At the emergency board meeting this evening, (August 3rd, 2007) the minutes of the July 21st and July 28 meeting were read. Jay S. Jump made a motion to accept the minutes. It was seconded by Margot Rach.
Linda Schindler made a counter motion to not accept the minutes as she felt that they left out critical information. It was seconded by George Cordier.
As to the first motion to accept the minutes, the motion was defeated. Jump and Rach were for acceptance, Cordier, Graf and Schindler opposed.
As to the second motion to not accept the minutes, the motio was passed. Cordier, Graf and Schindler approved, Jump and Rach opposed.
Until such time as the minutes are approved, I have taken them down from the website.
I will comment more on what happened this evening tomorrow.
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TWO CENTS - I am new here at 7-Bays. I have a long history of Board work. I am appalled at the current Board members lack of integrety and business sense.
I am appalled at the Board not being able to control meetings or having any sense of Roberts Rules of Order.
I am disturbed at the power and control issues permiating how this association is run. There seems to be no trust - only suspicion.
With all the conflict here at 7-Bays, I think it prudent to have minutes that reflect the Roberts Rules of Order to protect the association from legal issues.
This is NOT a private playground and Board members open themselves up to litigation when operating on their own agenda.
I also think it prudent to have the Board members ask themselves about "risk" management. Everything we do has risk involved. Is the risk of having your way worth a lawsuit where you are personally named and have to use personal funds to defend yourself? If it is, by all means continue. If it is not, get educated about the legal ways of representation.
Pride, self-righteousness and arrogance have no place in association business and if pursued, will do nothing but cause pain in the end.
An example: Has the Board posted adequate notification for each board meeting and have proof therof? If not, it puts the association at risk.
Another example: Not knowing what the definition and parameters of "conflict of interest" puts the person and the association at risk.
All decisions have consequences. Electing leaders that have no sense of legal issues or a history of legal ways of doing business has its consequences. Are you willing to pay? You will eventually - I sense that it will be evident in your pocket book soon.
In my opinion, as an outsider looking in, the association had people willing to work for less than market wages because they loved this place, but they have been driven off and now those that have driven them off are not in power and the budget for wages paid will almost double to get the same job accomplished. WATCH OUT - these new people ran on the agenda of the previous board not,"STAYING WITHIN THE BUDGET". Behavior tells what is inside. Let's see if they can "STAY WITHIN THE BUDGET" - I personally doubt it and see my money flying out the window.
When the pain gets worse than the fear, people change and not until.
When nothing changes, nothing changes. Until the people here at 7-Bays embrace humility instead of arrogance and sef-righteousness, nothing will change.
Happy sailing and flying!
Here, here to Larry Fookes, as he is correct.
all meetings should be run by Roberts Rules....
All personal agendas and arrogance needs to be flushed out of the equation....
If there are experiences people willing to do the work and a lesser rate or donate for free, WHY aren't we utilizing these people.......
Operate within the budget, EVERYONE feels the financial pain and I for one don't want to go bankrupt for lack of organization, conflict and bad attitudes....
If this community doesn't come together and start working as a team, it will die. Prejudice, intimidation, attitudes is what it is about.......looking at the community as a whole, helping out your neighbor or those who need help is a must.......it also takes a complete range of generations to keep a community alive. Talk to each other, listen to all viewpoints and concerns, come together in concensus.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
Debbie Stecher
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