It's Crunch
Time
Have You Voted Yet
?
The Sun City Anthem Board of Directors election voting is quickly coming to an end, and if you have not yet cast your vote, it must be received no later than April 29th.
Anthem Opinions has said countless
times how important this election is as compared to those of the
past.
We all know that as of April 1, 2016,
our association has transitioned to self-management...a process that will take a
number of months...if not years...to determine if this will have been a
successful venture.
This process requires the community to
accept that change is NOW
HERE and will be implemented though
alteration in our governance.
Our Board will now GUIDE...not
MANAGE.
That in itself, is a major change from
the past.
Just what does that
mean?
A Board of Directors will no longer be
involved in the day-to-day operations of our
community.
A General Manager named Sandy Seddon
has been hired to perform those duties which include hiring and firing qualified
employees. Her support will be a Community Association Manager, Lori
Martin.
A Chief Financial Officer has been hired to properly manage our community funds and ensure that ALL expenditures are in keeping with Nevada statutes, who will also report to General Manager, Sandy Seddon.
Resident concerns will be addressed by a
Community Compliance Manager named Chris Wicoff, who will in turn, will report
to the Community Association Manager, Lori Martin.
How does this affect the
association Committee system?
Though as yet officially
addressed...
It will and MUST be
altered, because a General Manager has been hired to perform the duties
they, in a number of cases, have been charged with in the
past...
...originally being created to WATCH an independent
management firm's controlling the many aspects of our
community.
In other words, some committees will no longer
provide a function, and subsequently may have to be
discontinued.
Where does that leave a Board of
Directors?
It places seven individuals in a position to GUIDE....keep tabs on, oversee various decisions, and make
suggestions to a General Manager when in their judgment, something "doesn't pass the smell test" that was determined by the
General Manager.
It does not necessarily mean her suggestions and/or
decisions will be overturned, but it does mean that if
something does not look or sound right...they can
require the General Manager to revisit the issue and come up with alternatives
that are acceptable to a majority of that group of
seven.
That...is a checks and balance
system...that is MORE THAN WELCOME in our
community.
Does that diminish the committee
influence?
YES...and rightfully
it SHOULD.
There are some committees that have operated with an
inordinate amount of UNELECTED power...groups of individuals who often made personal decisions WITHOUT community support, and
passed them on to a Board who APPOINTED THEM, in
order to rubber stamp their wishes and desires.
Yes, a small group of
individuals appointed, not elected, who can control the many aspects of your life...without the necessity of EVER looking at the community for
approval.
...a system that has been FLAWED by "political
appointees" and "yes man" individuals in so many cases.
There are some individuals in our community who
do not wish to embrace this change, one of which is
candidate, Aletta Waterhouse.
She has made it clear in her position that the
committee system is sacred, that it must remain in tact...
Why? Because she has enjoyed
the POWER associated with it, and if elected to the Board, will continue
that BUREAUCRATIC method of governance.
After all, that is ALL SHE HAS
EVER KNOWN in her past librarian experience at being part of a "system" where advancement is all too often achieved based
on "who you know" or "time spent
on the job", rather than SATISFACTORY RESULTS
obtained.
Ever wonder why the MACHINE
supports Aletta Waterhouse, Bob Burch, and Tom
Nissen?
These individuals are PROPONENTS
of the OLD system that has brought a community the problems that WE at Anthem Opinions, through our efforts and those of our
dedicated readers, have exposed over the months....
...problems RARELY, if ever, examined in full by other publications.
WE...at Anthem
Opinions...were the first to bring
you...
Bella...gate
Liberty Center closure
details
Restaurant waste as a result of
a Board committing thousands of dollars in subsidies and loans that eventually
defaulted
Large wasteful expenditures for
dinners, private parties, and expensive meetings.
WE...made you aware of the
problems, while others followed us in either making
attempts to humiliate our efforts, or "going along for the ride" in copying
those WE brought to your attention.
WE...have had residents ASSIST
our efforts in exposing the problems.
And..
WE...
...are the only publication that
has endorsed TWO CANDIDATES who have the relevant business experience needed
to RECOGNIZE the problems THAT
EXIST, CAN exist, and WILL
KNOW HOW TO SOLVE THEM.
Namely, Forrest
Fetherolf ....and...Barry
Goldstein.
...BUSINESS BRAINS with
proven track records of financial success.
Add Steve Anderson's
experience in dealing with social issues associated with understanding "people"
through years of involvement in their every day personal and professional
needs...
.. and we look at these
three individuals as the...
...who can and will successfully work with two
existing Board members, Jim Mayfield and Carl Weinstein, who have proven their concerns for REFORM both in WORDS and VOTING RECORDS....
...Board members who have time
and again, been criticized and ostracized, by fellow Board members who have
SHOWN a BLATANT DISREGARD to REPRESENT the PEOPLE....clearly demonstrated
by their secretive meetings and subsequent VOTING RECORDS.
So..as we close the 2016 Board of Directors Election
campaign, we ask you to examine the detailed reports we have provided you in our
dedicated Election Center Information Page (again,
the ONLY PUBLICATION that has dedicated itself to do so)
...and...remind your friends and neighbors who may
not yet have cast their ballot...
... looking at the candidates who can best
accomplish the goals established under our Self-Management
decision...
...by REFORMING a system
that continues to decay with each passing year with those
WHO KNOW HOW TO REFORM IT !
Barry
Goldstein
Steve
Anderson
Forrest
Fetherolf
Ballot Positions
1 - 3 - 5
And so...we have something to ask of
you...
We ask you to be an ambassador
for change.
Make this a part of your conversation to your
neighbors. Talk to them when at the Anthem or Independence Centers, or at a club
function or casual lunch or dinner, reminding them our future depends on our
choices to lead us.
Just a few comments on your part could possibly
affect the results of this election.
Most importantly, no matter who you choose, VOTE.
Let's make this the largest turnout in the history
of Sun City Anthem.
Anthem Opinions Administration
Loved your article, but you left out an important part where you mentioned key staff.
That is the new Director and Assistant Director of Maintenance who report to Sandy Seddon, and who will be responsible for keeping everything looking good and in working order.
Let's make sure we also mention their names.
SHAWN EVANS,Facilities Director,702-614-5857
shawn.evans@scacai.com
OTTO PILLATZKE
Assistant Facilities Director
702-614-5858
otto.pillatzke@scacai.com