Trouble Official

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by PABlue

His attendance has been a bone of contention for the last three years but even though he has been turned into the PIAA for non attendance he somehow keeps being reinstated. Yes Big Slick he has worked district and inter district playoffs. Our chapter turns in a list of umpires to the Baseball committee chairman that are interested in working playoffs. Somehow he is the person who that is being contacted for our chapter and he picks his crew and then acts as crew chief.
Our chapter has never been contacted about his reinstatements or even questioned about his attendance. Changing the bylaws of our chapter has been discussed to say you must attend OUR meetings to belong to our chapter, but nothing has been accomplished so far.

It sounds to me that your chapter's hierarchy is to blame for this whole thing. If the member is in violation and keeps getting reinstated, then you need to find out why this member is allowed to violate the rules and is it alright for the rest of the membership be allowed to do the same? Believe me, I've been there and this is the only way to drive home to the hierarchy that you and the rest of the membership will not stand for this.

As far as this member being the UIC for the playoffs, that falls on the association running the show. The best advice I can give about this is if you don't like it, don't work the playoffs, it's that simple.