ARVC - Council of Delegates

Purpose
The Council of Delegates (COD) held its first meeting in December, 1992 as the result of a national ARVC strategic planning process that began in 1991 and was completed in April, 1992. The first meeting was called a "Convention of State Associations" and all state campground associations were invited to attend, regardless of the state relationship with the national association. The purpose of the Convention of States was to establish a body representing state associations within ARVC and to provide an opportunity for the states to directly establish the Council under their own terms.

Composition
The COD includes two representatives from each affiliated state association and one representative from each cooperating state association. The first delegate from any state association must be a campground operator; the second individual from an affiliated state may be the state executive director or another park operator. In addition, Delegates must be selected as part of an official state association action and cannot simply be appointed by any individual state leader.

Responsibilities of the COD

To evaluate the operations of the National Association
To publish an annual report on its evaluation and the state of the association
To review and recommend the association annual core program
To establish criteria for affiliated and co-operating state associations
To enhance the lines of communications between the state and national association and to promote a true spirit of cooperation and partnership
To provide a formal opportunity and mechanism for all state associations to play a direct role in our national association's decision making process
To provide resolutions and recommendations to the national association's Board of Directors for its evaluation and incorporation into the Board's decision making process

The Council elects a chairman, vice chairman and secretary who are responsible for providing necessary COD leadership.

Current leaders of the COD are:

Chairman:

Gina Lenhard, CPO
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park
@ Paradise Pines
4035 Blue Ridge Rd. North
Hudson, NY 12855
518/532-7493
518/532-0535 FAX
office@paradisepines.com

Vice Chairman:

Karl Littman, CPO

Candy Hill Campground

165 Ward Ave.

Winchester, VA 22602

540/662-8010

540/327-6820 FAX

Karl@candyhill.com

Secretary:

Vicki Cole, CPO

Shelby-Mansfield KOA

6787 Baker 47

Shelby, OH 44875

419/347-1392

419/347-2299 FAX

camp@shelbymansfieldkoa.com