16-08-2005 Initial statement by the Chairman
A
couple of NCA Representatives have asked why the Exec does not want to pursue the Euro funds owing
to us:
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2.1. NOTING
That the Organising Committee of the 2004 IOM European Championships, under the chairmanship of
Eduardo "Tito" Llana, has not paid IOMICA the fees due to it from those Championships,
DESPITE
The continued attempts by the Executive Committee to obtain the payments due, the World Council
RESOLVES by committee vote
To instruct the IOMICA Executive Committee to take no further action on this matter. |
The way this (or any other resolution!) is phrased is not intended to give a "hint" as to how the
Exec would like to see the voting. Quite the opposite. We are seeking the sincere opinion of the
World Council, and expect the new Exec to accept appropriate guidance from the World Council on this
issue.
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Comment by Richard Rowan ...
The use of the term "World Council" above in this situation effectively means the will of the International body
of IOM sailors as represented by the current voting taking place.
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17-08-2005 Reply by Chairman
It is, unfortunately, a long story. The Exec has sent a (large!) number
of increasingly formaly worded requests to Tito to let us have the money due. To start with, Tito
refused on the grounds that IOMICA does not have a bank account. I don't know if you've ever
tried to open an account for an Internet organisation such as IOMICA which has zero assets, more or
less negligible income, and a committee spread all over the world and liable to change every two
years. It turns out it simply isn't possible in today's climate of anti-laundering and
anti-terrorism laws. When we made arrangements to have the money kept in trust by an
independent third party and disbursable upon two Exec signatures, Tito stopped replying to any of
our e-mails and stopped responding to any of the business of the Exec.
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| Since the funds are due to the class, is there a compelling reason for the
class to forgive this debt or is collecting the money a waste of time and effort? |
As you may know, two important sponsors pulled out of the Arcos event at short notice.
However, Tito has never explained any of the finances of Arcos to us nor has he given any acceptable
reason why the money cannot be paid to us immediately. My personal view is that IOMICA should
not give up at this stage, but the long-term prospects of recovering the debt get slimmer with the
passage of time.
It may also be worth knowing that an entrant who sent money to Tito in good faith for Arcos,
but was then (legitimately) refused a place, has never received his refund of around 250 USD,
despite innumerable requests and reminders from him and from the Exec.
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26-08-2005 Response by VC Infocomms to request by NCA for GBR
for a more detailed public statement
Hi Richard, you can quote the Chairman's comments below to
anyone who is interested.
Elsewhere, the exec has had some discussion on possible actions to be taken, you can
communicate this also to your owners:
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If the Exec is mandated to pursue these funds, then the "chain" starts with the organising
authority, usually the club, then the national class association, then the
member national authority, then RSD, then ISAF.
Along the way, there would be side-branches of the "chain", specifically, the sponsors
of the event, the owners of the lake and its associated facilities, the regional
government, and so on.
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If the funds are not paid, according to the Memorandum of Understanding, the
Exec *shall* suspend ESP from IOMICA:
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11. REMOVAL FROM MEMBERSHIP
11.3. The NCA shall be removed from membership of the World Council
11.3.1. During any period in respect of which it has not paid its subscription or other monies
due to the IOM ICA.
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So this is what we have to do, if the World Council passes does not
approve the relevant resolution at Mooloolaba.
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