I want to thank everyone for their comments both here on the boards and also privately. Thanks to the handful of contractors/distributor that personally called me and offered some very good feedback as it relates to this particular topic. Your suggestions that you offered certainly make sense and true to my word I am here to expound a little further on this particular subject matter.
I also am confident that for the ones that did speak to me over the last couple days walked away from our conversations with a sense of understanding and assurance that we are compelled to go the extra mile to makee sure that contrators do believe that the new organizations will be guided and anchored by contractors. I was asked to repost to make sure that the industry hears in the most simplistic terms of the opportunity for us ~ meaning contractors ~ has in establishing a new organization.
1. The current workings and infrastructure of the UAMCC will be totally overhauled so that all aspects of the new organization will be contractor oriented.
2. Complete control of the UAMCC has been passed on to me for the establishment of a new organization for contractors.
3. The current BOD's for the UAMCC will be phased out.
4. A Transition Team of 7 contractors from our industry will assist the new UAMCC in establishing it's new framework. When I say framework I mean newwebsite, BBS, By-Law review & MODIFICATIONS, membership fees, and the establishment of how and what our services will be for the membership base. The 7 contractors that make up the Transition Team will be determined by: ** note the 7 members must represent the entire U.S. ~ meaning that we can't have 6 members from Hawaii and 1 member from Alaska - Evenly distributed.
1. their ability to Volunteer;
2. not a bod or founder of any other pressure washing organization;
3. Not a power washing/equipment distributor
4. Must be a power washing contractor.
6. Must be able to work with a group of 6 people to ensure that organizations infrastructure is established with the contrators needs put in the forefront.
Establishment of state chapters. The new organization will agressively recruit a contractor or several contractors to represent their state. State chapter will relay to the Tranistion Team 5-7 points/request of what they want to see in a new organization. **this will help the Transition Team form the "services" that the new organization will provide. The forming of new "services" or benefits for the members will be ongoing all the time as we all know each state is different and have different needs at different times.
Also,
THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AND TRUE AS THE NEW ORG WILL NEED TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS AND OFFER SOLUTIONS TO OUR CONRACTORS IN THE DROUGHT REGION.
This is where the RFW initiative comes in. The framework and I stress only the framework of the RFW initiative is in place today. **The RFW is not where we want it at today BUT the chapters in that region can help this initiative but offerning suggestion and/or recommendation. The UAMCC NEW ORG. will serve as a catalyst and/or vehicle to get the necessary resources and tools out to that Region - How will we do this - THROUGH THE STATE CHAPTERS.
Please understand that the Transition Team will not be able to implement every single request that comes from all the states. What we are looking for here is the 4 to5 most requested service that establishes a common theme from our chapters. This will be the beginning of the "establisment" of the new organization. Again - this is coming from contractors.
Does the new org need to have all this in place before we announce that we are open? Certainly not. This dialogue and/or commuication will be ongoing between the states chapters and the UAMCC main location. - I don't know where this location will be. Maybe thats something you contractors can decide.
CONTRACTORS AND PARTICPATION FROM CONTRACTORS NEED TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH THE NEW ORGANIZATION. That is why involvement today is important.
Distributors - The new organization will NOT endorse any one particular distributor from the next. The new organization and it's chapters will not encourage or discourage it's members to purchase a particular piece of equipment. If a distributor wishes to showcase their products at a particular RT - they must co-sponsor the RT with the understanding that the new org will not endorse any products that they are dispaying. The new org. will announce the distributors sponsorhip on the UAMCC website and at the state level.
Manufacturers - **see above.
The new organization will convert to a 501(c).
I have and will continue to contact individuals/contractors for the Transition Team. If you feel that you can contribute, add value and put your fellow contractors needs first....please send an email to me at
newlookpowerwash@aol.com
