Anthem Opinions has 
received a request from Jim Mayfield, Sun City Anthem Director, to publish this preface and subsequent Position 
Paper to more fully clarity his position on the roles of Board Directors 
& subsequent relationships with Committees.
We are most happy to 
convey any vital correspondence from Board Members to our  readers, and thank 
Mr. Mayfield for looking to Anthem Opinions as a communication highway in which 
to convey vital information to the unit members of the Sun City Anthem 
community.
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The implementation of self-management 
will require the adoption of a well understood governance model for 
SCA. 
One major tool to accomplish this goal 
will be a revised Board Policy Manual (BPM) that incorporates the concepts of 
the governance model.
Last month, I presented, on behalf of 
the Board, the governance model needed to successfully implement 
self-management.  
Since then, the Board has conducted a 
public discussion session on changes that are needed to the BPM.  
The first discussion session focused on 
legal language changes.  
(As one attendee told me, this 
discussion was as exciting as watching paint dry.)  
But next Monday, the Board will begin 
the more significant work of making decisions that will affect cultural roles of 
SCA volunteers and how volunteers, including the Board, will be organized and 
used to govern versus manage under self-management.
I have received numerous communications 
about my position on the changes I believe are necessary and why I take the 
positions.  
Many of the communications contain 
inadequate interpretations of my positions.  
(As an example, I do not favor 
eliminating standing committees; although, I believe each of the standing 
committees needs to be evaluated to determine it they are supporting governance 
or management objectives.)  
Therefore, I have prepared the attached 
Position Paper to explain my positions and to provide rationales for the basis 
of my positions.  
THESE ARE MY POSITIONS AND DO NOT 
REPRESENT THE POSITIONS OF THE BOARD OR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE 
BOARD.
Required Changes to the 
Board Policy Manual 
A POSITION PAPER
By 
James Mayfield
Sun City Anthem Board Director
 
 
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