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TO: Chris Simcox, President, Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
Carmen Mercer, Vice President
Al Garza, Executive Director

FROM: State Chapter Director Leadership Committee

DATE: May 8, 2007

RE: Requested Meeting / Content

Dear Mr. Simcox,

We, the State Chapter Director Leadership Committee request a meeting with you and the National Team to discuss the issues we need addressed. Many in the committee will be coming in from out of state at our own cost; we encourage you to make every effort to attend this meeting. We understand you will be in Arizona that day.

Saturday May 19th 2007
1PM-5PM

Clarion Hotel
5121 E La Puenta Ave
I-10 & Elliot Rd
Phoenix, Arizona (480)893-3900

The purpose of this meeting is to openly address the issues and concerns that many of us as leaders continue to have, with out resolution. This open format presents an opportunity to air grievances, disputes, protocol practices, all while in a private arena. We are hopeful that the issues we bring to the table will be talked about with hopes of resolution, time frame for possible changes, and future direction.

Listed below are the issues in which we would like to discuss:

  1. Financial Accountability: To date, there has not been a serious form of financial accountability on many levels, to Chapter Leadership. We believe strongly that current accountability should be provided to each local and State chapter upon request. Current and past requests go unanswered.
  2. New Chapters are not getting the tools and resources they have been instructed the will receive, such as seed money and merchandise.
  3. Reimbursement of expenses not made in a timely manner if at all.
  4. Micro-management from Mr. Simcox: It appears to us that 1 person has complete control of the organization from financial, operational, new chapter development, leadership placement, media and public relations. Discuss the problems this presents. 
  5. SOP: Long Arms on posts (State to State difference on SOP).  I.e.: Setting up U- Shaped entrapments at AZ operations in April 2007. National interaction over local authority in localized issues.
  6. National Leadership Restructure: Mr. Simcox should remain as Pres of MCDC with sole purpose of working our political arm and media/public relations. Not involved in operations, chapter management, or finances. We seek to have a National Leadership Team that represents the Minutemen body of volunteers, and are held accountable by the same. We would like to address this restructure to include either appointing National Leadership Teams by State Chapter Director Leadership Committee, or by an open vote from members of MCDC.
  7. Poor communication structure throughout MCDC leadership, National down to local chapter levels. Recommend monthly conference calls, regional conference calls.
  8. Full explanation of the status of the 501C-3, relationship between Denier, Declaration Alliance, Alan Keyes, MCDC PAC, MCDC Fence and any other organization that MCDC has agreements with or intends on interacting with.
  9. National HQ Office, is it worth the 60K annual expense to man and fund?

These are the issues we would like to discuss at great length. We firmly believe in the organization we have all built, and do not want to see it become fractured. This is our effort to keep MCDC whole, and make it possible for future growth. We look forward to meeting with you and sharing our ideas.

Semper Vigilans,

Bob Wright, NM State Director, National Leadership, Committee Chair SDL Committee
Bill Irwin, National Operations Officer
Gary Cole, Minuteman
Sandy Doty, Minuteman
Quetzal Doty, Minuteman
David Jones (Pineapple 6), Prescott AZ Chapter Director
Pete Lanteri, NY Chapter Director
Greg Thompson, OK Chapter Director, New Chapter Development Director
Hal Washburn, WA Ops Director
Warren Mcquiggen, National Communications Officer
Walter Adams, PA Chapter Director
Jim Furnison, OH Chapter Director
Ed Hayes, KS Chapter Director
Jeff Henry, CO Chapter Director
Dennis Murphy, NE Chapter Director
Ron Oplinus, NH Chapter Director
Claud Leblaus, WA Chapter Director
Tom Franiac, MO Chapter Director
Jim Carter, TN Chapter Director
Mike Forest, OR Chapter Director
Stacey O’Connell, Minuteman,  past Phoenix Chapter Director, past AZ Chapter Director