I have been a member of and involved with the Arizona Independent Automobile Dealers Association for many years. The organization was founded in Arizona in 1963. Our dealership was one of the first members. This is an organization that helps promote the use car industry. There are over 1000 used car dealer licensees in the Phoenix area. These individuals make a large contribution to the economy of our City and State.
The members stand by a Code of Ethics and promise fair dealings with the public. I have sat on the Board of Directors of this group in the past. I am again serving, this time as the Chairman of the Legislative Committee. This position involves learning what bills are being proposed to the House and Senate and what their effect will be on our industry. If a new law will be good for the public and our industry, we will support it. If we see a bill that has a good intention, but has an unintended bad effect somewhere in the economy, we will try to point this out to the lawmakers, so they can repair the problem before the bill gets passed.
I have been involved with this work in the past and find it interesting. The quote I have always heard is that the two things you don't want to watch being made are laws and sausages. I was a licensed real estate agent many years ago. I remember when the real estate contract of sale was one very long sheet of paper. Today it is seven or eight pages. Every time someone gets taken advantage of and goes to court with someone to settle a grievance a new clause is put in the contract to protect others from being taken advantage of in the same way.
I look forward to the legislative session that is getting underway and will be reporting on some of the bills and how they will effect the public and your rights and duties as they involve automobiles.
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