Removal Election
Costs
(Part One of
Two)
Folks, this is Part One of a two part
series of articles that address some of the recent actions taken by the Sun City
Anthem Board in conjunction with a General Manager along with an association
attorney, that in our estimation, have been designed to "interfere" with the
impending Removal election.
There will be some who say that by
writing what I do, "you don't respect these
people" and before I proceed, my comment to those having that belief is
simply:
I'll respect them when they respect the rest of us.
You don't demand respect, you earn it.
Until that day
occurs...
Much has been written about the
supposed cost to hold the upcoming Removal election
to rid ourselves of Directors Rex Weddle, Thomas Nissen, Aletta
Waterhouse, and Robert
Burch...
...from opponents
of the Removal.
Let's look carefully at the
ludicrous sums that have been authorized and supposedly will be expended by a
Board and General Manager so scared of removal success, they will make every
attempt on earth to oppose it...including, but not
limited to, NEEDLESSLY SPENDING ASSOCIATION FUNDS
to create the illusion this is the fault of those who
support the Recall.
In our opinion, even our association
attorney "got into the action" by making a ridiculous statement about the
supposed "tens of thousands of dollars" that will be
spent on a ballot that, according to him and parroted by the
removal opponents, "has little chance of
succeeding", yet another indirect act that was designed to sway the upcoming
vote.
To those individuals, we simply
say...
Those who favor
recall didn't create the high expense...
Those who opposed
it are 100% responsible for doing so.
After researching the matter, the
normal cost of a Board election has been approximately $7,200 to $7,500.
Why would this translate into "tens of thousands of dollars" as the opponents
contend?
Combined
with....
That's why,
folks.
What this bunch of free spending
wasteful group has done is authorize an outside CPA firm to certify and count
the ballots.
That's where the BIG BUCKS ARE
GOING....plus of course, the "legal
beagle's" bank
account.
...and to boot, if
2,501 ballots are not received (the necessary amount to successfully recall),
they aren't even going to be opened or tabulated.
How's that for getting bang for your bucks, or is it just another technique to stonewall the actual results to the unit owners?
If removal is not successful, shouldn't
this be disclosed to show the number of unit owners who aren't very happy with
things?
What a ruse to undoubtedly save
face...and camouflage the results.
Just more...
This time combined
with....
But...a question remains that seems to
haunts us; a subject that was "conveniently omitted"
from the "beagle's oratory" about the high costs,
while he and the 6 swooping vultures, seemingly enjoyed justifying Nona's
"public execution".
Hiring the CPA firm was not done in an open meeting.
Hmmm...What does that matter?
Let's
explain.
1. Four of
the members of the Board are the "main event" in the removal; and as a
result, must, according to NRS 116, be barred from any action that in any way,
influences the removal election. Hence they should not have been allowed to cast any
vote on this matter.
2.
Nona Tobin is no longer a member of the Board.
3. Only two left to "legitimately" cast a vote.
4. And with
only two left....that means NO
QUORUM.
5. No
quorum means NO legitimate vote !
So, HOW DID THEY
AUTHORIZE IT?
If they did not authorize the action then who decided, Ms. Seddon?
No attorney has any authorization to
decide whether to spend any vast sum without
approval.
So...was this another one of Seddon's
ideas to waste even more of the association funds?
If so, is she actually authorized to
spend "tens of thousands of dollars" on such a
venture ?
And if that be the case, is that what
this Board allows and defines as financial "fiduciary
responsibility"?
And what about the 836 unit owners who signed the "no
confidence" petition summarizing the NUMEROUS complaints against
her?
Hey "Beagle", does that go in her personnel file and made a part
of her employment records?
Are the voices of 836 unit owners to be conveniently eliminated in some deceptive manner making DOCUMENTED FORMAL complaints meaningless?
Since those petitions have been deemed as "public documents", will they or won't they be included in her employment records ???
The cover letter with the
petitions was very specific.
Examining the copy we
received, it specifically made that request.
Every company has to have employee
records, and complaints are normally enclosed for purposes of evaluation and
compensation.
So, what's the deal, Beagle? Or is that going to be another "Ask someone else?" routine you cruelly displayed a week ago when a resident WHO PAYS YOU FEES, asked a legitimate question pertaining to the section of Nevada statutes that applied to embarrassing Nona Tobin?
After all, one of the complaints
against her was:
"Out of control expenditures leading to an
assessment increase in just one year of 10% after a transfer of $600,000 to
reserves. A 10% assessment increase in 2017 seemingly based on a flawed Reserve
Study. Not operating according to Chapter 2 of the Board Policy
Manual."
It's been stated this expensive CPA firm will be billing HOURLY to guarantee an unbiased election.
And, "The Beagle" statement in
recommending to hire a fancy high priced CPA...
... was to avoid
the recall proponents saying the ballot counters had cheated on the
count and that without the HIGH PRICED CPA, was often
followed by a lawsuit against the association by
those who favored
removal.
Where does this guy come up with this
stuff?
Remember
folks...
He doesn't walk on water; he's not God,
and certainly this guy's advice is questionable at best.
Remember phone booths and what used to
hang from them?
And do you know what happens when you
drop one?
It normally will open to ATTORNEY.
That's how many of these individuals exist to
make our lives "heavenly", and in many cases, aren't worth the price of the free
phone book.
Actually, we believe his actions and recommendation were unsubstantiated opinions from a guy who demonstrated he's merely HIGH PRICED HIRED HELP and a number of his comments made
are, well...
...a total
CROCK !
And tomorrow, in Part Two, we'll explain why we believe Beagle and his litter should
instead, bark at the moon with such comments...along
with some measures that, if taken, would reduce costs to those normally associated with Board
elections.
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Enough said. Excellent point.
The MACHINE continues to operate.
How about putting an end to it?
I WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT YOUR FACTS ABOUT GEORGE MEESE ARE ERRONEOUS.
GEORGE WAS NEVER THE PUBLISHER OF THE VILLAGES OF SUN CITY ANTHEM.
THE MAGAZINE FIRST PUBLISHER WAS ANITA LINDEN AND HER LATE HUSBAND RON.
GEORGE WAS AND IS THE CONTENT COORDINATOR FOR THE MAGAZINE AND HAD NO HAND IN THE CREATION OF THE MAGAZINE.
THANK YOU
Is or was George Meese compensated in any way for his services? Perhaps you might explain to our readers the entire arrangement. I would think that you, being the publisher of "The Villages of Sun City Anthem" magazine, should be able to provide us that information.
Please respond.
Thank you.
Is or was George Meese compensated in any way for his services? Perhaps you might explain to our readers the entire arrangement. I would think that you, being the publisher of "The Villages of Sun City Anthem" magazine, should be able to provide us that information.
Please respond.
Thank you.
I DO NOT BELIEVE I HAVE TO SHARE MY PERSONAL BUSINESS WITH ANYONE EXCEPT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE SIDES IN YOUR VENDETTA.
I APPRECIATE YOUR OPINION AS WELL AS OTHER OPINIONS AND I AM OLD ENOUGH TO MAKE MY OWN DECISIONS.
I hate to contradict Ms. Gladstein so early in the morning re: George Meese, but what does she think a "content coordinator" of a magazine or newspaper is, that is the PUBLISHER.