b'MRCA Plans forNext the MillenniuID The MRCA Board ofcommitteechairswasactivelyFoundation may or may not meet Directors met January 21-23, to plan forin Eachpresen theat the same time. volved.ted this and upcoming years. At thegoalsandobjectivesfortheirOnday (Jan. 22),TechFri the 1999nd Research Membepersonal expense of individualrespective committee inandnical a ,rship board members, all met in KeyadditionallyaSer Membership Developpresentedthree-to vices, West Fla. tor three days offive year plan. While su plansment, Affiliate Relations,iness boardchBusand committee meetings.are subject to change based uponManagement,andHealthand aof "curren factors,Safety committees met, as well varietyt"theas Long-Range Planningidea is that their establishmenttheConven Programand iion roadmapfutureCommittees MRCA President Kurt Baum will provide aforHost/Promotionsof gartner,MartinRoofingInc.,- ever changing- committee per the Annual Meeting division. You Wichita, Kan. presided oversonnel,andguidethefurthermay wish to refer to the MRCA three As the old adagedaysofmeetingswhich begandevelopment of established p Organizational Structure Chart to rowith arategic Pgrams and member services. Asg aidea of h each Long Range/St lan etclearerowof youThsays: "Ifdon\'tning session onursday after the old adage says: "ff you don\'tthesecommitteesfits into that know where you\'renoon w hcontractors, co know where you\'re going,anys uctureandmanagement it 15nsul trtan legalcounselandstaffroad will take you there. "scheme. Du hours ts,ring nearly six going, any road willparticipating. T meeting wasofcommitteemeetings,e~ his the continuation of regularCommittee Meetingsgroupdevelopedanoutlineu, take you there."strategic planningions that beganThe real work of the associationactivities for 1 MRCA memsess 999. in earnestpast MRCA Pres isperformedbycommitte bers will be kept up to date on underes. ident, L.B. Morris, in 1997. It isToday, there are nine committeescommittee activities throughout the purpose of this group, and thisworking within the four areas ofthevia the Midwestr. yearRooteprocess, to map outintentionalMembership Support shown on an futurefor theMidwest Roofingthe o n ional structure chart.Board ofectors i\\1eeting rga izat DirC tractors Association. The In addition,-Range Pla ingHighlights on mis Long nnrepsion is that MRCA be purposeful(15 individuals) and MRCA\'sHarlanHansonofCentral in its representation of memberresentation ofmber interestsStates R ingAmes, me inoof inIowa and interests, and intentional aboutASTM deliberations (three indi MRCA Services Board P ident, resthe development of progr andvid ls), brings the total to 11.reportedthattheMRCA amsuaservices to meet member needs.M A is today comprised ofSHARPProgramwasproRCAn initial objectivethe grouptwo additional corporate entities:gressing well. The MRCA Insurof has been to analyze and updateMRCAServices(witha three ance & Bonds is now providing the MRCA O zational Struc member board), overseeingin formemrgani thesurance coveragenine turetodefinepurposeandSHARPprogram,MRCAber contractors and is growing, streamline operations.Insurance&B andtheand the GERTA program continDuring thisonds process,the"standing"MRCAGERTA program; and theues towith demand. MRCAgrow committeestructurehasbeenFoundation (with a five-member ificantly,aw rding alteredsign andtheboard),a annual scholar SHARP express purpose of each commit ships to college students pointingSHARP currentlyhas57 tee defined. Aof the MRCAto areer in.member contractors enrolled copyca construction Whilein organizational structure, as it iseacht eight groups. The groups are: standing committee ypicallyse now defined, follows on page 7.meets inu ion with regu CentralKan ,KansasCiiv,, conj nct sasDuring the strategic planningla yh led board meetings,Iowa,Indianapolis,Det rl sc edusessionin January, each of theMRCA Servicesa theMRCAChicago,Wisconsina11L1 nd'