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Originally posted by Eric1600
It was my first meeting, so I don't know what others are like. I thought the guy in the blue shirt with the big belly and the grey beard who shouted out "I have nothing to say" was the GM. But I don't know. There were no introductions made and it appeared like no district Representatives where there.
Eric1600 thanks for attending the meeting yesterday. It was a long meeting and I applaud all of you that stuck it out. In thanks to those that did, the Bylaw Committee got all the proposed bylaw amendments approved to go to ballot. The board and office staff are actively trying to shoot the whole shebang down. This is absolutely NO SURPRISE. We knew it'd be coming.
The GM was not at the meeting. The guy w/the navy blue shirt was the newly elected board president, who was board president before. Under his past "leadership": road material $ was diverted to chip seal; chip seal roads are failing; huge potholes became prevalent in HPP; he signed a document giving the GM absolute authority to hire/fire and sign contracts, all of which is the board's responsibilities. And it's his spouse that works in the HPP office. She was working at the meeting yesterday.
As for the sound system, the controls were in a locked room and the mixer was not functioning. The whole system wasn't set up properly and tested before the meeting.
The people who hung around for the Rooster portion of the agenda were VERY VERY VERY patient. Interestingly, because they were there, they learned about the dysfunction going on with the board and management that they had no clue about. They voted for a lot of the bylaw amendment proposals.
Most of the votes were yea in the 80-97 range, no's were in the under 15 range. Those numbers maintained throughout the whole Bylaw Committee presentation voting... those numbers were a FIRST for me in all the years I've been attending membership meetings. Some people left around 5 but amazingly most people hung in there.
Process of bylaw amendment proposals that will be a new or amended bylaw: At least 600 ballot votes returned w/an affirmative 2/3 (400), once counted by the League of Women Voters (it's in the approved motion), are automatically effective. The recall petition signature number for the process to remove one's director on the board are proposed to be changed from 200 to 100. This should help make it easier to get the process moving to remove your director. The proposed bylaw amendment for conflict of interest has more teeth in it w/clearer description and enforcement measures which is lacking currently. This will make it more difficult for anyone to skirt around defining what a conflict of interest is, or write illegal conflict of interest policies as they've done under Crelly's watch in 2016.
A new bylaw was created for forensic analysis to get the first one initiated and contracted w/in 90 days upon at least 600 ballot votes returned w/an affirmative 2/3 (400) If it becomes a new bylaw, then at any membership meeting in the future, the membership can vote for a forensic analysis when they feel they need one. The new bylaw also states the Finance Committee will have oversight of the whole process. The motion was tightly sewn to hopefully leave no wiggle room to do anything other than what the directives are in the motion in getting the forensic analysis started and completed. The forensic analyst will have freedom to go where the analysis takes her/him.
There was a proposal to approve the Bylaw Committee to work on the bylaws to align with professional management IF we get a 2/3's vote of at least 600 votes returned (400). The Bylaw Committee was tasked to amend the current bylaws so they needed permission from the membership to amend the original task they were given. There is a bylaw that cracks the door open to professional management and what the Bylaw Committee did was open that door wide open. Now the BLC needs to start putting things in place once the membership approves it. The membership will always be involved every step of the way, getting updates and there will be future ballots down the road.
Another item voted on was to approve that a Professional Management Research Committee be formed yesterday, to start researching professional management for HPP. Ten people signed up. One person is from the Finance Committee and one from the Bylaw Committee.
The tide has turned FINALLY. People are getting it! They want positive change. During owner input there were many dissatisfied people with their road conditions, the chip seal condition, the outrage of the conflict of interest w/board rep and employee was passionately expressed...
Part of the Bylaw Presentation was informing members of the deed restriction of the 20 acre lots and discussing the repercussions if the board mailbox committee violates it. A membership mailbox committee was formed yesterday. One of them mentioned starting on researching the deed restrictions to see if there is a way to change it. This is a good start.
The former president L Laucik and former Dist 3 rep K Shaw both did a great job chairing the meeting. It's in our bylaws, the president presides over the membership meetings and only chairs "as needed". So it was w/in our rights to choose another person to chair.
The Bylaw Committee submitted a request to do a presentation well over a week ago with the former secretary D Roe Dist 9. When the agenda was posted and reworked by new board secretary, Dist 6 rep P Murdoch, he removed the Bylaw Committee presentation. Why would he do that? This is one of the reasons the agenda was amended. The board secretary is supposed to actively seek agenda items from the membership. The agenda looked like a board meeting agenda.
Thanks again for all those that attended the membership meeting and stayed to take care of very important business.
