The Council in question is the Florida Gulf Coast Amateur Radio Council. It is an ARRL affiliate. Personally, I don't think the ARRL can be a member of a Council. Whether the Section Manager is invited to attend Council meetings as a non-voting participant is a different matter. I also think the SM has the discretion to decide whether $25 of his section funds should be provided to the Council to defray the cost of participation. But ARRL as a voting member? No. Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 5:41 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:9186] Re: ARRL a joiner? Rosalie and Mark are on vacation. I have asked Steve Ewald what he thinks he said. Please stand by. Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Craigie, Kay (2nd Vice President) Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 5:39 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:9185] Re: ARRL a joiner? I don't have enough information, though it certainly sounds unusual to me for the ARRL or an ARRL Section to be a member of another Amateur Radio organization (other than the IARU, which is a different kettle of fish). What is the organization, and what is its purpose? Why did Steve Ewald think it was a good idea to do this? Couldn't there be some other kind of relationship the Section could have with this organization that would seem more natural to all concerned? 73 - Kay N3KN