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Note: Your blogger did not attend this meeting but received a report from a usually reliable source. Please let us know of any factual errors. Blogger's opinions, where irresistibly warranted, in red italics.
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Candidates Attending: Paul Barros, Bill Brady (by phone), Joyous Burkart, Danielle Harrell, Betty Francis, Bud Lauer, George Lauth, Sam Slota
BCC Owners Attending: 80
Miscellaneous:
It was announced that there had been a closed Board meeting at the office at 6 PM, attended by Wilbur Bullock, Bill Brady (by phone), Betty Francis, Sean Holland (by phone), Directors voted to unanimously hire Sheila Meadows as acting manager and she was given an (unspecified) bonus.
Bunny Schmitt resigned permanently from the Election Committee and her position as Election Supervisor “due to health issues”. Harriett Gustafson volunteered to be Election Supervisor and was accepted.
Candidate Presentations
Paul Barros: Explained that there was no resume sent out because of miscommunication with the office. He and his wife have lived in BCC 3½ years and are full-time residents. He was a sheriff’s deputy for 13 years and now in the yacht repair business.
Bill Brady: Expressed some irritation with Bill Delaney and Rocco Viola. Stated he will attend all BOD meetings after April 1. Said he spent 6 weeks re-writing BCC’s Rules and Regulations (R&R). (Brady neglected to mention that two other BOD members also completely re-wrote the R&R’s and that NONE of these three re-writes were adopted. Nor did Brady mention that revisions were presented as additions, changes and deletions to the existing R&R’s and were unanimously approved at the November 15 BOD meeting. This action made possible thanks to a temporary removal of Wilbur Bullock as BOD president.)
Wilbur Bullock: Expressed some irritation with Bill Delaney and Rocco Viola. Stated he would not resign from the BOD “no matter who I have to work with.” (Bullock seemed to ramble on for at least twice the allotted time. No surprise. He was not asked any embarrassing questions.)
Joyous Burkart: Stated she lived here 17 years and served on BOD and many committees. Biggest concerns are legal expenses, selective enforcement of R&R’s and lack of proper landscaping.
Betty Francis: Stated she would never write another email. (Thank you Lord! In a 12 day period your blogger received 100 emails from Ms. Francis. That’s an average of 8.33 emails per day with a high of 20 on 11/10/10. Click on "Betty Francis Sampler" in the column to left for a tour through the labyrinth.) She plans to take classes on how to be a BOD member. Apologized for all her past mistakes and poor judgment. (No specifics, but then not nearly enough time to go there.) Promised to work with any new members of the BOD even if she didn’t like them. (But then, with Betty, who knows what tomorrow will bring!)
Danielle Harrell: Reminded the audience that she was BOD President for two years and that she started a Board procedural manual. (Does not seem it was long-lived, we have never heard of it.)
Bud Lauer: Said BCC needs professional leadership, a more conservative budget, less legal fees, competitive bidding. Believes BOD must have a Code of Ethics, security reform, revised Rules & Regs, more committee activity
George Lauth: Said “There is a lot of misinformation flying around.” (!)
Sam Slota: Pointed out his 25 years in BCC, 10 years on the BOD. “I let the buck stop at me.” (Some confusion in the audience at this point about the definition of “buck”; buck as in passing along a dilemma to a higher authority or buck as $? Works either way.) Promises to save money on maintenance and will grant no employee raises until economy improves. (No embarrassing questions asked about top secret CCG/Cable TV contract or illegal ice machine purchase.)
Adjourned at 8:37 PM
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