06-21-2015, 04:33 PM
At the Gen'l Membership mtg a member discussed the cost discrepancies for chip seal that were quoted by the Fugitive Dust Committee. The costs far exceed what was originally reported.
Another member made a motion and another member 2nded that the board provide more information; costs, pros and cons in a presentation at the next membership mtg allowing members to take a vote, before moving forward w/the chip seal project that will cost the membership thousands and thousands of our dollars.
The Pres stated this wasn't an item that should be a membership decision. The Pres kept rephrasing the motion w/a slant yet ranting that the process was taking too long saying she wanted to end the meeting soon. Round and round we went. Before a final vote could be taken, a fugitive dust committee member and her supporters left the meeting which killed the quorum for a vote. Intentional? I hope not. The vote was leaning opposite of what they wanted...
If they truly wanted what was in HPP's best interest, these people including the board, would've gone along w/providing the membership more information before spending thousands and thousands of our dollars for who knows how many years. A simple request you'd think. Their behavior speaks volumes and it appears they lack confidence that the membership would vote for it. Maybe the product's not that good after all????
The VP, a member of the Fugitive Dust Committee responded that the committee had already made their presentation. But the information provided was very limited, and presented at a couple of board mtgs w/less than 15 members present. I was there and got the one handout and still don't know much about the product.
The Pres said they would start from the top and work their way down chip sealing our dirt roads. There has been no board vote yet at a board mtg but some have their minds made up and appears they don't want any interference from the membership by what occurred today. I think they forgot whom they work for.
What condition will these roads be in after a D9 grubs lots? We don't have much information and apparently the topic of cost per mile is being avoided. No discussion on doing a test run on a road first either....
A member brought up the website design again stating that he has found no minutes where the board took a vote to go ahead w/a website design, that it was a cookie cutter template that was simply cut and pasted, no other vendors' bids sought and no board vote to hire a board member's niece at the cost of $6000+ of members' money. That's 24 yrs of one member's road fee costs @ $250/yr or 24 members road fees for one year for a website that's caused us problems. There wasn't any problems w/our previous website.
Another member brought up that the board tabled the vote to purchase a refrigerator for the hui's kitchen a few board meetings ago, and before a discussion and vote could be made at a following board meeting, a refrigerator was purchased. The ofc girl used her Sears credit card (and I assume reimbursed) per the Truth handout the VP gave at a previous board mtg. The receipt copy the VP provided in that hand out shows a conflict of interest occurred.
Another member made a motion and another member 2nded that the board provide more information; costs, pros and cons in a presentation at the next membership mtg allowing members to take a vote, before moving forward w/the chip seal project that will cost the membership thousands and thousands of our dollars.
The Pres stated this wasn't an item that should be a membership decision. The Pres kept rephrasing the motion w/a slant yet ranting that the process was taking too long saying she wanted to end the meeting soon. Round and round we went. Before a final vote could be taken, a fugitive dust committee member and her supporters left the meeting which killed the quorum for a vote. Intentional? I hope not. The vote was leaning opposite of what they wanted...
If they truly wanted what was in HPP's best interest, these people including the board, would've gone along w/providing the membership more information before spending thousands and thousands of our dollars for who knows how many years. A simple request you'd think. Their behavior speaks volumes and it appears they lack confidence that the membership would vote for it. Maybe the product's not that good after all????
The VP, a member of the Fugitive Dust Committee responded that the committee had already made their presentation. But the information provided was very limited, and presented at a couple of board mtgs w/less than 15 members present. I was there and got the one handout and still don't know much about the product.
The Pres said they would start from the top and work their way down chip sealing our dirt roads. There has been no board vote yet at a board mtg but some have their minds made up and appears they don't want any interference from the membership by what occurred today. I think they forgot whom they work for.
What condition will these roads be in after a D9 grubs lots? We don't have much information and apparently the topic of cost per mile is being avoided. No discussion on doing a test run on a road first either....
A member brought up the website design again stating that he has found no minutes where the board took a vote to go ahead w/a website design, that it was a cookie cutter template that was simply cut and pasted, no other vendors' bids sought and no board vote to hire a board member's niece at the cost of $6000+ of members' money. That's 24 yrs of one member's road fee costs @ $250/yr or 24 members road fees for one year for a website that's caused us problems. There wasn't any problems w/our previous website.
Another member brought up that the board tabled the vote to purchase a refrigerator for the hui's kitchen a few board meetings ago, and before a discussion and vote could be made at a following board meeting, a refrigerator was purchased. The ofc girl used her Sears credit card (and I assume reimbursed) per the Truth handout the VP gave at a previous board mtg. The receipt copy the VP provided in that hand out shows a conflict of interest occurred.