Paul Richards especially - but anyone welcome to comment
Our club has a master plan recently completed. It was conceived as a long term plan to at least stop the bleeding if we could not fund it. The maintenance crew could make simple changes, expanding greens / fairways, tree management etc .. within their existing budget.
Should the members vote on accepting the plan without asking them for funding?
What if they vote no? Get a different plan or have no plan?
In our case the vote would likely pass but stirring everyone up might cause resignations etc.
Should the committee execute the plan without a vote if the scope (read budget) is small enough (a bunker here, tee there, expand a green or fairway over there etc..) ? At what point should the members vote on course changes?
Thanks
I have some experience,so I'll take a stab.
If I understand the premise correctly,your club(Board of Directors?) drew up a universal plan--not solely specific to the golf course.If I've misunderstood,disregard(most of) the following.
I think you do better when you go to the membership.You're more likely to have resignations if some members feel as though something was pushed through without their prior knowledge.If you go to the membership for funding,at least you know on the front end how large a percentage is opposed.If it's a large enough group,you just don't implement the plan.
As to the maintenance staff making "simple changes",not everyone will have the same definition of "simple".
Why not go to the membership?If they're presented with a well thought-out plan with hard numbers,they might surprise you.Most guys will spend money to improve their golf course so long as A) they understand what they're getting and why they need/want it,and B) they feel as though they were part of the process.
NB--visuals are really important to the presentation.