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Sunday, April 24, 2016

Sun City Anthem Board Election Winding Down to Final Week


It's Crunch Time

Have You Voted Yet ?


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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...

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...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
  1. From Carl Weinstein...Board Member...to...Anthem Opinions

    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.
  2. Thank you, Carl.

    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

2 comments:

  1. From Carl Weinstein...Board Member...to...Anthem Opinions

    Loved your article, but you left out and 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.

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  2. Thank you, Carl.

    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

    ReplyDelete