Going into the May 2014 Board Meeting,
there are already a lot of Board actions in question. Way too many issues to cover in just one post. Many come from my review of the financial reports and Board meeting documents over the last two months. I will be posting those details of my findings, which will show where our money is being spent (or not spent) and the Association's new unorganized management style in decision making.
Take the recently posted meeting agenda, for example, anyone can spend $1,000 on flowers and say "Look what we've done, the place looks great! But here are some real issues that homeowners are concerned with;
1) the Communications Committee is now officially "inactive" at this time. Amazing politics even at Brookside Village. This Board ran a campaign promising better communications with the community and now the Communications Comm itself is now inactive! Way to go Candice, VP and Director of Communications!
2) the Garden Club is being funded with $2,500 to construct an herb garden for only the 818 and 820 buildings, despite the funds coming from the entire Association. It just happens that one of the Board's biggest supporters, January Blanford, lives in the 818 building and has been driving the garden idea. Way to go self-serving Board!
3) a new business agenda item - "Processes/Authorizations/Delegation". Seems that the Board President has expressed comments on the overwhelming activity within BSV at the last two Board meetings, where it has been taking three Board members to perform the daily duties of the previous on-site manager. With this new agenda topic, is the Board now going to form additional sub-committees, spreading out the work load to more unqualified residents, adding more Chiefs for the Maintenance Dept to answer to? Way to go Nedra, President!
4) another new business agenda item - "Day Time Board Meeting". Here is the best self-serving example from this Board. Moving the monthly HOA meetings to day time (reg work) hours, no homeowners of the membership will be able to attend, except for the 10-or-so retired supporters of this Board. In just two months, the Board has already forgotten who they serve. The Community, AS A WHOLE! Way to go self-serving Board!
I will be observing the entire Board meeting this month because of these self-serving topics. I will report the developments soon after the meeting instead of having to wait a month for the approved minutes to be posted. If anyone would like to join me, please reply to PreserveBSV@gmail.com.
