Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2015 22:55:53 GMT
Should the GLA board hold live monthly meetings instead of by phone? One board member has used the excuse to continue to hold meetings by phone so that landowners outside the area can attend. This is a lame reason to continue this practice which was started because the board leadership cannot control live meetings following their own "Conduct of Meetings Policy." By holding meetings via conference call, they can mute landowners and prevent them from participating. This is about CONTROL, not about participatory government. A landowner requested prior to the 11-9-15 phone meeting that all listener participants be identified at the start of the meeting. One reason for this was to ascertain how many landowners from outside the area were in attendance. This request was not honored.
Related to the holding of live meetings, the board has CHOSEN not to use St Johns church as a meeting place due to the fact they were warned by the pastor for not being able to conduct meetings in a civil and professional manner, and if this were to continue, they would not be permitted to hold meetings there. I believe that this situation was used by the board as further excuse to justify phone meetings to the exclusion of local GLA landowners who challenge their policies, procedures and actions. With proper leadership and a "conduct of meetings policy" that is followed by board members (as well as landowners) we could perhaps resume meeting at Saint Johns (cost $35 per meeting). If this is not possible, the GLA could rent Emigrant Hall at a cost of $75 per meeting. The board has balked at spending $75 per meeting for Emigrant Hall for a monthly meeting saying that it is too expensive. In reality, they just do not want to have live meetings. Furthermore, they are willing to budget $800 to shore up a building at the soccer fields which, through years of neglect / mismanagement, will require even more funds eventually if the building is to be resurrected. Is it even worth resurrecting? A thorough plan for the use of that property is needed before ANY of the landowners' money is spent there. It is a matter of priorities: The board is not willing to allocate 12 x $75/month or $900 per year to rent Emigrant Hall for monthly meetings where member landowners can participate without censor, but they are willing to spend more than that per year on the soccer field building and grounds. Also, let's not forget that if the board could conduct itself and their meetings properly, we could be renting St Johns for 12 X $35/month or $420 per year.
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Related to the holding of live meetings, the board has CHOSEN not to use St Johns church as a meeting place due to the fact they were warned by the pastor for not being able to conduct meetings in a civil and professional manner, and if this were to continue, they would not be permitted to hold meetings there. I believe that this situation was used by the board as further excuse to justify phone meetings to the exclusion of local GLA landowners who challenge their policies, procedures and actions. With proper leadership and a "conduct of meetings policy" that is followed by board members (as well as landowners) we could perhaps resume meeting at Saint Johns (cost $35 per meeting). If this is not possible, the GLA could rent Emigrant Hall at a cost of $75 per meeting. The board has balked at spending $75 per meeting for Emigrant Hall for a monthly meeting saying that it is too expensive. In reality, they just do not want to have live meetings. Furthermore, they are willing to budget $800 to shore up a building at the soccer fields which, through years of neglect / mismanagement, will require even more funds eventually if the building is to be resurrected. Is it even worth resurrecting? A thorough plan for the use of that property is needed before ANY of the landowners' money is spent there. It is a matter of priorities: The board is not willing to allocate 12 x $75/month or $900 per year to rent Emigrant Hall for monthly meetings where member landowners can participate without censor, but they are willing to spend more than that per year on the soccer field building and grounds. Also, let's not forget that if the board could conduct itself and their meetings properly, we could be renting St Johns for 12 X $35/month or $420 per year.
You are invited to join this discussion.
