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Search committee and employment agreement...does that mean Heath is out? *please say no*
Note Heath was NOT on the role callSearch committee and employment agreement...does that mean Heath is out? *please say no*
Note Heath was NOT on the role call
[*]What's Heath Hall's Status? He's no longer listed on the meeting attendees yet is still listed as CEO on the website.
This is a very good question. It still shows that the CEO report is due in Closed Session.
Another interesting topic was discussed in the rules committee. They discussed ideas about why contests and teams are disappearing and one idea discussed was dropping brisket entirely. :shocked:
This is a very good question. It still shows that the CEO report is due in Closed Session.
Another interesting topic was discussed in the rules committee. They discussed ideas about why contests and teams are disappearing and one idea discussed was dropping brisket entirely. :shocked:
I guess fixing what's actually broken is too much of a challengeI saw this too but didn't know if that was for the contests or just for the TOY points. To me it wouldn't be near as fun without the brisket as it seems to be the biggest challenge.
Membership down 247 from last month, that's interesting to me.
Also, I'm new to the KCBS/comp scene, but what is the major deal with having an assistant cook take place of the head cook if there is a conflict? Especially when the conflict is work, like the situation stated.
Let’s say Tim & I form a team. He cooks some I cook some, but our points both count towards the team as long as the comps aren’t on the same day. This would be a very unfair situation. We could do doubles on opposite ends of the planet and we’d never miss a weekend cooking, but we each could have plenty of time off.
On second thought, maybe they should change the rule.
Let’s say Tim & I form a team. He cooks some I cook some, but our points both count towards the team as long as the comps aren’t on the same day. This would be a very unfair situation. We could do doubles on opposite ends of the planet and we’d never miss a weekend cooking, but we each could have plenty of time off.
On second thought, maybe they should change the rule.
Where in the rules does it say a head cook (or chief cook in the 2019 rules) has to be in attendance? I noticed that rules committee opined on this but I don't see anywhere in the rules that a head cook needs to be at the contest. Is this something in an advisory?
It came into play 9 or so years ago. The reasoning follows the logic Brad laid out.
Another interesting topic was discussed in the rules committee. They discussed ideas about why contests and teams are disappearing and one idea discussed was dropping brisket entirely. :shocked:
Where in the rules does it say a head cook (or chief cook in the 2019 rules) has to be in attendance? I noticed that rules committee opined on this but I don't see anywhere in the rules that a head cook needs to be at the contest. Is this something in an advisory?
I don't disagree with a rule requiring the head cook be in attendance, for the reason stated above, but it seems odd to require it without it being stated in the rules.
I noticed this as well. :crazy: I know there are board members who know what the issue is (it's not brisket). Do we have a couple Board members that have more power than the others that can't get out of their own way? Wanna get people excited about competing again? Just fix the judging issues (btw - it's not a seating program problem). Require a re-certification at some level, set some basic rules for being a judge like "must have teeth, or required to wear dentures when judging". Start doing some of these things and with time, you might win back some teams that have left. The teams that these basic things hurt the most are the under the 10-15 contest teams, which represents the majority of the teams.
These area all good points but doesn't address the top reason for less teams. Expenses. Comp BBQ is an expensive hobby. We haven't done many contests the last couple of years due to this. I love competing but it's difficult to drop $1000 a weekend 20 times a year. Not sure how KCBS could fix this, or if they should, but it's why so many folks are dropping out after the "BBQ Pitmasters" bump