platform.
For a detailed Policy Statement click here
RACV needs Directors who have a deep respect for the past of the Club and
the vision, knowledge and youth necessary to take the Club into the next
century.
I have an extensive background in modern technology, insurance and service
to others.
Many aspects of RACV business concern me.
Why can't you carry forward all your unused service calls? You should be
able to!
Why aren't RACV Insurance rates more competitive? They should be!
Why do we just complain about fuel prices (particularly in country areas)?
We need decisive action, not just more talk.
Board Members must be readily accessible to members.
The RACV Repair Centre should be accessible to all RACV members, not just
those insured with RACV Insurance or where RACV Insurance is responsible to
fix the damage.
Modern Technology
The RACV needs to embrace modern technology to allow it to give better
service to members and take it into the 21st Century.
Why is the RACV Web Site not as sophisticated as the NRMA Site. On the NRMA site, not only can you sign up as a member but in addition there are areas which are only accessible by quoting your membership number.
Technology is the key to our future . We should be working it to death to give as much value for money benefits to our members.
Compare the two:-
RACV Webs Site is "http://www.racv.com.au"
The NRMA Web Site is "http://www.nrma.com.au".
Better Representation For Service Members
Currently Road Service Members pay in about $36M per year. Ordinary Members
pay in about $6M.
Despite paying in 600% more that ordinary members, service members are only
entitled to 40% of the seats on the Board.
This is clearly not equitable.
Fairer Election Procedures
Currently the Board uses an election system that was thrown out by the
Australian Senate in 1919 as being manifestly unfair and unrepresentative.
We should use the same system as is used for the House Of Representatives.
The Denying Of Members Of An Easy Opportunity To Know More About Candidates & Their Policies
In previous years, Candidates' Statements appeared in Royal Auto. This gave members the a convenient way to know what Candidates proposed to do for them if elected.
This year the RACV Board has changed the rules so that Candidates' Statements are no longer printed in Royal Auto.
How can members make an informed choice if they do not know what individual candidates' platforms are?
Once elected I will actively campaign to have candidates statements printed in Royal Auto.
In the meanwhile I am offering space on web site to all candidates to allow them to display their campaign statements.
Reducing The Election Period
Early this year, the RACV amended Bylaws to reduce the Election Period from the month of June to just 10 days. In addition, members can only pick up one ballot paper from RACV Offices and may not cast their vote their. The only place a ballot box will be is in 123 Queens Street, where you have to be an ordinary (social) club member in order to enter.
Why is this an issue?
Members Ballot Papers arrive in Royal Auto. In theory this should be delivered in the last week of May.
However, in previous years, I have had numerous complaints from members who have only received their Royal Auto in the third or last week of June.
Under the new rule, such members now run the risk of being effectively disenfranchised unless they are able to make a trip into a Branch Office or make special contact with the Club to obtain one.
Why did the Board cut the election period to only 10 days?
Intergraph
Given the current very public concerns about Intergraph, should we be using
it for despatching patrolmen?
If you would like to talk to me on any of these issues or issues of your
own which I can address once elected to council, I can be contacted at
3/24 Straw Street, WEST BRUNSWICK, 9388 0073 (fax) 0414 724 565 or ) by
EMAIL.
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